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Beachcomber Holiday Units as Lakes Entrance sole finalist in the 2024 Gippsland Business Awards
The 2024 Federation University Gippsland Business Awards finalists have been revealed, with Beachcomber Holiday Units as Lakes Entrance sole finalist among 46. The awards recognize businesses across 12 categories.
The 2024 Federation University Gippsland Business Awards finalists have been announced, with Beachcomber Holiday Units the only Lakes Entrance business among this year's 46 finalists. Businesses from across Gippsland are vying for honours in 12 industry and specialist categories including:
- Accommodation
- Beauty and Personal Care
- Business and Professional Services
- Food and Wine Producers
- Health and Wellbeing
- Hospitality
- Innovation
- Manufacturing
- Mechanical Trades and Construction
- New Business
- Retail, and Tourism Activities and Attractions
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester with Martin and Rebecca, owners of Beachcomber Holiday Units in Lakes Entrance
Local business success
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester visited Beachcomber owners Rebecca and Martin, where he admired the newly refurbished units and congratulated them on their finalist status. "It is great to see Beachcomber named a finalist in this year's Gippsland Business Awards. Since purchasing the business in 2015, Marty and Rebecca have transformed Beachcomber, today offering five clean, modern, bright, quiet, self-contained holiday units."
"The husband and wife team prioritises delivering personalised service, leveraging their local knowledge to offer guests an insider's guide that guarantees visitors experience all that Lakes Entrance has to offer. Small businesses are the backbone of the community and are particularly important in regional communities like Gippsland, serving as the region's largest employers and sponsors of local groups and events," Mr Chester said.
Awards celebrate excellence
Mr Chester added, "We are so lucky to have so many amazing businesses here in Gippsland that go above and beyond for their communities, and the Gippsland Business Awards is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate those businesses who are helping to make Gippsland a better place to live and visit."
The 26th Gippsland Business Awards category winners will be announced at a gala presentation on Friday, August 30, at Federation University's Gippsland campus in Churchill, with the top honour, the Gippsland Business of the Year, selected from the category winners.
Pictures from Darren Chester MP website.
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