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In The Chair: President Carmel Rotarians: 15 Guests: Matt and Manuela Gatt, Aaron Snaidero 
******************************* Please Note Stories of Resilience breakfast is on Wednesday Morning 28th May NO Meeting on 29th May The Meeting on 5th June is a Vocational Visit to the Rice Breeding Australia Site on Brady Way. DO NOT TURN UP TO THE HYDRO. ***************************** Leeton Business Awards 
Matt, through his consultancy (Vibe Locational Inspiration) has contracted to run the JBS Leeton Business Awards, 2025. He wants to make the event an absolute showcase for Leeton. The gala event will be held on 9th August at the Roxy. There will be two ticketing options – the VIP option for the lower level - offering a 3 course meal around tables and the community ticketing option at $20 - $30. It is expected that the Awards can cater for about 500 patrons with around 180 int the lower section and 295 in the upper level. Matt is hoping that the event will be so successful that it could be a forerunner to Leeton hosting the Regional Awards in a couple of years. Objectives of the 2025 Leeton Business Awards are: • To define and award who the most outstanding businesses in Leeton are • To encourage businesses aspiration for excellence • To reward outstanding contributions to the community by business leaders • To promote Leeton and the businesses that make it thrive. The Local Business Awards program is a 16-week campaign aligned with NSW Business Chamber and is completed in four stages. Nominations – Businesses will be nominated by your customers or nominate yourself for the appropriate award category or categories for your business. Nominations close 19th May. You can nominate by filling out this FORM. Submissions – Once nominated answer a series of question allocated by NSW Business Chamber if an NSW aligned award or from Leeton Business Chamber if a local award and await to confirmation as a finalist. Join the submission workshop on the 30th May. Judging – Leeton Business Chamber has invited external judges from a range of different industries and professions to read the submissions of categories in their field and decide the winner for each category. There are 2 local and 6 outside judges covering many specialist areas and from a range of locations including Canberra, Sydney Wagga and Melbourne. Gala Awards Dinner – With details being finalised, the Gala Awards Dinner will be held on the 9th August 2025 at the Roxy Community Theatre. The categories are: Outstanding Employee; Outstanding Young Business Leader (35 -); Outstanding Business Leader (35+); Outstanding Primary Producer; Employer of Choice; Business of the Year; Outstanding Community Organisation; Outstanding Start Up; Excellence in Micro Business; Excellence in Small Business; Leeton Apprentice/Trainee of the Year; Top Tradie trophy; retailer of the Year; and, Roll of Honour (selected not nominated). Matt exhorted us to get busy and nominate some recipients and to encourage others to nominate recipients. Information and Nomination details can be gleaned from the Leeton Business Chamber website - https://leetonchamber.com.au/awards/ Or the Business Chamber Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LeetonChamber/ President Carmel thanked Matt on behalf of the Club. |
