The Golden Crow Awards are back for 2025. Photo: Adam Drummond.
Wagga Wagga Business Chamber’s annual Golden Crow Awards have attracted a record number of entries.
Finalists in the prestigious awards were announced on 25 June.
Chamber business manager Sally Manning said there had been an overwhelming response to applications, with 103 entries received across 15 categories.
“The finalists for the Optus 2025 Golden Crow Awards were carefully selected by a panel of esteemed judges, comprising industry experts and influential community leaders,” she said.
Now running for more than 35 years, the awards recognise growth, entrepreneurship and celebrate business success in the Wagga business community.
The Optus 2025 Golden Crow Awards will be presented on Friday 1 August at the Wagga Wagga RSL Club.
More than 100 businesspeople gathered to hear the announcement of the awards’ finalists. Photo: Supplied.
Here’s the full list of finalists:
Outstanding Employee
Marty Hosie – Natrad Wagga
Taylor Smyth – Bidgee Strawberries & Cream
Bryanna Fox – LEAP Strategies
Paul Davis – Daimler Trucks Wagga
Outstanding Young Business Leader
Grace Mattingly – Street Slamin Dance Centre
Jeremy Kanck – GTES
Jessica Geppert – Storytold Studio
Malik Abdur Rehman – Daimler Trucks Wagga
Outstanding Business Leader – 20 Employees and Under
Kylie Cashen – Bidgee Strawberries & Cream
Mackenna Powell – Mackenna Powell Insurance
Daniel Pullen – Wagga Par 3 & Driving Range
Maggie Orman – Orman Solicitors
Outstanding Business Leader – 21 Employees and Over
Matt Watts – Pearl Home Care Murrumbidgee
Steven Wait – Thomas Bros
Shane Lutze – Cresco Australia
David Warren – Daimler Trucks Wagga
Employer of Choice – 20 Employees and Under
Andersens
Natrad Wagga
Mint Agency
Wagga Par 3 & Driving Range
Employer of Choice – 21 Employees and Over
Thomas Bros
Pearl Home Care Murrumbidgee
Centacare South West NSW
Active Health Riverina
Outstanding Community Organisation
OCTEC Ltd
Pro Patria Centre
GTES
CareSouth
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
Prestige Cleaning Wagga
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
Centacare South West NSW
Daimler Trucks Wagga
Excellence in Innovation
Thomas Bros
Centacare South West NSW
Kids I Can: Coordinated Developmental Supports
The Art Factory
Excellence in Sustainability
Andersens
Clubshed
Outstanding New Business
River & Wren Market
Makers Coffee House
Obsidian Parlour
St Hugh Hotel
Excellence in Micro Business
Riverina Interiors
Custom Car Care Wagga
Kids I Can Coordinated Developmental Supports
Aura Bronze Australia
Excellence in Small Business
Orman Solicitors
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
College of Nursing Education & Training Australia
Coolamon Cheese Co
Excellence in Large Business
International Hotel Wagga Wagga
PRD Wagga
Daimler Trucks Wagga
Pearl Home Care Murrumbidgee
Outstanding Visitor Experience
River & Wren Market
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
Wagga Par 3 & Driving Range
Daimler Trucks Wagga
Excellence in Business Ethics
Pearl Home Care Murrumbidgee
Obsidian Parlour
College of Nursing Education & Training Australia
Mint Agency
People’s Choice Award
Advanced Towing
College of Nursing Education & Training Australia
Mock Orange
Musikademy E-Talent International
Tickets are now on sale on the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber website.
