Jaci stands out

THE excellent work of Gippsland businesses was recognised at the 2014 Bendigo Bank Gippsland Business Awards recently, with Mirboo North business Jacican taking out one of the top awards.
Jacican, a restaurant and food outlet, won the new business category, with judges noting owner Jaci Hicken had demonstrated “a very highly planned and methodical approach to establishing a new business”.
Since opening, Jacican has hosted monthly Rotary dinners, private meals, children’s birthday parties, Christmas functions and tour groups.
Hotondo Homes Inverloch won the services, trade and construction award, and Camp Rumbug, Foster North, won the tourism section.
The awards were presented at the 17thannual Gippsland Business Awards function, attended by more than 320 people at the Premiere Function Centre in Traralgon.
Chair of the Gippsland Business Awards Committee, Graeme Sennett, said the evening demonstrated the diversity and quality of businesses across Gippsland.
“As usual, nominations were outstanding and our finalists showed the best Gippsland businesses are at the top of their game,” he said.
Mr Sennett said selecting award winners for each category was challenging. Each finalist was assessed by five judges across 10 criteria, and received site visits or judges undertaking mystery shopper visits.
The Morwell Motel won the business of the year award and also the accommodation category.
Other category winners were:
• Gippsland Free Range Eggs, primary production and viticulture;
• Eli Innovation, manufacturing and industrial;
• Nordical Diving, services, business and personal;
• Gippsland Physiotherapy, personal and other services;
• Tambo Vale Nursery, retail;
• Tom’s Cap Winery, hospitality; and
• Speedweb Wireless Internet, innovation in e-business.

Outstanding honour: sponsor representative Cr Sharon Gibson (left), mayor of Latrobe City Council, presents Jaci Hicken of Jacican, Mirboo North, with the new business award.

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Posted by Sarah Vella on Sep 9 2014. Filed under Business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry