Businesses are required to have a unique ABN and registered business/ physical address within the Sunshine Coast Council or Noosa Council boundaries.
Business must have a minimum trading history of 12 months within the region as at 1st July 2024.
A business can only enter one category per year. See Tips & Hints for information about selecting the most appropriate category for your business.
The applicant must disclose to the judges any litigation or insolvency proceedings that may foreseeably affect the reputation of the applicant or through association, the Sunshine Coast Business Awards.
Businesses must provide honest and accurate answers to all questions. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
Past winners can re-enter the Sunshine Coast Business Awards, however, once a business is inducted into the Hall of Fame, they are not eligible to enter the Business Awards again in any category.
A winner will be inducted into the Hall of Fame after they have won a Sunshine Coast Business Award in any category for three consecutive years. Hall of Fame inductees are announced at the Gala Dinner in the year following their third consecutive win.
A nominated business cannot be an Awards committee member or contracted commercial supplier to the Sunshine Coast Business Awards in the same year.
