Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell was thrilled to last night finally announce the winners of his annual Glass House Small Business Awards, at the Glassies Gala held at the Beerwah Hideaway.

The event, which is the culmination of almost two months worth of nominations and voting periods, was a glitzy night where small business owners and employees got together with Andrew and the local Chambers of Commerce to celebrate all that small business is and does for the region.

“I was so pleased to be able to top previous year’s attendance numbers this year, with almost 150 people attending the gala. We were only a few people away from reaching maximum capacity at the venue!”

“I also received an extraordinary number of votes this year … over three thousand in total. While the silver glassy is chosen based off the number of votes received, the bronze and gold are selected by myself and the Chamber Presidents. It was extremely difficult to choose those winners due to the quantity and quality of those nominated.”

The winners of this year’s Glass House Small Business Awards are:

MONTVILLE

Bronze Business: Fudgyboombahs

Silver Business: Laurisha Jewellery

Bronze Employee: Adam Knight from Sweethearts Cafe Eudlo

Silver Employee: Hayley Stanton from Secrets on the Lake

MALENY

Bronze Business: The Maple Street Co-operative

Silver Business: Maleny Veterinary Services

Bronze Employee: Jane Berg from Hotel Maleny

Silver Employee: Debbie Thorne from Maleny Veterinary Services

GLASSHOUSE

Bronze Business: Peachester Cafe

Silver Business: Matthew James Metal Arts

Bronze Employee: Gemma Webster from 3 Diva’s Cafe

Silver Employee: Rebecca Mackintosh from Beerwah Kindy

MORETON BAY

Bronze Business: Lacey Clark Makeup Artistry

Silver Business: Ledgers Country Butchery

Bronze Employee: Mike Urban from Wamuran Post Office

Silver Employee: Abbie Atkinson from Ray White Wamuran

And finally the GOLD WINNERS

Business: Ray White Wamuran

Employee: Hayley Stanton from Secrets on the Lake

Congratulations to each and every small business and employee who was nominated in this year’s awards. Small businesses are the lifeblood of communities like the ones in the electorate of Glass House, and putting on this event is the least I can do to thank you for your work in the community.