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Best business crowned at Mordialloc awards Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au RECYCLING Company Replas has been recognised with a business of the year award at the Melbourne Business Awards Gala in Mordialloc. Kelvin Agg territory manager accepted the award on behalf of the company. “Replas has been around for 28 years. We manufacture recycled plastic products. We work with Red Cycle, which is a program that collects all the soft plastics through Woolworths and Coles’ collection bins. We use that soft plastic that would be destined for landfill or the ocean, we use it as a percentage of our cake mix for the products that we make,” Mr Agg said. “We have over 200 products made from recycled plastics, extremely environmental. We often provide sustainable solutions for councils, who make up about 80 per cent of our audience. We take in, process, and dispatch from Victoria. “I presented earlier at the year at a breakfast session, then we got shortlisted to be one of six finalists. At the breakfast awards we took out the 2018 trophy.” Mr Agg said receiving this award was a big deal for the company. “We were approached by Aspire CSIRO telling us we should be recognised, and I followed it from start to finish. This is huge for us,” he said. The award was received by the Carrum Downs based company at a breakfast on Friday, 30 November. The Melbourne Business Awards is organised by Kingston Council. Winner winner: A Carrum Downs based recycling company was crowned the best business in Kingston. Picture: Supplied
Big crowd at carols THOUSANDS have turned out to Bicentennial Park in Chelsea to get into the Christmas spirit a little early. The Carols By Kingston event attracted a large crown on Sunday, 9 December, with musical theatre stalwart Marina Prior the main event. Kingston Council said they were “overwhelmed with positive feedback about the event”, which was being held at a new venue for the first time.
Kingston Christmas: Local families enjoying the evening at Bicentennial Park. Pictures: Supplied
Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 12 December 2018
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