Georges River Council Mayor, Nick Katris at the St George Local Business Awards 2022. Image credit: Precedent Productions
St George Local Business Awards 2022 This year, the St George Local Business Awards were held at Southern Sydney Event Centre in Hurstville. Over 460 local businesses and guests attended the event to celebrate the achievements of business owners and teams within the St George area. Small businesses provide over 56,000 local jobs in the Georges River Local Government Area (LGA) and access to a diverse range of exceptional services for the community. Mayor Nick Katris congratulated and thanked the nominated finalists for their service and dedication on behalf of Georges River Council at the award presentation.
“Thank you for your hard work ethic, tenacity, sustained commitment and your capacity to pivot during the pandemic. Thank you for your leadership, your entrepreneurship and for thinking outside the box. Thank you for your early starts, your late nights and for going the extra mile for us when you were stretched beyond capacity. Thank you for your contributions and supporting grassroot sports from our big teams to the little ones. Thank you for representing Georges River with the diverse range of services you offer at high standards. Thank you for your smiles, for asking our community how we are and for listening to their needs.” Georges River Council Mayor, Nick Katris
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Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! Here’s how they aim to help the community following their recent win: _______ “We are a community-based business. We work with families, children, youth and people living with disabilities. We have also started a charity called Ability to Achieve that helps people in crisis. Anyone that Ability to Achieve cannot assist we’ll refer onto our charity.” Deb, Ability to Achieve, Business Person of the Year _______ “There are lots of great things to love about the Georges River LGA, but the best thing I would have to say would be the wonderful people and the excellent businesses. We are so lucky to have such an accepting community with a vast number of businesses and services to cater for everyone in the community with no exceptions. We will use our recent win (second year in a row) to help local businesses flourish for many years to come. We will provide support and knowledge through our many resources, to ensure business owners have an avenue to find a better work-life balance and gain the freedom they deserve - as we all know how hard local business owners work.” Lana, Upcoach, Education Service – Winner _______ “Georges River LGA is a unique and special part of Sydney with a wonderful blend of cultures, fantastic food, parklands and a very supportive community. There is easy access to both bushland as well as the water which is utilised and respected equally by the community.