2008 Premier of Queensland Smart Awards
Premier Anna Bligh announced the winners of the 2008 Premier of Queensland Smart Awards at a ceremony in Brisbane on Thursday 31 July.
Premier Bligh congratulated all award winners, including the Toowoomba-based Easternwell Group, which took out the Premier’s Smart Award of the Year.
"Fostering knowledge, creativity and innovation in Queensland is about improving the prosperity and quality of life for all Queenslanders," Ms Bligh said.
"Queensland business is playing a vital role in this growth and the Premier of Queensland’s Smart Awards are about recognising their efforts and achievements."
Premier Anna Bligh speaks at the 2008 Smart Awards.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh, Col Watson of Easternwell Group, winner of the Premier’s Smart Award, and Andrew Hogg of Qantas, category sponsor.
Left to right: Craig Lawn of PricewaterhouseCoopers, category sponsor, Brad Forster of Northern Project Contracting, winner of the Rising Star award, and Premier Bligh.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh, Scott Hamilton of PMA Solutions, category sponsor, and Paul Gibson of Australian Country Choice, winner of the Food and agribusiness category.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh, Virginia Miranda and Michael Miranda of Innotech Control Systems Australia and Innotech Guardian Safety Systems, winners of the Small to medium manufacturing and mining category, and Steve Hodgson of Rio Tinto Alcan, category sponsor.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh, Glen Duffy of G & G Technics, winner of the Small Business award, and Bryan Coulter from the Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry, category sponsor.
Left to right: Bill Hill of Invetech, category sponsor, ‘Bardo’ Barden of Cagemaker, winner of the Australian Technology Showcase Queensland Member of the Year award, and Premier Bligh.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh and Bevan Slattery of Pipe Networks, winner of the Science, technology and innovation category.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh, Col Watson of Easternwell Group, winner of the Large manufacturing and mining category, and Regan Gourley of Cullen & Co, category sponsor.
Left to right: Premier Anna Bligh, Ben Tates of Urban Art Projects, winner of the Services category, and Leon Allen of the Commonwealth Bank.
Last updated Monday, May 24, 2010
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