Purpose-Driven Partnerships: How Argyle Group Training and Recruitment is Reshaping South Australia’s Workforce Founded on Kaurna Country in 2024, Argyle Group Training and Recruitment (Argyle) entered the employment landscape with a clear, essential mission: to create meaningful jobs while helping businesses build skilled, diverse, and sustainable workforces. As a 100% Aboriginal female-owned and operated business, Argyle identified a vital gap in South Australia’s labor mar

Port River Cruises Port River Cruises are the winners of the 2026 Best Tourism Experience Nick Blight Award. Operating within the marine tourism sector, Port River Cruises has established itself as an economic driver for the local region, drawing thousands of customers to Port Adelaide over the past 12 months. By highlighting the area's rich maritime history and showcasing the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, the business effectively fills a distinct gap in the local market while

Operating within the regional hospitality sector, The COLAC has established itself as a major driver of regional revitalisation and destination creation. The venue represents the realisation of a bold commercial vision: transforming the historic, dilapidated Colac Hotel - a building that had fallen into complete ruin after its closure in 2011 - into a vibrant, world-class hospitality precinct. This landmark redevelopment was deliberately executed to inject significant busines

NWCBA 2025 Awards Winners Spotlight Yarn Trader: A Story of Local Excellence With the North West Business Community Awards just around the corner, we want to shine a light on what is possible when local passion meets operational excellence. To inspire your own upcoming nominations, look no further than the incredible journey of Tanya Keen and her business, Yarn Trader, Winner of the 2025 NWCBA Small Business of the Year. Shaping a Creative Community Through Global Excellence

Award Winner Angela Dion As a back-to-back Entrepreneur of the Year (2024 and 2025), Angela Dion, creator of the Blissful Bond® Boobie Pillow and founder of Simple Breastfeeding®, is showcasing world-class innovation designed and developed in Australia. The Blissful Bond® Boobie Pillow is a hand-free breastfeeding support designed to gently lift the breast into a more natural feeding position - helping mums achieve a more comfortable latch while easing strain on the neck, sho

Seeing these finalist certificates always brings back the excitement and celebration of last year's awards - and we're already gearing up to do it all again. The NWCB Awards Committee is now in full swing for 2026, and applications will be opening soon. Whether you're a returning finalist or thinking about entering for the first time, now is the perfect time to start thinking about what your business has achieved over the past year. Stay tuned - we'll have everything you need