National Award Categories
AGRIBUSINESS AWARD
For outstanding export achievement in the field of agricultural products, services or technology, including processed foods and beverages, and the forestry, fisheries and fibres industries.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
For outstanding export achievement across all cultural industries including fine arts, performing arts, electronic and on-line entertainment.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING AWARD
For outstanding innovation and export achievement in the field of education and training services, expertise and curriculum.
EMERGING EXPORTER AWARD
For outstanding export achievement by an enterprise in any industry sector which has been exporting goods or services for three years or less.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD
For outstanding export achievement in the field of information and communication products, technology or services.
LARGE ADVANCED MANUFACTURER AWARD
For outstanding export achievement by a manufacturer with total annual sales of $30 million or more.
LARGE SERVICES AWARD
For outstanding export achievement in a recognised services industry such as the consultancy, fashion, finance, insurance, legal, health, design, community, mining and engineering sectors with total annual sales of $15 million or more.
MINERALS AND ENERGY AWARD
For outstanding export achievement in the production or primary processing of extractive and value-added minerals or energy products.
REGIONAL EXPORTER AWARD
For outstanding export achievement by a business whose head office is based in a non-metropolitan location.
SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
For outstanding export achievement by any business with total annual sales not exceeding $5 million.
SMALL TO MEDIUM MANUFACTURER AWARD
For outstanding export achievement by a manufacturer with total annual sales of less than $30 million.
SMALL TO MEDIUM SERVICES AWARD
For outstanding export achievement in a recognised services industry such as the consultancy, fashion, finance, insurance, legal, health, design, community, mining and engineering sectors with total annual sales of less than $15 million.
SPORTS, EVENTS AND TOURISM AWARD
For outstanding achievement in the inbound tourism sector, including, international sporting events held in Australia; sports and recreation; international events/meetings and conferences held in Australia; accommodation; tour companies; attractions; airlines; cruise lines; and other transport operations.
VIC State Award Categories
Victorian Export Award for Innovation Excellence
This is a special Victorian Award established to recognise the overall most innovative exporter. Entrants in all categories will be eligible for this special award. It will consider innovation in all aspects of the company's export operations.
The Victorian Exporter of the Year Award
The overall Victorian Exporter of the Year will be selected from the winners of the categories shown above.
Eligibility
Applications for the 2008 Export Awards Program are invited from firms and organisations that meet the following criteria:
- Produce goods or services that have Australian content* of at least 50 per cent of their Free On Board (FOB) value;
- Earn foreign exchange;
- Operate as a separate business if part of a larger organisation;
- Organisations must apply in the state/territory where their head office/most operations are established and may only apply in one state/territory Export Awards program;
- Organisations can enter in more than one category, but only win in one category;
- Organisations with three years or less of export sales are eligible to enter the Emerging Exporter Award. Applicants for this Award will also be considered for their industry category award;
- Organisations with a non-metropolitan head office may also enter the Regional Exporter Award;
- Winners from previous years are eligible to apply; (with the exception of any inductees to the national Australian Export Awards Hall of Fame Award)
- Government agencies are not eligible. However, businesses that receive funding from the Government are eligible to apply;
- A sponsor of the State, Territory and National Export Awards cannot lodge an application for any Export Award categories, unless written permission has been granted by the Export Awards secretariat in the respective state/territory;
- Applications containing inadequate financial details will not be accepted;
- Entry is through the State and Territory Export Awards programs, there will be no separate applications for the national Australian Export Awards. Winners of the State and Territory Export Awards programs automatically progress to become Finalists in the national Australian Export Awards.
- Entries are through the Export Awards website www.exportawards.gov.au
*Australian content may include direct or indirect manufacture of goods, the intellectual property, design or engineering component of services.
If you have any queries on the 2008 Governor of Victoria Export Awards please contact Natalie Northey at natalie.northey@iird.vic.gov.au or phone (03) 9651 8043.
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