Community awards on again

Angus Buchanan-Turnour holds nomination forms and a submission box outside NewsXpress in Ocean Grove. (supplied)

The Ocean Grove Rotary Community Awards are open for nomination until March 15.

There are four awards for which a winner and a runner-up will be presented at the awards dinner on Tuesday May 17.

Small Business Excellence Award – A business that makes customers feel

welcome, goes above and beyond normal levels of service and one that looks after its employees. The business should demonstrate sustainable practices and hopefully give back to the community in some way.

Volunteer Organisation of the Year – Excellence in a volunteer organisation.

Apprentice/Trainee of the Year – A 2nd/3rd year apprentice/trainee who

is excelling in their specific field.

Team Member of the Year – A hard-working team member, who is always

willing to go that extra yard in providing satisfaction and help to their customer or client.

To be eligible for nomination for these awards, the nominee should be located in the Southern Bellarine area – from Ocean Grove/Barwon Heads to Queenscliff.

Nominations can be submitted via rotaryoceangrove.org.au/community-awards. Hard copy nomination forms can be collected from and returned to the following venues:

Barwon Heads – Barwon Heads Pharmacy; Post Office; Bendigo Bank.

Ocean Grove – Bendigo Bank; Driftwood Cafée NewsXpress; Rolling Pin in the Industrial Estate.

Point Lonsdale – 1 Cheshunt Street.

Queenscliff – Borough of Queenscliff offices.

Ocean Grove Rotary is proud to announce its major sponsor is the Bendigo Bank.

Individual awards are being sponsored by 13th Beach Health Services, Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads IGA, Barwon Heads Pharmacy, DC Roofing, Helloworld – Waurn Ponds, Liberton Corriedales, Oakdene Winery, Ocean Grove Business Association, Point Lonsdale Guest House and Ryman Healthcare.