IMAGE: Pictured is Dan and Lana Nicholson, who are the owners of Topsoil Organics.
The state’s most innovative, forward thinking and courageous businesses have been celebrated at the Business NSW Awards.
The state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW, honoured winners from all over the state at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal on Thursday night. The event was attended by Premier Chris Minns, Small Business Minister Steve Kamper as well 500 people representing more than 130 businesses.
Two Western NSW businesses took out top honours, with Topsoil Organics from Forbes winning the Excellence in Sustainability Award and Black Gold Motel from Wallerawang, winning the Excellence in Large Business Award.
Business NSW, Regional Director – Western NSW, Vicki Seccombe said these wins were incredibly exciting for both businesses and the region, with each business having gone above and beyond in respect to innovation, sustainability and leadership.
Black Gold Motel is a unique motel resting inside the historic old Wallerawang School, which was built in 1881. Which has been through a series of transformations since 1995.
Topsoil Organics is unique within the waste industry as they are a family owned and operated small business established in a regional location who are competing against key industry corporations operating in metropolitan areas. Since opening, they have diverted over 50,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill and used it to create high quality organic compost ideal for application in broadacre farming.
Topsoil Organics are passionate about growing and developing a business that provides a service that beneficially re-uses all components of the food waste received at their facility, offsets carbon emissions, and returns valuable nutrients into the soil.
“This is Topsoil’s second win at the State Business Awards, having won Excellence in Small Business at last year’s State Business Awards in 2022 and they should feel incredibly proud of all that they have achieved,” said Ms Seccombe.
“Topsoil Organics is such an exciting and dynamic business and they are paving the way for our future. The initiatives being pursued demonstrates great ingenuity and it’s so exciting that it’s happening right here in Western NSW”.
“Black Gold Motel and Topsoil Organics should feel incredibly proud to be named amongst the State’s leading businesses for 2023 and these wins truly highlight the strength of the Western NSW business community,” said Ms Seccombe.