Melbourne, VIC – The Australian Business Awards have been announced for 2007. These Awards recognise organisations for their leadership and commitment to excellence. The Awards showcase organisations that demonstrate the core values of business excellence, corporate responsibility and commercial success in their respective industries.

Australian Business Awards have been presented to 41 different organisations across 31 different industries. The winners were selected from a field of over 800 entrants from companies of all sizes and virtually every industry. The successful entries from this broad field include a range of organisations who have achieved award winning standards in a diverse range of fields including; enterprise, innovation, design, quality, best value, product excellence, service excellence, e-business, international trade, marketing excellence, recommended employment, community contribution and environmental responsibility.
All entries were rigorously evaluated by an independent judging panel of business experts in accordance with the award criteria across seven main areas: leadership, impact, adaptability, corporate culture, customer and market focus, uniqueness and evidence of success.
Australian Business Awards Program Director, Tara Johnston, said “The 2007 award winners were chosen from a pool of over 800 entries. I applaud the forty-one recipients of these prestigious Awards. With their innovative practices, commitment to excellence and outstanding results, these organisations are among Australian’s best and are role models for any organisation striving for world-class performance,”

About the Australian Business Awards
The Australian Business Awards is a national awards program recognising success, innovation and ethics across all industry sectors.
Coordinated by the Business Excellence Network (BEN Australia) the awards honour Australia's industry leaders through the acknowledgment of innovative business processes, business excellence and overall business success.

The Australian Business Awards is the only national, all-encompassing awards program honouring great performances in the Australian business community. Uniquely, the Awards are open any company or organisation operating in Australia, private or public, regardless of size or industry. This includes multi-national subsidiaries, partnerships, franchises, non government associations, community organisations, registered charities, government departments, agencies and bodies.
The rigorous and robust judging process allows all businesses that enter, the opportunity to benchmark their own success.

More information about the Awards and profiles of the activities and accomplishments for each award recipient is available at www.businessawards.com.au