The 2013 award winners were announced at a gala dinner at Dolton House Hyde Park on Tuesday night.
The major category of best Event Managers was taken out by Sydney-based company Event Planet and the best event of the year went to Vivid Sydney.
The Event Planet team accepting their award
For a full list of winners, please see below:
Australian Event of the Year
Vivid Sydney 2013 – Destination NSW
Best Sporting Event
WINNER: Santos Tour Down Under 2013
ASICS Victor Harbor Triathlons & Fun Run
Hyundai Hopman Cup 2013
Paspaley Polo in the City – Event Planet Pty Ltd
Best Tourism Event
WINNER: Vivid Sydney 2013 – Destination NSW
Australian Tourism Exchange 2013 – Tourism Australia
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Santos Tour Down Under 2013
Best Charity or Cause-Related Event
WINNER: Optus RockCorps; RockCorps Pty Ltd
HBF Run for a Reason
Mali in the City – Melbourne Zoo’s 150th Birthday; Melbourne Zoo
Starlight Five Chefs Dinner; Starlight Children’s Foundation
CIM Magazine Best Meeting or Conference
WINNER: 34th International Geological Congress; Carillon Conference Management Pty Limited
Carlings Incentive 2013 – Thunder Down Under; AZBcreative
Mumbrella360 & The Mumbrella Awards; Focal Attractions Pty Ltd
Woolworths Limited National Conference 2012; cievents
Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event
WINNER: 18th Biennale of Sydney: All Our Relations
Byron Bay Bluesfest
TEDxSydney 2013
Vivid Sydney 2013; Destination NSW
Doltone House Best Corporate Event
WINNER: AGL 175th Gala Celebration; This Space + Events [v] Companies
Australian Tourism Exchange Welcome Event 2013; Belle-Laide Events
Ford Go Further at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show; IMAGINATION
National NAIDOC Awards 2012; cievent
Trucking Australia 2013; Australian Trucking Association
Best Exhibition
WINNER: Taste of Sydney; Brand Events Australia Pty Ltd
Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME)
Australian Fitness & Health Exhibition
Dog Lovers Show
Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition 2012; Reed Exhibitions Australia
Coates Hire Best Community Event
WINNER: Yarrabah The Musical; Opera Australia
HBF Run for a Reason; HBF
Wodonga Children’s Fair 2012; Wodonga City Council
The Light In Winter; Federation Square Pty Ltd
Best New Event
WINNER: Margaret River Gourmet Escape; Brand Events Australia Pty Ltd
AGL 175th Gala Celebration; This Space + Events
The Rocks Windmill; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Top Gear Festival Sydney; Brand Events Australia Pty Ltd
Best Regional Event
WINNER: Byron Bay Bluesfest
Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival 2013; Broadbeach Alliance Limited
South Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Ten Days on the Island
Best Achievement in Design, Look or Theming
WINNER: The Electric Canvas for their work on White Night Melbourne
Georgeous for their work on Adelene and Jiaheng’s Wedding
IMAGINATION for their work on the 2012 Australian International Motor Show
The Monkey’s Cobbler for their work on the 2012 Media Federation Awards
Best Achievement in Catering
WINNER: ARIA Catering for their work on TEDxSydney 2013
Merivale for their work on 2013 March into Merivale Launch Party
Trippas White Group for their work on AGL 175th Gala Celebration
VictorsFood for their work on Property Council of Australia Property Congress 2012
Best Achievement in Marketing, Communication or Sponsorship
WINNER: Felicity Fellows and Kate Dezarnaulds for their work on TEDxSydney Sponsorship
Adelaide Festival Centre for their work on Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Barbara R W Hines for her work on LEADit 2012
Launch Group for their work on the TEDxSydney Communications Campaign
Best Achievement in Sustainability
WINNER: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust for their work on Harbourlights – New Year’s Eve
GreenShoot Pacific – Sustainability Services for their body of work 2012/2013
Randwick City Council for their work on Randwick’s Eco-living Fair
This Space + Events for their work on the AGL 175 Regional Roadshow
Best Technical Achievement or Innovation
WINNER: Auditoria for their work on London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Ceremonies
32 Hundred Lighting for their work on Colour the Bridge – Vivid 2013
CMS Australasia for their work on the Volvo Dealership Network V40 Reveal
The P.A. People for their work on 2012 Sydney New Year’s Eve
Best Venue
WINNER: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Allianz Stadium – Moore Park, NSW
Doltone House – Pyrmont, NSW
RACV City Club – Melbourne, VIC
Sydney Showground – Sydney Olympic Park, NSW
Best Product or Service
WINNER: BeGlobal Traffic Management System by Global IT
Audience Response System by IML Worldwide
Framelock Crowd Control Barrier System by Colin West
Volunteer Management by Eventeamwork
Best Education or Training Program
WINNER: William Angliss Institute Events Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Events
Certificate III in Live Production, Theatre and Events (Technical Operations); Staging Connections
Diploma of Events; Sunshine Coast TAFE
TasTAFE Cert III Events: The Tasmanian Event Exchange
Best Export
WINNER: Auditoria for their work in London, Mersin, Sochi and Dubai
Laservision for their work in Singapore and Macau
MI Associates for their work in London and Doha
Young Achiever of the Year
WINNER: Lauren Hayward nominated by Forum Group Events
Camilla Williams nominated by Eventify
Grace Rowe nominated by Our Friends Electric Pty Ltd
Ivana Deng nominated by City of Wanneroo
Entertainer of the Year
WINNER: Matt Hollywood – Master of Comedy, Magic and Illusions
Dani Quayle – Acoustic Performer and DJ
Event Manager of the Year
WINNER: Event Planet
Focal Attractions Pty Ltd
Humm Pty Ltd
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Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNERS: Di Henry, Sandy Hollway and Mary Lopez
Best Event State or Territory
WINNER: New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Australia’s Favourite Event
WINNER: Summernats Car Festival
Blues on Broadbeach
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
Mali in the City
RSPCA Million Paws Walk
South Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Southern 80 Ski Race
Sprung Festival
Top Gear Festival Sydney
Vivid Sydney
