2021

Excellence in Agribusiness Awards

Gippsland Food and Fibre Awards

Watch the award presentation video and scroll down to view each of the category winners.

2021 Gippsland Food and Fibre Awards Presentation

Our 2021 Winners…

Agribusiness of the Year - Gurneys Cider — **Gippsland Agribusiness of the Year**

**Gurneys Cider**

Female agribusiness leader of the year - Shelley Walker — **Female Agribusiness Leader of the Year**

**Shelley Walker**

Young Agribusiness Leader of the Year - Matt Vaux — **Young Agribusiness Leader of the Year**

**Matt Vaux**

Driving Innovation Award - Flooding Creek Fungi — **Winner of the Driving Innovation Award**

**Flooding Creek Fungi**

Sustaiability Award - Prom Coast Food Collective — **Winner of the Sustainability Award**

**Prom Coast Food Collective**

Small Food and Drink Manufacturing Award - Burra Brewing — **Winner of Small Food and Drink Manufacturing Award - a business with fewer than 10 employees**

**Burra Brewing**

Large Food and Drink Manufacturing Award - Burra Foods — **Winner of the Large Food and Drink Manufacturing Award**

**Burra Foods**

Exporting Award - Victoria Valley Meats — **Winner of the Exporting Award**

**Victoria Valley Meats**

Building Capability Award - Gurneys Cider — **Winner of the Building Capability Award**

**Gurneys Cider**

Fibre Award - Just Add Trees — **Winner of the Fibre Award**

**Just Add Trees**

Special Judges Award for Resilience - Great Apline Flowers — **Winner of the Special Judges Award for Resilience**

**Myles Nichols, Great Alpine Flowers**

The Gippsland Food and Fibre Awards program is made possible thanks to a diverse group of organisations passionate about the continued growth of Gippsland. This includes founding partners KPMG Australia, Australian Rural Leadership Foundation and Leadership Victoria; Gold Partners National Australia Bank, Southern Rural Water, TAFE Gippsland and Gipps Dairy; and Silver Partners Commonwealth Bank, Bega Cheese, Dyers Transport, nbn Local, VicForests and Federation University.

Local government support comes from each LGA in the region; Bass Coast Shire Council, Baw Baw Shire Council, East Gippsland Shire Council, Latrobe City Council, South Gippsland Shire Council and Wellington Shire Council, with further industry and government partner support from Agriculture Victoria, Regional Development Australia, Food Innovation Australia Limited and Latrobe Valley Authority.