The 2021 MTA Queensland Industry Awards Gala was held on Saturday, 20th November at the Emporium Hotel, Southbank.
Hosted by Channel Seven’s Ben Davis, the event was sold out, with Steven Bradbury in attendance as a special guest.
We would like to thank our event supporters Spirit Super, BUSY At Work, Capricorn, Commonwealth Bank, Milwaukee Tools, AADA, Supamerc, and Wholesale House.
An additional thank you to Mark Dodge Motoring, Emporium Hotel Southbank, Peter and Cathy Hynes, Triple Eight Race Engineering, and Steven Bradbury for donating to the Youngcare Auction.
We are thrilled to have raised $19,200 for this amazing charity!
Read about the event HERE.
Congratulations to all award finalists and winner!
Community Award
Presented to an individual or member business who is a role model in their community and this is evidenced by their actions.
Finalists include: Bill Robertson Toyota | Filby’s Motors | Ireland’s of Cairns
Winner: Bill Robertson Toyota
Innovation Award
Presented to an individual or business that is supporting or implementing innovation in the automotive or mobility industry.
Finalists include: Australian Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Group (ACE-EV) | Electric Mobility Solutions Australia (EMos Australia) | Superformance
Winner: Electric Mobility Solutions Australia (EMoS Australia)
Women in Industry Award
Presented to a female leader or business achieving success by their commitment to driving change in the automotive or mobility industry.
Finalists include: Fionna Blackburne (South East Auto Mechanical, Beenleigh) | Tania Meli (Frizelle Sunshine Automotive Group, Southport) | Tracy Randall (Anzac Avenue Wreckers, Toowoomba)
Winner: Fionna Blackburne, Southeast Auto Mechanical, Beenleigh
Apprentice of the Year
Finalists include: Igor Do Nascimento | Jamie Lenkeit | Jake Kither | Keith Forstman | Ryan Smoothy | Samuel Hennings | Joshua Frampton | Klarah Cassar-Tan | Jake Chitham | Curtis Vidulich | Dion Brown | Joshua Middlebrook
Winner: Joshua Frampton