Business in Moira

29/10/2026

🏆 Celebrating Excellence at the 2026 Moira Shire Business Excellence Awards 🏆

What an incredible evening celebrating the outstanding businesses, business leaders and emerging talent that help make Moira Shire and our region such a vibrant place to live, work and invest.

Held at Max's @ The Beach Cobram, on the shores of Australia's largest inland beach, Thompson's Beach in Cobram, the 2026 Moira Shire Business Excellence Awards, presented by Premier Protection Services, welcomed a sold-out crowd of 180 guests for a night of recognition, connection and celebration.

Congratulations to all finalists and our 2026 award winners:

✨ Excellence in Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism (sponsored by Nathalia Bridge Hotel)
🏆 𝙋𝙎 𝘾𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙖, 𝙔𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖

✨ Excellence in Retail and Personal Services
🏆 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙉𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙝

✨ Excellence in Commercial, Professional and Business Services (sponsored by Glanmire Park)
🏆 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙝 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙢

✨ Excellence in Healthcare, Disability and Social Care (sponsored by Providing All Living Supports)
🏆 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙗, 𝙔𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖

✨ Excellence in Trade Service (sponsored by (CIF Cobram Irrigation and Fittings)
🏆 𝘼𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙢

✨ Apprentice or Trainee of the Year (sponsored by The Apprenticeship Factory)
🏆 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙩, 𝘾𝙀𝘿 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥, 𝘾𝙤𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙢

✨ Excellence in Manufacturing, Industrial and Logistics Services (sponsored by JBS Cobram)
🏆 𝙍𝙑𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙆𝙤𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙣𝙖

✨ Excellence in Horticulture (sponsored by Rural Group Cobram)
🏆 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙡𝙙𝙚 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙮, 𝙉𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙝

✨ Excellence in Regional Business (sponsored by Telstra)
🏆 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙠𝙞 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗, 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙖

✨ Outstanding Business Champion (sponsored by Glanmire Park)
🏆 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙋𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘, 𝙔𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖

🌟 Moira Shire Business of the Year (sponsored by nbn Local)
🏆 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙗, 𝙔𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖

A sincere thank you to our category sponsors, judges, award nominees, finalists, guests and volunteers whose support made this event possible.

Special thanks to our many local businesses, suppliers and contributors who helped create such a memorable evening:

Blissful Beauty by Majella, Bourke Hire, Byramine Homestead and Brewery, Cobram Photographics and Trophy Centre, Jade Camden Singer, Manto's Produce, Master of Ceremonies Dave O'Neil, Max's @ The Beach, Cobram Mitre 10, Murray River Pale Ale, Nathalia Printers, NewsPower Cobram Newsagency, Oz Sound and Lighting, Rich Glen, Squires Winery, The Big Strawberry, The Graph Hotel Numurkah, The Olde Creamery, The Reject Shop Cobram, The Sign Society, Ulupna Winery and Yorta Yorta Elder Greg James.

To everyone who attended, thank you for joining us as we celebrated the innovation, resilience and success of our local business community.

Congratulations once again to all winners and finalists. Your achievements continue to showcase the strength and diversity of business across Moira Shire and our broader region ✨

25/10/2026

📣𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮

25/10/2026

📣 𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮

25/10/2026

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

🌾𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣’𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙
The Award recognises and celebrates the vital contribution women make to rural and emerging industries, businesses and communities across Australia.

https://agrifutures.com.au/opportunities/rural-womens-award/

𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺? 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵.

🌾𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣’𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩
Fostering the professional growth of rural women who are not quite ready to apply for the Award, the Acceleration Grant provides seven Australian women with a learning and development bursary to develop an initiative in its early stages.

https://agrifutures.com.au/opportunities/acceleration-grant/

✍ 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 4 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 2026

A program developed to foster growth and development in women involved in Australia’s rural and emerging industries, businesses, and communities.

07/10/2026

⚫️🟡🔴 Indigenous Business Month 2026

Now in its 12th year, Indigenous Business Month celebrates the achievements, knowledge, innovation and self-determination of First Peoples businesses.

Across Victoria, from small towns to urban centres, First Peoples-owned businesses are essential parts of their communities. They create jobs, share their local knowledge, build strong relationships and make a valuable contribution to economic strength and wellbeing.

Find out more:

◼️ How Victorian businesses can get involved
🟨 Discover First Peoples businesses and organisations
🟥 Build meaningful business connections

https://business.vic.gov.au/news-and-updates/2026/celebrate-indigenous-business-month-this-october?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BV%20Update%207%20October%202026%20%205%20practical%20ways%20to%20create%20a%20safer%20workplace&utm_content=BV%20Update%207%20October%202026%20%205%20practical%20ways%20to%20create%20a%20safer%20workplace+CID_a381f2642f9865441e926db68952451d&utm_source=BV%20Update%20enews&utm_term=Indigenous%20Business%20Month

29/09/2026

🤳 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝟒𝐆 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐚

Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station that services Kotupna and Wyuna to bring a better 4G user experience.

Mobile services in the area will be temporarily disrupted while the upgrade works are underway.

𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝟕 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬.

During these works, the site will need to be switched off for periods of up to 10 hours to safely complete works.

28/09/2026

Grant Opportunity ✨ For Apprentices

MDT Design recently launched the 𝐌𝐃𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭, offering one Australian apprentice up to $3,000 towards tools and equipment for their trade.

The grant is open to apprentices in any recognised trade, anywhere in Australia. The application simple — there's no application fee or lengthy form. Applicants simply tell them their best apprenticeship story in 100 words or less.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕.

Further info and link in the comments below ⬇️

28/09/2026

📣 TENDER OPPORTUNITY

23/09/2026

🚨Changes to card surcharging rules from 1 October 2026

From 1 October 2026, the Visa, Mastercard, American Express and eftpos card networks are introducing ‘no surcharge’ rules for businesses that accept payments made with prepaid, debit and credit cards from each network. This means businesses cannot charge customers a surcharge for these payment types. See the Reserve Bank of Australia’s website for more information.

Any ‘no surcharge’ rules are set by each card network’s scheme rules and merchant contracts. The card networks or payment service providers are responsible for enforcing these rules, not the ACCC.

Continue to follow current rules until 30 September 2026
Businesses must continue to follow the current card payment surcharging laws until these changes take effect on 1 October 2026.

Changes only apply to card payment surcharges. They do not apply to hospitality sector weekend or public holiday surcharges or other types of fees, for example booking fees.

Link in the comments ⬇️