Mayor Sue Heins and 2024 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - Allura Health. Credit: Precedent Productions.
Mayor Sue Heins and 2024 Disability Inclusion Award Highly Commended - The Mind Cafe. Credit: Precedent Productions.
There are a number of ways the Northern Beaches is becoming more accessible and inclusive than ever. Being inclusive is all about adapting the way that products and services are provided to suit the needs of the whole community.
Disability Inclusion Award
As part of the Northern Beaches Local Business Awards, Northern Beaches Council is sponsoring the Disability Inclusion Award. One in 5 Australians has some kind of disability, so making your business accessible and inclusive is good for business and for the community. Other customers that benefit from improved access include older people, families with young children, and local and overseas visitors with disability.
Anyone can nominate a business for the Disability Inclusion Award, including customers, community members, businesses owners and staff. Self-nominations are also welcome.
Closes Wednesday 30 April, 5pm
Eligibility
- Small businesses or non-profit organisations with an annual turnover of less than $10 million
- Businesses must be based and operate within the Northern Beaches Local Government Area
Exclusions
- Individuals or groups
- Businesses which are primarily disability service providers
Nominations
The nomination closing deadline is 5pm, Wednesday 30 April 2025.
A business can be nominated for multiple categories of the Northern Beaches Local Business Awards if eligible.
Unsuccessful nominees from past years may be re-nominated in subsequent years.
Members of the assessment panel and Councillors are not permitted to nominate or encourage others to nominate on their behalf.
How to enter
Anyone can nominate a business for the Disability Inclusion Award, including customers, community members, businesses owners and staff. Self-nominations are also welcome.
Before you complete your application, please read the following documents to help support your answers:
You are unable to save the online application and return to it later. We recommend saving your answers first in a word doc and then copying and pasting the answers into the relevant fields.
Additional supporting information may be attached with each nomination.
Applications may include up to two photos and one video to support your nomination. Video footage is ideally shot in landscape.
Privacy
Nomination documents will remain confidential. All nomination information and material submitted remains the property of Northern Beaches Council.
Northern Beaches Council may use nomination information for the purpose of promoting the awards, and in such case nominees will be contacted for consent.
Award presentation
Winners will be announced at the Gala presentation 2025 Northern Beaches Local Business Awards Evening at Dee Why RSL on Wednesday 11 June.
Northern Beaches Council reserves the right to withdraw an award if further information or the recipient's conduct draws the awards into disrepute.
Previous recipients
2024 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - Allura Health
Highly commended - The Mind Cafe
2023 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - The Mind Cafe
Highly commended - Alicia Pilates, Freshwater
2022 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - MTA Travel Natasha Spencer
Highly commended - Bridge Housing
2021 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - Plie Groove 'n' Shuffle
Highly commended - Evolve Tennis Academy
2020 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - The Cube Allied Health
Runner up for 2020 - Plus Fitness Brookvale.
2019 Disability Inclusion Award Winner - Cordony Hair, Westfield Warringah Mall
Runner up for 2019 - Plus Fitness Brookvale
