29 true <h2>Service Excellence Awards 2008</h2> <h3>John Reddish Service Excellence Award 2007-08, in conjunction with the City of Boroondara, was held at Amora Hotel Riverwalk in Richmond on 13 August 2008.</h3> <p>On 13 August 2008, Rotary Club of Kew on Yarra and the Boroondara City Council proudly held their 4th annual John Reddish Excellence Service Service Awards night. The award, named in honour of PDG Dr John Reddish, recognises excellence in service provided by small businesses operating within the City of Boroondara consistent with the Rotary motto "Service Above Self". The awards which initially started out in only one shopping precinct have been expanded to now include 24 shopping precincts grouped into 3 regions, the Northern, Western and Eastern Regions.</p> <p class="text-field1" style="margin: 6pt 0cm;">Three finalists were selected from each of the Regions based on nominations from patrons of small businesses operating in the regions. Some 800 businesses operate in the municipality and 370 were nominated for their service excellence. The Awards Committee had considerable difficulty narrowing these nominations down to the 9 precinct winners represented at the dinner, let alone selecting 3 winners for each of the Regions and of course the overall winner.</p> <p>The Director of Vocational Service, Daryl Broadbent organised the event with a video presentation of all the finalists and John Brownsea was the MC of the evening.</p> <p>We congratulate and commend all 9 precinct winners for their service giving rise to their nominations and of course the exemplary service given by the above regional winners.</p> <div class="clearfix"> <h4>Northern Region Finalists</h4> <p><img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:10px;" title="Bendigo Community Bank" src="../account_assets/0000/0327/Bendigo-Bank2.jpg" alt="Northern Region Winner" width="376" height="188" /></p> <p>The regional winner is: <strong>Bendigo Community Bank</strong>.</p> <p>Northern region finalists:</p> <ul> <li>"A" for Hair</li> <li>Davis Pharmacy</li> <li>Bendigo Community Bank</li> </ul> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <h4>Western Region Finalists</h4> <p><img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:10px;" title="The Little Shop on Glenferrie" src="../account_assets/0000/0328/House-on-Glenferrie-Hill-with-Mayor.jpg" alt="Western Region Winner" width="251" height="188" /></p> <p>The regional winner is: <strong>The Little Shop on Glenferrie Hill</strong>.</p> <ul> <li>Snippity Snip</li> <li>The Abode of Friendly Toad</li> <li>The Little Shop on Glenferrie Hill</li> </ul> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <h4>Eastern Region Finalists</h4> <p><img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:10px;" title="Paul's Patisserie" src="../account_assets/0000/0329/Pauls-Patisserie-Table.jpg" alt="Winner Eastern Region" width="376" height="188" /></p> <p>The regional winner is: <strong>Paul's Patisserie</strong>.</p> <ul> <li>Anvet Pet Clinic</li> <li>Clair De Lune Hairdressing</li> <li>Paul's Patisserie</li> </ul> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <h1>The overall John Reddish Award winner was Paul's Patisserie.</h1> <p><img style="float:left;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:10px;" title="Paul's Patisserie" src="../account_assets/0000/0326/Pauls-Patisserie.jpg" alt="John Reddish Service Excellence Award Winner 2008" width="250" height="188" /></p> <p>Mayor of Boroondara, Cr Coral Ross drew the lucky numbers for the Raffle Prizes.</p> <p class="text-field1" style="text-align: left; margin: 6pt 0cm;">We gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the support provided by our sponsors, the ANZ Bank, Farawell Wines and Media Options.</p> </div> 2009-08-06T09:38:16+10:00 115 John Reddish Service Excellence Award 2007-08, in conjunction with the City of Boroondara, was held at Amora Hotel Riverwalk in Richmond on 13 August 2008. 2009-12-27T16:30:48+11:00 false 52