Previous Events

Check out previous year’s Award Program’s gala dinner events below.

  • Kai Poulton, Elissa Flannagan Aim High Scholarship winner walking to stage

    2023 | 10 Years Strong

    The 2023 Awards Program, kicked off with a Launch event on Thursday, 20 July where out-going Toowoomba Mayor, Paul Antonio officially opened award nominated.

    The Awards were announced on Thursday 5 October, at a Gala Dinner event. Attendees were wowed from the start with an opening performance from Soul Mystique, and keynote speaker, humanitarian, Moira Kelly.

  • 2022

    The Business disABILITY Awards 2022 concluded with a Gala Awards Dinner held on 15 September 2022. The event was attended by 366 guests at Wellcamp Aiport and MC’d by Founder, Committee member and Principal Partner, Kim Stokes from Kim Stokes Communications.

    Guests were entertained by Australian Opera Singer, Tim McCallum and disability advocate, and entertainer, Tom Nash.

  • 2021

    The Business disABILITY Awards 2021 concluded with a Gala Awards Dinner held on 9 September 2021. The event was attended over 340 guests at The Goods Shed in Toowoomba and MC’d by former Paralympian and disability advocate Karni Liddell.

    Guests were entertained by the Wilsonton State School Signing Choir and keynote speaker Paul Hockey, cancer survivor and the first disabled person to climb Mount Everest from the North side.

  • 2019

    The 2019 Awards Gala Dinner was held on Thursday 12 September, the sold-out event at Toowoomba’s Armitage Centre recognised social and workplace inclusion and attracted a record number of nominations and entries across eight award categories.

    Along with announcing all the fantastic award winners, the event has guest speaker Journalist, Author, TV presenter and self-proclaimed ‘crap housewife’ and mother, Jessica Rowe.