With 33 winners crowned, a Lifetime Achievement awarded, incredible nominees highlighted, musical performances from talented Australian artists, and a delectable 3-course-meal, it was a night to remember for all that attended last night’s Awards!
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Amongst the best event winners were Vivid Sydney 2023, Destination NSW who took home Best Tourism Event, Facing the Future: Aged Care 2030 and Beyond, 2023, ARIIA who won Best Congress or Conference (<500) and National Multicultural Festival 2023, ACT Government winning Best Community Event.
Notably, Get Technical! - Behind the Curtain of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Global Creatures won Best New Event and was a state nominee in Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event. Likewise, Sydney WorldPride 2023 took home not one but two trophies, Best Charity or Cause-Related Event and another for Best Congress or Conference (500+) for their Human Rights Conference 2023.
There were another 8 incredible events crowned the winner of their category and countless nominees, click below to see the full list!
Artists In Motion took home two trophies in the achievements sphere at the awards, winning both Best Achievement in Design for their work on Dubai World Cup - Closing Ceremony 2023 and Best Export for their 2022/2023 International Achievements. Milestone Creative won Best Achievement in Marketing or Communication for their work on KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix Sydney 2023, while Mandylights walked away with Best Technical Achievement or Innovation for their work on Dark Spectrum 2023.
Across our new Industry categories Stagekings won both Production Company of the Year and New Event Product of the Year, while RAC Arena, Perth won Venue of the Year and Phenomenon Event Services won Theming, Branding or Styling Company of the Year.
The series of trophies that highlighted the achievements of the best event management companies over the last 12 months went to The Bite Project, The Shift Corp, and We are Phoenix. ICMS Australasia took home PCO of the Year and were crowned Event Management Company of the Year.
The ACT were named Best State or Territory in 2023, hosting four national nominee events and one national winner! Clean Vibes took home Event Supplier of the Year for their work providing cleaning and waste management solutions with a strong focus on sustainability.
In the last, but certainly not least, Award of the night, the Event Awards judges crowned Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023 as the Australian Event of the Year for 2023, who also won the OnePlan Best Sporting Event earlier in the evening.