Each year, The Summit recognises the outstanding achievements of individuals, businesses, and partners driving positive change across the Indigenous business ecosystem.

The 2025 Wuu-rri Awards and Summit Excellence Awards celebrate innovation, leadership, collaboration, and impact — honouring those who are breaking new ground, strengthening communities, and creating lasting opportunities through Indigenous enterprise.

From trailblazing entrepreneurs and advocates to high-performing partners and organisations, this year’s recipients embody the spirit of Strength Through Collaboration — the theme of The Summit 2025.

Explore the full list of award winners below and join us in celebrating their remarkable contributions to Indigenous business excellence.

𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓
• ICC Industrial Corrosion Control PTY LTD

𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓
• EnergyCo
• Runner-up: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 – 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐
• NGNU
• Runner-up: Allpro Plumbing Solutions

𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 – 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍
• Wamarra

𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓
• AGL

𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
• Tamworth Regional Council

𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 & 𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
• Biodiversity Australia
• Runner-up: Awabakal Seasonal Calendar

𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓
• Nathan Weldon-Bowen – UGL
• Runner-up: Lauren Henry – Yirra Miya

𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓
• Leticia Anne Forbes – Yirra Miya

• Runner-up: Basilia McGaw – Stockland Developments

 

𝑾𝒖𝒖-𝒓𝒓𝒊 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 - 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

• Acciona

• Outstanding Individual Machine Performance: The University of Sydney Business School

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𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚

• Luke McIlroy-Ranga – Tika EQ

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