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

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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.

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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

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𝑾𝒖𝒖-𝒓𝒓𝒊 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 - 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

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• Acciona

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

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𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚

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• Luke McIlroy-Ranga – Tika EQ

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