Meet our 2025 Brightest & Best Business Awards finalists
19 August 2025 | Council News
The results are in, and we're excited to introduce the finalists of the 2025 Brightest & Best Business Awards. This also means that voting for the People's Choice Award is officially open! Nominate your favourite business from the list below to take out the People's Choice Prize before 19 September by heading to our voting page.
We'd like to congratulate all entrants and finalists for their hard work and commitment to making Waverley a fantastic place to live, work, and shop. This year's judges noted the fantastic entrepreneurial spirit exemplified across the 150 entries and have selected 71 businesses for the finals.
The final awards night will be held on Wednesday, 29 October at Bondi Pavilion.
2025 Finalists
| Business | Award category |
|---|---|
| Antisystem Barbershop | Beauty & Cosmetic Services |
| Blow Bar Co. | Beauty & Cosmetic Services |
| G Hair Concept | Beauty & Cosmetic Services |
| Haus of Beauty | Beauty & Cosmetic Services |
| Sage Beauty | Beauty & Cosmetic Services |
| The Fit Injector Clinic | Beauty & Cosmetic Services |
| Dog Days Concierge | Best New Business |
| Freedom Potential | Best New Business |
| JVC Energy Australia | Best New Business |
| MAMA SMOKE | Best New Business |
| Storylast | Best New Business |
| Doone Roisin, Female Startup Club | Business Woman of the Year |
| Sarah Lawrance, Hot Toast | Business Woman of the Year |
| Deborah Garcia Guedes, JVC Energy Australia | Business Woman of the Year |
| Brenda Miley, Let's Go Surfing | Business Woman of the Year |
| Sarah Dominguez, The Wattle Centre | Business Woman of the Year |
| Discover Learning Australia | Childcare & Education |
| First Education Bondi | Childcare & Education |
| The Little Kids School | Childcare & Education |
| Waverley Community Out of School Care Centre | Childcare & Education |
| Believe Advertising & PR | Creative & Digital |
| Focus on Forbes Media | Creative & Digital |
| Marzipan Media | Creative & Digital |
| Bondi Visuals | Creative & Digital |
| NEXA Group | Creative & Digital |
| Storylast | Creative & Digital |
| Anna Mildon, Guest Realty | Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Syed Abid, Inzer | Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Sharon Melamed, Matchboard | Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Deborah Garcia Guedes, Nidas Australia | Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Felicity Ward, The Fit Injector Clinic | Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Chloe Austron, The Little Ones Lost | Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Creature Fitness | Fitness & Wellness |
| 8 LIMBS | Fitness & Wellness |
| Evoke Movement | Fitness & Wellness |
| Feel Free Dance | Fitness & Wellness |
| Live Well Health & Fitness | Fitness & Wellness |
| Nimbus Co. | Fitness & Wellness |
| Bondi Dental | Healthcare & Medical |
| Elite Spinal Physiotherapy and Pilates | Healthcare & Medical |
| Kids & Co Clinical Psychology | Healthcare & Medical |
| Summit Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine | Healthcare & Medical |
| Tracton Optometrists | Healthcare & Medical |
| Bondi Wellness Festival | Hospitality, Entertainment & Tourism |
| Bonnibel | Hospitality, Entertainment & Tourism |
| Dive Centre Bondi | Hospitality, Entertainment & Tourism |
| Let's Go Surfing | Hospitality, Entertainment & Tourism |
| WanderBuddies | Hospitality, Entertainment & Tourism |
| Bondi Vet Hospital | Professional Services |
| H2O Laundry and Dry Cleaning | Professional Services |
| Hot Toast | Professional Services |
| Malleys Lawyers | Professional Services |
| Matchboard | Professional Services |
| PropSearch | Professional Services |
| Bondi Boulangerie | Retail & E-Commerce |
| Bondi Records | Retail & E-Commerce |
| La Paleteria | Retail & E-Commerce |
| Ottway The Label | Retail & E-Commerce |
| Threadx | Retail & E-Commerce |
| WEST 14TH | Retail & E-Commerce |
| Mint Plumbing & Relining | Trade Services |
| Pamment Projects | Trade Services |
| Pest2Kill | Trade Services |
| Proximity Plumbing | Trade Services |
| SBC PLUMBING | Trade Services |
| Arthur Murray Bondi | Sustainability Excellence |
| Divide 8 Pizza | Sustainability Excellence |
| Hot Toast | Sustainability Excellence |
| JVC Energy Australia | Sustainability Excellence |
| Let's Go Surfing | Sustainability Excellence |
| Tracton Optometrists | Sustainability Excellence |