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Excellence Awards finalists revealed

Excellence Awards logo webThe finalists of this year’s Excellence Awards, recognising the best in print and digital publishing across Australia, are announced today.

Bauer Media is leading the finalist pack with a total of 19 on the shortlist followed by NewsLifeMedia with 12, and 11 for Pacific Magazines. Sterling Publishing have nine finalists with Hardie Grant Media, Alt.Control Media and CMMA Digital & Print on five each. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and Westwick-Farrow Media have four nominations.

More than 250 entries were submitted to the awards which are now in their 18th year. An expert panel of judges from across the publishing industry have been scrutinising all entries.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at Sydney’s Doltone House Darling Island Wharf on 20 November and will close the two day Publish conference on 19-20 November  being organised by Mumbrella in conjunction with Publishers Australia.

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Business Magazine of the Year

  • Acuity, CMMA Digital & Print
  • In The Black, Bauer Media
  • MFAA Credit Adviser, Mahlab Media
  • The Adviser, Sterling Publishing
  • What’s New in Food Technology and Manufacturing, Westwick-Farrow Media

Custom Magazine of the Year

  • In The Black, Bauer Custom Media
  • LSJ, The Law Society of NSW
  • One Handed Cooks, CMMA Digital & Print
  • PrimoLife Magazine, Premium Publishers
  • Fitness First Magazine, Active Media Group
  • Virgin Australia Voyeur, Pacific+

Consumer Magazine of the Year – below 20,000

  • Catalogue, Alt. Control Media
  • No Cure Magazine, No Cure Magazine
  • Sneaky, Alt. Control Media

Consumer Magazine of the Year – above 20,000

  • GQ Australia, NewsLifeMedia
  • James Halliday’s Wine Companion, Hardie Grant
  • Marie Claire Australia, Pacific Magazines
  • Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
  • The Australian Women’s Weekly, Bauer Media

Magazine Cover of the Year – Business

  • Australian Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
  • Australiasian Mine Safety Journal, APRS: Australian Publishing Resources Service
  • Electrical Gems, Plump and Spry
  • Independent Financial Adviser, Sterling Publishing
  • Smarter Business Ideas, Bauer Custom Media
  • The Adviser, Sterling Publishing
  • The Australian Hospital and Healthcare Bulletin, APRS: Australian Publishing Resources Service

Magazine Cover of the Year – Consumer

  • Child Magazine – October 2014, Copeland Publishing
  • Fashion Capital – Autumn/Winter 2014, NewsLifeMedia
  • Fitness First Magazine – Sept/Oct 2014, Active Media Group
  • Foxtel – March 2014, Bauer Media
  • James Halliday’s Wine Companion – Feb/Mar 2014, Hardie Grant Media
  • Smart Property Investment – April 2014, Sterling Publishing
  • Who Magazine – November 2013, Pacific Magazines

Regional Publication of the Year

  • Adelaide Hills Magazine, Free Run Press
  • Barossa Living, Free Run Press
  • DUO Magazine, DUO Magazine
  • Geelong and Surf Coast Living Magazine, Provincial Media
  • Medical Forum WA, Rakabee Trust

Special Edition of the Year

  • Country Style: Tasmanian Living, NewsLifeMedia
  • Empire TV, Bauer Media
  • School of Real Living, Bauer Media
  • Triple J Annual, ABC Magazines
  • UDIA NSW Celebrating 50 Years, The Magazine Publishing Company

Designer of the Year – Business

  • Aaron Sammut, Australian Mine Safety Journal, Australian Publishing Resource Service
  • Elizabeth Lee, Inside HR, Inside HR
  • Julie Wright, Lab + Life Scientist & Field Service Business, Westwick-Farrow Media
  • Kate Barnett, CPA Australia, Bauer Media
  • Rebecca Jones, Australian Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Designer of the Year – Consumer

  • Anna Vu, Gourmet Traveller, Bauer Media
  • Jade Dunwody, The Collective, The Messenger Group
  • Jarrad McCallum, Dirt Action, Universal Magazines
  • Markell Hughes, Sneaky & Catalogue, Alt. Control Media
  • Rachelle Napper, taste.com.au magazine, NewsLifeMedia
  • Sandy Dao, Real Living, Bauer Media

Journalist of the Year – Business

  • Brett Williams, Police Journal, Police Association of South Australia
  • Nate Cochrane, CRN, Project Manager
  • Peter Waterman, Australian Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Journalist of the Year – Consumer

  • Clair Weaver, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Bauer Media
  • Di Webster, Marie Claire Australia, Pacific Magazines
  • Michael Sheather, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Bauer Media
  • Michael Slezak, New Scientist, Reed Business Information
  • Ruth McCarthy, Take 5, Bauer Media

Single Article of the Year

  • A true blue fish tale by Jennifer Cooke, Medical Observer, Cirrus Media
  • High as a Kiwi by Michael Slezak, New Scientist, Reed Business Information
  • Julian Assange, Inside My World by Michael Crooks, Who Magazine, Pacific Magazines
  • The number tattooed on my arm by the Nazis is 72338 by James Branson, Alt. Control Media
  • Victim by Brett Williams, Police Journal, Police Association of South Australia
  • We got Zac back to shore but he died in front of us by Michael Sheather, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Bauer Media

Editor of the Year – Business

  • Aleks Vickovich, Independent Financial Adviser, Sterling Publishing
  • Craig Donaldson, Inside HR, Inside HR
  • Deborah Tarrant, In The Black, Bauer Media
  • Heather Catchpole, Know How, Refraction Media
  • Sally Commins, Gas Today, Great Southern Press

Editor of the Year – Consumer

  • Brodee Myers-Cooke, Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
  • Deborah Bibby, Real Living, Bauer Media
  • James Branson, Sneaky, Alt.Control Media
  • Kim Wilson, New Idea, Pacific Magazines
  • Kirsten Galliott, InStyle Australia, Pacific Magazines

Event of the Year – Business

  • Africa Down Under, Australian Paydirt, Paydirt Media
  • Better Business Summit, The Adviser, Sterling Publishing
  • Comms Connect 2013. Critical Comms, Westwick-Farrow Media
  • The Cream, In-Business, Graedi Group

Event of the Year – Consumer

  • Delicious Produce Awards, Delicious, NewsLifeMedia
  • James Halliday’s Wine Companion Awards, James Halliday’s Wine Companion
  • Melbourne Bride Wedding Expo, Melbourne Bride, Hardie Grant Media
  • Vogue Fashion Night Out 2014, Vogue Australia, NewsLifeMedia
  • Women of Style Awards, InStyle, Pacific Magazines
  • The Australian Geographic Society Awards 2013, Australian Geographic, Bauer Media

Launch/Relaunch of the Year

  • Archer, Archer Magazines
  • Cooked.com.au, Hardie Grant Media
  • Fitness First, Active Media Group
  • Homes+, Bauer Media
  • One Handed Cooks, CMMA Digital & Print

Multi-Channel Brand of the Year

  • James Halliday’s Wine Companion, Hardie Grant Media
  • Marie Claire Australia, Pacific Magazines
  • Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
  • The Adviser, Sterling Publishing
  • Wine Business Magazine, Free Run Press

Association or Member Organisation Magazine of the Year

  • Acuity, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, CMMA Digital & Print
  • Australian Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
  • LSJ, The Law Society of NSW
  • Open Road, The National Roads and Motorists’ Association
  • Royal Auto, RACV
  • The Master Electrician, Master Electricians Australia

Best App on Mobile or Tablet Device

  • Marie Claire Australia, Pacific Magazines
  • Open Road, National Roads and Motorists’ Association
  • Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
  • The Brief, ABC
  • Total Girl, Pacific Magazines

Website of the Year – Business

  • Business Insider Australia, businessinsider.com.au, Allure Media
  • Outdoor Design Source Network, outdoordesign.com.au, Universal Magazines
  • Real Estate Business, rebonline.com.au, Sterling Publishing

Website of the Year – Consumer

  • Broadsheet, broadsheet.com.au, Broadsheet Media
  • Complete Home, completehome.com.au, Universal Magazines
  • Gourmet Traveller, gourmettraveller.com.au, Bauer Media
  • Taste.com.au, NewsLifeMedia
  • The Hoopla, thehoopla.com.au, We Magazines

Small Publisher of the Year

  • Alt. Control Media
  • Bombora Publishing
  • Broadsheet Media
  • CMMA Digital & Print
  • Escape Media
  • Refraction Media

Business Publishing Company of the Year

  • Great Southern Press
  • Sterling Publishing
  • Westwick-Farrow Media

Consumer/Custom Publishing Company of the Year

  • Free Run Press
  • Mahlab Media
  • NewsLifeMedia
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