Platinum Sponsors

Yates commitment to the nursery and garden industry has been grounded via its long term and ongoing support for our national awards of excellence. As a company we have taken a pro active position in assisting in the development and ongoing improvement of the industry awards program and are proud to again be a Principle Sponsor for the Production Nursery Awards category. We hope that this year’s entrants again demonstrate the great talent, energy and professionalism that our industry has.
For more information go to www.yates.com.au

Hort Journal Australia 's qualified and experienced editorial and publishing team represents more than 50 years specialist experience and a demonstrated commitment to a positive future for this industry. The team is supported by an impressive cast of specialist contributors – each recognised and respected by the industry for their technical knowledge, and similarly dedicated to a vibrant, future-oriented industry.
Informative technical and business articles, complemented by quality colour reproduction, major industry news and reviews, have made Hort Journal Australia (published 11x per year) the country's largest circulation specialist trade journal.
By taking an innovative and responsive approach combining print and electronic publishing, Hort Journal Australia is delivering superior results and service to readers and advertisers by providing ‘ Innovative Communication in Horticulture'.
Click here to read more about Hort Journal.
Silver Sponsors

Searles is a family owned company, specialising in manufacturing high quality and innovative garden products for the retail market. The popularity of Searles products has grown significantly over the past to a point today, where Searles products are ranged in retail outlets all over Australia and in many countries overseas.
Searles produces complete ranges for all garden categories including potting mixes, composts and soils, fertilisers, lawn and garden chemicals and a large range of organic products which offers something for every garden need.
The Searle family’s passion of outstanding quality, constant development, local understanding and customer service continues the drive to producing products which consumers love and retailers want to range.
For more information visit www.searles.com.au

Garden City Plastics (GCP) is an Australian owned business established by the Wilson family in 1975. All manufacturing is conducted in Victoria with distribution networks throughout the whole of Australia.
GCP have always been passionately committed to the nursery and garden industry, the Wilson’s previously owned production nurseries in both Queensland and Victoria before concentrating all their efforts on nursery container production and plastic recycling. In recent years GCP has invested heavily in world class production processes and introduced many other products to better serve the nursery and garden industry.
For more information please visit www.gardencityplastics.com

We at Norwood are proud to be Australia's largest and most innovative printer on plastic. We have been Australasia's leading designer and manufacturer of plant tags for many years and we are keen to adapt and expand our presence within the horticultural marketplace.
We have now broadened our product range to include biodegradable plant pots and 'Source of Life' time-release water. We are also committed to the recycling and reuse of our substrates wherever possible.
We have excellent Design and Engineering teams that can take your ideas on packaging, presentation and marketing, and make them bloom!
For more information visit www.norwood.com.au
Macbird Floraprint supplies quality labelling, promotional and packaging materials to the horticultural industry. Macbird Floraprint and the Immij Printing Group have recently joined forces comprising of 3 printing plants across Victoria and NSW. Immij Printing Group's recent mulit-million dollar investment in UV printing, state of the art systems, Quality, Environment and Colour Management will be highly complementary to the horticultural industry.
Macbird Floraprint is a member of the Floramedia Group, a world leader in horticultural images which operates in over 30 countries around the world. This relationship allows us exclusive access to the Floramedia Library which has over 170,000 images that our clients can take advantage of.
With over 45 years of experience and expertise and the recent injection of new technology, Macbird Floraprint is your partner.
For more information go to www.macbird.com.au
Bronze Sponsor
For more information www.qld.gov.au