Nomination for the 2025 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards are now open
Award winners will be announced at the gala dinner in October.
How do I nominate?
Nominations for the 2025 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame are made by clicking here .
Nominations will close at 11.59pm Monday 2 June 2025
Online information session dates
- 12 pm Tuesday 15 April
- 12 pm Tuesday 22 April
- 12 pm Tuesday 29 April
- 12 pm Wednesday 30 April
- 12 pm Tuesday 6 May
Email industryevents@ecodev.vic.gov.au to register to attend an information session.
2025 award categories
Individual awards:
Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
Young Manufacturer of the Year
Woman Manufacturer of the Year
Honour Roll for Service to Industry
Company awards:
Leader in Construction Technologies
Leader in Food and Beverage
Leader in Gender Equality and Inclusion
Leader in Health Technologies
Leader in Textile, Clothing and Footwear
Leader in Transport and Rail
Leader in Manufacturing
Manufacturer of the Year - Small Business
Manufacturer of the Year – Medium Business
Manufacturer of the Year - Large Business
Manufacturer of the Year – Regional Business
2025 sponsors
A range of Awards sponsorships are available. The sponsorship prospectus will be available here shortly.
2024 award winners
Individual Awards
Honour Roll Service to Industry - John Krueger, Krueger Transport Equipment
Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year – Hannah Dillimore, Newform Steel Fabrication and Levi Konnerth, A.W. Bell Machinery
Young Manufacturer of the Year – Afnan Siddique, Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions
Woman Manufacturer of the Year - Latinka Cubitt, Catten Industries
Company Awards
Leader in Construction Technologies - Modscape
Leader in Gender Equality and Inclusion – Alstom Transport Australia
Leader in Health Technologies - CSL
Leader in Textile, Clothing and Footwear - Australian Defence Apparel
Leader in Transport and Rail – Alstom Transport Australia
Leader in Manufacturing - Stahl Metall
Manufacturer of the Year - Regional Business - Farm Foods
Manufacturer of the Year – Small Business - Assembled Threads
Manufacturer of the Year – Medium Business - Hanlon Industries
Manufacturer of the Year – Large Business - CSL
See winners and finalists in the 2024 Souvenir booklet here: 2024 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards Souvenir Booklet (PDF 7229.7 KB) 
See the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame videos on the Business Victoria YouTube channel.