Former McKinlay mayor Belinda Murphy will host the 2020 Northern Outback Business Awards with nominations to open on Monday, organisers Commerce North West have announced.
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Ms Murphy of Julia Creek is a small business owner and a board director of the Northern Australian Infrastructure Fund and the Queensland Reconstruction Authority QRA and retired as mayor of McKinlay in March after eight years in the role.
"Belinda is a perfect example of the excellence that we strive to celebrate through the awards and we look forward to hearing from her at the gala event," Commerce North West said.
Nominations for the awards open on Monday, August 10 and nomination forms will be available on the Commerce North West website.
The chamber have also announced Jemena has come on board again in 2020 as naming rights sponsor for the awards night which will go ahead in Mount Isa on November 7.
Jemena Development Manager Queensland, Gina Wilson said the COVID-19 pandemic had been extremely challenging for many businesses and they recognised their agility and resilience.
"We're proud to again sponsor this event, which allows business owners to be celebrated, encouraged and rewarded." Ms Wilson said.
The theme for this year's awards night is "The Year of Indigenous Tourism" taking the lead from Queensland Tourism Industry Council.
To fit the theme, the chamber commissioned artwork from Glenda McCulloch of Cungalella Art.
The piece called called "Kalkatunga Country" represents elements of the land we live on.
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