Winners of MDBA business excellence awards
Overall Winner: Best Business
The Dungeon Youth Centre
Deputy Major, Mick Wainwright, presents Daria Mirkovic (centre)
and Rebecca Jones of The Dungeon Youth Centre with the Award
for the Best Business 2010
The Dungeon Youth Centre has been operating for a little over
ten years in Ballajura, originally as a place for young people
to hang out on a Friday night to becoming what it is today, a professional
Youth Service staffed by two full time qualified youth workers
and three casual staff and currently managed by the Ballajura Youth
and Community Venture Inc. The Dungeon Youth Centre offers recreational
programs and provides a professional support service to young people
aged 12 to 17 who reside, recreate and are educated in Ballajura
and surrounding areas.
The Dungeon Youth Centre have received ongoing funding from the
City of Swan and the Department for Child Protection to continue
providing services the Ballajura community. The Dungeon has also
received funding from the Office of Multicultural Interests, the
Department for Communities and the City of Swan through the Swan
Matching Grants program which provided us with opportunities to
run many successful programs for young people.
The Dungeon are delivering a Law Education program to year 10
Access classes, Sexual Health Education to year 11 Access classes
and Alcohol and Other Drugs education programs to year 12 Access
classes. Similar pgrams are also delivered based at the centre.
 Location: Corner of Cassowary Drive & Pelican Parade,
Ballajura
Ph: 9249 8601
Website: www.dungeonyouthcentre.org
Winner: Best Business 16+ employees
Ballajura Community College
Dr Stefan Silcox from BCC with Luke Gregory from CBA
Ballajura Community College is the largest independent government
school in Western Australia. The College is a vibrant and robust
learning community that is a highly sought after option for secondary
schooling in the north-east corridor of the Perth metropolitan
area. Its very high retention rate and outstanding levels of student
achievement consistently enhances the College’s reputation
as the “lighthouse” school within the Swan Education
District. The College has been acknowledged as an elite government
school by the Minister for Education and the Director General in
successive years. The College has achieved outstanding feedback
from a wide range of external measures applied and annual reports
on its performance have been exemplary and highly praiseworthy.
The College has also recently been awarded Independent Public School
Status by the WA Government and is the recipient of many prestigious
awards.
Ballajura Community College services the educational needs of
almost 2,000 students from Years 7 to 12 (1,200 families) across
many cultural groups with 140 teaching and 72 non teaching staff.
Ballajura Community College is a highly regarded educational institution
which has achieved a 100 per cent graduation rate for five consecutive
years seeing in excess of 200 students a year achieve this milestone
(largest cohorts of any West Australian School).
 The College is comprised of two campuses delivering comprehensive
educational programs in two distinct phases. A very effective middle
schooling philosophy has been developed in the College where the
Years 7-9 students work in Homerooms within a team structure. The
curriculum is delivered in a holistic, integrated fashion with
the support of specialist Arts, Health & Physical Education,
Language and Technology and Enterprise teachers available to work
with students.
The Senior School offers Year 10-12 students a study program as
part of a Senior Campus with an adult ethos and a student centred
approach to learning. Students work with specialist teachers. Senior
School students are able to choose from one of the largest Curriculum
Council course offerings in a Western Australian school context.
 The College has become a significant feature of the suburb of
Ballajura, with the campus of the College (BCC) sited on the land
which is bordered by Illawarra Crescent to the North, Cassowary
Drive to the South and Pelican Parade to the East. The College
prides itself on the contribution it makes to its local community
through the provision of an excellent learning and teaching environment
for young people in the area.
 Location: Illawarra Crescent South, Ballajura
Ph:
9262 7777
Website: www.bcc.wa.edu.au
Winner: Best Small Business 5 to 15 employees
Mixtec Australia
Bill Baguley from Mixtec with Steve Joel of Westpac Mixtec Australia is part of an international group of fluid mixing
companies with manufacturing facilities in London, Salt Lake City,
Sao Paulo, Singapore, New Zealand and Malaga, Australia.
Over the years, Mixtec Australia has been on the forefront of
mechanical fluid agitation, which has been achieved through constant
research development and testing, both in the field and in our
fluid mixing laboratories in Perth.
Mixtec Australia's research and development facilities have been
the key to unlocking many challenging problems facing various industries
in Australia and South East Asia.
Location: 46 Millrose Drive, Malaga. Ph: 9249 2944
Website: www.mixtec.com.au
Winner: Best Small Business under 5 employees
Bullet Signs & Print
Patrick Simpson from Bullet Signs & Print with Kitty from SBDC Bullet Signs & Print provides a wide array of signage solutions
to businesses small to large. We started doing business back in
1999 with a handshake and a smile. And even though we've grown
considerably, we still treat our customers like family.
At Bullet, we understand the need for outstanding, top quality
signage solutions. Our signs are not only cutting edge; we
use the best printing technology to create high impact signs
at an affordable price. Our signs are printed quickly and easily, and our knowledgeable
staf will make sure that the signs we create fulfull all of a business' requirements.
 Location: 2/31 Capital Road, Malaga Ph: 9248 2266
Website: bulletsignsandprint.com.au
Winner: Best Franchise Business
Bridgestone Select Malaga
Allen Basinelli from Bridgestone Select Malaga with Karen Scanlon from Mr Rental Bridgestone Select Malaga has been trading in Malaga for 2 years.
The Franchisees, Allen and Gail welcome your business where we
can assist with tyres sizes ranging from passenger through to truck.
We deal with all major fleet companies for your convenience.
Bridgestone Malaga is a tyre retail outlet offering exceptional
service where our customer leaves the store satisfied with their
purchase. We are the market leaders in tyre technology offering
you comfort and safety at a competitive price. The modern showroom
offers customers a comfortable place to wait where you can also
watch our trained tyre technician’s work on your vehicle.
Our workshop is equipped with state of the art equipment to ensure
optimum performance from your vehicle.
Location: 3 Carson Road, Malaga Ph: 9249 9744
Winner: Contribution to Training
Goodwill Engineering
 Goodwill Engineering is an Austalian Disability Enterprise that
provides supported employment to people with disability. The business
is owned by the Cerebral Palsy Association of Westrn Australia
Limited.
Ned Cocivera from Goodwill Engineering with Tracy Teo of Australia-International
Institute of Workplace Training Goodwill Engineering manufactures housing and construction hardware
ranging from masonry ties, building straps, brackets and specialty
products stipulated by architects and engineers. It also produces
light engineering products such as ladders, traffic control trailers,
lighting industry components and Western Australian designed and
patented "Pitlok" security lids.
Goodwill Engineering aims to provide ongoing, safe, meaningful
and dignified employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
 Location: 337 Victoria Road, Malaga. Ph: 9249 3444
Website: www.goodwillengineering.com.au
Winner: Community Spirit
The Ballajura Dungeon Youth Centre
Max Wilson from Community Newspapers with Rebecca Jones and Daria Mirkovic
of The Dungeon Youth Centre
The Dungeon Youth Centre has been operating for a little over
ten years in Ballajura, originally as a place for young people
to hang out on a Friday night to becoming what it is today, a professional
Youth Service staffed by two full time qualified youth workers
and three casual staff and currently managed by the Ballajura Youth
and Community Venture Inc. The Dungeon Youth Centre offers recreational
programs and provides a professional support service to young people
aged 12 to 17 who reside, recreate and are educated in Ballajura
and surrounding areas.
The Dungeon Youth Centre have received ongoing funding from the
City of Swan and the Department for Child Protection to continue
providing services the Ballajura community. The Dungeon has also
received funding from the Office of Multicultural Interests, the
Department for Communities and the City of Swan through the Swan
Matching Grants program which provided us with opportunities to
run many successful programs for young people.
The Dungeon are delivering a Law Education program to year 10
Access classes, Sexual Health Education to year 11 Access classes
and Alcohol and Other Drugs education programs to year 12 Access
classes. Similar pgrams are also delivered based at the centre.
Location:
Corner of Cassowary Drive & Pelican Parade, Ballajura
Ph: 9249 8601
Website: www.dungeonyouthcentre.org |
