Voting is now open for the People’s Choice section of the McLaren Vale Business & Tourism Awards.

The awards are a project of the McLaren Vale Business & Tourism Association that over the past 20 years has recognised the quiet achievers in the local area. 

Award categories include Retail, Tourism, Environment, Hospitality, Trades, New Business, Employee of the Year, Professional & Business Services and Home Based.

They are all judged on merit by an independent panel of judges, who name three finalists in each category, with the winner announced at the gala awards presentation evening.

The People’s Choice offers the chance to vote for a favourite business from the list of 2022 finalists:  

• Bellevue B&B
• Beyond Beautiful
• Biodiversity McLaren Vale
• Bracegirdles
• Chooks Little Winery Tours
• Dance Extreme
• Deb Lilley
• Fleurieu app
• Fox Creek Wines
• Godfrey’s Services
• Gorgeous Soles
• Jungle in Willunga
• Pink Tulip Florist
• Salon Sonder
• Seaford Day Surgery
• Sign Boys
• Southbound Locksmiths
• The Meeting Place
• Tothill Finance
• Willunga Farmers Market
• Yummy Nuts

Voting closes on Thursday 20 October at midday and winners will be announced on Friday 28 October at the McLaren Vale Business Awards Gala evening.

Megan Caldersmith from She Sews took out last year’s People’s Choice award, winning a trip to Kangaroo Island.

Find the full list of this year’s finalists and register a vote online.