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Celebrating Excellence: 2026 Franchise Industry Award Winners

Celebrating Excellence: 2026 Franchise Industry Award Winners

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The Franchise Industry Awards (FIA) returned this year as the flagship celebration of excellence within the Australian franchise sector. Across an impressive field of finalists, this year’s winners were recognised for outstanding achievement, innovation, and leadership across the franchising community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners.

Major Awards

Outstanding Contribution by an Individual to Franchising — Vanessa Wilmot, Geotech Information Services

Franchisor of the Year — Quest Apartment Hotels

Franchisee of the Year: Multi-Unit— Dominic Hole, Zambrero Geraldton, Palmyra and Innaloo

Franchisee of the Year: Single Unit— George Blackie and Sarah Ryan, Nurse Next Door Home Care Services Mackay

Category Awards

Australian International Franchisor of the Year — Plus Fitness

Excellence in Franchise Innovation — Poolwerx Australia

Franchise Field Manager of the Year — Amanda Bracks, Fernwood Fitness

Franchise Finance Manager of the Year — Oriana Mendoza, Guzman y Gomez

Franchise Manager of the Year — Wayne Abbott, Hydraulink Hose and Fittings

Franchise Marketing Manager of the Year — Nicola Votier, Poolwerx Australia

Franchise Woman of the Year — Emily Lucas, HWLE Lawyers

Franchise Woman of the Year — Elaine Jobson, Jetts Australia

Franchisee Local Area Marketing Campaign of the Year — Wayne Abbott, Hydraulink Parkes

Franchisee of the Year: Multi-Unit, Health & Wellbeing — Christian Burgess, @Pilates Yeppoon, @Pilates Gladstone, @Pilates Emerald

Franchisee of the Year: Multi-Unit, Hospitality — Dominic Hole, Zambrero Geraldton, Palmyra and Innaloo

Franchisee of the Year: Multi-Unit, Retail — Amanda Shield, Golden Casket — The Lott

Franchisee of the Year: Multi-Unit, Services — DJ Bose, MBE West End, MBE Bulimba

Franchisee of the Year: Single Unit, Health and Wellbeing — Kim Rimmer, Fernwood Fitness

Franchisee of the Year: Single Unit, Hospitality — Vic & Anne Terpkos, Shingle Inn Joondalup

Franchisee of the Year: Single Unit, Retail — Michael Li, Nextra Newsagency Post Office Square

Franchisee of the Year: Single Unit, Services — George Blackie and Sarah Ryan, Nurse Next Door Home Care Services Mackay

Franchisor of the Year: 25 Units and Under — LeWrap

Franchisor of the Year: 26–50 Units — X-Golf Group

Franchisor of the Year: 51+ Units — Quest Apartment Hotels

Franchise Service Provider of the Year— Franchise Ready

Franchise Supplier of the Year— Tanda

 

A huge congratulations to all of this year’s winners and finalists. Thank you to everyone who joined us on the night to celebrate the very best of Australian franchising.

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