--- title: Members Awards Night Tools description: Join us at the Annual Awards & Gala Night on November 22, 2024, hosted by Costa Georgiadis. Celebrate excellence in the industry with various categories and don't forget to cast your vote for the People's Choice Award! 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This award gives your customers and the general public the chance to vote for their favourite local store, recognising outstanding service, quality, and customer connection. It’s an unmissable opportunity for every retailer to build a stronger connection with your customers.   Voting is open from 1 August to 31 October 2026. The marketing toolkit is designed to make it easy to get involved, with a suite of content templates and downloadable files at your disposal (see below).  #### Why Ask Your Customers to Vote: Particicpating in the People’s Choice Award, is more than just recognition. It’s a valuable marketing asset for every business that gets involved: - Builds a sense of community and connection - Demonstrates your strong commitment to the best quality and service - Gives credibility  - Builds customer loyalty - Attracts new customers who are drawn to trusted, community-backed businesses. And if you win? Shout it from the rooftops! With marketing support from GINA, you can proudly showcase your achievement in local media, in store, online, in customer interactions and more, to build even stronger customer loyalty and brand awareness. #### How to Use the Toolkit and Assets to Drive Votes: - Use the pre-written email to send to your customers, suppliers and networks. - Use social images and copy to create and share social posts of your own. Be sure to include the voting URL.  - Add the email signature banners to your outgoing emails. - Print and display the flyers at your counter, POS, displays, etc, with the QR code so customers can scan and vote instantly. - Include in your e-newsletter. - For online stores, put a banner on your Order Confirmation page and/or Homepage  - And most importantly, encourage, or even incentivise your employees to talk to your customers about it! 📲 Example:  "Love your local nursery? Show your support by voting for us in the 2026 People’s Choice Award! Just scan the QR code or visit: [www.surveymonkey.com/r/PeoplesChoiceAward2026 ](http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PeoplesChoiceAward2025?utm_campaign=18285153-2025%20Awards%20Night&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84gqzDW3xrLC4sAHZD8FqPfOsgZFPJD0UIV-PTPlJqIjVPbxbsnMP2kOCAkAm1CoAZ0Xkl) [ Vote For People's Choice Award ](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PeoplesChoiceAward2026) PRINTABLE PDF FILES - FLYERS FOR DISPLAY ![A4 Vote For Us Sign](https://gina.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/A4%20Vote%20For%20Us%20Sign.png?width=200&height=271&name=A4%20Vote%20For%20Us%20Sign.png "A4 Vote For Us Sign") ![Email Signature](https://gina.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Signature.png?width=400&height=111&name=Email%20Signature.png "Email Signature") ![Instagram Post (2)](https://gina.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Instagram%20Post%20(2).png?width=200&height=250&name=Instagram%20Post%20(2).png "Instagram Post (2)") [ Download A4 In-Store Signage ](https://gina.org.au/hubfs/A4%20Vote%20For%20Us%20Sign.pdf?hsLang=en-au) [ Download Email Signature ](https://gina.org.au/hubfs/Email%20Signature.png?hsLang=en-au) [ Download Instagram Post ](https://gina.org.au/hubfs/Instagram%20Post%20(2).png?hsLang=en-au) --- ![2025 Awards Night Invitation (2)](https://gina.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/2025%20Awards%20Night%20Invitation%20(2).png?width=1200&height=400&name=2025%20Awards%20Night%20Invitation%20(2).png "2025 Awards Night Invitation (2)") ### Friday, 27 November 2026 The Rydges, Parramatta Celebrate the achievements of the nursery and garden industry at the **2026 GINA Awards & Gala Evening**. This prestigious event brings together nursery owners, growers, garden retailers, suppliers and industry professionals from across NSW and the ACT for an evening of networking, fine dining and recognition. The Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and the outstanding businesses and individuals helping shape the future of our industry. 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