{"id":119671,"date":"2025-12-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/?p=119671"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T03:58:29","slug":"byron-businesses-celebrated-with-sushi-and-spritz-at-laid-back-awards-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/byron-businesses-celebrated-with-sushi-and-spritz-at-laid-back-awards-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron businesses celebrated with sushi and spritz at laid-back awards night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BYRON Bay&#8217;s business community let down its hair last week, celebrating in true Byron style with a laid-back awards night for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.byronbaychamber.com\/uniquely-byron-business-awards-2025\/\">Uniquely Byron Business Awards<\/a> at much-loved Japanese restaurant and karaoke venue <a href=\"https:\/\/tokyodoll.com.au\/\">Tokyo Doll.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In place of a formal three-course sit-down dinner, guests grazed on sushi rolls and sipped Brookie&#8217;s Blood Orange Spritz at the event, which was hosted by Indigenous chef <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/mindy-woods-honoured-in-italy-for-championing-indigenous-cuisine\/\">Mindy Woods<\/a> from Karkalla on Country.<\/p>\n<p>Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce president Matt Williamson said the gathering provided the opportunity to celebrate all local businesses, not just the winners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/BartenderFraseratthe_44898.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tokyo Doll bartender Fraser Tooley serving a Brookie&#8217;s Blood Orange Sprtiz. Photo LYN McCARTHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an awards night, but it&#8217;s an awards night Byron style,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a bit of fun with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen awards were presented across a wide range of categories. Paradiso nightclub Byron Bay emerged as the standout of the night, claiming both After Dark: Outstanding Evening Economy Experience and the prestigious Business of the Year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/MindyWoodsandHanifaS_47840.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"481\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mindy Woods and Hanifa Saberian. Photo: LYN McCARTHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The venue, which opened in January in the former Locura and Lovers Lane space, was designed specifically for live music, featuring full acoustic treatment and a Void Acoustics sound system.<\/p>\n<p>Adaptive surf legend Mark &#8216;Mono&#8217; Stewart, who lost his leg at age 15, accepted The Pass: Excellence in Surf &amp; Ocean Culture award on behalf of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/sport\/waves-and-wins-for-worlds-best-at-adaptive-surf-titles\/\">Australian Pro Adaptive Surf Championships,<\/a> held in March.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/LaurenDeinandMarkMo_50339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1123\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Dein and Mark &#8216;Mono&#8217; Stewart at Uniquely Byron Business Awards. Photo: LYN McCARTHY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other winners included Our Timeless Threads, recognised for Peace, Love &amp; Mungbeans: Outstanding Community Organisation, and Planet Corroboree, which received The Deadlys: Outstanding First Nations Business or Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Major sponsors supporting this year&#8217;s awards included the Commonwealth Bank, family law service Richardson Murray, and project management firm Marcon Consultancy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/ThegirlsfromOurTImel_52739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The girls from Our Timeless Threads at the Uniquely Byron Business Awards. 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