2015 Annual NEWi Awards

Hunter TV will live stream the 2015 Annual NEWi Awards which will be held at the Newcastle Museum on Friday 2nd October 2015.

The event is sponsored by the Newcastle City Council.

Full Event

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Sharon Claydon’s Speech

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The event is run by the Lunaticks Society and celebrates the best digital innovation in online content production, cloud computing, mobile application and online marketing in regional Australia.

The Awards are open to any regional business involved in designing, building, managing, maintaining, marketing or promoting a digital asset in Australia or overseas.

Now in its 5th year, the NEWi Awards has quickly grown to become Australia’s leading awards for regional digital innovators, offering an outstanding platform to get the recognition regional innovators deserve, and the rewards of promoting to a wider Australian audience.

NEW IDEAS + INNOVATION = NEWi

Awards are given in the following categories: Best Website, Best Online News Publication, Best Digital Agency, Best Mobile App, Best Social Media Campaign, Best Tech Start-Up, Best Health Solution, Best Educational Solution, Best Retail Solution, Best Government Solution, Best Cloud Service, Best Tourism Solution, Best Online Video and The Joe Award.

Date: 2nd October 2015

Time: 7:00pm to 10:30pm

Address: Newcastle Museum, 6 Workshop Way Newcastle NSW 2300

Live Stream: Right here on Hunter TV

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Event Website: http://www.thelunatickssociety.com.au/newi-awards/

 

Hunter TV Credits

Floor Managers
Kathy Moore
Lisa Morel

Cameras
Matt Morris
Lisa Morel

 

Dates

28th April : Launch and call for entries open
31st August : Entries close
1st to 13th September : First round of award judging
16th September : Award finalists announced
16th September to 1st October : Second round of award judging
2nd October : Awards ceremony LIVE on Hunter TV

 

Winners

BEST WEBSITE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY GROWTHWISE
cce.sydney.edu.au by Redback Solutions

BEST ONLINE NEWS PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
Hunterhunter.com.au

BEST MOBILE APPLICATION OF THE YEAR SPONSORED GROWTHWISE
365cups by Marones

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN/SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
2015 Newcastle International Animation Festival Campaign by Guts Creative

BEST TECH START-UP OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY FORSYTHES RECRUITMENT
SwitchdIN

BEST HEALTH SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
StatsOne by Smart Sports

BEST EDUCATIONAL SOLUTION OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY TAFE HUNTER
Mybigtomorrow.com.au [University of Newcastle] by Village of Useful and Newism

BEST LIVE STREAMING OF THE YEAR
Surfest

BEST GOVERNMENT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY LAUGHING MIND
Social PinPoint

BEST CLOUD SERVICE/SOLUTION OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY SOFTLAYER
Blink Mobility Platform (BMP)

BEST TOURISM SOLUTION OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY NEWCASTLE NOW
Deckee

BEST ONLINE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
L’il Mike Listen Up! Submitted by RollingBall Productions – Director Steve Pasvolsky, Producer April Howard, Animator Phil Jennings, Composer Luke Pittman, Indigenous Rapper L’il Abie and Makita Douglass

BEST DIGITAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Newism

THE JOE AWARD
NRMA

 

 

Finalists

BEST WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Growthwise
Mybigtomorrow.com.au [University of Newcastle] – Village of Useful and Newism
home.cancerresearch [Australian Cancer research foundation] – Sticky
Findsportsevents.com – Find Sports Events
HUNTERhunter.com.au – HUNTERhunter
cce.sydney.edu.au [The University of Sydney] – Redback Solutions
NewcastleInspired.com.au – Out of the Square

BEST ONLINE NEWS PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
CycleTorque.com.au
Hunterhunter.com.au
Theherald.com.au

BEST DIGITAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Newism
Village of Useful
Sticky
Out of the Square

BEST MOBILE APPLICATION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Growthwise
StatsOne App – Smart Sports
Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) ‘Take 5’ app – Newism
365cups App – Marones
CycleTorque App – Motorcycle Publishing Pty Ltd

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTION/CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Yewin
Deckee
2015 Newcastle International Animation Festival Campaign – Guts Creative
Community Engagement Campaign- Lake Macquarie City Council

BEST TECH START-UP OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Forsythes Recruitment
Deckee
Yewin
Busivid
PayTradie
Smart Sports
SwitchdIn

BEST HEALTH SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Hunter Health Kick – Newcastle Herald
Find Sports
StatsOne – Smart Sports

BEST EDUCATIONAL SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by TAFE Hunter Institute
Mybigtomorrow.com.au [University of Newcastle] – Village of Useful and Newism
eCoach – Futura Group
Newcastle Herald School Newspaper Competition
edifi – Kinetic Information Systems

BEST GOVERNMENT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Laughing Mind
Free Cuppa [Driver Campaign] – Marones
Community Engagement [Port Stephens Council] – Social Pinpoint
Community Engagement – Lake Macquarie City Council

BEST CLOUD SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Softlayer
Blink Mobility Platform (BMP)
Social Pinpoint
Paytradie
HouseNexus
Club Evolution by Newism

BEST TOURISM SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Newcastle NOW
hunterhunter.com.au
deckee.com
Appventure – Marones
surfest.com
pacificdunes.com.au – Village of Useful
inspiredadventures.com.au – Sticky

BEST LIVE STREAMING OF THE YEAR
Surfest
All Sport Show
BARTv

BEST ONLINE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Newcastle Reservoir Number 1 – Out of the Square
The Anzac Memorial Walk – Out of the Square
The Cleanists Season 2 – Bocanegra
Daniel Johns – Going on 16 [Official Video] – Guts Creative [37 animators]
L’il Mike Listen Up! Submitted – RollingBall Productions [Director Steve Pasvolsky, Producer April Howard, Animator Phil Jennings, Composer Luke Pittman, Indigenous Rapper L’il Abie and Makita Douglass]