2024 QLD Seafood Industry Awards photo gallery
2024 Seafood Industry Awards Gala Dinner2024 QLD Seafood Industry Awards Gala Dinner and Award Presentation
Gala Dinner guests meet and mingle with Queensland’s celebrity chef and seafood enthusiast Chef Mel Alafaci also known as “Chef Mel – The Happy Chef” (left).
Gala Dinner Guests
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Pre-dinner Drinks at the sold out 2024 Seafood Industry Awards Gala Dinner
QSMA Secretary turned event organiser and host, Neil Moretto with MC Jonathan Fogarty.
Gala Dinner Guests
The Hon. Mark Furner MP, Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, and Minister for Rural Communities (centre) with Stefan Diacos, Acting CEO, A Raptis and Sons (left) and QSMA Secretary and Gala Dinner Host, Neil Moretto.
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QSMA President Ian Hamilton and Kristee Hamilton
Former QSMA President Marshal Betzel with partner, Vivian Gennari
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Young Achiever Award winner Sienna Green with Stefan Diacos, Acting CEO, A Raptis and Sons
People Development Award winner Austral Fisheries with Daniel Musson, CEO, Australian Food Super
Research, Development & Extension Award winner Tuna Australia with Dr Patrick Hone, Managing Director, FRDC
Environment Award winner Ridley Agriproducts with The Hon. Mark Furner MP, Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, and Minister for Rural Communities
Gala Dinner special guest, Celebrity Chef Mel - The Happy Chef and Owner of Vanilla Zulu Cooking School.
Special guest, Celebrity Chef Mel and Owner of Vanilla Zulu Cooking School talks about "dressing up a dish".
Celebrity Chef Mel in action - demonstrating how to build a "stack".
More "stack".
Who wants to build a stack? 3 volunteers please....
The 2024 Seafood Industry Awards Stack building competition!
Ready, steady, go...... 
Stack building in action. Soooo much fun!
Can you spot the winner?
Competition judge: The Hon. Mark Furner MP, Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, and Minister for Rural Communities
Chef Mel's Stack Building competition is drawing a crowd.
The winning culinary stack creation by Arty Raptis.
We present the winner of the 2024 Seafood Industry Awards Stack Building Competition - Arty Raptis!
"The stack" creations.
QLD Industry Ambassador Award winner Nick Schulz - received on behalf of Nick Schulz by David Leotta.
Health & Safety Award winner Tuna Australia with Julie Petty, General Manager Project and Policy, SIA
Primary Producer Award winner Australian Prawn Farms with David Bobberman, QSIA on behalf of Peter Frazis, MG Kailis Lobster
Primary Producer Award winner Australian Prawn Farms with David Bobberman, QSIA on behalf of Peter Frazis, MG Kailis Lobster
Primary Producer Award winner Australian Prawn Farms with David Bobberman, QSIA on behalf of Peter Frazis, MG Kailis Lobster
Business Award (Small) winner Little Tuna with Matt West, President, Australian Prawn Farmers Assoc.
Business Award (Large) winner Independent Seafood Producers (ISP) with Marshall Betzel on behalf of Mark and Debbie Ahern, Debbie’s Seafood
Promotion Award winner Umar Nguyen, The Fish Girl with Ian Hamilton, Aussie Seafood House
Restaurant Award winner Salt House Cairns with Fiona Martin, Marketing Manager, Seafarms
Take-Away Fish & Chips Award winner Fisheries on the Spit Mooloolaba with Paul Schenk on behalf of Bernadette Ditchfield, A/Director General, Dept of Agriculture & Fisheries
Business Award (large) winners, Shawn and Renee McAtamney from Independent Seafood Producers (ISP)
Lucky winners! Lui & Pam Garozzo from Salt House restaurant, Cairns
Happy winners - Little Tuna
2024 Queensland Seafood Industry Awards - Your hosts: QSMA Chair Ian Hamilton, Aussie Seafood House with QSMA Secretary Neil Moretto, Lenrex Seafood Marketers
Gala Dinner event organisers QSMA secretary Neil Moretto and Silke Neumann-Hale, BRIO Media
Gala Dinner Special Guest - Melanie Alafaci (centre), also known as Chef Mel - The Happy Chef with QSMA's Fiona Martin and Ian Hamilton