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We know that there are brilliant young shop owners and managers in the industry (not enough sadly, but more than people give the industry credit for). We've met them while judging for the awards and at the Next Generation seminars we've held.

Listed below are the nominations for 2017. We will be sending each an email but in the meantime if you're name is on here you can get a jump start and think about your video entry.

How do I win?

Make a video (maximum five minutes) on your phone or ipad or with a camcorder and either upload it to youtube, or a filesharing site like hightail and send us a link (awards@paintandpanel.com.au) or send it to the Paint & Panel offices on a memory stick.

Tell us about yourself, your role in the business, your ambitions for the future and any other involvement in industry associations or community initiatives.

A quick note, videos are not being judged on your quality directorial skills but rather the quality of the person. Remember this is the Paint and Panel Rising Star, not the Academy Award for best videography. See the winning entry from 2016 below.

Winners will be featured in the November issue of the magazine, will receive a trophy and be invited to the our spectacular award presentation dinner in Sydney in October this year.

2017 Nominations

Joe Musico - Musico Smash Repairs
Dan Maher - L&M Smash Repairs
Greg Agoulian - Basha Autohaus
Tim McDonald - Silverwater Smash Repairs
Johnny Karavasilias - Marrickville Prestige Smash Repairs Pty Ltd
George Karras - Capital SMART Repairs
Scott Stephens - Smashtec and Monza Smash Repairs
Paul Mackay - Miranda Auto Body
Chris Gosney - Mark McHugh Body Works
Cohen Gaiter - Granite Belt Body Works
Suliaman Kahn - Brisbane Panel and Paint
Steve Prappas - Sheen Panel Service - Croydon
Frank Marchitto - Corso Body Works
Adam Djemal - Richmond Panels
Carly Ruggeri - Europanels
Paul McAuliffe - Geelong Smash Repairs
Aydin Numanoglu - Brighton Panel Works
Chris Geary - 5 star panels
John Schievenin - Portside Seaton Crash Repairs
Ben Napoli - Carisbrook Collision Repair Centre
Amer Sibai - Glynde Garage
Ben Napoli - Smithfield Collision Repair Centre
David Francesca - West Perth Panel and Paint
Dusti-lee Franchi - Stokes and Renk Panel and Paint
Nick Beams - Thomas Parker Rare Spares
Kate Presnell - Gary Presnell Bodyworks
Dacoda Endacott - Leven Smash Repairs
Luke Sampson - Sampson smash repairs
Ben Schwartzkopff - Rosenthal Crash Repairs

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