2025 Recap Video

Celebrating Excellence: Givers Gain & Highest Performers

This section proudly showcases our Top Givers and Highest Performers—those who have consistently demonstrated exceptional commitment, leadership, and contribution to our BNI community.

Chapter Givers Gain award 2025 Highest Performers

BNI Active Networkers Anthony Sinclair Michael Kimbel

Dominic Monaco

BNI Business Accelerator Hans Mills James Marshall

BNI Business By The Beach David Lamond David Lamond

Shannyn Merlo

Cassia Beruldsen

BNI Business Decision Makers Paul Kingston Vincent Choi

BNI CBD Lorenzo Rigoni Nicole Gomizel

Simon James

BNI City Business Jordi Xourafas Maria McQuillan

BNI City Corporate Daniel Delacorn Richard Duerden

BNI Greenacres Network Alison Margaritis Alison Margaritis

BNI Horizon Marie-Claire-Ross Corinne Turley

BNI Innovation Ciara Molloy Paul Ostaff

BNI Melbourne Inner East Kishani Navaratne Kishani Navaratne

BNI Mid Morning Networkers Daniel Stein Paul Wagstaff

BNI Momentum Arun Marappan Keren Loyer

BNI Next Gen Vincent Chan James Porto
BNI Peak Performance Johann Poppenbeck Michael Jensen

Nicole Stewart

BNI Platinum One Kane Barnett Frank Valentic

BNI Port Phillip Network Partners Online Melinda Kay Melinda Kay

BNI Prestige Simone Chin Fereshteh Lajevardi

BNI Quantum Brad Kirby Aidan Brady

BNI Referral Exchange Melissa Barlas Michael Hain

BNI Success Alliance Ben Lam Ben Lam

BNI Yarra Business Partners Andrew Rothfield Scott Lawson

Message From Braith Bamkin for the 2023 BNIMC Awards

Thank you everyone for attending. What an amazing time we had. Thank you to our sponsors and congratulations to all the winners.

Chapter of the Year

BNI Business By The Beach

1st runner up

BNI Momentum

2nd runner up

BNI Referral and BNI Platinum One

Top Member

Jonno McCartney 

Runner Up

Mary Maatouk 

Runner Up

Ildi Racz-Prosser 

Runner Up

Mike Dooley

Director Awards - Top Performer

Paul Ostaff

Director Awards - Givers Gain

Malinda Kay

Highest Percentage of Members in the Green

BNI Momentum

Highest Percentage of Members in the Green - 2nd Place

BNI Platinum One

Highest Percentage of Members in the Green - 3rd Place

Business By The Beach

Notable Networkers (Most one to ones and Most Referrals)

Mimmo Lahia

Notable Networkers (Most Visitors)

Mike Dooley 

Notable Networkers (Most Thank You for Closed Business)

Mark Obushak and Nigel Walton

Chapter Givers Gain award 2023 Highest Performers

BNI Active Networkers         Anthony Sinclair                     Gus Mcallister 

BNI Business Accelerator         Mark Harrosh           Mark Harrosh 

BNI Business By The Beach         Laura Hahn and Diana Ambrozie Mimmo Lahia 

BNI CBD         Jaco Vorster   Derek Stewart 

BNI City Business       Pooja Kelkar   Maria McQuillan 

BNI City Corporate       Frank Jardim   Lana Rubinstein 

BNI Corporate Decision Makers       Grant Thomas   Joey Corso 

BNI Greenacres Network       Suvidh Arora   Alison Margaritis 

BNI Innovation       Boris Feldman   Paul Ostaff 

BNI Melbourne Inner East       Colm MacGowan   Luke Fuller 

BNI Melbourne Online Networking       Paul Tsikopoulos   Paul Tsikopoulos 

BNI Mid Morning Networkers       Daniel Stein   Paul Wagstaff 

BNI Momentum       Wendy Marshall   Ildi Racz-Prosser 

BNI Peak Performance       Dean Spicer           Dean Spicer 

BNI Platinum One       Jonno McCartney   Jonno McCartney 

BNI Port Phillip Network Partners Online       Melinda Kay   Melinda Kay 

BNI Prestige       Susan Willems   Tom Ryan 

BNI Referral Exchange       Megan Taylor   Mary Maatouk 

BNI Yarra Business Partners       Scott Lawson   Scott Lawson 

BNI City Edge       Jackson Barren