Across the Whitsundays, certain businesses help define the region. They reflect resilience, pride, community spirit, and a commitment to looking after one another. Murroona Gardens stands among them as a nominee for the Best of the Whitsundays: Business of the Year 2025.
For more than fifty years, Murroona Gardens has been more than an aged care service. It has been a cornerstone of Bowen—a place where generations of families have found comfort, where locals have built careers, and where the values of trust, care, and community continue to guide every decision. Recognition in the Whitsunday Business Awards is a tribute to residents, families, staff, volunteers, local partners, and the broader community who have shaped Murroona Gardens into what it is today.
Murroona Gardens embodies the very essence of the Whitsunday Business of the Year: excellence in service, leadership in community, and commitment to sustainable growth. It strengthens Bowen socially and economically. As one of the region’s largest employers, it provides stable careers, supports local families, and ensures resources circulate within the community. Being a not-for-profit means every resource is reinvested locally, multiplying benefits and fostering growth within the region.
Strong relationships enrich everything Murroona Gardens does. Residents are supported to live each day with dignity, purpose, and connection. Families trust the team during life’s tender moments. Partnerships with local businesses, schools, health providers, and community organisations create a foundation for a stronger, more connected Whitsundays. Every collaboration reflects the best of what regional communities can achieve together.
Looking ahead, 2026 will bring one of the most significant developments in Murroona Gardens’ history with the construction of a new 24-bed dementia small house model home. This project will transform dementia care, create local jobs, support trades and suppliers, and further strengthen Bowen’s economic resilience. It is a development built for the Whitsundays, by the Whitsundays.
Murroona Gardens is also a national finalist in the Australian Training Awards for Small Employer of the Year, with winners to be announced on 5 December in Darwin. Representing the Whitsundays on a national stage demonstrates the strength, capability, and spirit of regional Queensland, showing that investment in people leads to remarkable outcomes.
The passion behind Murroona Gardens comes from the community. Every resident supported, every family walked alongside, and every staff member choosing a career there contributes to its heartbeat. Recognition in these awards reaffirms the commitment to making each day the best it can be for everyone in the care community.
Murroona Gardens continues to serve the Whitsundays with pride, representing the region on every stage.
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