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The Australasian Spa Association announces 2014 spa winners

04 Nov 2014 . BY Helen Andrews

The Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat (pictured) won the Best Destination Spa – Health Retreat Award this year

The Australasian Spa Association (ASpa) announced the winners of its 2014 Awards of Excellence at the end of the annual ASpa Conference on 28 October at the Langham Hotel in Melbourne.

More than 20 finalists were recognised as industry leaders and a total of 13 winners were celebrated at the Moroccan-themed Gala Dinner that closed the two-day event looking at “Global Spa and Wellness – Inspiration, Wisdom, Practice.”

The judging panel for the awards is independently selected and consists of industry leaders and peers. After a written submission by candidate spas, finalists are selected and then mystery shopped. The final score is the addition of the written submission grade and the mystery shop together.

Winners for 2014 are as follows:

Best Urban Day Spa
Winner: MISS FOX Melbourne
1st Runner Up: spaQ at QT Sydney
2nd Runner Up: Stephanie’s Urban Spa

Best Rural Day Spa
Winner: Peace & Quiet
1st Runner Up: RACV One Spa Healesville
2nd Runner Up: Salus Spa at The Lakehouse
3rd Runner Up: Chahoya Spa by L’Occitane

Best Destination Spa – Health Retreat
Winner: Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat
1st Runner Up: Cabarita Ocean Retreat

Best Destination Spa – Resort
Winner: The Mineral Spa
1st Runner Up: spaQ Port Douglas
2nd Runner Up: One Spa RACV Torquay

Best Natural Bathing Spa
Winner: Peninsula Hot Springs
1st Runner Up: Polynesian Spa

Best Hotel Spa
Winner: spaQ at QT Gold Coast
1st Runner Up: Stephanies Mountain Spa
2nd Runner Up: Salus Spa at The Lakehouse

Best Medi-spa
Winner: Aquarius Health and Medi-spa
1st Runner Up: Peninsula Life Medi-spa

Best Spa Experience
Winner: Peace & Quiet and Salus Spa at The Lakehouse
1st Runner Up: Peninsula Hot Springs
2nd Runner Up: Amara Wellness Centre

Best Spa Manager
Winner: Jacqueline Cornish at MISS FOX
1st Runner Up: Jackie Juricev at One Spa RACV City Club
2nd Runner Up: Parmeshwari Dewan at Bebe Spa Sanctuary

Best Spa Therapist
Winner: Shivanjani Lata at Bebe Spa Sanctuary
1st Runner Up: Erin Holmes at MISS FOX
2nd Runner Up: Gemma Simmons at One Spa RACV City Club

Best Spa Supplier – Product
Winner: Li’tya
1st Runner Up: Subtle Energies
2nd Runner Up: LaGaia

Best Spa Supplier – Other
Winner: Designer Muzik

Best Spa/ Wellbeing Educational Course – Certificate/ Diploma
Winner: William Angliss

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