Bloom Cycle - Sustainable Trophies & Awards 🌻

It’s been such a big year, and last night was about celebrating some wins🌻💥 From the inaugural 2026 @creativebrisbane Awards: @bloom.cycle : ⭐️Created the awards for the event ⭐️Was a finalist in 2 categories: • Most Innovative Collaboration – Circular Timber Joint Innovation (with @csirogram & @unisc.australia ) • Disability-Led Industry Collaboration – Corporate Recognition Reimagined ⭐️Received highly commended in Most Innovative Collaboration ⭐️Presented the Best Urban or Public Art / Activity Collaboration Award on stage to @uapcompany Couldn’t be prouder of the team. Thank you to the sponsors and all the winners - honoured to be part of it. @griffithuniversity @atqpac @brisbanecitycouncil @crpennywolff @bcmgroupaus @aruga_au @m4magency @kioskfilm @visitsouthbank 🏆🌻 #CreativeBrisbane #BloomCycle #SocialEnterprise #CircularEconomy #girlboss

Bloom Cycle trophies are now sitting in schools all across Australia, literally from the Northern Territory down to Tasmania 🌱 These 20 pieces were created for the Entrepreneurial Schools program by Young Change Agents, supporting schools to build a culture of agency, creativity, and innovation. Each piece is customised for the individual school, made from reclaimed timber, and handcrafted here in Brisbane. Just meaningful recognition that reflects the people, communities, and mindset behind it. From a little idea at home to something now sitting in schools right across the country 🌻🏆 @youngchangeagents

Honoured to be named a finalist in the 2026 Bonner Electorate Awards. Even more special to have created the trophies for the winners. It’s a privilege to see them in people’s hands, celebrating real stories and real impact. This is what Bloom Cycle is all about, turning waste into something meaningful and rethinking how we recognise people. Thank you to Kara Cook MP and the Bonner Electorate for trusting me with this. 🌻⭐️🩷🏆 @karacookbonner @joanpeasemp @bloom.cycle

Bloom Cycle in London 🇬🇧 So proud to see Bloom Cycle pieces travelling across the world and representing sustainable Queensland manufacturing internationally - especially in London, where I was born. Queensland on the global stage. And we’re only just getting started 🌏 @tradeinvestqld @bloom.cycle #tiq #tradeinvestmentqueensland #circulareconomy #australianmade #socialenterprise

This is 30. No better way to spend my birthday than at Australian Manufacturing Week. Entering a new decade doing what I love, with the social enterprise I built - creating pathways for more women and people with disabilities into employment and manufacturing. Spent the day talking manufacturing, sustainability and local production, attending the Educator and Industry Networking Event, and catching up with Queensland Government, Australian Made, Manufacturing Skills Queensland, and Koenig Machinery - who supplied my laser machinery upgrade. Even managed to squeeze in a birthday lunch with friends who share the exact same birthday. Spending my birthday working and honestly couldn’t be happier. So proud of how far Bloom Cycle has come, and excited to see what the next decade brings. Now time to head home for cuddles with the kids 🌻 @australianmadecampaign @koenig.machinery @msq_qld @qldgov @bcec_brisbane @bloom.cycle #amw2026 #SocialEnterprise #WomenInManufacturing #BloomCycle #qldmade

Great to catch up with Zoe and her son recently, who also enjoyed a little play while we chatted, to learn more about @bloom.cycle . 🌱🏆 Bloom Cycle is a Brisbane-based social enterprise creating sustainable trophies and awards from repurposed timber waste, while also providing meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities. As a proud Wynnum Manly local and fellow Moreton Bay College alumni, it was lovely hearing Zoe’s passion for sustainability, local manufacturing and community impact. Thanks for dropping in for a chat. 💙

Queensland craftsmanship on the global stage 🌏 So proud to see this custom Bloom Cycle recognition piece, handcrafted in Brisbane from reclaimed timber, now sitting at Trade and Investment Queensland’s office in Shanghai 🇦🇺🇨🇳 #BloomCycle #Shanghai #TradeAndInvestmentQueensland #Queensland #SocialEnterprise @tradeinvestqld @qldgov

Excited to share I’ll be speaking at Think Autism 2026 in Melbourne on Saturday 30 May. I’ll be part of the Autistic Entrepreneurs in Focus showcase, sharing a bit of the Bloom Cycle story - building a different kind of business, shaped by neurodivergent thinking, sustainability and going against the grain. Really grateful to be included in a line-up of people doing such important, interesting work. Would love to see you there. Tickets: /think-autism-2026 Donations: / #ThinkAutism2026 #SocialEnterprise #bloomcycle @wearejustgold @autisticprideday

Something special for Decarb Pitch Fest #4 last week. Huge congratulations to the very deserving winners Hailo ⚡️ @energylabau @theprecinctbrisbane

Big news for this small business. Turning overlooked timber into recognition. Bloom Cycle has been selected as one of five SEQ businesses awarded the SME Boost Innovation Voucher through Griffith University. Led by Griffith Business School and ADaPT, and backed by Bendigo Bank, the program connects us directly with researchers, facilities, and technical expertise. These photos are from our first visit to Griffith Gold Coast with Professor Hassan Karampour, Professor of Structural Engineering, and today’s visit to the Department of Primary Industries, meeting with Adam Faircloth, Team Leader, Forest Product Innovation, at the Salisbury Research Facility - home to Australia’s largest forest products research capability. Our work sits within the Queensland Future Timber Plan 2050, focused on strengthening timber supply, innovation, and circular use of materials across the industry. SO PROUD to be part of this, and excited for the collaboration ahead on solving waste streams in timber manufacturing. 🌳🏆 @qldgov @qldagriculture @griffithuniversity @griffithbiz @bendigobankofficial

From completing the @brisbanecitycouncil x @artisanqld Maker Entrepreneurship Program this time last year.. to now running a local manufacturing company and social enterprise redefining recognition. Full circle reconnecting with Carmel, CEO of Artisan, last night. Bloom Cycle was honoured to create the trophies for the inaugural Creative Brisbane Awards. @creativebrisbane @bloom.cycle @brisbanecitycouncil @artisanqld 🏆🌻 #BloomCycle #CreativeBrisbane #artisanqld #SocialEnterprise #circulareconomy

Bloom Cycle had its first ever poster presentation at the National Suicide Prevention Conference today, and the lovely Alicia was there representing it. We connected online just last week after I put out a call for support, and she stepped in without hesitation. A complete stranger who chose kindness and showed up to carry this story. The poster, “From Crisis to Creation: How making meaning supports suicide prevention and social connection,” shares how making trophies started for me - during a hard time, I was encouraged to make something just for myself, and I made a trophy to recognise my own survival. It also speaks to something bigger. Autistic women are significantly more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviours, often linked to isolation, masking, and a loss of identity. This work explores how creativity, recognition, and purpose can help rebuild that sense of meaning and connection. It means so much to me that my story can be shared, even in rooms I can’t be in. Alicia, thank you for your kindness and for representing this work so thoughtfully. @lifelineaustralia @bloom.cycle @asnevents #nspc26