The Great Southern Community Housing Association (GSCHA) has won the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Bendigo Bank Community Business Award for 2010. The Business Awards Gala Presentation Dinner was held at Wignalls Winery in Albany on Friday, February 19. Distinguished guests included the Hon Troy Buswell, Minister for Housing and Works, Agricultural Minister Terry Redman and WACCI president James Pearson. The GSCHA Chief Executive Officer Kaz Sternberg said: “It is a fantastic achievement for the organisation that is fortunate to have an extremely proficient team of staff whose support and resilience during a time of significant change has now been well rewarded through this honour. Staff members are to be congratulated for being willing to embrace the opportunities that have presented themselves to the association in recent years. The time for success through quiet determination is over. Thanks are also due to the Board of Management whose support, encouragement and feedback have enabled the organisation to build capacity and move forward as a Growth Provider that can effectively respond to the escalating housing needs of the community in the Great Southern region.”