Tourism, property and boating entrepreneurs, the Longhurst Family have a proud history of pioneering and innovation spanning over 50 years.
Brothers Tony and Rodney Longhurst accepted the accolade on behalf of their family.
Tony is a former racing car driver, two-time winner of the Bathurst 1000, and former Australian water skier champion, is CEO of The Boat Works at Coomera, the world-class boat yard and marina on the Coomera River.
Rodney is the owner of Riviera, Australia’s premium luxury motor yacht builder who builds around 150 yachts for the global market each year. Rivera operate a state-of-theart facility that is the largest luxury yacht building facility in the southern hemisphere and is located adjacent to The Boat Works.
Together, The Boat Works and Riviera own almost 40 hectares of prime riverfront land along the Coomera River, not far from Dreamworld, where their family began their history of investment in the Gold Coast.
