• April 2009 - Hidden Secrets Tours is a nominee in the 2009 Business 3000 Awards to be announced in November.
• August 2008 Fiona Sweetman won a Melbourne Award 2008. on August 30 this year. Fiona received the award in the category for and Individual's Contribution to City Profile.

Thanks to all of your support, and we hope you continue to enjoy the city as much as we do.  

• Hidden Secrets Tours and Shopping Secrets Pty Ltd, won the Lord Mayors Innovation award 2005, this was in recognition of the tours and the Shopping Guide together. This was presented at the ARAV retail night of nights. www.arav.com.au

** Fiona was invited to be a judge for this same award in 2006, and amongst a strong group of 11 finalists, Jason Grech was the winner, with is innovative attention to taking the business beyond the shop front. Congratulations Jason and Harry!! www.jasongrech.com.au
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Hidden Secrets Tours was created as a result of Shopping Secrets Publishing receiving the Melbourne City Council’s Small Business Development Grant in 2003 to start a tours component to the publishing business. The two businesses are now separate working in alternate worlds of Tourism and Publishing.. the latter where Shopping Secrets Pty Ltd has expanded to international cities too. Both continue to share knowledge of Melbourne in the difference spheres of tourism and publishing.