The Australian Water Association Awards were announced at the Ozwater Awards in Adelaide and recognised outstanding achievements for the Australian water industry.
As a world leader in water management Australia is recognised globally for its skills, expertise and knowledge. Along with awarding established and experienced industry players, the AWA awards program acknowledges emerging talent in the sector. The winners and finalists in the young water professional category and the student awards suggest that the future of the Australian water sector is in good hands.
AWA CEO Tom Mollenkopf commented, “The AWA awards program is now approaching its 50th year and, I am pleased to say, is getting better with age. The awards program offers a great opportunity to showcase some of the great work that is being undertaken by the Australian water sector and share best practice. ”
Award Winners:
AWA Program Innovation
SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership – Water by Design (QLD)
Highly Commended: ACTEW Corporation
AWA Infrastructure Project Innovation
Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) – The Cloudbreak Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Scheme (WA)
Highly Commended:SA Water Corporation, United Water International Pty Ltd, Jeffries Group, KBR
Water Industry Safety Excellence Award
Sydney Water, Bovis Lend Lease, CLM Infrastructure, Veolia Water Network Service - Networks Alliance
Highly Commended:Water Infrastructure Group
AWA Honorary Life Membership
Roderick Lehmann
AWA Water Professional of the Year
Peter Dillon - CSIRO Land and Water (SA)
AWA Water Industry Woman of the Year
Christobel Ferguson – ALS Water Resources Group (NSW)
AWA Young Water Professional of the Year
Josh Byrne – Josh Byrne & Associates (WA)
Highly Commended:Kate Miles
Undergraduate Water Prize
Chris Browne – Australian National University (ACT
Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Mathuja Bavanendrakumar
Best Oz Water 11 Paper
Lionel Ho
‘Monitoring the Performance of GAC Filters for the Treatment of River Murray Water’
Best Ozwater 11 Poster
Sabrina Woon and Maazuza Othman
Biogas Production Potential from Meat Processing Plant
Photocaptions: Christobel Ferguson, AWA Water Industry Woman of the Year 2011, Sponsored by CH2M HILL; Peter Dillon, AWA Water Professional of the Year 2011, Sponsored by SMEC; Josh Byrne, AWA Young Water Professional of the Year 2011.
