AUSTRALIA WORLD LEADER IN WATER MANAGEMENT

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.

www.awa.asn.au