2024 Awards for Excellence Winners
The annual Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence winners have been announced!
Congratulations to the following winners:
- Winner of the Excellence in Asset Management Award – Brisbane City Council for Kedron Brook Flood Recovery.
- Winner of the Excellence in Research and Innovation Award – BMT and Alluvium for Tuflow: Integrated Environmental Modelling. Along with project partners Tuflow, Griffith University and Healthy Land and Water. Highly Commended Award – Engeny, Avid Property Group and Arcadis for Lucas Creek Waterway Diversion
- Winner of the Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design – Engeny and Intrapac Property for Whiterock Harvesting Pond and Natural Channel.
- Winner of the Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning – Logan City Council and Alluvium for Stormwater Quality Offsets Implementation Plan. Along with project partners EcoFutures, Natural Capital Economics and Healthy Land & Water. Highly Commended Award – Bundaberg Regional Council, E2DesignLab and Tract for Washpool Creek Master Plan
- Winner of the Excellence in Policy and Education – Ipswich City Council for Stormwater Quality Improvement Program Review.
- Winner of the Excellence in Infrastructure – E2DesignLab for UQ Lake Renewal. Along with project partners; The University Of Queensland, Landscapology, Ecosure, Golding, Webb Australia, and Peel Consulting.
- Winner of the Early Stormwater Professional of 2024 – Kelen Marczak Polli. Highly Commended Awards – Carson Ly, Daniel Rider and Sheyanne Frisby
2023 Award for Excellence Winners
The annual Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence winners have been announced. Congratulations to the following winners:
- Winner of the Excellence in Policy and Education Award – The Ocean Protect Podcast – Ocean Protect
- Winner of the Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning Award – Bargara Emerging Communities Master Planning – Bundaberg Regional Council & AECOM
- Winner of the Early Stormwater Professional of the Year – Teneale Jeffrey
- Honourable Mention – Early Stormwater Professional – Tina Wang
2022 Awards for Excellence Winners
The annual Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence winners have been announced. Congratulations to the following winners:
- Winner of the Excellence in Asset Management Award – Sydney Olympic Park Asset Management Plan by E2Designlab
- Winner of the Excellence in Research and Innovation Award – Native Plant Performance for Low Maintenance Green Roofs in South East Queensland by (GIRLS) Green Infrastructure Research Labs, Cities Research Institute at Griffith University
- Winner of the Excellence in Policy and Education Award – Ocean Protect Podcast by Ocean Protect along with Construction Management and Waterway Protection Taskforce by Sunshine Coast Council
- Winner of the Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design Award – Hanlon Park by Brisbane City Council, Bligh Tanner, Tract, Core, Webb, Littoria and Epoca Constructions
- Winner of the Early Stormwater Professional of the Year Award – Ben Penhallurick and Highly Commended, Carlos Gambirazio
- Highly Commended of Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning Award – Sunshine Coast Stormwater Management Strategy by Sunshine Coast Council.
2020 Awards for Excellence Winners
Congratulations to all the amazing projects and project teams that received an award for the 2020 Awards for Excellence.
- Winner of the Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning Award – Providence North Integrated Stormwater System – Engeny Water Management & Okeland Communities.
- Winner of the Excellence in Infrastructure Award – Pine Rivers Park river restoration works – Alluvium Consulting, Moreton Bay Regional Council & Stringybark Consulting
- Winner of the Excellence in Asset Management Award – SPELCheck online portal – SPEL Stormwater.
- Winner of the Excellence in Research and Innovation Award – Stormwater treatment systems within North Queensland agricultural catchments – Terrain NRM on behalf of the Wet Tropics Consortium, AWC, & Department of Environment and Science.
- Commendation: Golden Beach and Bellara Avenue Storm Watered Street Tree Trial Project – Sunshine Coast Council & Design Flow Consulting.
- Winner of the Excellence in Policy & Education Award – Zero Litter to Ocean – Ocean Protect & Stormwater NSW.
2019 Awards for Excellence Winner
At a packed Waterfront Terrace, Hilton Cairns an audience of stormwater professionals celebrated the achievements of Queensland’s Stormwater Industry at the 2019 Stormwater Queensland Awards for Excellence.
Designed to encourage and celebrate excellence in the innovation, development, completion and management of stormwater projects and the people involved. There were six award categories on offer with awards being handed out in five of those categories.
- Award – Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning – Winner – Scrubby Creek Catchment Recovery Plan developed by E2Designlab, Logan City Council, LAT27, Catchment Solutions and Synergy Solutions.
- Award – Excellence in Infrastructure – Winner – Torhaven – innovation and excellence through stormwater treatment by Ephemeral Wetland by E2Designlab, Water Technology and Defence Housing Australia.
- Award – Excellence in Research & Innovation – Winner – Development of Low-Cost Water Level Gauges by Water Modelling Solutions.
- Award – Excellence in Policy and Education Award – Winner – Davison Street Creek Restoration Project “Reconnecting Community with Creek” by Healthy Land and Water, Australian Government, Brisbane City Council, Save Our Waterways Now, Mode and CoDesign Studios.
- Award – Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design – Winner – Small Creek Naturalisation by Ipswich City Council, Bligh Tanner, Landscapology, Australian Wetlands and TLCC.
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2018 Awards for Excellence Winner
Stormwater Queensland congratulates the Winners of the 2018 Awards for Excellence
Category | Entrant |
Project |
Strategic or Master Planning | Premise, RBG Services, Ipswich City Council, Tract | Walloon Waterlea Estate Integrated Stormwater Management Strategy |
Research & Innovation | Ipswich City Council, Bureau of Meteorology, Advisian | Flash Flood Forecasting: The dream has now become a reality |
Infrastructure | BCC, Dept of Education | Nursery Road Waterway Rehabilitation Project |
Asset Management | Engeny Water Management, Ipswich City Council | Ipswich City Council Green Asset Project |
Policy & Education | Urban Environmental Solutions, Rocla, Social Ocean | Practical Application of AR&R 2016 Conference Series |
The Awards were presented at a celebration dinner at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in late August. The dinner featured an evening of entertainment while celebrating the best leaders and innovators in the Queensland stormwater industry. The event was an opportunity to toast the successes of the 2018 award winners and enjoy the opportunity to strengthen (and establish new) key industry contacts.
2017 Awards for Excellence Winners
EXCELLENCE IN STRATEGIC OR MASTER PLANNING
Highly Commended
Project Title: Townsville Regional Stormwater Strategy
Entrant: Bligh Tanner, AWC, Ethos Urban and Townsville City Council
Winner
Project Title: Big Plans for Small Creek
Entrant: Bligh Tanner, Ipswitch City Council, Landscapology, Nicoleap and Streamology
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Highly Commended
Project Title: Implementation of AR&R 2016 Blockage in Stormwater Assessment & Design
Entrant: Hydralinc and BMT WBM
Winner
Project Title: Australian Rainfall & Runoff 2016 Software Implementation
Entrant: Innovyze
EXCELLENCE IN INTEGRATED STORMWATER DESIGN
Winner
Project Title: Coorparoo Creek Park Project
Entrant: Brisbane City Council
EXCELLENCE IN POLICY AND EDUCATION
Highly Commended
Project: Educational Webinars for the Stormwater Industry
Entrant: Innovyze