Water Professional of the Year Award
2024 Prof. Leslie (Phil) Duncan, Galambany Professorial Fellow
2023 Ian Law, IBL Solutions
2021 Dr Annette Davison, Risk Edge
2020 Grant Leslie, Balmoral Group Australia
2019 Kevin Young, Sydney Water
(Highly Commended: Kurt Dahl, Permeate Partners)
2018 Daniel Lambert, Arup
2017 Carmel Krogh OAM, Shoalhaven Water
2016 Dr Fang Chen, Data61
Young Water Professional of the Year Award
2024 Steve Adamthwaite, Associate | NSW/ACT Water Business Leader, Arup
2023 Chelsea Hayward, Jacobs
2022 Michael Carter, Hunter H2O
2021 Shannon Davies, AECOM
2020 Dr Tanja Rosenqvist, RMIT
(Highly Commended - Jocelyn Ellero, SMEC)
2019 Dr Yulia Shutova, AECOM
(Highly Commended - Ronica Koey, Sydney Water)
2018 Casey Magee, GHD
2017 Shona Fitzgerald, Sydney Water
2016 Kathryn Silvester, Sydney Water
Student Water Prize
2024 Ting Zhou, University of Technology Sydney
2023 Rebecca Carlier, The University of Newcastle
2022 Huan Liu, University of Technology Sydney
2021 Chris Skellern, The University of Sydney
2020 Alana Saliba, The University of Sydney
Optimisation of the Water System at Visy Paper Smithfield (VP3&6)
2019 Florence Choo, University of New South Wales
Real-time Monitoring of Cyanobacteria: Validation of Fluorometers as a Tool for
Optimising Treatment Processes
2018 Karthick Thiyagarajan, University of Technology Sydney
Robust Sensor Technologies Combined with Smart Predictive Analytics for Modelling
Concrete Corrosion in Sewers
2017 Kaitlyn Bell, Shoalhaven Water and the University of Wollongong
Development of a Performance Measuring Device for Improved Monitoring of
Sewer Pump Stations
Infrastructure Project Innovation Award
2024 Regional: Record-Breaking Rehabilitation of a DN500 Watermain in Rutherford -
Interflow and Hunter Water
Metro: Sydney Water’s Purified Recycled Water Discovery Centre - Sydney Water,
Confluence Water (Downer Utilities, Jacobs, and Ventia joint venture)
2023 Regional: Jubullum Aboriginal Community Water Project - Department of Planning
and Environment, Clarence Valley Council and EcoTeam
Metro: Balickera Tunnel Restoration - Hunter Water, Abergeldie
Complex Infrastructure and Tunnelling Solutions
2022 Regional: Gayini Nimmie-Caira Wetlands - The Department of Planning,
Industry and Environment
Metro: IoT Wastewater Blockage Detection - Sydney Water
2021 Regional: A Water Quality Digital Revolution Partnership for Bathurst –
D2K Information & Bathurst Regional Council
Metro: Geospatial Planning Tool – Sydney Water, Arup, Aurecon & GHD
2020 Project Gilghi: Modular Self Contained Solar WTP for Remote Indigenous Communities –
Aurecon and Ampcontrol
2019 Green Square Stormwater Drainage Project – City of Sydney and Sydney Water
2018 Googong Township Integrated Water Cycle – Stantec
(Highly Commended - Parkes Integrated Water Infrastructure Renewal Project –
Parkes Shire Council)
2017 Yamba Sewerage Augmentation - Clarence Valley Council, Public Works Advisory and
DPI Water
2016 Treating high sugar wastewater – BioGill Operations Pty Ltd & Ferrero Australia
R&D Excellence Award (previously known as the Research Innovation Award)
2024 Upland Peat Swamps of the Woronora Plateau - Hydrological Monitoring and Water Balance Modelling -
WaterNSW and UNSW Water Research Laboratory
2023 Collaborative Research Project for NOM Reduction Through Catalytic Advanced
Oxidation - Infinite Water and Sydney Water
2022 Minimisation of Leaks and Breaks in Pipes with Innovative Integrated
Deployment - WaterNSW
2021 Development of Wastewater Epidemiology for NSW – Collaboration on
SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring in Wastewater – Sydney Water, WaterRA & Water Unit –
NSW Health
2020 Innovative Sensor Suites and Intelligent Robotics for Condition Assessment of
Concrete Sewers – University of Technology Sydney and Sydney Water
2019 R2T2 Rapid Response Robot – For the Non-Destructive Inspection and Assessment of
Critical Water Mains – University of Technology Sydney and Sydney Water
2018 Success in Data Analytics – Sydney Water and Data61 Collaboration – Data61, CSIRO
and Sydney Water
2017 Better management of sewers – Exploiting Photonics Sensors Research through
to its Introduction to the Water Industry - Sydney Water, City University of London and
Edinburgh Napier University
2016 Advanced Condition Assessment and Pipe Failure Prediction Project - Sydney Water
Organisational Excellence Award (formerly Program Innovation Award)
2024 Urban Plunge - Sydney Water
2023 Town Water Risk Reduction Program - Department of Planning and Environment
2022 Sydney Water Innovation Festival - Sydney Water and Isle Utilities
2021 Global Challenge – Partnering to Invest, Influence and Tangibly
Impact Sustainable Development Goal 6 – Arup
2020 Recycled Water for a Greener Parkes – Parkes Shire Council
2019 Energy Master Plan – Sydney Water
2018 System Blueprints Program – Sydney Water, AAJV: AECOM-Aurecon Joint Venture, and
ENSureJV: GHD-Jacobs Joint Venture
2017 Keep wipes out of the pipes - Sydney Water
2016 Lake Macquarie Sports Field Improvement Program, Lake Macquarie City Council
Kamal Fernando Mentoring Award
2022 Renny Chivunga, Engineer Water, Aurecon
2021 Dammika Vitanage, Asset and Infrastructure, Sydney Water
2020 Daniel Lambert, Australasia Water Leader, Arup
2019 Saravanamuth Vigneswaran, Director, Centre for Technologies in Water and Wastewater,
The University of Technology Sydney
2017 Andrew Francis, Director Infrastructure, Parkes Shire Council
2016 Rita Henderson, UNSW
Roger Pettitt Award
2024 Leonie Huxedurp
2022 Shoshana Fogelman
2021 Karen Eldridge
2020 Ivan Reolon
2016 Will Strachan
