WESTERN AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Recognising Australian water innovation and excellence
Our state and national water awards program recognises outstanding achievements of individuals, organisations and students. The awards showcase innovation, leadership, infrastructure and inspiring positive change to drive a sustainable water future.
WA Honour Roll
Water Professional of the Year Award
2023 Cristiano Carvalho, Water Corporation
2021 Dr Fabiana Tessele, Tessele Consultants
2020 Chris Elliott, Busselton Water
2019 Jeremy Maher, City of Bayswater
2018 Nick Turner, Water Corporation
2017 Dr Raj Kurup, Environmental Engineers International
2016 Martin Anda, Murdoch University
Young Water Professional of the Year Award
2023 Liz Duguid, Water Corporation
2022 Phillip Meng, Water Corporation
2021 Chenoa Lange, Water Corporation
2020 Kevin Massez, Water Corporation
2019 Rebecca Ferguson, City of Bayswater
2018 Kate Bowker, Water Corporation
2017 Renee Blandin, Hyd2o
2016 Halinka Lamparski, Essential Environmental
Student Water Prize
2023 Maira Alvi, The University of Western Australia
Deep Learning for Prognostics of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
2022 Irina Sankoff, Murdoch University
Catching Collie’s Future
2021 Elkia Szczecinski, Curtin University
Formation and detection of bromophenols and their contribution
to plastic taste in drinking water
2020 Raveena Raju, The University of Western Australia
An Investigation into the Optimisation and Evaluation of Smart Ponds for Sludge
Management
2019 Jen Middleton, University of Western Australia
Unravelling Stream Ecosystem Functioning in Urban Landscapes to Improve
Management of Water Quality and Habitat
2018 Tom Wheeler, Murdoch University
Renewable Energy Reverse Osmosis Desalination in a Small Rural Village in Indonesia:
Case Study
2017 Sean Ding, University of Western Australia
Investigation of Bore Condition Assessment Methodologies and Determination
of Remaining Service Life
2016 Ashwin Nayak, Murdoch University
A Decision Support Tool for Outdoor Water Use Efficiency in Landscapes
Infrastructure Project Innovation Award
2023 Regional: Horrocks WTP Continuous Electrochlorination (CEC) Upgrade –
Water Corporation, Curtin University, and contributing organisations
2022 Metro: Neerabup Groundwater Scheme Expansion - GHD, Sacyr, Water Corporation
and Westforce Construction
2021 Regional: Vasse Diversion Drain Upgrade – Water Corporation
2021 Metro: Wharf Street Basin Next Generation Community Park - Urbaqua Ltd
2020 Regional: Busselton Water Filtration Plant No. 1 – Busselton Water & GHD
2020 Metro: Beenyup Advanced Water Recycling Plant Stage 2 – SUEZ & Water Corporation
2019 Kununurra Diversion Dam Gantry Crane – Water Corporation and Vector Lifting
2018 Groundwater Replenishment Scheme – Water Corporation
2017 Rottnest Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade - Guidera O’Connor &
Permeate Partners
2016 Ravenswood Pump Station Control System Upgrade – One Stone Consulting
with Water Corporation
R&D Excellence Award (previously known as the Research Innovation Award)
2023 The Economics of Public Open Spaces Under Water Scarcity - Claire Doll,
The University of Western Australia
2022 Driving Circular Economy in the Red Meat Industry - Tessele Consultants
2021 uPtakeProject - Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
2020 Naegleria Fowleri in Drinking Water Distribution Systems – CSIRO & Water Corporation
2019 Treatment of Highly Alkaline Industry Wastewater through SPORE – Environmental
Engineers International
2018 Self-Regulating Suspended Biogas Collector Technology – Environmental Engineers
International
2017 Implementation of the Anammox Process at Dardanup Butchering Company -
Environmental Engineers International
Organisational Excellence Award (formerly Program Innovation Award)
2023 Waterwise Perth Action Plan 2019 – Department of Water & Environmental
Regulation, Water Corporation and other contributing organisations
2022 Gnangara groundwater allocation plan – Department of Water and
Environmental Regulation
2020 No nomination received
2019 Drainage for Liveability – Water Corporation and the Department of Water
and Environmental Regulation
2018 Revitalising Geographe Waterways – Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
2017 Kimberley Projects, Water Corporation
2016 Waterwise Office Program, Water Corporation with City of Perth & Property
Council of Australia
Water Sensitive Urban Design (Grahame Heal) Award
2023 Lake Street Urban Stream – LD Total, City of Canning, Water Corporation
2022 OneOneFive Hamilton Hill – DevelopmentWA
2019 City of Albany’s Centennial Park Wetland and Yakamia Creek Living Stream –
GHD and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Project owner
and partner organisation: City of Albany
2018 Rosehill Waters - Stage 1 – Coterra Environment
2017 WGV in White Gum Valley - Water Corporation
2016 Urban Nutrient Decision Outcomes Tool – Department of Water
Innovating for Sustainable Water and Environmental Outcomes Award (formerly known as the Innovating for Sustainability (Small Business) Award)
2020 The Australian Fine China Project: A Decentralised Model for High Density
Infill Developments – Syrinx Environmental
2019 Integrated Water Management Strategy – Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale and
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec
2018 Self Cleaning Automatic Filter Backflush for the Greyflow Greywater Diversion System –
Advanced Waste Water Systems
2017 Hartfield Park Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Project, City of Kalamunda
2016 Development and Implementation of the Anammox Process for Nitrogen Removal
from Wastewater – Environmental Engineers International
- Infrastructure Project Innovation (Metro)
- Infrastructure Project Innovation (Regional)
- Organisational Excellence
- R&D Excellence
- WA Water Sensitive Urban Design (Grahame Heal) Award
- WA Innovating for Sustainable Water and Environmental Outcomes Award
Important Dates
Nominations close: 4 September 2024
Winners announced: 1 November 2024
Resources
WA Diamond Program Partners
National R&D Excellence Award Sponsor
National Young Water Professional of the Year Sponsor
WA Innovating for Sustainable Water and Environmental Outcomes Award Sponsors
WA Water Professional of the Year Award Sponsor
WA Student Water Prize Sponsor
WA Gold Program Partners
![Organisational Excellence Website](https://www.awa.asn.au/hubfs/Organisational%20Excellence%20Website.jpg)
Awards for organisations
Open to AWA member organisations, nominate your projects for infrastructure innovation, organisational excellence, research, safety, and customer experience.
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Awards for individuals
Open to AWA members and corporate member employees, have your commitment recognised as Water Professional of the Year or Young Water Professional of the Year.
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Awards for students
Students can enter the Student Water Prize showcasing excellence in water studies and research, and the prestigious Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize for high school students.
Grow your profileFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
To compete in the Australian Water Awards, entries will first be judged at the appropriate State Awards, with winners automatically entered as a finalist for the National awards (aside from our two National Award only categories).
In addition to the 10 national award categories, each state runs independently other award categories. These programs, like the national, recognise and reward individuals and organisations for innovation, commitment and leadership in the Australian water sector.
All Awards, aside from the Student Water Prize and Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize, are open to AWA members only. The Innovating for Sustainable Water and Environmental Outcomes Award (WA only) is also open to non members, however the lead organisation must be a not-for-profit, local government body, non-government organisation, school or small business.
For organisational awards, the lead organisation/s must be a current Corporate Member. Any partner organisations listed in the submission must also be a current Corporate Member to receive recognition if announced as a finalist and/or winner. This recognition includes the organisation/s being listed as a finalist on award collateral (online and print), on email communications announcing the finalists and/or winners, on any certificates and/or trophies, on the awards visual presentation (if applicable) and on media release statements.If the partner organisation/s listed in the submission are not current Corporate AWA Members, they will not receive the recognition as listed above.
For individual awards, the nominee must be a current individual AWA Member or an employee of a current Corporate Member.
To enter, nominations must be submitted using the online entry forms. Please note when your relevant State or Territory award submissions close.
There is no entry fee associated with the AWA Awards program.
Duplicate nominations are not permitted in the awards program. This means that you cannot nominate the same individual or project/activity for more than one award category or more than one state or territory in the same year. You can enter more than one award in the same year, as long as it is not with the same project/activity.
The submission close dates are specific to the state or territory award being entered. Please click your relevant state/territory button on this page to view the closing dates.
All nominations must be submitted via the online nomination form. Please check the relevant award category page to view the requirements to complete the nomination form.
State judging is coordinated by the relevant Member Engagement Manager and committee. Each state convenes a panel of experts to assess the applications.
National judging is coordinated by the National Awards Manager. The panels of experts are approved by the Honours & Awards Sub-committee of the Board to take part in the judging. Each panel includes at least three judges and is chaired by an AWA Board Director.
At both state and national levels, judges score each nominee based on how well they address the award criteria. The panel then meets to review the scoring and discuss the merits of all submissions. Final scoring and ranking is based on a majority vote from all eligible members of the judging panel.
All judges adhere to a code of conduct which includes a policy to prevent conflicts of interest. The judges’ decision is final and no discussion about the merits of entries will be entered into with nominees.
Award finalists and winners of the State Awards will be announced at their relevant state or territory event. Winners of the 2023 Australian Water Awards are presented at the Ozwater Gala Dinner, to be held in Sydney in May 2023.