by Water Source
Congratulations to the 2025 Australian Water Awards finalists. Winners will be announced at the Ozwater’25 Gala Dinner on 21 May in Adelaide.
Australian Water Association Chief Executive Corinne Cheeseman said the annual awards program continues to spotlight excellence across the sector.
“The Australian Water Awards celebrate the remarkable contributions of individuals, organisations and students across the country. It’s a chance to recognise the innovation, leadership and commitment that are helping shape a sustainable water future,” she said.
“Once again this year, we were incredibly impressed by the calibre of nominations. The breadth and quality of work being done across the sector is both inspiring and vital.
“Our judges had no easy task in selecting finalists and winners, every nomination brought something unique and valuable to the table.
“I’d like to thank all our judges for their dedication and thoughtful consideration throughout the process. I’m very much looking forward to acknowledging these outstanding achievements at the Australian Water Awards ceremony at Ozwater’25.”
ANZ is proud to sponsor the Australian Water Awards, which celebrates significant community contribution and exceptional performance of all the finalists. These are ambitions ANZ share, admire and are proud to be associated with.
ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsored by: 
Managing Drinking Water Quality Risk Through a Catchment Bushfire Followed by Three Once in 100-Year Floods
SUEZ and Sydney Water (NSW)
qldwater Consortium for Research and Advocacy on Contaminants of Concern
Queensland Water Directorate and contributing organisations (QLD)
Achieving Sustainable and Prosperous Futures for Self-Supplied Remote Communities
Department for Environment and Water (SA)
Managing Porronggitj Karrong, Place of the Brolga
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Barwon Water and SMEC (VIC)
WaterSmart Farms Water Security and Resilience in a Drying Climate
Water Corporation, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development, Murdoch University, and Curtin University (WA)
R&D EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsored by: 
Spoil to Topsoil - Local Circular Economy Outcomes with Global Implications
Icon Water, Yass Earth Movers and ACT NoWaste Transport Canberra and City Services (ACT)
Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)
Sydney Water, Western Sydney University, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, University of Technology Sydney, Monash University, Sydney Olympic Park Authority and other contributing organisations (NSW)
Beetaloo Strategic Regional Environment and Baseline Assessment (SREBA)
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security (NT)
Control of BGA Bloom Using EarthTec at Kinbombi Weir
Gympie Regional Council (QLD)
Benthic Cyanobacteria and Where to Hopefully Find Them
SA Water (SA)
Demonstrating the Cooling Benefits of Irrigating Green Space and Misting at Aquarevo House and Burnley
South East Water, University of Melbourne and Water Sensitive Cities Australia (VIC)
Novel Low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Monitoring of Anaerobic Digestate During Solid-liquid Separation
Tessele Consultants, The University of Western Australia and Australian Meat Processor Corporation (WA)
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INNOVATION AWARD (REGIONAL)
Sponsored by:
Quipolly Water Project
GHD and Liverpool Plains Shire Council (NSW)
Katherine PFAS Water Treatment Plant
Power and Water Corporation and other contributing organisations (NT)
Coolmunda Dam Variable Counterweight Project
Sunwater, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure, Munster Services Group and other contributing organisations (QLD)
Flood Modelling in the Cooper Creek to Safeguard SA’s Energy Industry
Ricardo and Beach Energy (SA)
Bryn Estyn Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
TasWater and Jacobs (TAS)
GWMWater’s First Fully Off-Grid Facility, The Elmhurst Water Treatment Plant
Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water (VIC)
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT INNOVATION AWARD (METRO)
Sponsored by:
Bespoke Indoor Modular Activated Carbon Cassette System for Trunk Sewer Odour Mitigation
Aquatec, Icon Water and Diona (ACT)
Bundle 17 Sewer Relining: Unlocking Sustainable Renewals in a Constrained Environment
Interflow and Confluence Water (NSW)
Restoring Caboolture River for Sustainable Sewerage Services
Unitywater (QLD)
Breakout Creek Stage 3
Green Adelaide (Department for Environment and Water), SA Water and other contributing organisations (SA)
Hobsons Bay Main Sewer Duplication Project
John Holland Group and Melbourne Water (VIC)
WATER INDUSTRY SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsored by:
Aeration Engineering
Water Corporation (WA)
Optrel Swiss Air PAPR system
Sunwater (QLD)
Safer Working for Traffic Controllers on the Royal Parade Water Main Renewal
Fulton Hogan Utilities (VIC)
Facilitating Trenchless Rehabilitation with Midline Expansion
Interflow (AUSTRALIA-WIDE)
Asbestos Pipe Cutting Research and Improvement Project
TasWater (TAS)
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD
Sponsored by:
Developer Services Transformation Project
Urban Utilities (QLD)
Osmoflo's Continual Support of the Pacific Provides Valuable Customer-Centric Culture
Osmoflo (INTERNATIONAL)
Digital Transformation Program - The Use of Technology to Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences
SA Water (SA)
Development Services Program
Unitywater (QLD)
Project Flow: Digital Transformation
Riverina Water County Council (NSW)
Water Saver App
South East Water with the University of Melbourne (VIC)
Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre (AWRC) Pipelines
John Holland with Sydney Water (NSW)
Sydney Water Customer Charter
Sydney Water (NSW)
BEST WATER E-JOURNAL PAPER in honour of Guy Parker
Winner to be announced at Ozwater’25
AUSTRALIAN STOCKHOLM JUNIOR WATER PRIZE
Sponsored by: 
Winner to be announced at Ozwater’25
STUDENT WATER PRIZE
Sponsored by: 
Trends in Swimming in Urban Waterways Over the Last 50 Years
Cherie Blackburn, Australian National University (ACT)
Enhance Site-Scale Stormwater Management Through Real-Time Adapter Control System
Xuli Meng, University of Technology Sydney (NSW)
The Effects of Urban Densification and Climate Change on Residential Urban Water Balance in Sub-Tropical Climate
Sophie Barrett, University of Queensland (QLD)
Utilising Alum-Based Water Treatment Residue in Producing Highly Durable Alkaline-Activated Material
Weiwei Duan, University of South Australia (SA)
Portable IC with Dual LED-Based Detectors and 3D-Printed Post-Column Heated Micro-Reactor for the Simultaneous Determination of Ammonium, Nitrite, and Nitrate
Kurt Debruille, University of Tasmania (TAS)
Development of a Novel Grease Interceptor to Remove Fat, Oil and Grease from the Wastewater Generated From Food Service Establishments
Nilufa Sultana, RMIT University (VIC)
Novel Low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Monitoring of Anaerobic Digestate During Solid-liquid Separation
Emanuel Bertizzolo, University of Western Australia (WA)
YOUNG WATER PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by: 
Maritsa Kacopieros
GHD (ACT)
Brendan Dagg
Beca Hunter H20 (NSW)
Dr Susannah Clement
Department of Lands, Planning and Environment (NT)
Lindsay Stafford
AECOM (QLD)
Dr Jessica Bohorquez
Aurecon (SA)
Josh Clark
Tasmanian Irrigation (TAS)
Dr Flora Markis
Arup (VIC)
Andres Mansilla
Stantec (WA)
WATER PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by: 
Nicole Vonarx
Icon Water (ACT)
Dammika Vitanage
Nominated by the University of Technology Sydney (NSW)
Kylie Collins
Power and Water Corporation (NT)
Cameron Jackson
Urban Utilities (QLD)
Jeff Tyler
Tonkin (SA)
Sarah Jones
Pinion Advisory (TAS)
Celeste Morgan
Arup (VIC)
Daniel Visser
GHD (WA)
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