2019 IPWEA Excellence Awards

Keith H Wood Medal

Winner
Ken Halstead
NSW
Accepted by Warren Sharpe

IPWEA Australasia Public Works Leadership Medal 2019

Sponsored and presented by Engineers Australia

Winner
Ossie Martinz
City of Monash (Vic)

Young IPWEA Emerging Leader Award 2019

Winner
Ben Clark
City of Adelaide (SA)

Best Public Works Project 2019 under $2.0m

Winner
Five Dock Main streetscape improvements
City of Canada Bay (NSW)

Honourable Mention
Kowanyama Social Precincts
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council (QLD)
Accepted by Ged Brennan on behalf of Kowanyama Social Precincts

Best Public Works Project 2019 $2.0m - $5.0m

Winner
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Toogoolawah to Moore)
Somerset Regional Council (QLD)

Best Public Works Project 2019 over $5.0m

Winner
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
CERA and WSP Opus (NZ)

Excellence in Asset Management 2019

Wellington Water Supply Resilience Study
Wellington Water and Stantec (NZ)

Excellence in Project Innovation 2019

Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Rainforest Discovery Centre
Sunshine Coast Council (QLD)

Excellence in Water Project 2019

Winner
Hartfield Park Waterproofing Project
City of Kalamunda (WA)

Excellence in Road Safety 2019

Flooded Roads Smart Warning System
Logan City Council (QLD)

Excellence in Environment & Sustainability 2019

Winner
Bayswater Brook Catchment Management Plan
City of Bayswater (WA)

Honourable Mention
QCoast2100
Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)

IPWEA Australasia Public Works Medal for Project of the Year 2019

Sponsored and presented by Engineers Australia

Winner
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Toogoolawah to Moore)
Somerset Regional Council (QLD)

National Asset Management Award (NAMie)

For Best Asset Management Paper presented at the conference

Winner
Digital Engineering for Local Government Infrastructure Planning and Management
Ashish Shah
Logan City Council (QLD)

E.J. (Ted) Hooper Medal

For the best overall paper presented at the conference

Winner
Temuka Water Event (Asbestos)
Ashley Harper
Timaru District Council (NZ)

People's Choice Award

Voted by delegates best presentation at the conference

Winner
The Tyranny of Distance’ - Challenges of Infrastructure Delivery in Remote Indigenous Communities
Jo O’Brien
Tonkin Consulting