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DECEMBER 2018

CATEGORY WINNER HIGHLY COMMENDED

Design and Construction of a Local Government/Public Works Project less than $500,000

Kempsey Shire Council: Crescent Head Foreshore Reserve Public Amenities

Central Coast Council: Fire Trail Reconstruction for Pleasant Val-ley Trail Complex

Design and Construction of a Local Government/Public Works Project greater than $500,000 but less than $5 million

Partnered by McCullough Robertson Lawyers

The Royal Botanic Gardens & Centennial Park: Centennial Parklands Sports Centre

Griffith City Council: Bagtown Roundabout

City of Parramatta: Subiaco Creek Cycleway

Eurobodalla Shire Council: Corri-gans Inclusive Playground

Design and Construction of a Local Government/Public Works Project greater than $5 million

Partnered by Public Works Advisory

City of Canada Bay: The Connection - Smart City Community Facility

City of Parramatta: West Epping Park Major Upgrade

Kempsey Shire Council: Upgrade of Macleay Valley Way

New or Improved Techniques

Partnered by the Roads & Transport Directorate

Central Coast Council: Capital Works Interactive Map and Updates

Lake Macquarie Council: Busi-ness Transformation Project - Road Maintenance

Campbelltown City Council: Bridge Management Strategy

Innovation in Water Supply and Wastewater

Partnered by the Water Directorate

Hunter H20 & Hunter Water Corporation: Belmont & Cessnock Wastewater Treat-ment Plant Works Remediation

Tamworth Regional Council: Sew-er Rising Main

Ballina Shire Council: Ballina Wastewater Treatment Plant Blower Optimisation

Workplace Health and Safety

Partnered by Pro-Visual

Sutherland Shire Council: Managing HVNL - Chain of Responsibility Change and Implementation

Excellence in Road Safety Engineering

City of Canada Bay: Bay Run - Road, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Improve-ments

Port Stephens Council: Shoal Bay Traffic Signals and Raised Pedestrian Crossing

Environmental Enhancement Project or Initiative including Recovering, Recycling and Reusing

MidCoast Council: Tuncurry Waste Man-agement Centre Redevelopment

Cessnock City Council: Develop-ment of A Transfer Station at Cessnock Waste Management Centre

Sutherland Shire Council: Council’s Material Handling and Storage Facility

Local Government Excellence in Road Safety

Ku-ring-gai Council: The 2018 Road Safe-ty Calendar

Multi-Disciplinary Project Manage-ment

Partnered by COMPLETE Urban

Parkes Shire Council: Integrated Water Infrastructure Renewal Program

Hornsby Shire Council: Hornsby Station Footbridge

The David Abbott Award Mr Thomas Franzen

Mr Hamish Scoope

Public Works Leader of the Year

Partnered by Boral

Mr Nathan Skelly

Minister for Local Government’s Award for Innovation in Local Govern-ment Engineering

Coffs Harbour City Council: Jetty4Shores Stages 2-4

Special Community Facility Award Maitland City Council: The Riverlink Building High Street – Levy Component 2

Special Transport Integration Hub Award

Northern Beaches Council: Church Point Carpark and Seawall Project

Special Heritage Award Northern Beaches Council: Refurbish-ment of Heritage Sydney Tram

YOUTH SCOOPS THE POOL AT 2018 ENGINEERING AWARDS

A new generation of young engineers dominated at last month’s NSW Engineering Excellence Awards scooping all the major individual honours.

Blayney Shire Council’s Operations Manager Nathan Skelly was named Public Works Leader of the Year while Thomas Franzen from Eurobodalla Shire Council and Genium Civil Engineering’s Hamish Scroope were jointly awarded the David Abbott Award, whichrecognises young engineers’ contribution to public works excellence.

The awards were presented at the IPWEA (NSW) State Conference held in the Hunter Valley on November 8.

More than 100 nominations were received and over 400 guests attended a gala dinner to recognise the individual winners – along with 15 winners of project-focussed awards.Judges John O’Connor and Greg Moran were responsible for inspecting regional submissions while Geoff Fowler and Leon Patterson inspected all metropolitan submissions.They described the quality of submissions as impressively high and noted the wide range of projects across the public works spectrum that were covered.

The Engineering Excellence Awards showcases infrastructure achievements across NSW, inspiring us all with what is possible when innovative thinking and outstanding commitment are combined with technical expertise and hard work.The Gala Dinner was a big success and ended with a performance by Australian band Dragon.

For a full list of winners go to www.bit.ly/2QuKbE1

For further project information and photos contact Carina Jakobsen,Events and Operations Manager on 02 8267 3006 orcarina.jakobsen@ipwea.org.

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING AUSTRALASIA (NSW DIVISION)

Thomas Franzen, Gladys Abbott and Todd Abbott Megan Schlotjes and Greg Moran