Operator of the Year Award Winners Announced
Date: 29-Jun-2017
The qldwater sponsored Young Operator of the Year and the Operator of the Year (Civil/All Rounder) award winners were announced at the WIOA Annual Queensland Water Industry Operations Workshop Conference Awards ceremony this week.
Congratulations to Grahame Dunstan from Cairns Regional Council and Geoffrey Johnson from Richmond Shire Council who won the 2015 Operator of the Year Civil/ All Rounder and Young Operator of the Year Awards respectively.
Our 2015 Operator of the Year Civil/ All Rounder, Grahame Dunstan has been responsible for the coordination of a water and wastewater services in a challenging and environmentally sensitive region. He has a long career in the industry working across many different operations roles. His success has been attributed to an inclusive leadership style and a focus on high quality service committed to the environment, public health and workplace health and safety requirements. Grahame receives up to $1500 towards professional development opportunities such as attendance at other WIOA conferences, qldwater training or for funding expenses for exchange opportunities at neighbouring councils.
Geoffrey Johnson, our 2015 Young Operator of the Year’s achievements include redesigning his council’s workplace health and safety systems including risk assessments and development of safe operating procedures, mapping programs and on-ground reticulation works and coordinating contractors in the upgrade of water mains around town, while overseeing the construction and implementation of a new water treatment plant. Geoffrey receives an all-expenses paid trip to join the WIOA delegation on a tour of water and wastewater facilities in New Zealand as well as attending the Water Industry Operations Group New Zealand conference in May 2016.
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