Operator of the Year Awards – Nominations now open

Operator of the Year Awards – Nominations now open

Operator of the Year Awards – Nominations now open
Date: 29-Jun-2017

Nominations are now open for the annual qldwater sponsored water industry operators’ awards.   These awards will again recognise the achievements of operational staff employed in the Queensland water industry.   The award winners will be announced at the WIOA Annual Queensland Water Industry Operations Conference Awards Night at the CQ University Sports Centre in Rockhampton on Thursday 2 June 2016.  The awards aim to encourage outstanding operational performance of Queensland water industry employees and will be presented to operators who showed excellent performance, initiative and all round attention to detail.  All employers are encouraged to nominate their operators for these awards.    Applications close on 1 May.

The two categories available for nomination are for:

  1. Queensland Young Operator of the Year
  2. Operator of the Year Civil/All Rounder

 

The Queensland Young Operator of the Year winner will receive 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 2017 and an individual trophy.

 

The Operator of the Year (Civil / All Rounder) winner will receive 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 and an individual trophy. 

 

It’s easy to nominate - please visit http://www.qldwater.com.au/qldwaterAwards for more information, application form and to see previous winners.   More information on the Queensland Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition is available here:  http://www.wioaconferences.org.au/qld.htm

The awards aim to encourage outstanding operational performance of Queensland water industry employees, and will be presented to operators who showed excellent performance, initiative and all round attention to detail.   All employers are encouraged to nominate their operators for these awards.

The WIOA Conference also hosts the Ixom Water of Origin final, where our Queensland Water Taste Test winner Barcaldine Regional Council takes on the New South Wales finalist (to be decided).    Queensland has beaten NSW for two years in a row with water from Richmond and Bundaberg beating NSW winners Orange and Bega Valley respectively.  This year’s Water of Origin winner then will go on the Australian Best Tasting Tap Water competition where the winning water has the opportunity to compete in the International Water Tasting competition to be held in the USA next year.

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