Outstanding individuals, organisations and projects in Australia’s stabilisation sector have been recognised at this year’s AustStab’s annual Awards of Excellence.
The awards, sponsored by Caterpillar Australia, was held at Gala Dinner as part of the association’s AGM at Wollongong Golf Club last month.
During the dinner the award winners, as well as those highly commended, in the five award categories were presented with their trophies.
The 2017 AustStab Awards of Excellence winners are as follow:
Category One: Excellence in Work Health and Safety
SAT Civil Constructions Pty Ltd – Foamed Bitumen QA Test Track
Category Two: Excellence in Research and Education
Central Goldfields Shire Council – Making Marginal Materials Matter
Category Three: Innovation or Excellence in Sustainability in Pavement Stabilisation
WA Stabilising – Varanus Island
Category Four: Innovation or Excellence in Stabilisation in Local Government
Port Macquarie Hastings Council – Lord Street and Kennedy Drive Foamed Bitumen Road Rehabilitation
Category Five: Young Stabiliser of the Year
Andrew Thwaites – Hiway Stabilizers
Highly commended certificates were awarded to:
Category Three: Stabilime Distributors Pty Ltd, Taxi Victor South Program – Melbourne Airport
Category Four: Sutherland Shire Council, Urban Pavement Recycling – Sutherland Shire Council
Category Five: Munir Rahimi – Manningham City Council