AustStab 10th Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
The 2022 AustStab Awards of Excellence winners were announced at the AustStab Gala Dinner and Awards night on Wednesday 10th August 2022.
The Awards celebrate leading practice and innovation in pavement recycling and stabilisation as well as the emergence of new talent in the industry and are keenly anticipated each year.
Category 1: Work Health and Safety
Winner: Matt Billings, Downer EDI Works, Ground Level Fuelling System
Highly Commended: Mark Dexter, Hiway Stabilizers, Sharpening your Senses – Managing Variability in the Work Environment
Category 2: Industry Excellence in Consulting, Research or Education
Winner: Alana Isbister , Stabilised Pavement of Australia, Successful Starts
Highly Commended: Janitha Madhavie Migunthanna, Swinburne University of Technology and SPARC Hub, Development of Geopolymer Concrete using Waste Clay Brick as Binder for Pavement Construction
Category 3: Excellence in Sustainability
Winner: Troy Carrigan, Hiway Stabilizers, Horrocks Highway LBCM Implementation – Technical Excellence meets Sustainability
Highly Commended: Chris Cleaton, Stabilised Pavements of Australia, Merimbula Airport Foamed Bitumen Stabilisation
Category 4: Excellence in Pavement Recycling and Stabilisation in Local Government
Winner: Mohamed Dewji, Liverpool Council, Stabilisation Advocation & Leading Pavement Recycling Innovation in Local Government
Winner: Nathan Jacobs, WA Stabilising, City of Melville Foam Bitumen Stabilisation
Category 5: Young Stabiliser of the Year
Winner: Ellah Black, Hiway Stabilizers
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the nominees and finalists.
Thanks also to our Awards sponsor Caterpillar.
Read the Finalists’ submissions for the 2022 AustStab Awards of Excellence by clicking on the titles below.
Category 1 – Work Health and Safety Finalists
The Work Health and Safety award recognises excellence in the following general areas specific to application within the pavement recycling and stabilisation industry.
To view the submissions click on the titles below:
- Greg, Kowalczuk, Stabilised Pavements of Australia – Key Safety Items
- Mark Dexter, Hiway Stabilizers, Sharpening your Senses – Managing Variability in the Work Environment
- Mark Jekki, Downer EDI Works, Stabiliser Fall Protection
- Matt Billings, Downer EDI Works, Ground Level Fuelling System
- Andrew Schutt, Downer EDI Works, Reverse Smart Technology – Portable Application
Category 2 – Industry Excellence in Consulting, Research or Education Finalists
This award recognises outstanding achievements in design, research or education associated with pavement recycling and stabilisation that will provide new ways of conducting or promoting sustainable pavement construction and rehabilitation processes
To view the submissions click on the titles below:
- Janitha Madhavie Migunthanna, Swinburne University of Technology and SPARC Hub, Development of Geopolymer Concrete using Waste Clay Brick as Binder for Pavement Construction
- Alana Isbister , Stabilised Pavement of Australia, Successful Starts
Category 3 – Excellence in Sustainability Finalists
The Excellence in Sustainability award targets initiatives that demonstrate outstanding economic, social and environmental sustainability in pavement recycling and stabilisation.
To view the submissions click on the titles below:
- Chris Cleaton, Stabilised Pavements of Australia, Merimbula Airport Foamed Bitumen Stabilisation
- Thomas Gauci, Downer EDI Works, Healesville Kinglake Rd Pavement Rehabilitation
- Rohullah Wahdati, Downer EDI Works, Pavement Rehabilitations Bass Highway Tasmania
- Troy Carrigan, Hiway Stabilizers, Horrocks Highway LBCM Implementation – Technical Excellence meets Sustainability
Category 4 – Excellence in Pavement Recycling and Stabilisation in Local Government Finalists
This award is specifically aimed at Local Government initiatives that have adopted innovative pavement recycling and stabilisation practices and that have resulted in better outcomes for Local Government constituents.
- Mohamed Dewji, Liverpool Council, Stabilisation Advocation & Leading Pavement Recycling Innovation in Local Government
- Nathan Jacobs, WA Stabilising, City of Melville Foam Bitumen Stabilisation