AUSTSTAB 11th AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The 2023 AustStab Awards of Excellence winners were announced at the AustStab Gala Dinner and Awards night on Wednesday 10th August 2023.
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
The Work Health and Safety award recognises excellence in the following general areas specific to application within the pavement recycling and stabilisation industry:
- Workplace health and safety management systems,
- Solutions to identified workplace health and safety issues, and
- Workplace health and safety practices in small business.
Winner: Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland – Queensland Insitu Stabilisation Specification Amendments to Reduce the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) Dust
Highly Commended: Hiway Stabilizers – Virtual Reality Revolutionizing Training: A Tool for Skills Development
Category 2 – Industry Excellence in Consulting, Research or Education
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
Winner: RMIT University and SPARC Hub – Transforming Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Incineration (MSWI) Ash into a Sustainable Solution for Pavement Stabilisation
Highly Commended: Stabilised Pavements of Australia – SPA Foamed Bitumen VOC Process
Highly Commended: Monash University – Dust Estimation on Unsealed Roads Using Artificial Intelligence and Mitigation through Bituminous Emulsion Treatment
Category 3 – Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation
The Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation award targets initiatives that demonstrate quantifiable economic, social and environmental sustainability and resiliency benefits in pavement recycling and stabilisation, or innovative applications of materials or techniques.
Winner: Hiway Stabilizers – Sydney Gateway Project
Highly Commended: Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland – Application of Lean Construction Methodology for Stabilisation Works in Queensland
Category 4 – Excellence in Pavement Recycling and Stabilisation in Local Government
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.
Winner: Bass Coast Council – Recycling Island Resources
Highly Commended: Downer and South Gippsland Shire Council – Mine Haul Road Maintenance Technology, but on a Smaller Scale
Highly Commended: Hiway Stabilizers – Carcuma Road – Pavement Widening and Unsealed Section Pavement Upgrade using Insitu Recycling by Stabilisation
Category 5 – Young Stabiliser of the Year
Award nominees in this category shall be aged 35 years or less at 30th June and be pavement recycling and stabilisation professionals or field staff who have:
- Realised competence and significant achievement in pavement recycling and stabilisation,
- A demonstrated understanding of the role and purpose of pavement recycling and stabilisation in the construction industry, and
- Have demonstrated proficient use of communication skills in stabilisation projects.
Winner: Cameron Hopkins – Stabilised Pavements of Australia
Highly Commended: Chirag Karsan – WA Stabilising
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 2023 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.
Click on the title to view the submission
- Stabilised Pavements of Australia – Daily Prestart Improvements
- Hiway Stabilizers – Virtual Reality Revolutionizing Training: A Tool for Skills Development
- Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland – Queensland Insitu Stabilisation Specification Amendments to Reduce the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) Dust
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.
- Workplace health and safety management systems,
- Solutions to identified workplace health and safety issues, and
- Workplace health and safety practices in small business.
Click on the title to view the submission
- RMIT University and SPARC Hub – Transforming Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Incineration (MSWI) Ash into a Sustainable Solution for Pavement Stabilisation
- Stabilised Pavements of Australia – SPA Foamed Bitumen VOC Process
- Monash University – Dust Estimation on Unsealed Roads Using Artificial Intelligence and Mitigation through Bituminous Emulsion Treatment
Category 3 – Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation Finalists
Click on the title to view the submission
The Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation award targets initiatives that demonstrate quantifiable economic, social and environmental sustainability and resiliency benefits in pavement recycling and stabilisation, or innovative applications of materials or techniques.
- Stabilime Distributors – Taylors Road Dandenong Project
- Hiway Stabilizers – Sydney Gateway Project
- Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland – Application of Lean Construction Methodology for Stabilisation Works in Queensland
Category 4 – Excellence in Pavement Recycling and Stabilisation in Local Government Finalists
Click on the title to view the submission
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.
- Downer and South Gippsland Shire Council – Mine Haul Road Maintenance Technology, but on a Smaller Scale
- Bass Coast Council – Recycling Island Resources
- Hiway Stabilizers – Carcuma Road – Pavement Widening and Unsealed Section Pavement Upgrade using Insitu Recycling by Stabilisation
Category 5 – Young Stabiliser of the Year
Click on the title to view the submission
Award nominees in this category shall be aged 35 years or less at 30th June and be pavement recycling and stabilisation professionals or field staff who have:
– Realised competence and significant achievement in pavement recycling and stabilisation,
– A demonstrated understanding of the role and purpose of pavement recycling and stabilisation in the construction industry, and
– Have demonstrated proficient use of communication skills in stabilisation projects.
- Cameron Hopkins – Stabilised Pavements of Australia
- Chirag Karsan – WA Stabilising
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