2023 Annual Award Finalists

It is with great excitement that today we announce our finalists for our upcoming Gala Awards sponsored by Ventia. We extend our congratulations to all those who have been nominated as a finalist in their respective categories and we look forward to celebrating with industry on our awards night on the 7th of September at The TimberYard in Port Melbourne. The finalists in 2023 are….

Excellence in Governance:

• WestConnex M4-M5 Link Tunnels Project – ACCIONA Samsung Bouygues Joint Venture
• Implementing SEPA’s 2022 Sustainability Strategy for Sustainable Construction – South Eastern Program Alliance
• Preston Level Crossing Removal Project – North Western Program Alliance
• Tonkin Gap Project and Associated Works – Tonkin Gap Alliance
• EastLink WA – EastLink WA Integrated Project Team (BG&E, GHD & Main Roads Western Australia)

Excellence in Economics:

• Bunbury Outer Ring Road  – South West Gateway Alliance
• Townsville Ring Road (Stage 5) – Positive Economic Outcomes Through Collaborative Regional Embankment Design – The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Georgiou Group and AECOM
• The Rozelle Interchange Project & Western Harbour Tunnel Southern Tunnel Works – John Holland CPB Contractors JV

Excellence in Environmental:

• Cairns Southern Access Corridor Stage 3: Edmonton to Gordonvale Project – HSA Group (John Holland, Seymour Whyte, AECOM)
• Cranbourne Line Upgrade – Eumemmerring Creek Bridge – Western Program Alliance
• EnergyConnect – SecureEnergy
• Innovative use of recycled crushed glass as sand replacement in structural concrete – Tunnels & Stations, Metro Tunnel Project – Cross Yarra Partnership Design and Construction Joint Venture (CYP D&C) – consortium consisting of John Holland Pty Ltd, Lend Lease Melbourne Metro Pty Ltd and Bouygues Construction Australia Pty Ltd
• Metro Trains Melbourne Biosite Management Program – Metro Trains Melbourne

Excellence in Social:

• Bruce Highway Upgrade – Bribie Island Road to Steve Irwin Way (Exit 163) Project – ACCIONA
• Bunbury Outer Ring Road (BORR) – South West Gateway Alliance
• Cairns Southern Access Corridor Stage 3: Edmonton to Gordonvale Project – HSA Group (John Holland, Seymour Whyte, AECOM)
• Promoting Indigenous Engagement and Reconciliation at Western Sydney International Airport – CPB ACCIONA Joint Venture
• The Rozelle Interchange Project and Western Harbour Tunnel Southern Tunnel Works – John Holland CPB Contractors JV

Private Sector:

• ACCIONA
• Australian Spatial Analytics and Ventia Partnership
• ENVIROMESH – The Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Project
• McConnell Dowell Constructors
• Ventia

Public Sector:

• North East Link Program
• Transport for NSW
• Office of Major Transport Infrastructure Delivery (OMTID)

Emerging Leader:

• Alyssa Slaney
• Ellen Worthington
• Jessamine Welsh
• Lucas Bateup
• Morgan Foster

Enduring Impact:

• Amy Elkington
• Berenize Peita
• Chris Bourne
• Christopher Royal
• Rebekah Pokura-Ward

Outstanding Achievement:

• Cheltenham & Mentone Level Crossing Removal Project – Southern Program Alliance – ACCIONA, ACCIONA Rail, Level Crossing Removal Authority, Metro Trains Melbourne & WSP
• Cross River Rail Tunnel & Stations: Constructing Sustainable Legacies for Queensland – CBGU JV
• Edithvale, Chelsea & Bonbeach Level Crossing Removal Project – Southern Program Alliance – ACCIONA, ACCIONA Rail, Level Crossing Removal Authority, Metro Trains Melbourne & WSP
• Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 – Infrastructure Contract – Parramatta Connect, a CPB Contractors and Downer EDI Works 50:50 joint venture
• West Gate Tunnel Project – CPBJH JV, Major Transport Infrastructure Authority and Transurban