Awards
Showcasing our award winning projects and people



2022
Urban Utilities, Water North Zones Program, Crew of the Quarter Awards
- Q4 2022 Team Player award - Refocus Restart session that prioritised psychological safety and wellbeing
- Q4 2022 Safety First award - improvement to site signage in the Brisbane CBD mains renewal project
- Q2 2022 Safety First award – All Team Stop for Safety
- Q2 2022 Innovator award - All Team Design Efficiency
- Q1 2022 Team player award - WP010 ECI Team – Teamwork makes the dream work
- Q1 2022 Environmental leader award - Project Team Environment – Carbon Baseline
- Q1 2022 Innovator award - WP008 CBD Team – Augmented Reality
- Q1 2022 Customer care award - WP010 Team - Supporting Local Businesses
Finalist: CCF Qld Earth Awards Category 1 for Urban Utilities WNZP WP08 Upper Roma and Boomerang Street project
Finalist: CCF Qld Earth Awards Category 4 for Brisbane Metro Enabling Works Phase 1
Winner: People's Choice Award for Innovation in Waterway Management at the River Basin Management Society Awards for the Johnstons Creek Naturalisation Project for Sydney Water
2021
Winner: Global Water Awards 2021 Wastewater Project of the Year for the Refresh Woolloomooloo project.
Johnstons Creek Naturalisation Project for Sydney Water
- Winner: Greater Sydney Commission Planning Awards Place-based Collaboration category
- Winner: Stormwater NSW Excellence in Asset Management Award
Brisbane CBD Mains Renewal project for Urban Utilities
- Winner: CCF National Earth Awards 2021 Project Value $2m - $5m category
- Winner: CCF QLD Earth Awards 2021 Project Value $2m - $5m category
- Finalist: IPWEAQ Excellence Awards 2021 Project $2m to $5m
Finalist: Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2021 Infrastructure Project Innovation Award (Metro) for Customer Centric Water Isolations
Finalist: Australian Water Association South Australia Water Awards 2021 Infrastructure Innovation Project Award (Regional) for the Port Lincoln 10ML potable water tank construction.
2020
Winner: CCF QLD Earth Awards 2020 Project Value Up to $2m category for McLachlan and James Street Intersection Stormwater Upgrade, Brisbane City Council
Finalist: CCF QLD Earth Awards 2020 Project Value $5m - $10m category for Cedar Grove Pump Stations, Logan City Council
Finalist: CCF QLD Earth Awards 2020 Project Value $2m - $5m category for Murarrie Looping Project, APA Group
2019
Winner: WaterAid NSW Ball 2019 Pre-fundraising Challenge
Winner: SafeWork NSW Awards Leadership in Workplace Health and Safety Culture – Large Business Award
High Performer Award for Delivery Partners at the Sydney Water Delivery Management Quarterly Connections Awards – Joshua Maltese, Project Engineer
Winner: Sydney Water Delivery Management Excellence Awards - Project Excellence Award - Liverpool CBD
Runner-up: Sydney Water Delivery Management Excellence Awards - Project Excellence Award - Refresh Woolloomooloo
Runner-up: Sydney Water Delivery Management Excellence Awards - Customer Excellence Award for Diona
Third place: Sydney Water Delivery Management Excellence Awards - Key KPI Targets for Liverpool CBD Moore St Connection for planning and local community engagement
Urban Utilities Safety Award Burst Mains Replacement program - presented with an award that recognised Diona's ‘relentless effort in creating a safe place which ensures the health and well-being of your people and our community’
Multinet Gas HSE & Work Practice Excellence Award – David Somers, Supervisor
Finalist: IAP2 Core Values Awards Infrastructure (Construction Phase) Project – Refresh Woolloomooloo, Sydney Water
Finalist: IAP2 Core Values Awards Environment – Refresh Woolloomooloo, Sydney Water
Finalist: CCF SA Earth Awards – CBD Mains Replacement Programme, APA Group
2018
Powells Creek Naturalisation Project for Sydney Water
- Winner: Stormwater NSW Awards - Excellence in Asset Management
- Winner: Sydney Water Delivery Management Excellence Award – Project
- Runner-up: Sydney Water Delivery Management Excellence Award 2018 – Contractor
- Finalist: Stormwater Australia National Award for Asset Management 2018
- Finalist: NSW CCF Earth Awards - Finalist
Canterbury Town Centre Design & Construction of Water & Sewer Infrastructure for Sydney Water
- Winner: CCF NSW Earth Award Category 3 Project Value $5m to $10m
- Winner: CCF National Earth Award Category 3 Project Value $5m to $10m
- Winner: CCF NSW Earth Awards Overall SafeWork
Winner: CCF SA People Awards Supervisor of the Year – Kieran Corry
Winner: CCF NSW People Awards Safety Champion (Individual Award) – Stefan Jones
Winner: CCF NSW People Awards Project Engineer under $2m – Joey O’Connor
Finalist: CCF NSW People Awards Women in Civil – Anna Andersons
Finalist: CCF NSW People Awards Project Engineer under $2m – Joshua Maltese
Finalist: CCF NSW People Awards Project Engineer under $2m – Barry McGee
Finalist CCF SA People Awards Net Gen Future Leader Award – Thomas Blight
2017
Winner: The Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice 2017
Energex Safety Award for 12 months LTI Free
Winner: CCF NSW Earth Awards Category 1 Project Value up to $1m – Diona, Lismore City Council & Calibre for Caniaba Street Sewerage Pumping Station, Lismore
Winner: CCF SA Earth Awards Category 1 Project Value up to $1m – Seaford – Aldinga River Underbore
Finalist: CCF QLD Earth Awards Category 2 Project Value $1m to $5m - Point Lookout Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, Stradbroke Island
Finalist: CCF QLD Earth Awards Category 3 Project Value $5m to $10m – H22 Loganlea – SSJBB Jimboomba Stage 3 – 110kV Cable Installation
Finalist: CCF NSW People Awards Women in Civil – Emma Fogarty
Finalist: CCF NSW People Awards Engineer over $2m – Barry McGee
2016
Winner: CCF QLD Earth Awards Category 2 Project Value $1m to $5m – Chambers Flat Road Pump Station to Marsden Wastewater Conveyance – Pump Station Works
Winner: CCF SA Earth Awards Category 1 Project Value up to $1m – O’Bahn Early Works Trenching for Utility Service Relocation
2015
Winner: CCF NSW Earth Award Category 1 Project Value <$2m for Project 177 - Storm Water Diversion, North Sydney
Winner: CCF NSW Earth Award WHS Project of Distinction - Cattai Creek Carrier - North West Growth Centre
2014
Winner: CCF NSW Earth Award Category 5 (>$75m) – Holroyd to Rookwood Rd/ Sydney Park to Haymarket 330kV cable circuits project