National Awards

• Keith H Wood Medal
  
• IEAust Local Government Engineering Medal
  
• E. J. (Ted) Hooper Medal
  
  

  Keith H Wood Medal

  To recognise outstanding service to local government engineering and the IPWEA.

  Winners of the Keith H Wood Medal in past years have been:

  2005	Ian Robins	Vic	Adelaide Conference
  2003	Jack Riddiford	Tas	Hobart Conference
  2001	Peter Way	Qld	Perth Conference
  1999	Peter Taylor	Qld	Sydney Conference
  1997	Phil Hennessy	Qld	Melbourne Conference
  1995	John Howard	Tas	Gold Coast Conference

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  This Medal is presented to recognise an outstanding Engineer in local government, who is a member of the Institute of Public Works Australia who has been responsible for:

  • Active and significant service to Local Government through research, industry development, advocacy, education/training and best practice initiatives, and/or

  • Major Projects of exceptional merit from the viewpoint of scale, quality and innovation, and/or

  • Outstanding leadership to Local Government and Local Government engineering in terms of vision and sustained commitment, and

  • Significantly advancing the effectiveness of local government engineering in meeting the needs of the community into the future.

  Recipients of the Keith H Wood Medal will demonstrate dedication and contribution to the industry and the Institute that is worthy of commendation and reflective of the significance and prestige of the Keith H Wood Medal.

  The Award is made by the Municipal Engineering Foundation in honour of Keith H Wood AM who helped establish the Australian Local Government Engineer's Association which became the Institute of Municipal Engineering Australia, now called the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA).

  Members of IPWEA who have made outstanding contributions towards the progress and improvement of local government engineering and the profession are eligible for the Award. Eligibility does not preclude an engineer now acting as a Chief Executive Officer or has retired from practice.

  Nominations shall be made by a member or State Divisions of the Institute who will provide a comprehensive curriculum vitae of the applicant supported by written evidence fully setting out the reasons why the nominee is being put forward. The written evidence will be aligned to the Medal Criteria. Names and addresses of three members able to support the nomination should also be included.

  Nominations should be in sufficient detail to ensure that the Selection Committee can assess the suitability of the nominee. Nominations shall be lodged with the IPWEA National Office prior to 30 June 2005 on Level 12, 447 Kent Street, Sydney 2000.
  

  IEAust Local Government Engineering Medal

  To recognise excellence in the design and/or construction of a local government engineering project.

  Past winners of the National Local Government Engineering Medal have been:

  1989	LG Eng'g Medal	Ray Trestrail
  		North Albury Sewage Pump Station
  1991	LG Eng'g Medal	Kenneth Hose
  		Margaret Street Pumping Station
  1993	LG Eng'g Medal	David Andrews
  		Timber Bridge Suspended Scaffold Syst'm
  1995	LG Eng'g Medal	Ronald Copeland
  		Karratha Auroirt B737 Upgrade
  1997	LG Eng'g Medal	Ian Campbell, Campbell Eng'g & Mgmt
  		Corfield Street Road and Bridge Project
  1999	LG Eng'g Medal	David Rienecker
  		Wetalla Wastewater Treatment Plant St.4
  2001	Highly Comm'd	Craig Cinquegrana, Mornington Peninsula
  		Serpentine Wetlands
  2001	Highly Comm'd	Allan Claydon, City of Mandurah
  		Strategic Alliance for Waste Management
  2003	LG Eng'g Medal	Anthony Reed, Ryde City Council, NSW
  		West Ryde Drainage Tunnel
  2005	LG Eng'g Medal	John Hawkes, Cairns City Council
  		Cairns Esplanade Redevelopment

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  The Local Government Engineering Medal is awarded by the Institution of Engineers Australia to recognise excellence in local government engineering.

  The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia, on behalf of the IEAust invite nominations for the 2001 Local Government Engineering Medal.

  The Medal is awarded every two years at the National Local Government Engineering Conference. The next award will be made at the Adelaide International Public Works Conference (incorporating the 13th National Conference) to be held from 21-25 August 2005.

  The award is available to engineers who are members of the Institution of Engineers Australia and the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia. They must have been responsible for the design and/or construction of a local government engineering project completed in the two (2) year period prior to the closing date for nominations of 30 March, 2005.

  The winning engineer will receive an engraved bronze medal. A certificate is presented to the Council which approved the project or design.

  Conditions of the award and nominations forms are available from IPWEA State Divisions. Nominations are to be submitted to IPWEA State Divisions by 30 March 2005.

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  E. J. (Ted) Hooper Medal

  To recognise the Best Paper presented at the bi-annual National Conference.

  The past winners of the E. J. (Ted) Hooper Medal are as follows:

  1995	Glyn Davies	WA
  1997	Geoffrey Hunter	NSW
  1999	Chris Champion	NSW
  2001	Stuart McAll	WA
  2003	Tom Yelland & Joseph Reginold	NSW
  2005	Dr Wayne Stewart	NZ