
October 17, Friday @ 11:30 pm AEST

This award, generously sponsored by the qldwater is designed to provide encouragement to young water industry employees by recognising excellent performance, initiative and all round attention to detail.
The qldwater as award sponsor sends a letter to all Water Corporations and other employers of operators within Queensland annually, requesting they nominate “operations staff” to be considered for the Award.
To apply
Nominations can be made here and close on Friday 17 October, 2025.
Eligibility
To be eligible for consideration the nominees:
- Must be employed in the New South Wales water industry and be aged under 30 years
- Must have been employed in the water industry for less than 5 years
Assessment Criteria
Nominations are judged on the basis of submissions from employers covering:
- Commitment to and demonstrating a strong OHS ethic in all work performed
- Commitment to undertaking training and then implementation of skills learned into the workplace
- Commitment to team work and following enterprise SOP’s etc
- Commitment to meeting Corporation and regulatory requirements in the course of all work
- Demonstrated use of initiative or suggestions leading to efficiency or safety improvements
- Any other relevant industry based achievements.
Please provide the following with your nomination:
- One headshot image of the nominee (jpg or similar format)
- One image of the nominee at work (jpg or similar format)
Prize
The completed applications are judged by an independent panel and the winner of the NSW Water Directorate Prize receives:
- a perpetual trophy for his or her organisation to keep for 12 months,
- a personal trophy to keep permanently, as well as an
- all expenses paid trip to join the WIOA Delegation on the New Zealand Tour.
Details
Organiser
- WIOA
- info@wioa.org.au
- View Organiser Website