Published Thursday, 03 July, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew McNamara
Finalists announced in Queensland’s top environment awards
An organic farming cooperative, a carbon cutting car insurance company, the creators of a solar powered battery, and an ecologically driven supermarket chain are joining 20 other finalists in the running for one of Queensland’s top environmental awards.
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Andrew McNamara today announced the finalists for the 2008 Environmental Protection Agency Sustainable Industries Awards.
“Congratulations to these 24 Queensland-based projects which have achieved outstanding results in terms of sustainability,” Mr McNamara said.
“The eight category award winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre on Friday, 31 October 2008.
“These finalists have been selected from more than 100 entries from small business to large multi-million dollar companies, showcasing Queensland’s diverse range of sustainability champions.
“We have visionary companies right here in Queensland that are committed to developing innovative products and practices that reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, water, waste and greenhouse gas emissions.”
Projects include an innovative water treatment process that removes dissolved toxic metals from mine wastewater, a highly sustainable fibre composite building panel for floors, bridge decking, beams and railway sleepers, and a supermarket reducing waste and energy use and lowering greenhouse gas emissions across its operations.
Other finalist projects include reduced water use in the ginger cleaning process, a coal-fired power station reducing its environmental emissions and water use through supercritical boilers and air-cooling technologies, eucalyptus oil extraction as part of an Indigenous community project, and the continuous rehabilitation of land at a sand mining operation.
Mr McNamara said entries for the Awards had increased each year since their launch in 2006, showing an increasing appreciation by Queensland companies of the economic and environmental advantages of sustainable business practices.
Awards sponsors are Fosters Group, Ergon Energy, Westpac, Hatch, Australian Country Choice, Conics, Natural Solutions, Bendigo Bank and Queensland Resources Council.
Finalists in their categories are:
Corporate Sustainability Award
? ALDI Stores
? Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
? Queensland Complete Printing Services
Industrial Eco-Efficiency Award
? Buderim Ginger, Sulfide stripping
? Millmerran Power and InterGen, Innovative power station
? Birla Mt Gordon & BioteQ Environmental Techologies, Mine waste water treatment
Rural Sustainability Award
? Groves Grown Tropical Fruit - Yeppoon
? Smith family - “Mt Panorama” - Rolleston
? Maryborough Advanced Growers Group Pty Ltd
Minister’s Award for ClimateSmart Leadership
? NRMA Insurance
? Food Connect
? News Limited
Sustainability in the Built Environment Award
? Midell Developments and Awaken Designs, Sunrise
? Allen Jack Cottier, Campus living village at Kelvin Grove
? Leighton Contractors & Leighton Properties, Green Square
Sustainability Partnerships Award
? Wide Bay Water and Dhugamin CDEP, Oil extraction
? Powerlink Queensland and Forest Restorations, Karawatha Forest Conservation Reserve, Rehabilitation and Vegetation Management
? Boral, Australian Construction Materials Division, Pimpama River Revegetation Partnership
Resource Industries Sustainability
? Origin Energy, CSG water treatment facility Spring Gully
? Consolidated Rutile Limited, North Stradbroke Island rehabilitation
? Birla Mt Gordon & BioteQ Environmental Techologies, Water treatment process
Innovation in Sustainable Technologies Award
? Redflow, Zinc-bromine battery
? Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation, Eco-efficiency assessment software
? LoC Composites, Plant-based composite panel for the construction industry
For a full description of finalist projects visit www.epa.qld.gov.au\siawards or contact the EPA Sustainable Industries Division on 3225 1999.
Media contact: Peter McCarthy 3336 8004
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Andrew McNamara today announced the finalists for the 2008 Environmental Protection Agency Sustainable Industries Awards.
“Congratulations to these 24 Queensland-based projects which have achieved outstanding results in terms of sustainability,” Mr McNamara said.
“The eight category award winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre on Friday, 31 October 2008.
“These finalists have been selected from more than 100 entries from small business to large multi-million dollar companies, showcasing Queensland’s diverse range of sustainability champions.
“We have visionary companies right here in Queensland that are committed to developing innovative products and practices that reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, water, waste and greenhouse gas emissions.”
Projects include an innovative water treatment process that removes dissolved toxic metals from mine wastewater, a highly sustainable fibre composite building panel for floors, bridge decking, beams and railway sleepers, and a supermarket reducing waste and energy use and lowering greenhouse gas emissions across its operations.
Other finalist projects include reduced water use in the ginger cleaning process, a coal-fired power station reducing its environmental emissions and water use through supercritical boilers and air-cooling technologies, eucalyptus oil extraction as part of an Indigenous community project, and the continuous rehabilitation of land at a sand mining operation.
Mr McNamara said entries for the Awards had increased each year since their launch in 2006, showing an increasing appreciation by Queensland companies of the economic and environmental advantages of sustainable business practices.
Awards sponsors are Fosters Group, Ergon Energy, Westpac, Hatch, Australian Country Choice, Conics, Natural Solutions, Bendigo Bank and Queensland Resources Council.
Finalists in their categories are:
Corporate Sustainability Award
? ALDI Stores
? Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
? Queensland Complete Printing Services
Industrial Eco-Efficiency Award
? Buderim Ginger, Sulfide stripping
? Millmerran Power and InterGen, Innovative power station
? Birla Mt Gordon & BioteQ Environmental Techologies, Mine waste water treatment
Rural Sustainability Award
? Groves Grown Tropical Fruit - Yeppoon
? Smith family - “Mt Panorama” - Rolleston
? Maryborough Advanced Growers Group Pty Ltd
Minister’s Award for ClimateSmart Leadership
? NRMA Insurance
? Food Connect
? News Limited
Sustainability in the Built Environment Award
? Midell Developments and Awaken Designs, Sunrise
? Allen Jack Cottier, Campus living village at Kelvin Grove
? Leighton Contractors & Leighton Properties, Green Square
Sustainability Partnerships Award
? Wide Bay Water and Dhugamin CDEP, Oil extraction
? Powerlink Queensland and Forest Restorations, Karawatha Forest Conservation Reserve, Rehabilitation and Vegetation Management
? Boral, Australian Construction Materials Division, Pimpama River Revegetation Partnership
Resource Industries Sustainability
? Origin Energy, CSG water treatment facility Spring Gully
? Consolidated Rutile Limited, North Stradbroke Island rehabilitation
? Birla Mt Gordon & BioteQ Environmental Techologies, Water treatment process
Innovation in Sustainable Technologies Award
? Redflow, Zinc-bromine battery
? Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation, Eco-efficiency assessment software
? LoC Composites, Plant-based composite panel for the construction industry
For a full description of finalist projects visit www.epa.qld.gov.au\siawards or contact the EPA Sustainable Industries Division on 3225 1999.
Media contact: Peter McCarthy 3336 8004