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Nominations open for 2019 AAPA State Industry Awards
AUSTRALIAN ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR’S STATE INDUSTRY AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNISE THE LEADERS, ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS LEADING THE AUSTRALIAN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS INDUSTRY.
The best of the best in the flexible pavements sector are once again set to be recognised at the peak industry awards, the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) State Industry Awards.
Taking place across the nation over the course of the year, the 2019 instalment of the annual awards will see the best in class acknowledge across eight competitive categories.
Nomination are now open for the state awards, held in South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
The awards categories are as follows, and outline the key criteria for nominees.
2019 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS FIELD WORKERS OF THE YEAR AWARD Nominations are called for both an individual female and male flexible pavement field worker, within the flexible pavement industry, who has demonstrated outstanding onsite performance of: • Delivering high quality production outcomes and workmanship • A strong focus and commitment to safety and safety awareness throughout all activities • Possessing strong customer service outcomes • Being a positive role model, providing guidance and advice to peers and the team in delivering the works • Teamwork and initiative.
2019 GRADUATE/CADET AWARD Nominations are called for both an individual female and male with less than 3 years’ experience within the flexible pavement industry who has demonstrated development in the following: • Leadership potential and leadership skills across an organisation and industry • Seeking to progress positive outcomes over and above their normal role for their organisation and industry as a whole • Interaction with other industry stakeholders and participation in, and contribution to, the Association beyond their normal role.
2019 EMERGING LEADER AWARD Nominations are called for both an individual female and male under the age of 35 and with less than 10 years’ experience within the flexible pavements industry who has demonstrated the following: • Outstanding leadership and contribution to the flexible pavement industry and the association beyond their normal role • Leadership across their organisation • Delivered improvements in operations from self-directed action • Notable outcomes achieved within and for their organisation and industry as a whole • Interaction and participation with other industry stakeholders.
2019 OUTSTANDING PROJECT AWARD Nominations are called for an AAPA member organisation or organisation within the flexible pavement industry who has partnered with an AAPA member organisation who has delivery a project demonstrating the following criteria: • Excellence and outstanding quality outcomes in the delivery of a flexible pavement or associated project in Australia • Excellence and quality outcomes achieved for the client • Developed and/or delivered improvements in design, processes, systems, software and/
Nomination submissions for the 2019 AAPA State Industry Awards close on the following dates:
South Australia – 26 April Tasmania – 3 May Western Australia – 17 May Queensland – 24 May New South Wales – 31 May Victoria – 7 June
To submit a nomination, go to: www.aapa.asn.au/2019-state-andnational-awards-nominations
or products utilised • Positive interaction with the client and/or the community and onsite team to ensure on time and on budget delivery of the project/outcome • Notable and demonstrated benefits for the client/community resulting from the delivered project • This nomination will require a referee to endorse the outcomes addressed as part of the criteria.
2019 INNOVATION AWARD Nominations are called for an AAPA member organisation or organisation within the flexible pavement industry who has partnered with an AAPA member organisation and has demonstrated the developed and/or delivered of innovation specific to the industry against the following criteria: • Development and/or delivery of innovation in technological change • Cost reduction or performance improvements in design, process, system or product for the flexible pavements industry. • Innovation and outcome achieved from the development • Demonstrated improvements in design, processes, systems and/or products available to the industry through adoption of the innovation • Actual and/or proposed benefits to the industry resulting from the developed innovation • Enhanced value to the asset owner and/ or community benefit delivered through adoption of the innovation.
2019 SAFETY INITIATIVE AWARD Nominations are called for an individual, AAPA member organisation or organisation within the flexible pavement industry who has partnered with an AAPA member organisation that has delivered the most notable safety initiative(s) and demonstrated safety improvements in the flexible pavement industry by addressing the following criteria: • Demonstrated leadership in identifying and/or developing and delivering new safety initiatives • Engagement with the broader industry and stakeholders to encourage uptake and adoption of the solution to improve safety outcomes for all • Commitment to the continued dissemination and delivery of all available sustainable safety initiatives across the industry • Demonstrated improvement in the overall safety environment resulting from the developed initiative.
2019 FEMALE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD This award recognises the contributions of an individual female within an AAPA member organisation who has demonstrated outstanding service within the flexible pavement industry. The following criteria requires the nominee to demonstrate: • Working history of a minimum 15 years within the industry • Outstanding leadership to the organisations past and present they have worked for • Delivered benefits, commitment and contribution to the industry, stakeholders and the Association as a whole • Developed and/or delivered improvements in outcomes, systems or processes for the industry as a whole • Commitment and contribution to the industry beyond their normal role during the time they have been a part of the industry • Developed/delivered/implemented innovation or changes for their organisation and industry through actions and contributions • Sharing of knowledge and expertise to benefit others and the industry • Interaction with other members and stakeholders and demonstrated stewardship of the association.
2019 MALE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD This award recognises the contributions of an individual male within an AAPA member organisation who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, commitment and contribution to the flexible pavement industry and the association. Nomination for this award will demonstrate the following criteria: • A work history spanning 25+ years within the industry as a whole • Developed and delivered improvements in outcomes, systems or processes for the industry as a whole • Commitment and contribution to the
Tony Aloisio from Fulton Hogan won the 2018 Industry Leadership Award.
industry beyond their normal role • Delivered innovation and/or changes for their organisation and industry through actions and contributions • Sharing of knowledge and expertise to benefit others and the industry • Delivered contribution and benefits to the
Association as a whole • Interaction with other members and stakeholders and demonstrated stewardship of the Association.
Winners from the State Industry Awards will be in contention for the 2019 National Industry Awards, to be held in New South Wales as part of the 18th AAPA International Flexible Pavements Conference & Exhibition in August.
The 2019 AAPA State Industry Awards will be presented at the association’s State Gala Dinners, to be held in their respective states over the course of the year, with the National Awards ceremony also taking place in New South Wales. The Gala Dinner dates are as follow:
South Australia – 17 May Tasmania – 24 May Western Australia – 7 June Queensland – 14 June New South Wales – 21 June Victoria – 28 June National Industry Awards – 20 August
