2010 Winners Announced Winners of this year's World Environment Day Awards were announced at the Awards Presentation Dinner held at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne on Friday 4 June, on the eve of the United Nations World Environment Day. See below for a complete list of this year's winners and finalists. Click on links for further details. Media Release - Winners Announed, Friday 4 June, 2010
Media Release - Finalists Announced, Friday 21 May, 2010 For further information or media enquiries about any of this year's winners or finalists please contact the UNAA Victoria office on: (03) 9670 7878 or office@unaavictoria.org.au.
UNAA World Environment Day Awards 2010
Winners and Finalists Department of Sustainability and Environment Biodiversity Award
• WINNER: Western Australian Local Government Association – “Perth Biodiversity Project & South West Biodiversity Project”
• FINALIST: Biolinking Australia and Greenfleet – “Northern Victorian Biolinks Project”
• FINALIST: CReefs Australia – “Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems”
• FINALIST: Greening Australia Victoria – “The Grassy Groundcover Restoration Project” Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge Award
• WINNER: Darebin City Council – “Darebin’s Climate Change Action”
• SPECIAL COMMENDATION: National Australia Bank – “Carbon Neutral 2010 Strategy” Szencorp Green Building Award
• WINNER: Bond University – “Mirvac School of Sustainable Development Building”
• FINALIST: Brookfield Multiplex Constructions & WSP Lincolne Scott – “One Shelley Street”
• FINALIST: WSP Lincolne Scott – “Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre” Virgin Blue Business Awards
- Best Specific Environmental Initiative
• WINNER: Goulburn Valley Water & Greater Shepparton City Council – “Resource Recovery Precinct”
• SPECIAL COMMENDATION: Zoos Victoria – “They’re Calling On You!”
• FINALIST: Veolia Environmental Services Australia – “Woodlawn Eco Precinct” - Environmental Best Practice Program
• WINNER: Instyle Contract Textiles - “Sustainability with Style”
• FINALIST: Australian Native Nursery
• FINALIST: Corporate Express Australia WSP Lincolne Scott Sustainability Leadership Award
• WINNER: Allens Arthur Robinson
• SPECIAL COMMENDATION: National Australia Bank
• FINALIST: Corporate Express Australia Education/School Award
• WINNER: Monash Sustainability Institute – “Green Steps”
• FINALIST: Bentleigh West Primary School – “Through Children’s Eyes – Our Planet's Future Custodians”
• FINALIST: EW Tipping Foundation – “SustainAbility Stars”
• FINALIST: North Dandalup Primary School – “A School for Environmental Consciousness” Excellence in Marine and Coastal Management Award
• WINNER: Northern Gulf Resource Management Group – “Carpentaria Ghost Net Programme”
• FINALIST: Corangamite CMA – “Corangamite Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Strategy”
• FINALIST: People and Parks Foundation – “Reef Life Survey”
• FINALIST: WetlandCare - “Eastern Australian Wetlands and Rivers and Great Barrier Reef Catchments Programs” Excellence in Sustainable Water Management Award
• WINNER: Edstein Creative Stone
• FINALIST: Water Infrastructure Group & SA Water – “Virginia Pipeline Scheme Angle Vale Extension”
• FINALIST: Williamstown High School – “Williamstown Wetlands” Local Government Awards
- Excellence in Overall Environmental Management
• WINNER: Byron Shire Council – “The Brunswick Estuary Management Plan & Sewerage Augmentation Scheme”
• FINALIST: Darebin City Council – “Darebin’s Climate Change Action”
• FINALIST: Kogarah City Council – “Adapting Local Government’s Business to Climate Change” - Best Specific Environmental Initiative
• WINNER: Moonee Valley City Council – “Moonee Ponds Green Precinct”
• SPECIAL COMMENDATION: Fairfield City Council – “Sustain ‘n’ Save Business Program”
• FINALIST: Blacktown City Council and Liverpool Plains Shire Council – “Re-Genesis – Future Proofing Our Communities”
• FINALIST: Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils – “3-Council Ecological Footprint Project” Community Award
• WINNER: Kimberley Toad Busters – “Cane Toad Control”
• FINALIST: Greening Australia Capital Region in partnership with the Lachlan Catchment Management Authority, Boorowa Community Landcare Group & TransGrid – “Boorowa River Recovery”
• FINALIST: People and Parks Foundation – “Reef Life Survey” Individual Award for Outstanding Service to the Environment
• WINNER: Emeritus Professor Tor Hundloe – “An Environmental Pioneer”
• FINALIST: Tony Arnel – “A Sustainable Built Environment”
• FINALIST: Michael Mahony Media Award for Environmental Reporting
• JOINT WINNER: Adam Morton, The Age – “Climate Change Coverage”
• JOINT WINNER: Tanya Ha – “Warm TV”
• FINALIST: Suzanne Smith and Eleanor Bell with Ticky Fullerton, ABC News Online Investigative Unit with Lateline – “Gene Wars”  
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