IQA Award Categories

The 2021 IQA Awards will be presented in the following categories.

  • Alec Northover Award (sponsored by AIQEF)
  • Gold Hard Hat Site Safety Award (sponsored by IQA)
  • Gold Environment Award (sponsored by Groundwork Plus)
  • Excellence in Innovation and Community Engagement (sponsor to be announced)
  • Quarry Manager of the Year <10 FTE (sponsored by Metso:Outotec)
  • Quarry Manager of the Year >10 FTE (sponsored by Metso:Outotec)
  • Quarry Operator of the Year (sponsored by RTV Training)
  • IQA Conference Exhibitor of the Year (sponsored by IQA)
  • President's Medal (sponsored by IQA)

Nominations for the Awards are open from January 2021. The closing date for all award nominations is 5pm (AEST) Friday 6 August 2021. The IQA Conference Exhibitor of the Year award will be judged from all exhibitors during the IQA conference in October 2021. All exhibitors are automatically entered, and a separate nomination form is not required. 

The 2021 IQA Award winners will be finalised in September, and the winners announced during the 2021 IQA conference in Newcastle 5 - 7 October 2021.

Award Nominations

Any member of the IQA can be nominated for an award. A non-member may be the nominator for an award. However, only IQA members can be nominated / recipients of an award. A person may choose to nominate themselves for an award or nominate a third party. The person nominated for the award must be a current member of the IQA. Where the award is site or company specific, the site or company must have current IQA members and demonstrate support for the IQA.

IQA Awards

Award Sponsor Prize Nomination Form
Alec Northover Award AIQEF Framed certificate and an allowance to attend the IQA conference Alec Northover Award Application form
Gold Hard Hat Site Safety Award
 IQA Framed certificate and an engraved gold plated trophy  Gold Hard Hat Site Safety Award Application form
Gold Environment Award Groundwork Plus Framed certificate and an engraved gold plated trophy Gold Environment Award Application form
Excellence in Innovation and Community Engagement To be announced Framed certificate, trophy and a contribution for an approved professional development activity Excellence in Innovation and Community Engagement Award Application form
Quarry Manager of the Year <10 FTE Metso:Outotec Framed certificate plus $3000 contribution to professional development opportunity Quarry Manager of the Year <10 FTE Application form
Quarry Manager of the Year >10 FTE Metso:Outotec Framed certificate plus $3000 contribution to professional development opportunity  Quarry Manager of the Year > 10 FTE Application form
Quarry Operator of the Year RTV Training Framed certificate Quarry Operator of the Year Application form
IQA Conference Exhibitor of the Year IQA Framed certificate N/A as all exhibitors are automatically nominated
President's Medal IQA Framed certificate and inscribed medal President's Medal Application form

 

Judging, Criteria and T&Cs

The IQA will maintain and publish clear guidelines, criteria and criteria weighting for each award. All awards will be judged against the stated selection criteria and weighted scoring as outlined in the nomination form for each individual award.

Clear and detailed T&Cs are published for each award to guide the administration, awarding and collection of award prizes. These T&Cs are available on the information sheet for each award.