The nomination is from the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NSW and follows the recent completion of significant upgrades to the Gunnedah Waste Water Management Facility.

Gunnedah Shire Council’s acting director of infrastructure services and IPWEA member, Daniel Noble said the award was in a category for engineering excellence.

“The plant has not been upgraded since 1968 and was in need of improvement to enable additional treatment volume to support the rising population growth of Gunnedah,” Mr Noble said.

“The project was in the planning for a number of years, with works commencing in 2017.”

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Mr Noble said the award nomination was reflective of the hard work that had gone into the project.

“The project was delivered on time and on budget and officially opened earlier in May,” he said.

“To receive this nomination is the icing on the cake and a sweet reward for the hard work of the project managers, in particular manager of water services, Kevin Sheridan, who has been the driving force behind this project since its inception.”

The $8.1 million project was completed earlier in May with council members, facility members and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson on-hand to officially reopen the site.

The IPWEA will honour local governments and their teams with the awards at their annual state conference in the Hunter Valley later this year.