This award recognises an outstanding academic or knowledge transfer project, closely aligned with waterway management, that clearly builds and shares knowledge to advance the industry. It was awarded for the "River Styles Initiative: Advancing river management across NSW" with project partners, Macquarie University and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
The River Styles Initiative has transformed river management in NSW. It builds and shares extensive river knowledge, upskills industry via short courses, and enhances stakeholder engagement. It fosters collaboration among academia, industry, and communities to deliver improved waterway management.