Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence Winners 2009
This year, Victoria has celebrated a decade of coastal achievements with the 10th annual Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence. Hosted by the Victorian Coastal Council and Coast Action/Coastcare, the 2009 awards recognised winners selected from a strong field of 38 finalists across 11 different categories, including biodiversity conservation, integrated coastal and catchment management and coastal culture.
Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change Gavin Jennings and VCC Chair Libby Mears presented the awards to winners. The Minister highlighted the significance of the coast to Victorians, noting that “the Victorian coastline is unique in the world, especially when you consider the magnificent Gippsland Lakes and Ninety Mile Beach complex, our Port Phillip and Westernport Bays, and the spectacularly rugged Shipwreck Coast along our western shores”
The award ceremony was held at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron in St Kilda. Winners were selected from a wide range of community groups, agencies, individuals and organisations who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the protection and improvement of our coast. Mr Duncan Malcolm, Chair of the Gippsland Coastal Board received the Outstanding Individual Achievement award in recognition of his outstanding leadership on coastal management in the state’s east. The full list of winners is below.
The Awards are hosted in partnership by the Victorian Coastal Council and Coast Action/Coastcare.
2009 Award Winners
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | People, Property and Places - Westernport Greenhouse Alliance |
| Coastal culture | Coastal Arts Discovery Trail - Frankston City Council |
| Education | Marine Pest Project - Boating Industry Australia |
| Biodiversity and conservation | The Skink Link Project - Friends of Chinamans Creek |
| Coastal management | Environment and land management plan - Great Ocean Road Coast Committee |
| Victorian Marine Science Consortium - post-graduate award | Seasonality, seduction and foul play: the hydroid fauna of Port Phillp Bay - Isla Fitzridge |
| Coastal planning | Guidelines for walkable coastal environments project - City of Greater Geelong, Municipal Association of Victoria, Council of the Aging, David Lock Associates and the Communities of Indented Head, Portarlington and St Leonards |
| Community action | Raising community awareness of coastal issues - Friends of Venus Bay |
| Coastal building and design | Seaford Lifesaving Club - Frankston City Council and Robert Simeoni Pty Ltd Architects |
| Integrated coastal zone management | Community governed catchment to coast management - Bellarine Catchment Network |
| Outstanding individual achievement | Duncan Malcolm |
Past Award Winners
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
Coastal Awards for Excellence Winners 2008
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Sea Search – People and Parks Foundation |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | North Shore Residents Group |
| Species Protection | The Connies |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Corinella Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management |
| Education | Narrawong Primary School |
| Cultural Achievement | Tarerer Festival - Tarerer Gundij Project Association |
| Coastal Planning | Tambo Bluff Estate Restructure - East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Media | ‘Great Ocean Road’ documentary Australian Geographic |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Anthony Boxshall & Alf Willder |
| Lifetime Achievement | Margaret MacDonald |
Coastal Awards for Excellence Winners 2007
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Western Abalone Divers Association |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | Friends of Mud Islands |
| Species Protection | Birds Australia |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Education | Marine Discovery Centre for the Volunteer Training Program |
| Cultural Achievement | Gippsland & East Gippsland East Aboriginal Co-operative and Coasts and Crown Land Management for the Aboriginal Burial Site Erosion Control project, Gippsland Lakes |
| Coastal Planning | Tambo Bluff Estate Restructure - East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Media | 'Out of the Blue' radio program |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Harry Breidahl |
| Lifetime Achievement | John Ariens |
| Building and Design | Perkins Architects Pty Ltd for the Apollo Bay Eco Hostel |
| Water Quality | Friends of Wonthaggi Heathlands and Coastal Reserve Inc. for the Wetlands Watch Them Grow program |
Coastal Awards for Excellence Winners 2006
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Parks Victoria and Coastal Zone CRC Partnership for mapping Victoria's six largest outer marine national parks |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | Bass Valley Primary School for its mangrove rehabilitation works at Grantville |
| Species Protection | Dr Tim Ealey for seagrass and mangrove restoration work over the past 15 years in Westernport |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Moyne Shire Council for for its protection of Griffiths Island and Port Fairy |
| Education | East Gippsland Waterwatch |
| Cultural Achievement | Framlingham Aboriginal Trust for its Kooyang Sea Country Plan |
| Coastal Planning | Tambo Bluff Estate Restructure - East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Media | Marine and Coastal Community Network for its publication Waves |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Dr Mark Norman |
| Lifetime Achievement | Zoe Hogg from Earthcare St Kilda |
| Building and Design | MGS Architects for the design of the Sandy Point House |
| Water Quality | Melbourne Water Corporation for its Western Treatment Plant upgrade at Werribee |
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Coastal Awards for Excellence Winners 2005
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Reef Watch, the community marine monitoring program |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | SEASTAR 2004 Team, for its marine pest response project, Inverloch |
| Species Protection | South West Working Group - Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Hobsons Bay City Council for the Truganina Coastal Parklands Project |
| Education | Friends of the Bluff for the Community based education - Living on the Edge CD & web site |
| Cultural Achievement | WYPIN, Western Young People's Independent Network |
| Coastal Planning | Tambo Bluff Estate Restructure - East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Media | 'The Age' newspaper for its Battle for the Beach series of articles, features and editorials WTFN, 'Coxy's Big Break' for its Marine National Parks TV special |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Warren Chapman from the Barwon Coast Committee of Managment |
| Lifetime Achievement | Associate Professor John Sherwood |
| Building and Design | Department of Primary Industries in association with Lyons Architects for the Department's PIRVic building, Queenscliff Kerstin Thompson Architects Pty Ltd for the Connewarre house and landscaping |
| Water Quality | Greater Geelong City Council for its Geelong Healthy Waterways Program |
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Coastal Awards for Excellence Recipients 2004
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Parks Victoria, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, Kirrae Whurrung Native Title Working Group, Framlingham Aboriginal Trust & Aire Valley Landowners for the development of a project to establish protocols and principles for the on going management of the Aire River estuary |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | Balcombe Estuary Rehabilitation Group |
| Species Protection | Portland Aluminium for the fox abatement program at Point Danger |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Fairhaven Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management |
| Education | Gould League for coastal and marine education resources |
| Cultural Achievement | Mallacoota Coast Action Group for the Mallacoota cultural heritage trail |
| Coastal Planning | Tambo Bluff Estate Restructure - East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Media | Radio Marinara radio program |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Rick Vandenburgh |
| Lifetime Achievement | Tehree Gordon |
| Building and Design | Bird de la Coeur Architects Pty Ltd for a private residence at Mt Eliza |
| Water Quality | Environment Protection Authority - Victoria for the Stormwater Action Program |
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Coastal Awards for Excellence Recipients 2003
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Gippsland Ports Committee of Management for the Paynesville Slipway Waste Interception System |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | Inverloch Coast Action Umbrella Group |
| Species Protection | Friends of the Hooded Plover |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Hobson Bay City Council for the Sandy Point Habitat Rehabilitation Project |
| Education | Williamstown High School for the Williamstown Marine Education Centre |
| Cultural Achievement | Moyne Shire Council and Framlingham Aboriginal Trust for the Crags Management Plan |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Geoff Wescott |
| Lifetime Achievement | Bob Whiteway from BRASCA |
| Building and Design | City of Greater Geelong and McGlashen Everist Pty Ltd for the Geelong Carousel Pavilion |
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Coastal Awards for Excellence Recipients 2002
| Category | Recepients |
| Innovation | Phillip Island Nature Park for the Fox Eradication Program |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | Swan Bay Integrated Catchment Management Committee |
| Species Protection | Dolphin Research Institute |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Loch Sport and Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management |
| Education | Mark Rodrigue |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | Sue Longmore from Swan Bay Integrated Catchment Management Committee |
| Lifetime Achievement | Leonard Bagley from San Remo Foreshore Committee of Management |
| Building and Design | Parks Victoria and Gregory Burgess Architects P/L for the 12 Apostles Visitor Centre at Port Campbell |
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Coastal Awards for Excellence Recipients 2001
| Category | Recepients |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | Jan Juc Coast Action Group |
| Species Protection | Little Tern Taskforce |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Hobsons Bay City Council and Parks Victoria for the Williamstown-Altona Coastal Parklands |
| Education | Marine Discovery Centre |
| Cultural Achievement | Moyne Shire Council and Framlingham Aboriginal Trust for the interpretative signage project on Griffith Island |
| Lifetime Achievement | Jack Whadcoat from Lake Tyers Coast Action Group |
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Coastal Awards for Excellence Recipients 2000
| Category | Recepients |
| Life Time Achievement | Bruce Ridgway from Lang Lang Coast Action Group |
| Cultural Achievement | Vietnamese Community in Australia for the Vietnamese Fisheries Project |
| Coastal Conservation and Protection by a Community Group | ANGAIR |
| Coastal Conservation and Management by an Appointed Manager | Walkerville Foreshore Committee of Management |
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