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Bali memorial wins special engineering award

Randwick City Council’s memorial to the victims of the Bali bombings has won a Special Community Service Award. Organised by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia NSW Division, the 2004 Excellence Awards were presented at its annual conference which was staged in Sydney on 23–26 May.

Of the 202 people who lost their lives as a result of the bombing, 88 were from Australia with 41 from New South Wales. Of these 20 came from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Randwick’s memorial sculpture is located at the headland of Dunningham Reserve Coogee. It has been officially dedicated as Dolphins Point in memory of the six young members of the Coogee Dolphins Amateur Rugby League club who died in the bombings.

The judges said that this project has emotional significance to the community at large now and into the future. They said this is a case of public works professionals recognising community needs and contributing in a positive way to satisfy those needs.

Other 2004 award winners were as follows:

• Design and/or construction of Local Government/public works project – Parramatta City Council (Elizabeth Street Aquaduct Footbridge replacement)
• New or Improved Techniques – Auburn City Council (Graffiti Management Program)
• Innovation in Water Supply and Wastewater – Wagga Wagga City Council (Installation of Pressure Sewerage Systems)
• Occupational Health and Safety – Midcoast County Council (Safety Management System)
• Resource Efficient Construction Award – City of Blue Mountains (Old Roads, New Directions)
• Excellence in Road Safety Engineering – Wollondilly Shire (Crash Investigations and Reporting)
• Environmental – The Council of Camden (Liquidambar Reserve Water Harvesting and Irrigation System).

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