FMA Excellence Awards Sponsor - Call for Expressions of Interest

The FMA Excellence Awards commenced in 2014, and recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals and organisations towards promoting wise land use planning, reducing flood impacts, managing flood incidents or restoring communities after a flood event.

FMA is now seeking a naming rights sponsor for the 2022 Flood Risk Management Project of the Year Award. Winners of the award will receive a substantial cash prize to assist in implementing a flood risk management activity or flood education project, plus the opportunity to showcase their project at the gala Excellence Awards Dinner, held at the annual FMA National Conference.

FMA President Ian Dinham said the Excellence Awards program has highlighted the great number of complex and innovative activities being undertaken across the country to make our communities safer in times of flood. “I wish to thank NRMA Insurance for their generous support of the Flood Risk Management Project of the Year Award since its inception,” Mr Dinham said.

Winning projects have included:

• Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Community Resilience Program, NSW State Emergency Service with Infrastructure NSW - 2021
• Toowoomba Region Floodplain Management: Safer, Stronger, More Resilient Region, Toowoomba Regional Council - 2018
• Flood Integrated Decision Support System, Melbourne Water and BMT WBM with Deltares – 2017

Mr Dinham said that with FMA’s membership continuing to grow he looks forward to even more visionary projects being nominated for the award in future years. “The Excellence Awards not only highlight the vital work of FMA Members, they elevate the importance of flood risk management at all levels of government”, Mr Dinham said. “FMA is now looking to partner with an industry leader to further develop the Excellence Awards program for 2022 and beyond.”

If you are interested in discussing opportunities to work with FMA to promote excellence in flood risk management, and raise the profile of your organisation, please contact Executive officer Glenn Evans: eo@floods.org.au.