International Riverfoundation - Riverprize Winners

International Thiess Riverprize winner - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Inaugurated more than ten years ago, Riverprize has become a prestigious Prize complementing the International Riversymposium. In September 2009, in its 11th year, the Riverprize Alumni consisted of more than 60 Riverprize finalists and 18 outstanding international and national winners.

The 2009 National finalists were (alphabetically):
1. Great Ocean Road Estuaries, VIC (Corangamite Catchment Management Authority)
2. Oxley Creek, QLD (Oxley Creek Catchment Association)
3. Potterwalkagee Creek, VIC (Mallee Catchment Management Authority)
4. Wilson Inlet, WA (Wilson Inlet Catchment Committee Inc )

The 2009 International finalists were (alphabetically):
1. Avon River, England (Natural England)
2. Lake Simcoe, Canada (Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority)
3. Lower Owens River, USA (City of Los Angeles)
4. Polochic Basin, Guatemala (WWF Central America)
5. Yellow River, China (Yellow River Conservancy Commission)

Becoming a finalist in this prestigious award is an accomplishment in itself. All finalists are invited to attend the award ceremony where their achievements and restoration outcomes are presented to an international audience. They also have the opportunity to present their work to a broad circle of river scientists and practitioners in dedicated finalists’ and winners’ sessions during International Riversymposium.

International Thiess Riverprize Finalists 1999 – 2008

National Thiess Riverprize Finalists 2000 – 2008

YEAR	RIVER	STATE	ORGANISATION
2008	Swan Canning River System	WA	Healthy River Program/Swan River Trust
2008	Tweed River	NSW	Tweed Shire Council
2008	Derwent Estuary	Tasmania	Derwent Estuary Program
2007	Lake Macquarie	NSW	The Lake Macquarie Project Management Committee
2007	Maroochy River Recovery Initiative	QLD	Maroochy Shire Council
2007	River Recovery Program	National	Greening Australia
2006	Margaret River	WA	Cape to Cape Catchments Group
2006	Lake Macquarie	NSW	The Office of the Lake Macquarie & Catchment Coordinator
2006	Dee River	QLD	Wowan Dululu Landcare Group
2005	Fitzroy River	WA	Environs Kimberley
2005	Paroo River	QLD	Paroo River Association
2005	Tweed River Catchment	NSW	Tweed Shire Council
2004	Yarrowee River	VIC	City of Ballarat
2004	Mossman River	QLD	Douglas Shire River Improvement Trust
2003	Tully-Murray Rivers	QLD	Cardwell Shire River Improvement Trust
2003	Wallis Lake	NSW	Great Lakes Council
2003	Tweed River Catchment	NSW	Tweed Shire Council
2002	Hunter River	NSW	Hunter Catchment Management Trust
2002	Murray Wetlands	NSW	Murray Wetlands Working Group
2002	Derwent River	TAS	Derwent Estuary Program (DEP)
2001	Merri Creek	VIC	Merri Creek Management Committee Inc.
2001	Blackwood River	WA	Blackwood Basin Group
2001	Tweed River Catchment	NSW	Tweed Shire Council
2000	Goulburn Broken	VIC	Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
2000	Melbourne Water	VIC	Melbourne Water (Healthy Waterways Program)
2000	Mitchell River	QLD	Mitchell River Watershed Management Group Inc

Riverprize Winners

International Thiess Riverprize Finalists 1999 – 2008

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National Thiess Riverprize Finalists 2000 – 2008

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