Published on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 2:41:44 PM

The Shire of Merredin has won three awards at the annual Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia WA Excellence Awards held on Friday, 10 March 2023.

The IPWEA Awards showcase high calibre projects from local government and public work sectors that demonstrate excellence in engineering and innovative practices.

The Shire received the Excellence in Innovation Award (Regional) for the Standalone Reuse Water Irrigation System – Merredin Cemetery, a Best Public Works Project less than $2M (Regional) Highly Commended Award for the Pioneer Park Revitalisation, and the Emerging Young Leader Award which was presented to the Shire’s Executive Manager Engineering Services, Lindon Mellor.

This is a fantastic achievement for the Shire’s Engineering team who consistently demonstrate a hard work ethic, show a drive for innovation and sustainability, and are committed to delivering high standard projects for the Merredin community.

Congratulations to the Engineering team, Lindon Mellor, Daniel Hay-Hendry, and Lachlan Anderson.

Best of luck to Lindon, who will now go on to compete in the National Awards for Emerging Leader.

Back to All News