The award categories for the 2025 Awards for Excellence are:

Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning

Winner:  Prospect Creek Catchment Action Plan - Stantec and the City of Canterbury Bankstown

Excellence in Infrastructure

Winner:  The Appian Way and North Terrace Culvert Upgrade Project - City of Canterbury Bankstown

Excellence in Asset Management

Winner:  Wingecarribee Shire Council, Water NSW and Optimal Stormwater

Excellence in Research and Innovation

Winner:  Barriers and Opportunities for Effective Gross Pollutant Trap Maintenance in Australia, CSIRO, University of Tasmania, Ocean Protect and Optimal Stormwater

Excellence in Policy or Education

Winner:  WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework - Ocean Protect

Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design

Winner:  Allianz Stadium Precinct Village and Carpark Stormwater Management Project - Ocean Protect

Young Stormwater Professional of the Year

Winner:  Daniel Rider, Ocean Protect