The Ventia Awards are our way of recognising the talented individuals and teams across our sectors and functions who have redefined service excellence throughout 2023, and who live the Ventia values and brand. 

The Awards were originally launched in response to feedback from the very first Have Your Say survey in 2017. Since then, hundreds of our people have been nominated for their contributions.  

There are five (5) award categories, linked to our strategy, our values and our brand: 

• Safety & Health award 

• Client Focus Award  

• Innovation Award 

• Sustainability Award 

• People Award - the heart of our success 

Plus, our very special CEO Award. The CEO Award celebrates an outstanding Ventia team member. This category is not for general entry and will be nominated by the Executive Leadership Team. 

See here for detailed criteria information on each Award category.  

There are a few key changes: 

• The Ventia Awards is linked to the Sector and Group Excellence Awards 

• This year we have a single Awards microsite and nomination form for everyone to use. 

• Team nominations are restricted to 10 members. We encourage you to focus on specific achievements and outcomes and the team members who were instrumental in delivering on this.  

• The nomination period will be open for three weeks, from Monday 16 October to Friday 3 November 

• Each Sector and Group judges their specific nominations and will announce their Excellence Awards finalist and winners 

• Like last year, the winners of each Sector and Group Excellence Awards will be elevated to finalists in the Ventia (enterprise) Awards  

• Sector, Group and Enterprise judging panels will be allowed to determine if there is another category where a nomination or finalist better fits, or might be more successful. 

• All enterprise finalists are invited to come together at a gala celebration dinner in early March where the overall winners will be announced! 

The awards are open to all direct employees (including Joint Venture employees)  

Contractors and sub-contractors cannot be nominated.   

All individuals and teams who are nominated will be checked against any disciplinary performance or conduct issues on file 

You can nominate an individual or team (of up to 10 people), as long as they meet the awards criteria. 

By making a nomination, you’ll be helping to recognise and celebrate our people and the great work being done across our business.  

Visit ventia.com/VentiaAwards to start an online nomination. Make sure you have read the award criteria and questions carefully.

Submit your nomination by Friday 3 November 2023

You will be asked to:

• Provide the details for your nominee

• Choose the award that best aligns with your nomination

• Tell us about your nominee – why they are exceptional, how the nomination reflects the award criteria, what has been achieved

• Provide your own contact details.

Go to the nomination form

Yes, you can submit more than one nomination, however each nomination will require a new nomination form.

Please choose the award that best aligns with your nomination.

See here for information on the Ventia Awards categories and criteria.

If you are unclear about the award criteria or the most appropriate award category, speak with your Leader, your P&C Business Partner, or ask for clarification at ventia.awards@ventia.com.

Each nomination will be considered for its own merits. Judges will look for examples of break-through change, innovation and / or achievement of outstanding results for clients and the community. If an individual or team receives more than one nomination, it will be noted that there are multiple entries however it will not impact the overall selection.

Yes please. You will be required to provide your name and contact details as part of the nomination process for validation purposes only.

You can nominate an individual or team for any projects or initiatives that have kicked-off in the last 12 months (i.e. from November 2022 to November 2023).

If the project the nominee(s) is/are working on is still being developed or has not produced results, consider identifying major milestones completed.

Please speak to your manager or Business Unit leader.

You can also check in with your P&C Business Partner or Marketing & Communications Manager. They will be promoting the awards and be able to answer your questions and support you with your nominations.

P&C
D&SI - David.black@ventia.com (Interim) 
Transport - Charmaine.higgins@ventia.com (Interim) 
Infrastructure Services - Cameron. Hollingworth@ventia.com
Telecommunications - Darren.grant@ventia.com (Interim) 
Group Functions - Charmaine.higgins@ventia.com (Interim) , Group Finance - Victoria.khoury@ventia.com 

BMC
D&SI - Kristy.perkins@ventia.com
Transport - tom.bates@ventia.com
Infrastructure Services -matt.trotman@ventia.com
Telecommunications - abey.malouf@ventia.com
Group Functions - julie.lee@ventia.com

For technical support on the awards platform, or any other questions, please contact the Awards team by email - ventia.awards@ventia.com.au

• Nominations will firstly be assessed by Sector or Group judging teams

• The assessment and shortlisting will be based on the selection criteria under the nominated award category.

• Sectors and Group will announce their Excellence Awards finalist and winners by the end of the year.

• Like last year, the winners of each Sector and Group Excellence Awards will be elevated to finalists in the Ventia (enterprise) Awards

• The enterprise judging team will be called the Ventia Awards Council. This is a panel of employees selected from across the Ventia business who have a broad knowledge of our services and an in-depth understanding of our strategy, values and brand.

• The Awards Council will assess if the result or outcome is significant and/or exceeds or ‘business-as-usual’ requirements. They will look for examples of break-through change, innovation and / or achievement of outstanding results for individuals and the community

• Final endorsement: the Awards Council will present their recommendations to Ventia’s Executive Leadership Team for endorsement and final selection / approval of winners.

Sector and Group finalists and winners will be celebrated via their team town halls, newsletters and Viva Engage (Yammer).

The Ventia (enterprise) Award finalists will be confirmed in late January. They will be invited to attend the Gala Dinner in March 2024 for the winner announcement.

The Award winners will be invited to work with the Brand & Engagement team to promote their success through internal and external channels in 2024 including Connect Magazine, InVent, Viva Engage (Yammer) and on a variety of other channels.

Specific prizes to be confirmed.

Nominations open on Monday 16 October and close on Friday 3 November 2023.

Sectors and Group will judge their nominations and announce their Excellence Awards finalist and winners by the end of the year.

Like last year, the winners of each Sector and Group Excellence Awards will be elevated to finalists in the Ventia (enterprise) Awards.

Next steps

All enterprise finalists are invited to come together at a gala celebration dinner in early March where the overall winners will be announced!