In 2017 the NSW/ACT Spatial Excellence Award Winners were announced at the NSW ACT Regional Conference on 6 December 2017.
The Winners were:
SSSI NSW YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER: Adrian White
Adrian White & Gaby van Wyk
SSSI NSW EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
WINNER: Heidi Brown
Bruce Thompson & Heidi Brown
SSSI NSW WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Kasia Dworiczak

Kasia Dworiczak & Narelle Underwood
SSSI NSW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
WINNER: Belinda Serafin
Mary-Ellen Feeney & Bill Kearsley (accepting the Award on behalf of Belinda Serafin)
SSSI NSW POSTGRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
WINNER: Zahra Gharineiat
Wayne Patterson & Zahra Gharineiat
SSSI NSW SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER: Ross Johnson
Ross Johnson & Gaby van Wyk
SSSI ACT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER: Dan Paull

Greg Ledwidge & Michael Dixon (accepting Award on behalf of Dan Paull)
SSSI ACT YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER: Tom Spencer
Greg Ledwidge & Michael Dixon (accepting Award on behalf of Tom Spencer)
SIBA/GITA INDUSTRY AWARD “INNOVATION & COMMERCIALISATION”
WINNER: PMSA Australia for Geoscape
Deanna Hutchinson & Michael Dixon
SSSI FELLOW AWARDED TO RICHARD LEMON
Gaby van Wyk & Richard Lemon
SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO BRUCE THOMPSON
Thank you to Bruce Thompson and his Team at Spatial Services for their contribution to the NSW ACT Regional Conference 2017.
Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse & Bruce Thompson