Finalists - 2005 Premier's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management

Building Queensland's Regions Award

• Legal Aid Queensland's Regional Solicitor Program; Legal Aid Queensland
• Building Sustainable Indigenous Business and Employment Opportunities; Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation
• Enterprising Women in Rural Industries Trade Show; Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

Engaging Communities Award

• Get Involved - South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005-2026; Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation
• Westside Partnerships; Queensland Police Service
• Response to Cherbourg Critical Incident Working Group; Department of Communities and Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Focussing on our People Award

• TravelSmart Communities - Redland Shire; Queensland Transport
• Never the Same Again; Queensland Transport
• Palm Island Community Youth Centre; Department of Housing and Department of Public Works
• Homelands Partnerships; Queensland Police Service and Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy

Growing Queensland's Economy Award

• Ethanol Development Initiative; Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation
• Queensland's Arts and Education showcase, Queensland Week, 2005 Aichi World Expo; Department of Education and the Arts
• Growing international education and training exports; Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Innovation and Creativity Award

• Drug Court; Department of Justice and Attorney-General
• Queensland Ambulance Service Flexible Learning Organisation; Department of Emergency Services
• Climate Science; Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
• Architectural Practice Academy; Department of  Public Works

Leadership Excellence Award

• Brisbane Magistrates Court; Department of Justice and Attorney-General and Department of Public Works
• Office of Urban Management - South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005-2026; Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation
• Strategic Housing Asset Management; Department of Housing
• Implementation of the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) - One DPI&F in Action; Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

Protecting the Environment Award

• Dee River Dams Remediation Project - Mt Morgan Mine Site; Department of Natural Resources & Mines; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Main Roads
• Burnett Program of Actions; The Coordinator-General

Partnerships and Reconciliation Award

• The 2005 Laura Festival; Department of Education and the Arts
• Partners for Success; Building sustainable local community partnerships to improve educational and employment outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Queensland; Department of Education and the Arts
• The Wet Tropics of Queensland Regional Agreement; Wet Tropics Management Authority
• Promoting Cultural Diversity Partnerships in Action; Department of Communities
• Thawuun - Disability Support Service Pilot Project; Disability Services Queensland