2007 Finalists

Congratulations to the project teams who have become finalists for the 2007 Premier's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management. 

And the finalists are:

Building Queensland's Regions
Sponsored by Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry

-  Innisfail Prisoner Work Camp, Queensland Corrective Services
-  Active Murri and Ailan People Strategy, Department of Local Government, Sport 
   and Recreation
-  Torres Strait Major Infrastructure Program, Department of Local Government,
    Sport and Recreation
-  Recovering from Cyclone Larry - an interagency exercise in regional restoration, 
    Department of Emergency Services; Department of Public Works; Queensland  
    Building Services Authority; and Department of Communities

Engaging and Serving Communities
Sponsored by Queensland Government

-  CRYPAR, Queensland Police Service
-  Millennium Arts Project at the Cultural Centre, Brisbane, Department of
    Education, Training and the Arts; and Department of Public Works
-  Palm Island Senior Phase of Learning, Department of Public Works; Department 
   of Education, Training and the Arts; Department of Communities
-  Interagency Child Protection Initiatives, Department of Child Safety; Queensland
    Health; Disability Services Queensland; and Department of Education, Training 
    and the Arts

Focussing on our People
Sponsored by QSuper

-  Building RoadTek's Capability, Department of Main Roads
-  Queensland Health Better Workplace Culture and Leadership Program, 
   Queensland Health
-  Our People; Our Power, Department of Education, Training and the Arts

Growing Queensland's Economy
Sponsored by Queensland Government

-  Queensland Skills Plan Implementation, Department of Education, Training and 
    the Arts; and Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
-  The Queensland 13% Gas Scheme, Department of Mines and Energy
-  Brisbane Cruise Ship Terminal, Hamilton, Department of Infrastructure and 
    Planning
-  Queensland Ethanol Industry Action Plan 2005 -2007, Department of Tourism, 
    Regional Development and Industry
-  Townsville City - Port Strategic Plan, Department of Infrastructure and Planning 

Innovation and Creativity
Sponsored by QUT

-  Facilitation of the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program 2007-
    2026, Department of Infrastructure and Planning
-  Ipsam Audit Software Project, Queensland Audit Office
-  Reducing bycatch through the uptake of innovative research, Department of
    Primary Industries and Fisheries

Leadership Excellence
Sponsored by Griffith University

-  The Queensland Government Graduate Program, The Office of the Public Service
    Commissioner
-  Child Protection Reforms, Department of Child Safety
-  SEQIPRAIL - Driving your rail dollar further, Queensland Rail - South East  
    Queensland Infrastructure Plan
-  Supporting the Journey to Recovery: Council of Australian Governments Mental 
    Health Housing and Support Program, Department of Housing; Disability Services
    Queensland; Department of Communities; and Queensland Health

Partnerships and Reconciliation
Sponsored by Queensland Government

-  State Library's Indigenous Library Services, Department of Education, Training 
    and the Arts
-  The Split Rock Inca Alliance, Department of Main Roads
-  First Step Indigenous Traineeship in the Department of Emergency Services,
    Department of Emergency Services; Department of Employment and  
    Industrial Relations; and Department of Education, Training and the Arts
-  Probation and Parole Lower Gulf Strategy, Queensland Corrective Services

Sustainable Environment
Sponsored by Lend Lease

-  Desktop Program, Environmental Protection Agency
-  Statewide delivery of the Vegetation Management Financial Assistance and 
    Environmental Incentives Packages, Department of Natural Resources and 
    Water; Environmental Protection Agency; and QRAA (Formally Queensland Rural
    Adjustment Authority)
-  Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative, Department of Natural Resources and 
    Water
-  Home and Garden WaterWise Rebate Schemes, Department of Natural Resources
    and Water

Congratulations to all work units who nominated projects this year in the 2007 Premier's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management.