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Banksia Environmental Awards 2009

Published: 29 April 2009

The Banksia Environmental Foundation, established in 1989, is a national not-for-profit organisation that promotes environmental excellence and sustainability through its awards program and other associated events.

The Banksia Environmental national Awards are regarded as the most prestigious environmental awards in Australia. The Banksia Environmental Foundation also organises the Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year Award and is in partnership with other Environmental and Sustainability Awards.

This year the Banksia Foundation hopes that universities will be interested in promoting the Mercedes-Benz Australian Environmental Research Award, and encouraging their staff to apply.

This award comes with a $30,000 prize and is presented to the submission that makes the most significant contribution to understanding, or resolving local or global environmental problems, through research.

This award provides Universities not only with an attractive research award for staff, but also a major opportunity to gain wider public recognition for the university’s environmental contribution.

For further information contact:
Name: Owen Probert
Email: owen@banksiafdn.com
Website: Banksia Foundation website