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QEAC Quarantine Awards
QANTAS WINS NATIONAL QUARANTINE AWARD 2008
The QEAC Quarantine Awards acknowledge individuals, community groups and organisations who have contributed to Australian quarantine and biosecurity management. The 2008 awards also recognised the Centenary of Quarantine, 100 years since the signing of the Quarantine Act 1908.
The Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council (QEAC) and AQIS have been coordinating the QEAC Quarantine Awards since 1998. The awards are designed to recognise and reward individuals and organisations who have made an outstanding contribution to maintaining Australia's quarantine integrity.
The awards are based on a four-tiered structure:
- Quarantine Certificate of Commendation
- Regional Quarantine Awards
- Public Sector Quarantine Award
- National Quarantine Award.
Previous winners of the National Quarantine Award include:
- eBay Australia
- the Torres Strait Islanders Media Association (TSIMA)
- Alcan Australia
- TNT Freight Management
- The 51st Far North Queensland Regiment
- Hunter Grain and Findlay Bulk Services
- The Newcastle Regional Museum
- The Window on the Wetlands Visitor Centre
- Army Captain Kevin Hall
- Mr Bob McKay
- Stephen J. Morris.
For more information on the QEAC Quarantine Awards
Telephone: +61 26272 5846
Fax: +61 26272 5753
Email: QEAC Secretariat
Mail: National Quarantine Awards, GPO Box 858, CANBERRA ACT 2601