July 2025 WATERLINE | 7 The Industry Innovation of the Year Award recognises innovations that result in breakthrough improvements for the industry or its suppliers and included three noteworthy finalists; Marine Structures for their 600mm Aluminium Horn Bollard with a working load limit exceeding 10 tonnes; the Searial Cleaners for InvisiBubble, a low energy pollution management system; and Bellingham Marine taking home the award for its reimagined Unifloat system. With an investment that exceeded $500,000 in design, engineering, product development, laboratory and field testing, rod threading automation, molds and patents, the reimagined system now encompasses non-ferrous components to minimise maintenance and extend design life. MARINA OF THE YEAR AWARDS For the second time in a row, the highly competitive Club of the Year award was taken out by The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS). Not only one of the largest marinas in the country, RQYS boasts an incredible honour board of Olympic and World Champion sailors. Accepting the honour, Marina Manager Glenn Scott expressed his enthusiasm: “We are very proud of this award, especially when we are so aware of the other great clubs that we were up against. We see so much more opportunity and growth ahead. It's wonderful to experience the camaraderie and mutual respect in our industry tonight.” Glenn Scott Sue Bowes Andrew Chapman AM CMM, Bruce Birtwistle CMP and Andrew Mullholland With the final award separated by only a few points, Sandringham Yacht Club were recognised with Highly Commended following on from an eight year, $6million refurbishment. Past Commodore and now Marina Manager Sue Bowes proudly accepted the award.
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