Professor Peter Gregg
Business/Higher Education Round Table (BHERT) Award for Best Collaboration with a Reagional Focus

Ms. Lisa Paul, Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training (which managed the CRC's Program, now managed by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and research), presented the Business/Higher Education Round Tablw Award for 'Best Collaboration with a regional Focus' for the cotto CRC's summer scholarship Program to the Cotton CRC Cheif Scientist, Professer Peter Gregg, during a gala awards ceremony in Sydney.

The BHERT award reflects recognition by the cheif executives of major Australian corporations, research organisations and the Vice Chancellors of Australian Universities.

Prof Peter Gregg with Ms. Lisa Paul secretary od Department of education

Dr Paul Grundy
Queensland Department of Primary industries and Fisheries
ELDERS Young Achiever of the Year Award

Paul's role at the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Cotton Catchment Communities CRC has included a strong research and extension capacity focussing on the feild application of IPM tools that have included predator releases, biopesticides, attractants and other novel insecticides for the management of Helicoverpa and silver leaf whitefly.the purpose of the Young Award is to acknowledge, encourage and, most importantly, reward the positive acheivments of young Australians involved in the cotton industry.

Dr Paul Grundy (right) reveivesthe ELDERS Young Acheiver Award from Hon. John Cobb

David Pervic
PhD Student, Charles Sturt University
Inaugural ENDURE Summer School in Volterra, Italy
David was awarded a placement at the inaugural ENDURE summer school for PhD students in Volterra, Italy.

Sue Powell
PhD Student, Australian National University

Best student Poster, Australian society for Limnology conference in Queenstown, NZ. Sue's poster, 'Characterising flood response of wetland vegetation using temporal NDVI profiles' , was awarded the best poster a the Australian Society for Limnology Conference.

Todd Green
PhD student, University of New England

University of New England School of Environmental and Rural Sciences Conference Award

Todd was awarded $500 grant to assist with travel to the  16th Australian Weeds Conference, held in Cairns. Todd presented an oral presentation as a three page reffered conference proceedings paper outlining his research on the ecology of leabane.

Warren Contay
PhD student, University of Sydney

NSW state award for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry/Bureau of Rural Science 2007 Science Innovation Award for young people in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Warren was awarded a $10.000 towards his PhD studies. The grant has been spent to run an extra feild trial and to travel to the USA to undertake research at the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory Lubbock, Texas.

Dr Steve Walker
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and  Fisheries

Council of Australia Weed Societies' (CAWS) 2008 Medal for Leadership at the 16th Weed Conference in Cairns. The medal recognised outstanding contributions to weed managment in Australasian.