Clean Energy Award (sponsored by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources)
- WINNER: Alternative Technology Association (ATA), Village Lighting Scheme, East Timor (VIC)
- FINALIST: Moreland Energy Foundation, Positive Charge (VIC)
- FINALIST: CORENA – Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia Inc, Quick Win community solar and energy efficiency revolving fund (SA)
- FINALIST: Clean Energy for Eternity – Northern Beaches Chapter, ClearSky Solar Investments – making solar investment easy and accessible (NSW)
Wetland and Wildlife Creations P/L Biodiversity Award
- WINNER: Big Scrub Landcare, Lowland Rainforest Restoration Program (NSW)
- FINALIST: Carbon Neutral, Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Project (WA)
- FINALIST: South West Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity Conservation on Mt Tabor (QLD)
Business Award (sponsored by the Carbon Reduction Institute)
- WINNER: Natura Pacific (QLD)
- FINALIST: Norman Disney & Young, Sustainability (VIC)
- FINALIST: Telstra Corporation Limited, Telstra Environment Strategy & Telstra eCycle Service (NSW)
- FINALIST: Tassal Operations Pty Ltd, Sustainability – It’s How We Do Business (TAS)
Community Award
- WINNER: Kimberley Toad Busters, 10 years of community effort fighting an alien invasion (WA)
- SPECIAL COMMENDATION: Y Water Centre Association Inc, Y Water Discovery Centre (VIC)
- FINALIST: Port Phillip EcoCentre, Well Waters: Elster Creek Pilot (VIC)
- FINALIST: Bookend Trust, Sixteen Legs (TAS)
Excellence in Water Management Award
- WINNER: Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and the South East Natural Resources Management Board, Managing the hydrological impacts of plantation forest in South Australia (SA)
- FINALIST: Moonee Valley City Council, Napier Park Revitalisation Project (VIC)
- FINALIST: Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Weir Pool Manipulation in the South Australian River Murray (SA)
Environmental Education Award
- WINNER: KU Ourimbah Preschool and Children’s Centre (NSW)
- FINALIST: Darren Hamley, Willetton Senior High School, Gifted and Talented Education, Marine Environment Education (WA)
- FINALIST: St Louis De Montforts Aspendale, Reaching Out (VIC)
Environmental School Award
- WINNER: St Louis De Montforts Aspendale, From Little Things Big Things Grow (VIC)
- FINALIST: Woori Yallock Farm School, Certificates in Conservation and Land Management (VIC)
Individual Award
- WINNER: Gio Fitzpatrick, Youth Wildlife Ambassador (VIC)
- FINALIST: Clare D’Souza, Sustainability for scholarly work (VIC)
Infrastructure Innovation Award
- WINNER: Phillip Island Nature Park – Penguin Plus Viewing Experience (VIC)
- FINALIST: RMIT University – Sustainable Urban Precincts Program (VIC)
Local Government Award
- WINNER: Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (Lead council – Boroondara), Biodiversity Monitoring in Melbourne’s East
- FINALIST: Fairfield City Council, Fairfield City Council’s Sustainable Resource Centre
- FINALIST: Sunshine Coast Council, Kids in Action
- FINALIST: Wodonga Council, Launching a 3-bin food and garden waste collection system collaboratively
Media Award for Environmental Reporting
- WINNER: Adam Morton Penny Stephens and Marija Ercegovac, The Age, The Vanishing Island (VIC)
- FINALIST: Jane Bardon, Pushing to avert disaster at the NT’s Macarthur River Mine (NT)
- FINALIST: Stefan Armbruster, SBS World News Solomon Islands ‘disaster’ gold mine (QLD)
- FINALIST: Peter Hannam, A year of environmental hope and dismay (NSW)
Organisation Leadership Award
- WINNER: Australian Dairy Industry Council – Australian Dairy Industry Sustainability Framework (VIC)
- FINALIST: Keep Australia Beautiful National Association – 48 Years of the Sustainable Communities Awards Program (NSW)
- FINALIST: De Bortoli Wines – The Journey to Becoming the Zero Waste Winery (NSW)
- FINALIST: Bega Cheese Limited – BEMS and the Milk Sustainability Growth Program (NSW)
- FINALIST: ClimateWorks Australia – Pathways to Deep Decarbonisation in 2050: How Australia can prosper in a low carbon world (VIC)