Name: 2026 National iAwards Gala Dinner
Start: 2026-08-27
End: 2026-08-27
Location: National

2026 QLD Winners & Merit Recipients

Technology Platform Solution

Weatherwatch

HailTracker is a hail intelligence platform providing real-time hail verification, address level forensic data, and automated hail alerting for insurers and solar farms. Its SmartHail engine autonomously tracks thunderstorms across Australia's entire radar network, updating every 5 minutes and predicting where hail will strike up to 30 minutes ahead.

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Sustainability & Environmental Solution

Sunshine Hydro

Sunshine Hydro's Superhybrid™ integrates renewable generation, Long Duration Energy Storage, electrolysis, and green methanol production into a single asset optimised by proprietary AESOP software. It delivers 24/7 Carbon Free Energy, green hydrogen, and green methanol under long-term contracts, replacing fossil fuel base load and peaking capacity without compromising reliability.

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Student Solution

Southern Cross University

The Multi-Sensory Driver Drowsiness Detection Device is a privacy-first, edge-AI system. By continuously monitoring eye closure, yawning, and head droop, it detects driver fatigue in real-time. Upon detection, it triggers an immediate, simultaneous sound alarm and scent release, providing a fail-safe awakening mechanism to prevent fatal road accidents.

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Start-Up Solution

DoubleDesk

DoubleDesk is a voice-first AI platform built for non-technical small business owners. One product delivers two roles: an AI receptionist that handles complex calls like quoting and booking, and a digital workforce that automates repetitive admin. Innovation that closes the AI divide for Australian small business.

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Not-For-Profit / Community Solution

QCIF

Taxodactyl is an analysis workflow that identifies the species of a biological sample based on DNA sequence data. It is designed to support Australia's biosecurity program by helping them better identify notifiable species before they cross the border.

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Industrial Technology Solution

Airnexus Pty Ltd

AirNexus is a purpose-built hardware ecosystem that interfacing directly with major HVAC brand proprietary protocols. NexusIQ is the cloud platform that transforms that raw equipment data into real-time monitoring, AI-powered diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and energy optimisation. Together, they turn commercial air conditioning from a reactive cost-centre into intelligent, data-driven infrastructure.

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Government & Public Sector Solution

Urban Trace Systems Pty Ltd

Graffiti Scanner is a civic intelligence platform that transforms graffiti from reactive clean-up into data-driven prevention. It enables councils and police to identify patterns and support targeted intervention, reducing repeat incidents and associated costs using geospatial analytics and computer vision.

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Diversity Solution

Greenbeam

Greenbeam embeds diversity and inclusion by redesigning how capability is measured and governed. Using structured frameworks, evidence-based assessment and accountable decision-making, it reduces bias and expands access to opportunity. This capability-first model has delivered measurable diversity outcomes and serves as a scalable approach for building more inclusive, high-performing workforces.

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Business & Industry Solution

IMMS Pty Ltd (developers of SMSi)

The SMSi solution empowers maintenance shutdown teams to seamlessly manage the entire shutdown process in a single, user-friendly platform, reducing overruns and maximising plant uptime.

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Artificial Intelligence Technology Solution

Vivedus Pty Ltd

The Vivedus Planner is a curriculum planning SaaS platform where an AI pedagogical coach, ViV-iT, guides teachers to create fully differentiated, curriculum-aligned unit and lesson plans meeting Highly Accomplished teacher standards. Trained on ACARA, APST, and Vivedus pedagogy, it combines expert AI grounding with human-in-the-loop teacher control.

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