COTMA Achievement Awards

COTMA's Achievement awards have been made at the last four bi-annual conferences.  The Awards are not competitive, but are to set standards of achievement that their fellow peers can recognise, flag and inspire others to equal or better.  For the first time in 2006, a formal "EAR Award" (Excellence and Recognition) was made to the organisation that the judges considered had made the most significant achievement.

The EAR Award in 2006 was awarded to:

Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association for the

 Preservation and Restoration of VR No. 41

Achievement Awards have been made to:

2006 - Melbourne

  • Ballarat Tramway Museum - "Meeting Challenges" - Rebuilding the electrical sub-station and publishing "The Golden City and its Tramways"
  • Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association - Preservation and Restoration of VR No. 41
  • Wellington Cable Car Museum - Restoration and display of Cable Grip Car No. 3

2004 - Auckland

  • Australian Electric Tramway Museum – Northern Depot and Administration Building
  • Ballarat Tramway Museum – Ballarat Begonia Festival 2004 – “Moving People”
  • Perth Electric Tramway Society – Mainline Re-sleepering Project
  • 1912 Boon Tram for Wanganui Society – Conservation Plan for Electric Tram No. 12.

  2002 - Rockhampton and Brisbane

  • Omnibus Society - Restoration of NZR Omnibus 3583
  • Steam Tram & Railway Preservation Society -  Recommencement of Regular Museum Operations at Valley Heights
  • Ballarat Tramway Museum - The Ballarat Gold Tram Marketing Project
  • Portland Cable Trams - Construction & Opening of the Portland Cable Tram Project
  • Sydney Tramway Museum - 50 years of Trolley Wire

 2000 - Ballarat

  • Australian Electric Tramway Museum – Refurbishment of Glenelg 360
  • Museum of Transport and Technology - The MOTAT Act 2000
  • Tramway Historical Society - Restoration of CTB No. 1