Past winners

Buoy Friend

First Place
Second Place
Third Place
People's Choice
Year:
2017
Category:
Senior
Roisin Boyle
Aquinas College

​A device that can tighten the buoy ropes that are used at surf lifesaving carnivals to stop them moving out of position.

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Gel-Shel

2016
Junior
First Place
Second Place
Third Place

Gel-Shel is a holder for energy gels that attaches to mountain bikes, reducing the amount of rubbish picked up after biking events. Sam and Holly won a $1000 cash prize plus Sam had two weeks' invaluable work experience with Locus Research and Woods.

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The D.I.G.E.R

2019
Senior
First Place
Second Place
Third Place

A machine that sits in a rubbish skip that can sort glass bottles by colour

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DoseAIDage

2019
Junior
First Place
Second Place
Third Place

To make a scratch off sticker & mobile app telling people when to take their antibiotics during a course

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StudentStuhl

2019
Category Award
First Place
Second Place
Third Place

To create a more comfortable and more supportive school chair

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