The National Biochar Awards celebrates and recognises the achievements, innovation, entrepreneurship and best practice in the ANZ Biochar Industry. Creating a sense of community amongst those in the industry, we aim to foster an environment that will celebrate award recipients and see collaboration between those in the greater biochar community.
ANZBIG Biochar Awards & Hall of Fame
ANZBIG congratulates the National Biochar Award Winners and inductees into the ANZBIG’s Hall of Fame

2025 Award Winners
ANZBIG Biochar User Award
- Michael Fingland - Pachamama Farms
- Michael Hallett - Deep Hole Drilling Services
ANZBIG Biochar Producer Award
- Earth Systems
- Metamorf Engineering
ANZBIG Exporter
- Earth Systems
- Carbon Powered Mineral Technology & Products
- Metamorf Engineering
ANZBIG Biochar Researcher Award
- Sirjana Adhikari - Deakin University
- Nega Omidvar - Griffith University
ANZBIG Biochar Student Prize
- Nusrat Ruzzak - Deakin University
- Lakmina Kurugamage - Griffith University
ANZBIG Volunteer
- Craig Bagnall - Seata Group
- Matt Griffin - Advanced Energy Tech
- Dr Tim Charlton - XMet Pty Ltd
- Shaun Scallan - Sustainability Plus
- Dr Adam O’Toole - SoilCQuest
- Phillip Henshall - Panardia
- Gordon Hirst - Epsitech
ANZBIG Hall of Fame Inductees
- Euan Beamont - Energy Farmers
- Nigel Murphy - Earth Systems