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Episode 42 November 19, 2008
QuietWave ( Winner )
By Philippe Doneux
QuietWave uses a 100% organic rubberised material to dampen the transfer of sound through a wall, floor, ceiling or door. More»
Saints Safety Barrel
By John Szymanski and Wayne Baddock
Storing flares, EPIRB's and emergency radios in different locations is dangerous, in a sudden capsize or sinking this critical equipment is unlikely to be gathered in time. More»
Stepwise
By Stephen Wilson
Using your credit card to make payments online or over the phone isn’t as secure as you think. More»
Episode 41 November 12, 2008
Bio Cube
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The BioCube is an all-in-one biodiesel plant that has been designed to work in the toughest environments by a single person with a minimum of skill or maintenance. More»
Graffit-e-Nose ( People's choice )
By Graham Bell and Brynn Hibbert
The Graffit-e-Nose continuously monitors airborne chemicals in real time and identifies, discriminates and measures the intensity of smells. More»
Track Chair ( Winner )
By Adrian and Alan Bidwell
The TrackChair has a new drive mechanism design for manual wheelchairs. More»
Episode 40 November 5, 2008
AquaKerb ( People's choice )
By Terry Markou
AquaKerb captures rainwater from the street gutter and delivers it to the root zone of the street tree. More»
Benex Blocks ( Winner )
By Kerry Bennett
BENEX blocks have been tested by the CSIRO and found to be stronger than almost every other masonry product. More»
Post Pregnancy Shorts
By Sinead O’Donovan
Post Pregnancy Recovery Shorts are a light-weight garment which aims to provide stability as well as comfort for mothers during the first few weeks following pregnancy. More»
Episode 39 October 29, 2008
Easy Girth ( People's choice )
By Rachel Latimer
This is an invention which uses a rope threaded through a series of small pulleys and cleats (3 pulleys and 1 cleat) to tighten the girth. More»
Joinlox ( Winner )
By Dean Cameron
Joinlox is a mechanical fastening system that has been developed to allow water tanks to be more easily transportable, but its possible applications go far beyond that specialist industry. More»
Riasorb
By Aldo Contarino
The RIASORB is a ‘rubber bushing’ torsional suspension system which uses special elastomer ‘rubber’ materials and novel ‘lobed-core’ design... More»
Episode 38 October 22, 2008
Electronic Water Purifier ( Winner and people's choice )
By Dr. Vivian Robinson
The Electronic Water Purifier enables anybody anywhere to convert their readily available but polluted non salty water to potable standard at a fraction of the cost of bottled water. More»
Legless Bar
By Adrian Venz
The Legless Bar allows extra table space for entertaining which is non-intrusive and attractive. More»
Snug-a-Bub
By Alison Dique
Snugabub sheets maximise cot safety for newborn babies (1-12 months) by basing its design elements on the SIDS and Kids safe sleeping recommendations. More»
Episode 37 October 15, 2008
Ezy Bouquet ( People's choice )
By Tony Amorico
The EzyBouquet Guide is simply a device that enables any skilled or unskilled person to make a bouquet of flowers. More»
Sea Scoopa ( Winner )
By Bob Wright
The Sea Scoopa scoops and lifts people out of the water... More»
Shaft
By Brendan Powning
The Shaft is a security device that works on the GSM mobile phone network. More»
Episode 36 October 8, 2008
Co-axial Rotor Helicopter
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Helicopters are handy little vehicles, they can hover and they can land in difficult to reach places and in congested areas. More»
Renewable Hydrogen Boat
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These days the disadvantages of fossil fuels are clearly evident. More»
TREV
By Dr Peter Pudney
The University of South Australia's lovable electric car is named TREV which stands for “Two-seater Renewable Energy Vehicle.” TREV uses less than a fifth of the energy of a conventional car. More»
Episode 35 October 1, 2008
Accessible Child Proof Latch ( Winner and people's choice )
By Neville Brown
The Accessible Childproof Latch is a modification to a magnetic latch gate which allows a shorter adult or someone in a wheelchair to open the gate using a special key whilst maintaining the gate's normal childproof latch function for all other users. More»
Swarm
By Christine Satchell
The Swarm software system, runs on G3 mobile phones… it has two unique functions. More»
Wiseman Ladafast
By Chris & Cecil Wiseman
The WiseMan LadaFast is a clamp which is secured onto the sides of the ladder while you are on the ground, then hoisted up the ladder so it can be fixed into position around a sturdy fixture such as the top of a wall, or a gutter (if it is solid enough. More»
Episode 34 September 24, 2008
AsTex ( Winner )
By Kimberly Miller
The AsTex is a tool for measuring tactile (touch) sensitivity quickly, accurately and repeatably. More»
Ball Retriever
By Jarrod Richards
The Ball Retriever specialises in retrieving tennis balls from gutters, but it can go a long way to solving the problem of ANY ball stuck on a roof - even a two-storey building. More»
Rapco ( People's choice )
By Andrew Hurst
Rapco are reusable chair and sofa covers designed for removalists to ease the problems associated with the moving business. More»
Episode 33 September 17, 2008
Load Choker ( Winner )
By Anthony Bourne
The Load Choker enables you to choke straps or chains in a legally acceptable manner. More»
Percusso ( People's choice )
By Matthew Ledgar
The Percusso allows the musician to make two different sounds with one hand. More»
Precision Pipe Profiler
By Burt Oosterhoff
The Precision Pipe Profiler is a hand operated tool that uses a plasma torch to cut a range of ‘profiles’ in steel pipe. More»
Episode 32 September 10, 2008
Boomerang
By Phil Shelley
The Boomerang is a basketball rebounder which also aids the player correct their shooting technique. More»
Motor Straw Drink Dispenser
By Graham Tyson
The Motor-Straw Drink Dispenser is a machine with variable speeds that pumps liquid through a long straw, enabling a high needs disabled person to drink independently of their carer. More»
Rainmax ( Winner and people's choice )
By Mark Flanagan
The Rainmax system has two parts and it allows you to collect all the water that falls on your roof using the existing guttering system without the need to install new guttering to direct the water to the tank. More»
Episode 31 September 3, 2008
Clipex
By Ashley Olsson Snr, Ashley Jnr (AJ), Kieran, Nathan
With the Clipex fencing system there’s no more tying, no more threading the wires through the holes, you simply push the wire into the grooves in the post and the clip swings back to hold the wire in place. More»
Measuring Staff ( Winner )
By Bevan Steffensen
The Multi Purpose Measuring Staff (MPMS) is a new design of staff to take out the calculations in levelling work thus saving time and limiting mistakes. More»
SimPad ( People's choice )
By Philippa Lewis and David Barda
SimPAD is an incontinence pad that contains sensors which notify the carer when they need to be changed. More»
Episode 30 August 27, 2008
Drum Grab ( Winner and people's choice )
By Ian McClenaghan
The Drum Grab is a safer, quicker and easier way to lift a 44 gallon (200litre) drum. More»
Intersection Shelving
By Ross Longmuir
Intersection Shelving is built with a simple yet clever design feature which means, when compacted, the shelves are an even height apart, but when you slide the vertical beams outwards, not only does it make the shelves longer so you are able to fit more on them, the shelves also change in height giving you more options for the layout of your books and objects. More»
Water Sensor
By Charbel (Charlie) Houchab
The Water Sensing Apparatus is attached to a cement mixer, and uses low voltage electric current to test the water content of the cement mix in your mixer using electrical conductivity. More»
Episode 29 August 20, 2008
Body Spanner
By Corey Mouatt and Dirk Harm
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Raminator
By Richard Gould
The Raminator is a two cm high above ground shock absorber made up of two steel plates that are fitted between the ATM and the ground. More»
Smart Hook System ( Winner and people's choice )
By Hans Jusseit
The Smart Hook makes long line fishing safer for seabirds and turtles. More»
Episode 28 August 13, 2008
EcoSlate
By Trevor Proctor
Slate roofing is expensive, and alternatives to slate are not as strong, but Trevor Proctor has invented a new way of installing slate roofs. More»
mepBLITZ ( Winner )
By Dean Klower
The mepBLITZ machine is a mobile electro-polisher that works quickly without the need for highly toxic chemicals. More»
THOMM ( People's choice )
By Andrew James
THOMM (Hand Over Management Module) is software that can list, prioritise, and assign very important tasks to hospital in-patients for the next shift. More»
Episode 27 August 6, 2008
Fytowall
By Stuart Tyler
Fytowall is a system that creates a simple solution for greening vertical wall space, either indoor or outdoors with minimal water use and a much wider variety of plants. More»
Modular Table Tennis
By Guenter Arndt
Modular Table Tennis is a round table tennis table in 6 segments which can be configured into as many playing shapes as your imagination allows. More»
Trace X8 ( Winner and people's choice )
By Jeremy Anderson, John Lenigas and Debra White
Trace X8 is an automated camera operating system that enables one person to job of many – and better. More»
Episode 26 July 30, 2008
Breastfeeding Sling ( Winner and people's choice )
By Emma Hollingsworth
If you’re a large breasted woman breastfeeding is a real problem. More»
Easy Diverter
By Bill Thompson
The Easy Diverter diverts water from a shower, bath or sink to either a grey water or sewer stream. More»
STATT
By Mark Stevens
The STATT System comprises 3 inventions which together allow construction workers to erect roof trusses without having to climb into the roof space. More»
Episode 25 July 23, 2008
Electric Nomad ( People's choice )
By Luke Klinkenberg
The Electric Nomad is a standard sized electric guitar that features all the usual features, usability and playability of a normal electric guitar; however, it is designed so that it collapses in on itself down to an easy to carry size. More»
TATS
By Rex and Brendan Francis
The TATS or Tidal Anchor Test Skid is a set of scales on wheels and a skid base. More»
Wine Preserva ( Winner )
By Barry Rees
The Wine Preserva is a circular disk which is inserted into a bottle of wine after the first glass is poured. More»
Episode 24 July 16, 2008
Barilliant
By Ray Klugman
The Barilliant system deals with a whole batch of beer related problems in a stroke. More»
Hay Look Out ( Winner )
By Han Van Wyk
Hay Look Out is a probe inserted into hay bales which alerts you to when the temperature inside your hay bale has reached 60 degrees. More»
Rotosign ( People's choice )
By John Brennan
The Rotosign is an eye catching sign which uses reflected light and movement to project whatever words or design the customer wants to make. More»
Episode 23 July 9, 2008
Breedn' Betsy
By Brad Pickford
Breed’n Betsy is a training aid for secondary and tertiary students in artificial breeding, pregnancy diagnosis and embryo transplanting in cattle and horses. More»
Orbita 3-Style Mouse ( People's choice )
By Laurence Crew
The Orbita 3-Style Mouse has turned the mouse 360°. More»
Shadow Caddy ( Winner )
By Hubert Novak and Michael Hamilton
The Shadow Caddy is a three wheel robotic caddy that, like a human caddy, carries the golfer’s clubs for them, and follows them around the golf course. More»
Episode 22 July 2, 2008
Adjustable Quilting Rulers ( People's choice )
By Leonie West
The Adjustable Quilting Ruler is a quilting tool that not only helps you hold your fabric exactly in line so every cut is completely accurate, it also works like a calculator to take some of the hard sums out of the equation. More»
Arachnipod
By Gavin Broadley and Mike Walrond
The Arachnipod is a versatile, light-weight modular scaffolding system which can be quickly erected in a huge variety of configurations depending on the requirements of the situation. More»
Escape Stirrup ( Winner )
By Peter Zillmer and Nicole Allmann
The Escape Stirrup is a stirrup within a stirrup. More»
Episode 20 June 18, 2008
Animal Recognition
By Neal Finch and Mark Dunn
Animal Recognition Technology is an animal management invention which uses software to tell the sheep from the goats. More»
Water Cell ( People's choice )
By Geoff Ball
The Water Cell is a custom designed, sub-floor water management system which is capable of capturing almost all the water that falls on your roof and storing it in large robust bladders located out of sight in the foundations of your house. More»
WRINO ( Winner )
By Peter Wright
The Wrino boat hook incorporates a number of innovations designed to make mooring your boat a whole lot easier. More»
Episode 19 June 11, 2008
Barrow Power Strap ( People's choice )
By Ken Dunbar
The Barrow power strap assists in the propulsion and balance of wheelbarrows. More»
Brodie Sediment Extractor
By Pat Alkemade and Brett Shellcot
The Brodie Sediment Extractor is a device used to remove sediment from home brew beer during the fermenting stage whilst being brewed in a sealed bottle. More»
Little Fins ( Winner )
By Stuart Little
If casting off puts twists into your line every time, then Little Fins work in the opposite way, to take the twists out each time you reel the line back in. More»
Episode 18 June 4, 2008
M.U.M.A. ( People's choice )
By Helene Peterson
The Multi-Use Mobility Aid (M.U.M.A.) is a versatile device designed to be several aids in one to be used by nurses and carers on patients with hindered mobility. More»
mHITS ( Winner )
By Harold Dimpel
Imagine what it would be like if you could buy things or even pay back your friends by sending an SMS from your mobile phone? More»
Surfer's Suite
By Graham Martin
The Surfer’s Suite is a surfboard travel bag with a difference. More»
Episode 17 May 28, 2008
Clever Dick Cable Tool ( Winner and people's choice )
By Peter Bowen and Simon Pisoni
The Clever Dick Cable Tool is a simple device that makes the location of an entry point into the cavity a simple and precise exercise. More»
Optivizor
By Tasi Stampoultzis
The Optivizor is a soft PVC head covering, designed to protect animal’s eyes after surgery or trauma to the face allowing the wound to heal. More»
Swinging Lifter
By Collin Cooke
The Swinging Lifter is a Forklift / Crane, which is easily installed onto the back of a one Tonne trailer truck or utility vehicle. More»
Episode 16 May 21, 2008
DNA Car Guard
By Andrew Taft and Tania Jolley
DNA Car Guard is a colourless harmless liquid which is sprayed onto a would-be car thief as soon as they lean into the car. More»
GRAS
By Ronald Woollard and Cliff Goulding
The GRAS system tracks and distributes greywater onto a garden using in soil sensors and a touch screen computer system. More»
Safe Turning Indicator ( Winner and people's choice )
By Thomas Beck
The Safe Turn Indicator is a small, portable, automatic bicycle indicator that easily clips to the wristband that is provided or to your own cycling glove. More»
Episode 15 May 14, 2008
Magnoplast ( People's choice )
By David and Luke Wilson
Magno-Plast is a wall board with magnetic attraction. More»
PAR (Portable Animal Restraint)
By Tony Arnol
After years of shearing sheep and alpacas Tony has worked out the ultimate way to handle large sheep, alpacas and llamas. More»
Rotacaster ( Winner )
By Graham Guile
At last and after more than 30 years development, the Rotacaster omni-directional wheel is here. More»
Episode 14 May 7, 2008
Ezygo
By Gary Bilston
The Ezygo is a transportation and storage device for your outboard motor. More»
Solar Hybrid Kiln ( Winner and people's choice )
By Roger Burke and Alan Bishop
Rosegum’s Solar Kilns use traditional solar thermal technology to create a greener alternative for wood kilns. More»
Strapbenda
By John and Sharine Pritchard
Strapping is metal strips used in the construction industry to give extra support to a wooden framework. More»
Episode 13 April 30, 2008
Freeform Board
By Tony Susnjara
Freeform Board is a novel exercise device that exercises the entire network of muscles including deep postural muscles. More»
LUMiflux ( Winner and people's choice )
By Ernest and Gabriella Kabay
Electroluminescent lighting works when a current is passed through a special substance called phosphor which glows as electrons pass through it. More»
Snake Pick
By Paul Slingsby
The Snake Pick is an improved guitar pick that wraps around your index finger eliminating the problem of the pick spinning around and dropping out of fingers. More»
Episode 12 April 23, 2008
CBRU-FXT ( Winner and people's choice )
By Kelvin Hines
The CBRU-FXT is a mobile unit which mechanically engages high voltage circuit breakers and automatically winds them up and down – ‘racking’ them ready for servicing while the operator is standing at a safe distance away directing the unit by remote control. More»
Jump and Drop Trap
By Dr Djamal Djaidi
The Jump & Drop Trap is a pigeon ‘trap’ (or loft entry door) which prevents access to the loft by predators. More»
Spoton Golf Glasses
By James Shreenan
The Spoton Golf Glasses fixes the swing problem by focusing your eyes on the ball. More»
Episode 11 April 16, 2008
Barnacle Guard
By Charlie and Robert Castrogiovanni
The Barnacle Guard is a ring (or annulus) of two kinds of plastic that is fitted around a pontoon pylon. More»
Everyday Scooter Commuter ( Winner and people's choice )
By Rodney Coker and William (Bill) Coker
The Everyday Scooter commuter is a trailer designed to transport powered wheelchairs or scooters behind a car. More»
Telemech
By Grant Meffan
The TELE-Mech is a compact and sturdy telescoping gate system that’s so simple you could install it yourself. More»
Episode 10 April 9, 2008
Ezy Mount
By Paul Latham
Ezymount is a modified bike seat which can be raised and lowered as you ride, enabling a person with mobility issues to mount or dismount a bike more easily and have enhanced stability when the bike is stationary. More»
RotaKant
By David Shaw and Colin Smith
The RotaKant is a winch specially designed to take the hard labour and OH&S issues out of turning a power pole for installation. More»
Transporter ( Winner and people's choice )
By Kevin Hartley
The Transporter is a traditional looking coffin shaped box but with a trap door in the bottom of it, which combined with a standard cemetery lowering device, gently allows your shrouded body to enter the grave, thus causing as little damage to the environment as possible. More»
Episode 09 April 2, 2008
Excalibur
By Geoff Germon
The Excalibur E2 Dragon Boat paddle measures the force being applied to it by the paddler, and the position of the paddle in the water. More»
PosturePals ( Winner and people's choice )
By Ryan Kendrick
PosturePals are adhesive spinal supports applied to the back area to re-educate posture and avoid people adopting flexed or loaded postures which lead to back pain, neck pain and headaches. More»
Roofing Protractor
By Derek Pater
The Roofing Protractor allows the builder to construct different types of roof frames without building a template for each frame. More»
Episode 08 March 26, 2008
Balcony Bar ( People's choice )
By Troy Griffin and Richard Jones
The Balcony Bar creates a bar top on your balcony railing, safely holding drinks, dinnerware, bowls, bottles, ashtrays, even your laptop computer. More»
LED P Plate
By Andalib Agdasi
LED P Plate is P Plate using LEDs, which makes it much more visible, particularly at night, and helps both drivers and police identify P Plate drivers. More»
Timber Turbo ( Winner )
By Joe Nash and Wayne Taylor
The Timber Turbo allows a carpenter to both insert one tongue-and-groove floorboard firmly into the previous one, and fix the board to the joist with a staple. More»
Episode 07 March 19, 2008
EcoVision ( People's choice )
By Rick Maddox and Steve Miller
EcoVision puts all this information at your fingertips in an easy to understand format. More»
Piccolo ( Winner )
By Eric Coates
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Tower Hinge
By Lee Shier
The Hinged Windmill is designed for new windmills or as a retrofit to old windmills. More»
Episode 06 March 12, 2008
Edge Pinning Head Tool ( Winner )
By Stephen Walker
The Edge Pinning Head Tool is a pneumatically powered tool, designed for use in the tank building industry. More»
Tarpsafe
By Noel Baker and Mike Hammond
Tarpsafe is an electronically operated machine that lifts your rolled up tarp above the truck and applies it to the load without anyone having to leave the ground. More»
UPheels ( People's choice )
By Samatha Jagger
UPheels are clear plastic supports, which attach to the base of a high heeled shoe to prevent the narrow spikes from sinking into soft surfaces. More»
Episode 05 March 5, 2008
PedalPower+
By Nicholas Kidd
The PedalPower+ is a device which allows cyclist to charge small electronic devices using the environmentally friendly power of their bicycle and the sun. More»
Snorkeller's Distress Stick
By Ralph Chant
The Snorkeller's Distress Stick is a device that can be carried by each snorkeller and lets anyone watching know immediately that the snorkeller is in trouble. More»
Transtilt ( Winner and people's choice )
By John Burke
Transtilt is a specially designed, harnessing framework for trucks that allows precast concrete wall panels to be safely and efficiently transported and unloaded. More»
Episode 04 February 27, 2008
Biosol ( Winner )
By Ross Chandler
Biosol slows the development of bacteria inside sewage and can massively reduce the damage done to valuable pipe infrastructure. More»
EZ Netter ( People's choice )
By Peter Roughley
Here’s an invention which lets you spool out the fence mesh vertically, straight onto the fence posts. More»
Rack N Roll
By Neil Allen
Rack ‘n’ Roll is a stainless steel rack and skewer system designed to cook sausages on a heated cooking appliance such as a bbq surface. More»
Episode 03 February 20, 2008
Hip-Tite ( Winner )
By Greg Hay and Peter Doherty
The Hip-Tite is a ridge-cap starter tile fixture that solves the problem of cracked or fallen in starter and hip tiles once and for all. More»
Row N Roll
By Professor Boris Tarasov
The Row and Roll may be the first rowing bicycle to translate the full power of the rowing stroke into forward motion on land. More»
Tray Ramp ( People's choice )
By Brad White
The Trayramp is a lightweight, aluminium ramp that is easy and safe to use and stores away neatly underneath the ute tray. More»
Episode 02 February 13, 2008
Hinton Swing
By Lindsay Hinton and Stuart McPhie
The Hint-On-Swing is an attractively simple invention that has been designed to assist with those four key elements of your golf game. More»
Lichen ( Winner )
By Elliat Rich
The Lichen is a durable three in one piece of canvas that can be transformed into a swag (sleeping sack), tarpaulin or a jacket. More»
SaltMaster ( People's choice )
By George Binet
The SaltMaster is a compact and relatively inexpensive way to fight salinity by using sub-surface drainage. More»
Episode 01 February 6, 2008
ChassisSim
By Danny Nowlan and Rex Keen
ChassisSim is a racecar simulator like no other. More»
Kisss Ebb & Flow Mat ( Winner )
By David Hinton and Atholl Murray
The KISSS Ebb and Flow Mat represents a leap forward in green roof technology. More»
PinPoint Sensors ( People's choice )
By James Eades
PinPoint sensors rely on a eutectic switch which is capable of sensing wtih extreme accuracy a great range of specific temperatures. More»
