Bird Bell idea wins top prize at Mayor’s Innovation Awards

MTIA22 Winners - Suncoast Christian College team Bird Bell, from left: School Coordinator Adam King, students Alaya Page, Tayah Allison and Chloe Lever

Suncoast Christian College took out the top prize at the 2022 Mayor’s Telstra Innovation Awards for their Bird Bell innovative idea.

Bird Bell is a discreet bird deterrent that will prevent injuries from the likes of swooping magpies and promote safety and wellbeing for sporting enthusiasts, picnic lovers and more, through a device that emits a high frequency, undetected by the human ear.

The team, comprising students Tayah Allison, Chloe Lever and Alaya Page from Suncoast Christian College and led by School Coordinator Adam King, were ecstatic with the result.

Second place was awarded to Matthew Flinders Anglican College, students Amy Morrison, Tyler Cuttill and Bethany Slocombe, for their Orbital Caddy concept.

Winners shared in over $10,000 worth of technology prizes for themselves and their school as well as personalised trophies.  

Also, as winners this year, Suncoast Christian College students will receive an exclusive ‘money can’t buy’ mentoring experience – a first for the Mayor’s Telstra Innovation Awards.

The winners will work with Garry Swanepoel from the Startup Precinct to join his new Young Starters Launch Program.

At the awards ceremony on July 14 Mayor Mark Jamieson said the quality of ideas was simply astounding. 

“These awards have been a tremendous success since they were launched in 2016, generating an impressive range of innovative and creative ideas,” Mayor Jamieson said.

“What never ceases to amaze and delight me, is that we have an abundance of creative young minds here on the Sunshine Coast coming through this program.