National Trust Heritage Awards 1994–2024
The National Trust Heritage Awards is an annual celebration of outstanding practice in the field of heritage. This commemorative publication showcases the 2024 finalist results, and provides a reflection of all the outstanding winners recognised across the last 30 years.
We hope that you enjoy the step back in time and continue to enjoy the National Trust Heritage Awards in the future.
Tomaree Coastal NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service Cover: The White Bay Power Station: Placemaking NSW, Design 5 – Architects, CBRE, FDCthe land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. Through this awards program, we showcase heritage sites from across New South Wales. We pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land in all these places, and to all Aboriginal Elders past, present and emerging.
Aboriginal Heritage
Recognising excellence in the conservation, interpretation, education or celebration of Aboriginal Heritage to promote greater understanding and appreciation in the community.
SHORTLIST
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer Program
Artefact Heritage and Environment
North Head Viewing Platforms
Manly
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Yirran muru – Aboriginal Interpretive Playspace
Shellharbour
Shellharbour City Council
From top: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer Program; North Head Viewing Platforms; Yirran muru – Aboriginal Interpretive Playspace.
Winner
Murrook Culture Centre Williamtown
Art of Multimedia and Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council
The judges were incredibly impressed by the local engagement and innovative use of technology Located right on the tourist trail, Murrook Culture Centre was described by judges as a “significant, immersive experience” that allows Aboriginal people to tell their own stories in truly striking ways
Architecture
For projects which are sympathetic to the heritage significance of a place or complement and utilise existing built heritage, including adaptive reuse or new work in historic contexts.
SHORTLIST
Birchgrove House
Carter Williamson Architects
Central Station
Sydney
Sydney Metro
Making heritage apartments
accessible: New lift at Santa Barbara
Point Piper
Orwell & Peter Phillips
Parramatta Town Hall
TKD Architects, DesignInc, Lacoste + Stevenson, Manuelle Gautrand
The Estate
Luke Moloney Architecture
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Bellevue Hill House
Tribe Studio Architects
The Gunnery Transformation
Woolloomooloo
DunnHillam Architecture + Urban Design
Winner
119 Redfern Street Redfern
Aileen Sage with Djinjama, Jean Rice, Dr Noni Boyd and the City of Sydney Council
Creating a sense of being surrounded by the land, the judges were impressed by the use of materials reclaimed from Country. 119 Redfern Street was described by judges as a fantastic project with a “sensitive touch” that has brought the space to life for the community to enjoy.
Advocacy
To recognise the extraordinary commitment of an individual or community group who have pursued the protection and conservation of key heritage places, items or objects.
Winner
Marrinawi Cove Swimming campaign
Barangaroo
Millers Point Community Resident Action Group
A brilliant initiative that successfully advocated for community space to swim in Sydney Harbour at Barangaroo Reserve, and later, enhanced safety and accessibility. Judges were impressed by the three-year community campaign that has already had a fantastic impact on visitors who can now enjoy a swim in this iconic spot.
Built Conservation
For projects that relate to conservation of our built heritage including capital works and repair.
SHORTLIST
Albury Railway Station
Roof Conservation Works
Transport for NSW
Chullora Heritage Hub –Tank Annex
Arenco (NSW) Pty Ltd
Parliament of NSW
Facades Restoration Project
Sydney Department of Parliamentary Services
Refurbishment of the Sawtell Reserve Hall
City of Coffs Harbour
Restoration of Building 10 (Estimating and Drawing Office) at Cockatoo Island / Wareamah
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
St Vincents College Conservation Works
Potts Point
VSArchitecture
Clockwise from top: The Australian Metal Workers’ Union Building; Preservation, Restoration and Reconstruction of Trim Cottage; McKanes Bridge Capacity Upgrade.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
McKanes Bridge Capacity Upgrade
South Bowenfels
Transport for NSW
Preservation, Restoration and Reconstruction of Trim Cottage
Armidale
Jesse Dick and Tahlia Stewart
The Australian Metal Workers’ Union Building
Surry Hills
Hector Abrahams Architects
Winner (Small Scale)
The Glass House: Bill and Ruth Lucas Castlecrag Cracknell & Lonergan ArchitectsA delicate and robust restoration project that demonstrated an impressive amount of care and precision. The works undertaken have saved this seminal piece of Australian architecture.
Winner (Large Scale)
The White Bay Power Station Rozelle Placemaking NSW, Design 5 – Architects, CBRE and FDC
A once in a lifetime conservation project of exceptional historic, technical and social significance. An amazing, inspiring project that is a tangible example of what is possible for these types of industrial buildings.
Interiors & Objects
For projects that relate to the conservation of historic interiors and objects. Movable objects are included in this category.
SHORTLIST
Parramatta Town Hall –Restoration and Reproduction of Original Stencilling to Main Hall, Foyer and Stairs Paintwrights
The Irving Street Brewery, Chippendale – Objects and Salvaged Machinery
Urbis Ltd
Clockwise from top: The SSILO project; The Irving Street Brewery, Chippendale – Objects and Salvaged Machinery; Parramatta Town Hall – Restoration and Reproduction of Original Stencilling to Main Hall, Foyer and Stairs.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
The SSILO project Coffs Harbour City of Coffs Harbour and International Conservation Services (ICS)
Winner (Interiors)
NSW Parliament ChambersRestoration
Project Sydney Department of Parliamentary ServicesA terrific project of remarkable detail and an impressive range of skills. A fantastic outcome that has restored the grandeur of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly Chambers and made these historic spaces more accessible.
Winner (Objects)
Restoration of D class Tramcar 117 of 1899 Loftus
Sydney Tramway Museum
A well-researched and executed project that showed a fantastic amount of technical skill and community stamina. The result is an impressive restoration of great authenticity, integrity and sensitivity, 62 years in the making.
Landscape
For projects that relate to the conservation of our landscape heritage including management and conservation. This includes natural, urban and cultural landscapes; Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
SHORTLIST
Clontarf Tidal Pool Renewal
Northern Beaches Council
Wilson Park Water Feature (Map of Australia)
Lawson
Blue Mountains City Council
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Tomaree Coastal Walk
Port Stephens
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Winner
West Head Lookout Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Bruce Mackenzie and OCULUS with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
A superbly subtle and sensitive project that involved strong engagement with the original designer, Bruce Mackenzie. The result is timeless. West Head Lookout is a beautiful response to place, heritage and character.
Education & Interpretation
For projects that serve to educate about or interpret our heritage in an engaging way. This may include curriculum-based educational projects and resources, and specific interpretation projects relating to a place or item.
SHORTLIST
Central Darling Heritage Trail App
Central Darling Shire
Murrook Culture Centre
Williamtown
Art of Multimedia and Worimi Local
Aboriginal Land Council
Sub Base Platypus Torpedo Factory Interpretation
North Sydney
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Clockwise from top: Sub Base Platypus Torpedo Factory Interpretation; Central Darling Heritage Trail App; Murrook Culture Centre.
Winner (Education)
Construction Heritage and the Missing Drawings of the Sydney Opera House
The University of Sydney, University of NSW, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne)
A remarkable body of work that brilliantly showcases the significance of a much-loved Australian icon. Judges described the scale of research which involved analysis of involved thousands of original construction drawings and documents as “simply phenomenal”.
Winner (Interpretation)
Yirran muru – Aboriginal Interpretive Playspace Shellharbour Shellharbour
City CouncilAn outstanding and complex project driven by the local community that engages all of the senses and exudes authenticity. This is a stunning interpretation of Dharawal culture and history, and a nurturing space embedded in storytelling for all to enjoy.
Events, Exhibitions & Tours
For events, exhibitions and tours that emphasise and promote education, interpretation and community engagement in heritage.
SHORTLIST
Dark Spectrum
Sydney Mandylights
Ribbons, Rides & Ring
Events: Agricultural Shows in the Central West
Orange
Orange Regional Museum
Yaamanga Around Here
Coffs Harbour
City of Coffs Harbour
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail
Bathurst Regional Council
Central Darling Heritage Trail App
Central Darling Shire
Winner (Event)
ICOMOS General Assembly 2023 Sydney
Australia ICOMOS
An event with huge impact that will have a profound impact for a long time to come. An invaluable opportunity to bring people from all over the world together, with judges noting a particularly impressive focus on First Nations and emerging professionals.
Winner (Exhibition)
The People’s House Sydney Opera House at 50 Sydney Museums of History NSW in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House
The judges were impressed by the significant displays and strong public programming. An amazing, colourful showcase of remarkable stories and history. Extensive research and planning made for a highly engaging and educational offering that showed impressive reach and results.
Resources & Publications
For any publication or resource that promotes the conservation of our heritage. This may include research, websites, archaeological resources, heritage guidelines, fact sheets, field guides and heritage studies, both in print and online.
SHORTLIST
Balmain Peninsula Industrial Vandalism? The rise and fall of its early industries
Balmain Association Inc
Heritage Colours in Ku-ring-gai
Ku-ring-gai Council
Heritage Repair Works Specification – Railway Station Buildings, NSW
Transport for NSW
Inter-War apartment buildings of Woollahra
Larisa Sarkadi
Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst
Nicole Cama
My Darlinghurst
NewSouth Publishing
State of Stone – Celebrating the Minister’s Stonework Program
NSW Public Works
HIGHLY COMMENDED
A One-Way Ticket – Italian Migrants in the City of Ryde, 1860–1960 – An Anthology
Angelina Bonifacio Journeys Mid North Coast
Australian Museums & Galleries Association – Mid North Coast Chapter
Reading the Rooms: Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW
State Library of NSW
Winner
Killing For Country: A Family Story
David MarrA timely, forward-looking book that has big impact. Centred around truth telling, Judges described Killing for Country as a “confronting, powerful and profound” publication.
Individual Awards
Celebrating individuals who have dedicated their career and passion to the conservation, care, promotion and protection of New South Wales’ built, natural and cultural heritage.
Heritage Skills Award
Recognising dedication, mastery and consistent application of heritage skills and practices: this individual award shines a light on not only the accomplishments and craft of the winner, but the need to sustain heritage skills so that excellence in conservation and care for our heritage can continue.
HERITAGE SKILLS AWARD
Lee Adamou
Lee is a Heritage Roofer who has dedicated 50 years to his craft. Through his exceptional trade skills, Lee has made an incredible contribution to the conservation of built heritage in NSW. Lee’s work on heritage significant buildings requires specialised knowledge and abilities. From the intricate copper and lead detailing on the Chief Secretary’s Building to the decorative slate-work on the circular roof of the former chapel at the old Darlinghurst Gaol, Lee has worked some of the State’s most complex conservation projects.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Celebrating individuals who have dedicated their career and passion to the conservation, care, promotion and protection of New South Wales’ built, natural and cultural heritage.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Vale Chris Betteridge
Chris developed his knowledge of cultural landscapes at the NSW Department of Planning from 1978. Later he worked with the Tourism Commission NSW and Royal Botanic Gardens. He also celebrated more than 30 years of consulting.
He was a member of the Heritage Advisory Committee for the City of Parramatta and Historic Houses Trust of Australia, Cemeteries Adviser to the National Trust, Heritage Adviser to Wollondilly & Port Stephens and founding member of the Australian Garden History Society.
Chris strongly promoted the conservation of cultural landscapes, advocated for the legislative protection of historic gardens and for the academic study of garden design, often in a volunteer capacity. He contributed to many forums, workshops and submissions.
Chris’ numerous scholarly publications will continue to provide inspiration to many and his life’s work leaves NSW with a valuable legacy.
PROUDLY SPONSORED BYYoung Achiever Award
For individuals aged 35 years and under who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to heritage excellence.
YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD
Sophie Canaris
Sophie is a passionate advocate for heritage protection, sustainability and thoughtful design for historic places. She has worked with State Heritage listed projects across Australia and Grade II listed places in the UK.
In Sophie’s role as Associate –Heritage and Culture at DunnHillam, she successfully led the Gunnery Transformation project, displaying excellent leadership and maturity.
Sophie has applied her knowledge through mentoring at DunnHillam, teaching at the University of Sydney, and advocacy as a committee member for the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Prize
Acknowledging the outstanding endeavours and achievements of women who are heritage specialists, architects, curators,
CATHY DONNELLY AWARD
Dr Jillian Comber
Dr Jillian Comber’s outstanding career has spanned well over three decades, two states and multiple roles in both the public and private sector, including a period as Director of Parramatta Park and most recently as a respected heritage consultant.
Often working with Aboriginal, regional and rural communities in NSW and QLD, Jillian has consistently been a staunch supporter of communities and professionals working together in heritage management. She has been a tireless mentor for emerging archaeologists including the development and training of First Nations cultural
Judges’ Choice
Recognition of one outstanding project, initiative, exhibition, event or campaign from across all categories, to be named best in show for the year.
Winner
The White Bay Power Station Rozelle
Placemaking NSW, Design 5 – Architects, CBRE and FDC
An excellent example of conservation work that has a significantly wider impact. Against all the odds and after decades of neglect, the impressive efforts by so many have saved building structures and internal and external spaces of exceptional historic, aesthetic, technical and social significance.
President’s Prize
Awarded at the discretion of the National Trust President, this prize acknowledges a project that warrants particular recognition.
Winner
Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail
Bathurst Regional Council
A remarkable event of regional significance and a fine showcase of rare and lost trades and crafts wonderfully preserves the people, traditions and heritage of the Bathurst region. Judges were impressed by the strong community ties, sense of authenticity, scale of growth and impact.
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Welcome to Country Yvonne Weldon AM
Master of Ceremonies
Sarah Macdonald
Keynote Speaker
Sharon Veale, Partner & CEO, GML Heritage
NATIONAL TRUST HERITAGE AWARDS JUDGES
Matthew Devine (Chair)
Barrina South
Ann Toy
David Burdon
Dr Caitlin Allen
Dr Libby Gallagher
Kathryn Pitkin AM
Peter John Cantrill
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Winners 1994
Community Group or Organisation
Gara Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme
Historical Walk
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Advisory Committee Volunteer Group
Heritage work in projects as the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf and the Koala Colony at Wedderburn
Construction, Forestry, Mining, Energy Union(NSW Branch), Building Union Division (BWIU)
St Anne’s Church, Strathfield South Friends of St Anne’s Church
Rotary Club of Hunter’s Hill with Hunter’s Hill Council
Community Townscape Awards
Residents of Hunters Hill
Individual
Secrets in Stone
Geoff Stone
Print Media or Publications
Australians and Greeks and The Early Days
Hugh Gilchrist and Halstead Press
Sydney City Council Sesqui Centenary
History Project
Sydney City Council
Electronic Media
7.30 Report Story –11 February 1993 Eveleigh Rail
Producer Wendy Page, Reporter Eleanor Hall
Educational Projects
Hastings Council Cultural Contribution Award
Hastings Council
Illustrated Burra Charter
Australia ICOMOS
Educational Projects
Australian Pioneer Construction Kit
Government
Heritage Restoration Program
Newcastle City Council
Local Government Support Component of the NSW Heritage Assistance Program
Heritage Branch, NSW Department of Planning
Sydney Electricity Heritage Award
The Sydney Morning Herald articles
Geraldine O’Brien
Winners 1995
Organisations and Government
St Georges Hall, Newtown
Heritage Group, NSW State Projects,
Division of Public Works
Community Groups
Building for Nature: Walter Burley Griffin and Castlecrag
Walter Burley Griffin Society
Individual
The Grecian Pagoda & the Architecture of Eryldene
Zeny Edwards
Models for Old Government House
Michael Kolnar
Tourism and Leisure
Sydney’s Engineering Heritage
Walks in the City
The Institution of Engineers
Educational
Heritage Video of the Hawkesbury area
Hawkesbury City Council
Print Media
Bishop’s Lodge History and Guide Book
Bishop’s Lodge Management Committee
Electronic Media
Garden island
ABC TV – 7.30 Report
Sydney Electricity National Trust Sponsor’s Award
Professor Joan and Dr James Kerr for their outstanding contribution to heritage over many years
Winners 1996
Organisations and Government
Walter Burley Griffin House GSDA
No 1, Castlecrag conservation project
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
Community Groups
Migrant Heritage Places in Australia: Lebanese Places in Marrickville and Maltese Places in Sydney
Helen Armstrong, report author, Marc Caruana and Sam Iskandar, co-ordinators
Individual
Home (manuscript)
Zeny Edwards
Interiors
Former British Seamen’s Hotel, 39 to 43 Argyle Street, The Rocks
Sydney Cove Authority
Education
Heritage and Development Booklet
Fairfield City Council
Heritage Walk through Mt Druitt
Blacktown City Council
Print Media
Parramatta – A Town Caught in Time 1870
Shylie and Ken Brown, authors, Hale & Iremonger, publisher
Railways, Relics and Romance –The Eveleigh Railway Workshops
David Moore, photographer, Caroline Simpson, publisher
Electronic Media
Jervis Bay – a natural wonder (video)
NSW National Parks and Willife Service
Energy Australia Sponsor’s Award
Outstanding service to heritage
Milo Dunphy
Winners 1997
Organisations and Government
The Kirkbride Block
Department of Public Works
Foundation Park, The Rocks
Sydney Cove Authority
Community Group
The Tom Roberts Festival, Inverell
The Tom Roberts Festival Committee
Tourism
St Patrick’s College, Manly
Howard Tanner and Associates et al
Print Media
Parramatta: A Past Revealed
Parramatta City Council
Electronic Media
From Trees to Seas
Lady Denman Heritage Complex
Newcastle Bicentenary Award
Restoration and Earthquake Strengthening of Christ Church Cathedral
EJE Architecture
The Youth Achievement in Heritage Award
Researched Conservation Plans into the former Deaf and Dumb Institute
Building at Sydney University
Natasha Burtenshaw and George Scofis
Winners 1998
Various Categories
Coffs Harbour Jetty Conservation
Department of Public Works NSW and Service
West Kiama Dry Stone
Walls Assessment
Warwick Mayne Wilson
Victorian Villas
Mark Matheson
Caerlon, The Biography of a Queen Anne House
Zeny Edwards
Where the River Runs Dry (video)
Maria Taylor – Media Associates
The Australian Colonial House by James Broadbent
Historic Houses Trust/Hordern House
Anchored in a Small Cove
Sydney Cove Authority
Our Community Heritage
Nepean – Capital Development Branch
Tanner & Associates Pty Ltd/Group One (NSW) Pty Ltd
Winners 1999
Corporate/Business Organisation
Scots Kirk, Hamilton: New Stained
Glass Window System
EJE Architecture
Government
Blue Mountains Walking
Track Heritage Study
NPWS Blue Mountains District
Community Groups
Saving the Fort (Fort Scratchley):
Restoring Major Armaments 1998
The Friends of Galong Cemetery
Restoration & Fort Scratchley
Individuals
Fate of Electrical Substations of Heritage Significance
Julie Mackenzie
Tourism
Cobb & Co Heritage Trail
Bourke and Bogan Shires
Education
Bush Lives: Bush Futures
Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Print Media
Australian Furniture Pictorial
History and Dictionary
Kevin Fahey & Andrew Simpson, authors, Casuarina Press
Electronic Media
A History of Greta Coal Measures
Newcastle Regional Museum
Energy Australia Sponsor Award for an Undergraduate Project
Narellan Cemetery Survey
Andrea Humphries
Special Commendations
Discovery of Convict Graves
Ground Penetration
Roads and Traffic Authority
Photo interpretation of Mt Victoria
Convict Stockade Roads and Traffic Authority
Mapping of the Great North Road
Roads and Traffic Authority
Heritage Guidelines
Roads and Traffic Authority
Winners 2000
Conservation: Built and Cultural Heritage
State’s lighthouses
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Conservation: Built and Cultural
Heritage – Community
Stage 1 Conservation Plan for the Great North Road
Siobhan Lavelle
Conservation: Built and Cultural
Heritage – Individual
Cottage 2 Traveller’s Rest Inn, Parramatta
Leon Rizos
Conservation: Built and Landscape
Heritage – Corporate/Government
Ocean baths in rock platforms along the coastline
Mayne Wilson & Associates
Conservation: Built and Landscape
Heritage – Individual
The People’s Forest Project: A Living History of the Australian Bush Borschmann, Gregg John
Tourism
Port Macquarie Archaeology
Interpretation Masterplan
NSW Department of Public Works and Services
Education
Open Dialogue: Heritage Education Services for Students with Specific Needs
Historic Houses Trust
Print Media – Corporate
The Cumberland/Gloucester Streets Site, The Rocks
Godden Mackay Logan Pty Ltd and Dr Grace Karskens
Print Media – Individual
Avalon, Landscape and Harmony: Walter Burley Griffin, Alexander
Stewart Jolly and Harry Ruskin Rowe
Jan Roberts
Electronic Media
The House on the Hill: An Unfolding Story of Six Generations of One Family at Rouse Hill Estate (Video)
Historic Houses Trust
Energy Australia Award
Heritage Study of Timber Truss
Bridges in NSW
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority
Winners 2001
Conservation: Built and Cultural Heritage
Restoration of the Independent Theatre, North Sydney
SBW Friends of the Independent Theatre
Conservation: Built and Cultural
Heritage – Individual
Conservation of the Tizzana Winery
Carolyn and Peter Auld
Conservation
Along the Darling Ruby Davies
Adaptive Re-use Project
Adaptive Re-use of Redleaf, Double Bay
Allen Jack & Cottier and Design 5 – Architects
Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Australian Hall, 150–152 Elizabeth St Sydney
Graham Edds & Associates
Tourism
Sydney Open 2000
Historic Houses Trust
Education
Cobb & Co
Orange City Council
Print Media
Sydney Metropolis Suburb Harbour
Historic Houses Trust
The Architectural Gems of Warrawee Zeny Edwards
Electronic Media
Parramatta CBD Housing Survey
National Trust
Energy Australia Award
North Sydney Pool
Hassell Pty Ltd
Winners 2002
Conservation: Built and Cultural Heritage – Corporate/Government
Restoration of Rookwood Projects
Joint Committee of Necropolis Trustees and Suters Architects
Sir Henry Parks’ Memorial School of Arts Project, Tenterfield Tenterfield Shire Council
Rockdale Market Gardens
Planning NSW
St John’s Anglican Church
Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners
Conservation: Built and Cultural Heritage – Individual
Collit’s Inn
Christine and Russel Stewart
Convict Women – Lifetime Exile
Kropka Theatre
Conservation: Natural Environment and Integral Structures
Murrumbidgee River
Dr Richard Kingsford, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Adaptive Re-Use
Planet X: Music Shell in St Leonards Park
North Sydney Council
Indigenous Cultural Heritage
Mount Drysdale Aboriginal
Place Declaration Reports
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Multicultural Heritage
Marrickville Backyards
Marrickville Community Group
Community
Tom Roberts Festival 2001
Inverell Cultural and Arts Council Inc.
Tourism
Dawes Point Archaeological Site: Excavation, Conservation and Interpretation
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Education – Corporate/Government
Births of a Nation: Women, Childbirth and Federation
Dr Kimberley Webber
Education – Community
Let’s Live
Co.As.It
Education – Individual
Heritage: Identification, Conservation and Management
Dr Graeme Aplin
Print Media – Corporate/Government
Seven Miles from Sydney: A History of Manly
Pauline Curby, commissioned by Manly Council
Print Media – Community
Art Deco in Australia: Sunrise Over the Pacific
Edited by Dr Mark Ferson and Mary Nillson, Art Deco Society of NSW
Print Media – Individual
The Collected Works of Maybanke Selfe-Wolstenholme
Jan Roberts and Beverley Kingston
Electronic Media –Corporate/Government
Keeping Culture
Australian Museum
Electronic Media – Community
National Quilt Register
Pioneer Women’s Hut
Electronic Media – Individual
Steam Power: A History of the Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Dr Lucy Taksa, School of Industrial Relations UNSW
William Hardy Wilson: Artist, Orientalist, Visionary Edited by Zeny Edwards
Energy Australia Award
Wilcannia Hospital
Winners 2003
Conservation: Built Heritage
Kosciuszko National Park: Heritage Action Statements
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Conservation: Built Heritage –Corporate/Government
Kosciusko National Park Huts: Heritage Action statements
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Indigenous Cultural Heritage –Corporate/Government
Banks of the Barwon Cultural Mapping Project
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Multicultural Heritage –Corporate/Government
From There to Here
NSW Community Languages
School Program – NSW Department for Education and Training
Cultural Heritage – Individual
Mary Card: Australian Crochet Lace Designer
Barbara Ballantine
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government
Waratah Mills: Architectural creativity
adapting a difficult site
CPG Developments Pty Ltd
Tourism – Corporate/Government
Elizabeth Farm: Introductory Video
Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Tourism – Community
Restoration of Roy (Steam Engine)
Turon Technology Museum
Electronic Media –Corporate/Government
White Bay Power Station: Oral History Video
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and Cinetel Productions
Print Media – Corporate/Government
Lure of the South Seas: The Voyages of Dumont D’urville 1826–1840
Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Print Media – Community
Canterbury Boys Project
Canterbury & District Historical Society
Special Award: The Energy Australia Award Support for Heritage
Tom Uren AO
Winners 2004
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $500K – Corporate/Government
King Street Court Complex
PTW Architects and NSW Attorney General’s Department
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $500K – Individual
AC Reid Building Refurbishment
Assef’s Pty Ltd
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $500K – Corporate/Government
William Lawson’s Vault
Blacktown City Council
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $500K – Corporate/Government
Restoration of ‘Tidmarsh’, Braidwood
Antony Davies & Andrew Gow
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $500K – Community Groups
Restoration of St Patrick’s Church, Binalong
Catholic Parish of St Patrick, Binalong
Conservation: Landscape Heritage –Corporate/Government
Visual Curtilage Study for Rouse Hill Estate
Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Conservation: Management Plans –Corporate/Government
White Bay Power Station Conservation Management Plan
Sydney Harbor Foreshore Authority and Design 5 – Architects
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government
Female Orphan School
Tanner Architects & University of Western Sydney
Cultural Heritage – Individual
100 lives of Bourke: A cemetery interpretation book
Heather Nicholls, Barbara Hickson & Ann McLachlan
Tourism – Corporate/Government
Newington Armory Secrets Revealed
Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Development – Corporate/Government
Broken Hill Heritage and Cultural
Tourism Program 1986–2004
Broken Hill City Council
Development – Individual
Rusted Heritage –the Making of a Museum
Turon Technology Museum
Interpretation and Presentation
– Corporate/Government
Capitol Theatre Restoration City of Sydney
Education – Corporate/Government
What is a National Park?
Department of the Environment & Conservation, Parks and Wildlife Division
Interpretation and Presentation – Individual
The Astor
Jan Roberts, Ruskin Rowe Press
Energy Australia Award
Outstanding Achievement in Heritage
Dr James Broadbent and Clive Lucas
White Bay Power Station Conservation Management Plan by Sydney Harbor Foreshore Authority and Design 5 – ArchitectsWinners 2005
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $500K – Corporate/Government
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Sully’s Emporium
Broken Hill City Council
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $500K – Individual
George’s Electronics Building
Peter Georges
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $500K – Corporate/Government
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
R.M.O.Q. Courtyard
Place Planning and Design
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $500K – Community
McCrossin’s Chaff Shed
Uralla Historical Society
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $500K – Individual
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Sully’s Emporium
Broken Hill Council
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $500K – Individuals
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Sullys Emporium
Elizabeth Vines
Conservation: Landscape Heritage –Corporate/Government
Caring for our Land Liverpool Plains Shire Council
Conservation Management Plans – Corporate/Government
Audley Masterplan
National Parks and Wildlife Service and Context Landscape Design
Adaptive Re-use –Corporate/Government
The Bond, 30–36 Hickson Road, Millers Point
DB RREEF, Delmo Pty Ltd, Lend Lease Development, Tanner Architects, Lend Lease Design, Bovis Lend Lease
The Mint
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (Peter Watts)
Cultural Heritage –Corporate/Government
Aboriginal Women’s Heritage Department of Environment and Conservation
Cultural Heritage – Individuals
Golden Threads
Janis Wilton and Joe Elsenberg
Development – Corporate/Government
Parbury Apartments and Ruins
Mirvac and Transfield
Interpretation and Presentation –Corporate/Government
Tar ra Interpretation Strategy for the Eastern Dawes Point Peninsula
Conybeare Morrison International and Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Interpretation and Presentation –Community
Inventory of Parramatta Heritage
Listed Buildings
Parramatta Regional Branch of the National Trust of Australia (NSW)
Shylie Brown, Jan and Ken Reid
Education – Corporate/Government
Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes Department of Environment and Conservation
Education – Community
The Griffin Legacy: Castlecrag Heritage Brochure
Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc
Energy Australia Conservation
Energy Management
The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
The Bond, 30–38 Hickson Road, Millers Point
DB RREEF, Delmo Pty Ltd, Lend
Lease Development, Tanner Architects, Lend Lease Design, Bovis Lend Lease
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Elizabeth Vines
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Jack Mundey AO
Winners 2006
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project over $1M
Chief Secretary’s Building
Government Architect’s Office
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project under $1M
Post Office Slab Shed
Steven Ring, Christo Aiken, Rod Burton, Hartley Historic Site
Westham Farmhouse
Ian Kiernan AO
Conservation: Landscape Heritage
NSW Recovery Plan for the bush stone-curlew
Catherine Price, Department of Environment and Conservation
Conservation: Management Plans
Kosciuszko National Park Huts
Conservation Strategy
Godden Mackay Logan PL and NSW
Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Parks and Wildlife Division
Parramatta Civic Place (Plan for City Centre)
Design 5 – Architects, Hill Thalis
Architecture and Urban Projects
Adaptive Re-use
Newtown Silos – Crago Flour Mills
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
23–25 Egan Street, Newtown (Adaptive reuse of a historic mechanic’s garage)
Julie Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie, Heidi Pronk, Jason Veale and Kieran McInerney
Cultural Heritage
Making a Place for Herself (Women’s experiences in national parks’ heritage landscapes)
Department of Environment and Conservation
Revival, Renewal and Return: Ray Kelly and the NSW Sites of Significance Survey
Department of Environment and Conservation
Historical and Archaeological Map, Shellharbour City 1830–1930
Tamara Hynd BA
Tourism
Brickpit Ringwalk
Sydney Olympic Park Authority
The Rocks Discovery Museum
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and 3D Projects
Interpretation and Presentation
Frozen Music (DVD of Harry Seidler
reminiscing over his projects)
Sally Webster and Caroline Butler-Bowdon
City of Shadows – Sydney Police
Photographs 1912–1948
Dr Peter Doyle and Caleb Williams
Education
Golden Paw Award (Threatened species drawing competition for school children)
Foundation For National Parks and Wildlife
Traditional Joinery, Sydney Houses 1810–1915
Wal Murray and Alan Croker
Energy Australia Award –Conservation, Energy Management
Newtown Silos
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Julie Mackenzie
Lifetime Achievement Award
Clean Up Australia and the restoration of Westham Farmhouse
Ian Kiernan AO
Parramatta Civic Place (Plan for City Centre), Design 5 – Architects, Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
Winners 2007
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects over $1M – Corporate/Government
Cleveland Street Intensive English
Public School Conservation Works
NSW Government Architect’s Office
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $1M – Corporate/Government
Middle Head Guardhouse Restoration
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Conservation: Built Heritage for Projects under $1M
The Barn Conservation Project, Mosman
1st Mosman 1908 Scout Group and Godden Mackay Logan P/L
Conservation: Landscape Heritage – Corporate/Government
Eastern Suburbs Banksia
Scrub Rehabilitation
Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust
Conservation: Management Plans – Corporate/Government
Bobbin Head and Apple Tree Bay, Masterplan, Conservation Management Plan and Landscape Management Plan
Conybeare Morrison International and
Context Landscape Design and Department of Environment and Conservation
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government
Restoration of Towns Place North Waterways Construction Pty Ltd
Adaptive Re-use – Individuals
Carcoar Post Office-Five Frogs
John and Hilda Geraghty
Cultural Heritage –Corporate/Government
Survey of Significant Landscape Features
Andrews Neil/Orange City Council
Cultural Heritage – Community Groups
Quarry
Roo Theatre Company – Gordon Streek
Cultural Heritage – Individuals
Tracking the Dragon through the Central West
Barbara Hickson and Heather Nicholls
Green Power: Environmentalists who have changed the face of Australia
Christine Williams
Development – Corporate/Government
State Water Heritage Procedures Manual
Department of Commerce, Government
Architect’s Office
Tourism – Corporate/Government
Heritage Festival
Port Macquarie-Hastings and Kempsey Shire Councils
Program of Major Cultural Events 2006
Historic Houses Trust
Tourism – Community
Jerilderie Letter Event
Jerilderie Letter Event Committee
Interpretation and Presentation – Corporate/Government
Joseph Lycett: Convict Artist
Historic Houses Trust
Bridging Sydney
Historic Houses Trust
Interpretation and Presentation – Community
Walter Burley Griffin Society Website
Walter Burley Griffin Society
Interpretation and Presentation – Individuals
World Wars 1 and 2: Survey of Buildings, Sites and Cultural Landscape in NSW
Robertson and Hindmarsh Pty Ltd
(Scott Robertson,Noni Boyd, Terry Kass)
Education – Corporate/Government
Think Local
Godden Mackay LoganP/L, Astarte Resources, Lindfield Public School
The Adventures of the Wandering Wombats
Libby Hathorn
Education – Tertiary Undergraduate Undergraduate Studies about Benefits of Conservation Partnerships
William Gladstone, Robin Stanger, Liz Phelps
Energy Australia Award: Conservation – Energy Management
Parramatta Transport Interchange State Rail and Hassell Ltd
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Dr James Semple Kerr AM
Lifetime Achievement Award
Barbara Hickson
Winners 2008
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project over $1M – Corporate/Government
National Pass Heritage
Conservation Project
Landing Environmental Contracting Pty Ltd
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project under $1M – Corporate/Government
Refurbishment of the State Drawing Rooms at Government House
Historic Houses Trust
Conservation: Landscape Heritage –Corporate/Government
Lake Wollumboola Little Tern
Conservation Program
Department of Environment and Climate Change, Shoalhaven City Council, South Coast Shorebird Volunteers, Southern Rivers Catchment Management
Conservation: Management Plans –Corporate/Government
Taronga Conservation Society Australia with Design 5 – Architects
Taronga Zoo Landscape Management Plan
Conservation: Energy Management
88 George Street
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government Carriageworks at Eveleigh Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Tourism – Corporate/Government
Grafton Heritage Trail
Grafton Community Economic Development Program, Clarence River Tourism, Clarence Valley Council
Development – Corporate/Government
Taronga Zoo Masterplan and Maintenance Programs
Taronga Conservation Society
Australia, CWI Division
Education – Corporate/Government Trap That Toad Department of Environment and Climate Change
Interpretation and Presentation –Corporate/Government
The Rocks Interpretation Strategy and Interpretation Installations
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Godden Mackay Logan, 3D Projects
Homes in the Sky: Apartment Living in Australia
Miegunyah, Melbourne University Press, Historic Houses Trust
Interpretation and Presentation –Community
Mount Gibraltar Book Project
Mount Gibraltar Landcare and Bushcare
Interpretation and Presentation –Individuals
Designing Australia’s Cities
Robert Freestone
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Joy Singh
Lifetime Achievement Award
Harry Trueman
Winners 2009
Conservation: Built Heritage for a Project over $1M
Fort Scratchley Historic Site
Suters Architects
Mariner’s Church (former) 100 George
Street – Sandstone Conservation
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, NSW Department of Commerce, Stone Mason & Artist and Gartner Rose
Conservation: Landscape Heritage
Bland Incentive Grants Project (B.I.G. Project)
Lachlan Catchment Management Authority
Conservation: Maritime Heritage
Managing the Missing Midget Submarine
Heritage Branch NSW Department of Planning
Conservation: Management Plan
Meeting Place Precinct Conservation Management Plan
Context Pty Ltd
Cultural Heritage
The other side of the world – Migration to the Tweed 1940s to 1960s
Tweed River Regional Museum and
NSW Migration Heritage Centre
Winner: Interpretation and Presentation
Objects Through Time
NSW Migration Heritage Centre
Donald Thomas Esplin, Sydney Architect, His Life and Work
The Esplin Family
Education
Lost Gardens of Sydney by Colleen Morris
Historic Houses Trust
Salt Attack and Rising Damp: A guide to salt damp in historic and older buildings
David Young OAM, and the Heritage Council of NSW, Heritage Victoria, SA Department of Environment and Heritage, Adelaide City Council
Energy Australia Award
– Conservation – Energy Management
New Uses for Heritage Places –Guidelines for adaptation
Heritage Council of NSW and Australian Institute of Architects (NSW)
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Susan Macdonald
Lifetime Achievement Award
Meredith Walker
Winners 2010
Conservation: Bu ilt Heri tage for Project over $1M – Corporate/Government
ANZAC Memorial Hyde Park Sydney
– Accessing the Memories and Telling the Stories
Trustees of the ANZAC Memorial/
NSW Government Architect’s Office
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project under $1M – Community
Christ Church, Bong Bong –Conservation of Interiors
Christ Church, Bong Bong
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project under $1M – Individuals
‘Montrose’, 20 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
Helen Wilson; Helen Wilson Heritage
Conservation Design/Austin Tuon; Tuon Assoc.
Conservation: Landscape Heritage
– Community
Spring Creek Natural Sequence
Farming Project
Lake Cowal Foundation
Conservation: Maritime Heritage – Corporate/Government
Dunbar Anchor Conservation
Woollahra Municipal Council/International Conservation Services
Conservation: Management Plan – Corporate/Government
Lake Burley Griffin & Adjacent Lands
Assessment & Heritage Management Plan
Godden Mackay Logan/National
Capital Authority
Conservation: Energy Management
Built for the Bush: Green Architecture of Rural Australia exhibition
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government
Paddington Reservoir Gardens
City of Sydney with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and James Mather Delaney Design
Cultural Heritage – Corporate/Government
Redevelopment of the Quirindi
Royal Theatre
Liverpool Plains Shire Council
Belongings – Post Second World War
Migration Memories and Journeys
NSW Migration Heritage Centre and Powerhouse Museum
Cultural Heritage – Community
Macedonian Aprons Hidden Treasure
Macedonian Welfare Association Inc
Port Kembla, NSW Migration Heritage Centre and Powerhouse Museum
Development – Corporate/Government
Railcorp S170 Heritage, Conservation Register & Thematic History of the NSW Railways Railcorp
Education – Corporate Government
Restoration of ‘FP1 Pay Bus’ and ‘Cash on the Track’ Exhibition Railcorp
Education – Community Groups
Beneath Black Skies; Australia’s largest industrial disaster a history of coal mining in the Illawarra Sandra Pires, Why Documentaries
Interpretation and Presentation – Corporate/Government
Sydney Parks – Signage and History Website
City of Sydney Council, Anne-Maree Whitaker, FROST Design
Interpretation and Presentation – Community
Dictionary of Sydney Dictionary of Sydney Trust
Sempre Con Te (Always With You)
Sempre Con Te Group, NSW Migration Centre, Powerhouse Museum
Interpretation and Presentation – Individuals Thirsty Work
David Jones
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award Anne Higham
Lifetime Achievement Award
Philip Jenkyn
Winners 2011
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project over $1M – Corporate/Government
Saraton Theatre, Grafton
Notaras Bros Entertainment P/L
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project over $1M – Community
St James’ Church, King St Sydney
– Spire/Tower Repairs
Design 5 – Architects
Conservation: Built Heritage for Project under $1M – Corporate/Government
Exeter Farm
Design 5 – Architects, Historic Houses Trust
Conservation: Landscape Heritage – Corporate/Government
Cultural Landscapes: A Practical Guide for Park Management
Department Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW)
Conservation: Energy Management
Sydney Town Hall Historic Interiors and Essential Services Upgrade
Tanner Architects
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government
Kiandra Courthouse & Chalet
NSW Department of Climate Change and Water
Adaptive Re-use – Community
New Catering Facility
Uralla Historical Society
Tourism Projects – Corporate/Government
Sydney Harbour YHA
YHA Ltd
Education – Corporate/Government
The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre
YHA Ltd
Interpretation and Presentation – Corporate/Government
Maitland Jewish Cemetery
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Interpretation and Presentation
– Individual
Urban Nation
Robert Freestone
Lifetime Achievement Award
John Morris
Winners 2012
Conservation: Built Heritage –Corporate/Government (Large Project)
Former Transport House, 99 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Truman, Zaniol & Associates Pty Ltd with Crone Partners Architecture Studios
Conservation: Built Heritage –Corporate/Government (Medium Project)
Upper Entrance Building & Former Tram Shelter Restoration
Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Conservation Built Heritage –Corporate/Government (Small Project)
Veterinary Round House, University of Sydney
Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners Pty Ltd
Conservation: Built Heritage –Community Groups
Restoration of Holy Trinity
Anglican Church, Orange
The Anglican Parish of Orange
Conservation: Natural Heritage –Corporate & Government
Environmental Rehabilitation & Conservation of Riverbanks of the Parramatta River in Parramatta Park
Parramatta Park Trust
Conservation: Moveable Heritage –Corporate & Government
Conservation of RailCorp’s Powder Van PV22318
Railcorp
Regeneration & New Development
Former Coal Loader
HASSELL
Sustainability
Coal Loader – Sustainability Centre
North Sydney Council
Research & Investigation
Davidson Whaling Station Historic
Site Interpretation Plan
Godden Mackay Logan
Education, Interpretation & Community Engagement
The Enemy at Home
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Migration Heritage Centre, Powerhouse Museum
Heritage Murals on the Cahill Expressway Bridges, Harrington & Gloucester Streets, The Rocks
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Trade/Skill Award
Gary Waller
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Caroline Lawrence
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sharon Sullivan
Davidson Whaling Station Historic Site Interpretation Plan, Godden Mackay LoganWinners 2013
Conservation: Built Heritage –Corporate/Government
Yarrangobilly Caves House, Kosciusko
National Park. 1917 two-Storey wing Office of Environment & Heritage –National Parks and Wildlife Service
Conservation: Natural Heritage
St. Josephs Church Restoration, St. Albans
Blackwoods Constructions
Restoration & Rejuvenation of Sir Donald Bradman’s Boyhood Home, Bowral
Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners Pty Ltd
Conservation: Built Heritage –Community/Individuals
Tomago Wetland Restoration Project
Kooragang Wetlands, Hunter Region
Water Research Laboratory – University of New South Wales, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Parks and Wildlife Division, NSW Fisheries
Regeneration and New Development
North Beach Bathers Pavilion, Wollongong. Adaptive Reuse
Conybeare Morrison International & Wollongong City Council
Education, Interpretation and Community Engagement
Designer Suburbs: Architects and Affordable Homes in Australia
Charles Pickett and Judith O’Callaghan.
New South Wales Publishing; Powerhouse Museum; Faculty of the Built Environment (UNSW)
Research and Investigation/Analysis
Repointing Mortar Sands & Sand Library
Ministers Stonework Program –Government Architects Office
Chinese Garden of Friendship Horticultural Maintenance Plan, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Trade/Skills Award
Public Works NSW – Heritage Services
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Letizia Coppo-Jones
Lifetime Achievement Award
Joan Domicelj
Winners 2014
Conservation: Built Heritage –Corporate/Government
Thomas Walker Hospital Boat House
NSW Public Works, Minister’s Stonework Program
Newtown Performing Arts High School
NSW Public Works, Minister’s Stonework Program
Conservation of Johnston Street
Electricity Substation No 15
Futurepast Heritage Consulting Pty Ltd, Long Blackledge Architects & Ausgrid
Conservation: Built Heritage –Community/Individual
Reopen the Regal Friends of the Regal
5 Alexandra Street, Hunter’s Hill
H P Hawthorne & Co
Conservation: Landscape –Corporate/Government
Adelong Falls Gold Mill
–Ruins conservation
Tumut Shire Council
Conservation:Landscape –Community/Individual
Man About the House
Alfred Productions
Conservation: Interiors and Objects –Community/Individual
Kirckman Harpsichord Restoration Carey Beebe Harpsichords
Adaptive Re-use – Corporate/Government
Eternity Playhouse
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects with City of Sydney
Hartley Revitalisation
Steven Ring, Hartley Historic Site
NSW NPW, Jim Stephany, Truman, Zaniol and Associates
Adaptive Re-use – Community/Individual
Conservation of 76 Edwin Street North, Croydon Jillian Comber and David Nutley
Education and Interpretation –Corporate/Government
Public Sydney: Drawing the City
Philip Thalis & Peter John Cantrill, Faculty of Built Environment, University of NSW & Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Education and Interpretation –Community/Individual
Queanbeyan – City of Champions
Nichole Overall
The Man from Coxs River
Empress Arts Film
Royal Australian Historical Society
Western Crossings Project
Royal Australian Historical Society , Inside History Magazine, Search Tech.
A Light in the Window, Harper’s Mansion
Berrima – the Place and its People
Ann Beaumont
Research and Investigation/Analysis –Corporate/Government
DEC Schools Stonework Strategy
Government Architects Office for Minister’s Stonework Program
Research and Investigation/Analysis –Community/Individual historyofaboriginalsydney.edu.au
Professor Peter Read, University of Sydney
Sydney’s Hard Rock Story: the Cultural Heritage of Trachyte
Robert Irving, Ron Powell and Noel Irving. Design by Barbara Beckett, Heritage Publications
Advocacy Campaigns
Reopen the Regal
Friends of the Regal
Royal National Park Coastal Cabin Communities of Little Garie, South Era and Burning Palms
RNP Coastal Cabins Protection League
Trade/Skills Award
Noel T Leach & Noel T Leach Builders
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Libby Bennett
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Irving
Winners 2015
Conservation: Built Heritage –Government/Corporation
Conservation of the Radio Astronomy Receiver Hut
Sydney Water
Centennial Memorial, Parramatta
Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners
Conservation: Built Heritage –Individuals/Committees
The Abbey, 272 Johnston Street, Annandale
Ann Sherry & Michael Hogan, Design 5 – Architects, A & DR Illes (Sydney) Pty Ltd, Aranac Pty Ltd
Beachcomber House, Blue Mountains
Billy Gruner & Sarah Keighery
Conservation: Objects and Interiors
The Pump Room – Australian Technology Park
Australian Technology Park Sydney Limited/Futurepast Heritage Consulting
Marrickville’s Winged Victory
Marrickville Council, Australian War Memorial, International Conservation Services
Conservation: Natural Landscape
Habitat Stepping Stones
Australian Research Institute for Environment & Sustainability, Macquarie University
Conservation: Landscape
Reinstatement of the Kitchen Garden
Montague Island
Colleen Morris & The Australian Garden History Society, ACT, Monaro, Riverina Branch
Conservation: Moveable Objects
Restoration of WWII Matilda Tank named ACE
NSW Lancers Memorial Museum Incorporated
Adaptive Re-use
Sydney Observatory East Dome Government Architects Office, Heritage Services NSW Public Works, Pure Projects, Museum of Applied Arts & Science
50 Martin Place
JPW with Macquarie Group
Research and Investigation –Government/Corporations
The Excavation, Conservation, Reconstruction & Interpretation of the Cockatoo Island Solitary Confinement Cells & Cookhouse
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, Casey & Lowe, Stonemason & Artist, A J Bristow & Sons, Hughes Trueman
Research and Investigation –Community & Individuals
Berrima Bridge Nursery Conservation
Australian Garden History Society
(Southern Highlands Branch), Chris and Charlotte Webb Pty Ltd.
Advocacy Campaigns
Green Corridor National Parks Campaign
Green Corridor Coalition Inc.
Community Action for Windsor Bridge
The Battle To Save Thompson Square
Heritage Recordings
Ultimo TAFE Sandstone Carvings
Recording
NSW Public Works, Ministers
Stonework Program
Heritage Publications –Government & Corporations
Department of Education and Community Heritage Manual
Department of Education and Communities and The Heritage Group, NSW Government Architect’s Office
Heritage Publications –Community & Individuals
A Tale of Two Motels: The Times, the Architecture and the Architects
David Yencken AO, Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
Heritage Tours & Multimedia –Government & Corporations
Our Place
Australian Research Institute for Environment & Sustainability
Heritage Tours & Multimedia –Community & Individuals
Poihakena Tours: Stories of Maori in Sydney
Kotahi Tourism
Events & Exhibitions –Government & Corporations
Convict Footprints on the Old Great North Road
National Parks and Wildlife Service and Convict Footprints
Toorale National Park and State
Conservation Area
GML Heritage Pty Ltd, Trigger Design (for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service)
Events & Exhibitions –Community & Individuals
Make Your Mark in History
National Trust (NSW) Woodford Academy Management Committee
AICOMOS Tuck Pointing Workshop
AICOMOS, NT, Sydney City Council, SHFA, GAO, Gerard Lynch, Maurice Potrzeba
Trade/Skill Award
William & Julie Whittlam
Cathy Donnelly Award
Margaret Desgrand
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Uren AO
Winners 2016
Conservation: Built Heritage
Restoration of Platform 2/3 Building at Thirroul Railway Station
Sydney Trains, Orwell & Peter Phillips, A J Bristow and Sons
155 Clarence Street
Design 5 – Architects, Bates Smart, David Young
Conservation: Interiors and Objects
The Shore Chapel Heritage Lighting Tanner Kibble Denton Architects and Steensen Varming
Conservation: Objects
Arnott’s Biscuit Van Reconstruction Volunteer Collections team Transport
Heritage NSW
Cockatoo Island – Restoration of Fitzroy Dock Cranes
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Volunteers, Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, David McBeath, David Matthews
Conservation: Collection
Heritage Rose Garden, Saumarez Homestead
Australian Garden History Society –Northern NSW Sub-Branch, National Trust and the heritage rose collection of Miss Catherine MacLean
Conservation: Landscape
Macquarie Culvert Parramatta Park
Government Architect’s Office, NSW Public Works, Heritage Services NSW Public Works, Shreeji Consultants, Casey & Lowe Archaeologists, Stone Mason and Artist, Parramatta Park Trust
Adaptive Re-use
Former Gundagai Literary Institute
John Carr Heritage Design
5 Martin Place
Dexus Property Group and Cbus Property Architects in Collaboration, Johnson Pilton Walker and Tanner Kibble Denton Architects, Contractor: Grocon
Education & Interpretation
The Rocks Quest
International Grammar School
SAGE Program, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Sydney Opera House Welcome Precinct Freeman Ryan Design, Sydney Opera House, Patterson Building Group, Root Projects, Fino, Latchkey Productions and Blowup Imaging
Research and Investigation/Analysis
The Elizabeth Bay House ‘Lost’ Library Project
Sydney Living Museums
Tours and Multimedia – Tours
Japanese Mini Submarine Tour Office of Environment and Heritage, National Parks and Wildlife Service
Tours and Multimedia – Multimedia
Recorded for the Future: Documenting NSW Homes
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums
At Home in North Sydney: An Architectural History of a Locality
North Sydney Council, Jenssen Design Associates, Browns Lane Productions and
SiteSuite Web Design
Events & Exhibitions – Events
Sydney Transport Heritage Expo 2015
Transport Heritage NSW
Events & Exhibitions – Exhibitions
Imagine a City: 200 Years of Public Architecture in NSW
Jennifer Blunden, State Library of NSW, NSW Government Architect’s Office, Charles Pickett, Peter Poulet, Jennifer Blunden, creative producer Matthew Devine, GAO liaison and research et al
Events & Exhibitions –Community Engagement
Convict Footprints at the Farm
The Hills Shire Council and Convict Footprints Productions
Publications
The Yard Government Architect’s Office, NSW
Public Works, Douglas Frost Photography, Margaret Betteridge, Musecape
Visionaries in Suburbia: Griffin Houses in the Sydney Landscape
Anne Watson and Adrienne Kabos, Walter Burley Griffin Society Incorporated
Special Award – For Promoting and Understanding and Respect
Talking to My Country
Stan Grant
Trade/Skills Award
David McBeath
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Jean Rice
Lifetime Achievement Award
Reece McDougall
Winners 2017
Conservation: Built Heritage
Vaucluse House Battlements and Turrets
Sydney Living Museums – G&C Waller Builders (Principal Contractor), Artisan of Stone (Subcontractor), Sydney Living Museums Heritage Architects: Elisha Long and Maria Elena Ruggeri
Conservation of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
Public Works Advisory, Department of Finance Services & Innovation –
Minister’s Stonework Program, Department of Finance, Services & Innovation – Minister’s Stonework Program
Conservation: Interiors
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Burwood
Paul Davies Pty Ltd, The Hannam Group, Illuminated Design
Restoration of the Southern Gasholder
(as part of the Macdonaldtown Gasworks
Remediation project)
Ventia Utility Services Pty Ltd and Sydney Trains / RailCorp NSW
Conservation: Landscape
Grand Canyon Track – Restoration Project
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Mitchell’s Causeway, Victoria Pass, The Great Western Highway, Blue Mountains, NSW
Mott Macdonald – Roads and Maritime Services, RMA Group
Adaptive Re-use
Temora Railway Station
Temora Shire Council
Tramsheds Harold Park
Mirvac Retail
Continuing Tradition
Luanja
Michael Bell Architects, Country Road
Constructions, Woodhill Joinery, Arek
Werstak and Michael Bligh and Associates
Vaucluse House Drawing Room –reviving the past
Sydney Living Museums – Humphries
Weaving, Suffolk UK, Stitches Soft Furnishings, Provincial Upholstery; Ben Stoner Antiques, Dr James
Broadbent, Sydney Living Museums
Soft Furnishings Volunteers
Research and Investigation
Unlocking the Past to Free the Future:
Kinchela Boys Home – A Conservation Management Plan
Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation with Design 5 – Architects Pty Ltd
Education and Interpretation
The Dowling Songbook Project
Sydney Living Museums – Sydney Living Museums and The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
Hill End Heritage Centre
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Lives on the Line
Transport Heritage NSW in conjunction with Sydney Trains
Events and Publications
Going Underground
Sydney Trains – Transport Heritage
NSW Railway Historical Society
Florilegium: Sydney’s painted garden
Sydney Living Museums – The Florilegium Society at The Royal Botanic Gardens Inc
Tours and Multimedia
Running on time
Sydney Trains – Art of Multimedia
Beachcomber House Website
Publications
Sydney Cemeteries Field Guide
Lisa Murray – New South Publishing
Waverley Council Inter-war Fact Sheets
Waverley Council – Waverley Council & Weir Phillips Architects
Advocacy Campaigns
Save Landsdowne
Save Lansdowne Association
Gardens of Stone In Focus
Photographic Exhibition
The Colong Foundation for Wilderness
Trade/Skills Award
Stephen Brooker
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Linda Babic
Lifetime Achievement Award
Judy Birmingham
Winners 2018
Conservation: Built Heritage
Hyde Park Barracks Stonework
Sydney Living Museums
Westpac Long Gallery conservation and refurbishment
Design 5 – Architects
Conservation:Landscape
Berrima Sutton Forest & Exeter
Cultural Landscape Assessment
Colleen Morris
Conservation: Interiors and Objects
The Birdwood Flag conservation
Patricia Gillard Birdwood
Committee and ICS
Continuing Tradition
Bulli and Kiama stations
Sydney Trains
Adaptive Re-use
O’Connell Street Primary School
(Kings School grounds)
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Goonoo Goonoo Station
TKD Architects
Education & Interpretation
INTERLOOP
Chris Fox
Convict Sydney website
Living Sydney
Events, Exhibitions & Tours
The Moderns; European designers in Sydney Exhibition
Sydney Living Museums
History Here
Paul Stafford
Advocacy Award
Tim Ross
Judges’ Choice
INTERLOOP
Chris Fox
Heritage Skills Award
Guido Gouverneur
Cathy Donnelly Award
Elisha Long
Lifetime Achievement Award
David Sheedy
Winners 2019
Adaptive Re-Use
Fenwick Stone Building
Welsh + Major Architects, Inner West Council, City Plan Heritage & AJ Bristow + Sons
Advocacy
Revive The Regent
Simone Sheridan in partnership with LSJ Architects & John Broadley Heritage
Conservation Built Heritage
Kingscliff Community Building Restoration
Tweed Shire Council and partners Cosmos
Archaeology in partnership with Aspect architecture, JM Pearce Architects, Sedgman, Earthsolve, SEE Civil Pty Ltd and Galaxy Projects
Oldbury Cottage Conservation Berrima
Michael Verberkt in partnership with Morris Angelini Builder
Conservation Interiors & Objects
The Melocco Room, Central Station
Sydney Trains in partnership with Delaware North, International Conservation Services (ICS) & Highlands 3D
NSW Railways Remember
Conservation and reinstatement of WWI
Honour Boards Transport Heritage NSW in partnership with Sydney Trains, Art and Archival, Anton Büchi & Sons and Australian Railways Historical Society (NSW Division)
Conservation Landscape
AILA NSW Landscape Heritage Study
AILA (NSW) Landscape Heritage
Group, Christine Hay, Colleen Morris & James Quoyle
Continuing Tradition
Anzac Memorial Centenary Project
Johnson Pilton Walker, Office of the Government Architect NSW
Education & Interpretation
‘Our Story’ Sisters of Mercy North
Sydney Mission and Heritage Centre
Trigger in partnership with Allen Jack + Cottier Architects
Heritage Events, Exhibitions & Tours
The Malachi Revival Oberon Live Projects
Cartographcia – Sydney on the Map City of Sydney, Customs House
Heritage Publications
MidCoast Stories
Janine Roberts & Penny Teerman
Paddington: A History
Greg Young, Editor, Commissioned by The Paddington Society and Published by New South Books
Heritage Resources
True Australians and Pioneers: Chinese Migration to the Orange Region of NSW
B McGowan, G Mott & J Kwok for Orange, Blayney & Cabonne Councils
Judges’ Choice
Anzac Memorial Centenary Project
Johnson Pilton Walker, Office of the Government Architect NSW
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr George Gibbons
Heritage Skills Award
Ron Lodewijks
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Mary Knaggs
Winners 2020
Aboriginal Heritage:
The Springs; an Aboriginal Journey
Orange City Council
Darug Caring-as-Country Project
Yanama Budyari Gumada Collective
Adaptive Re-use
Marrickville Library and Pavilion
Inner West Council, GML Heritage, BVN
Bulli Railway Guesthouse
Resin Brewing
Advocacy
Roxy Theatre Action Group
The Roxy Theatre Action Group
Conservation Built Heritage
Old Dromana Grain Silo
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Leichhardt Town Hall
Inner West Council
James Street Bridge
entered by Sydney Trains, Aurecon, Abergeldie, Shreeji Consultant, Artisan of Stone
Conservation Landscape
Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (Stage 1)
The Mulloon Institute
Conservation Interiors & Objects
State Theatre Conservation of Butterfly Room
State Theatre, Urbis, International Conservation Services (ICS)
The Forgotten Works of Pixie O’Harris and Olaf Harris
MidCoast Stories and Manning
Regional Art Gallery
Continuing Tradition
The Yallamundi Rooms,
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House Trust, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Design 5 – Architects, Patterson
Building Group
Education & Interpretation
Devoted Service, Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park
The Trustees of the Anzac Memorial Building
Marrickville Library & Pavilion, Pateygarang Place
Inner West Council
Heritage Events, Exhibitions & Tours
The Stranger’s Guide
City of Sydney
We open the line in 1979
– The ESR Turns 40!
Sydney Trains, UBW, Art of Multimedia, Barocky Chocky, National Film and Sound Archive
Heritage Resources & Publications
The Timber Truss Bridge (book)
Transport for NSW
Australia Modern: Architecture, Landscape & Design 1925–1975 (Australia)
Thames & Hudson Australia
Presidents’ Prize
Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (Stage 1)
The Mulloon Institute
Cathy Donnelly Award
Jacqueline Goddard
Heritage Skills Award
Michael Bielby
Lifetime Achievement Award
Alan Croker
Judges’ Choice
Marrickville Library and Pavilion
Inner West Council, GML Heritage, BVN
Winners 2021
Aboriginal Heritage
Leagues Club Park, Gosford
Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation
Adaptive Re-use
Sub Base Platypus
LahznimmArchitects
Advocacy
The Conservation of the Mulgoa Valley as a cultural landscape
Tthe Friends of Fernhill and Mulgoa Valley Incorporated
Conservation: Built Heritage
The Restoration of Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst
The Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst
Shell House, Sydney
Adriel Consultancy
The Greenway Window Conservation and Upgrade Product at the Greenway Building in Milsons Point
Land and Housing Corporation and Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Conservation: Interiors & Objects
The Restoration of the Historic 1890
William Hill & Son Organ in the Hunter Baille Memorial Presbyterian Church in Annandale
Ralph Lane OAM
Conservation: Landscape
Spains Wharf, Kurraba Point
Aspire Stone Masonry
Continuing Tradition
The George Proudman Fellowship Program
Ministers Stonework Program
Education & Interpretation
Fairbridge Children’s Park, Molong
Clouston Associates
Heritage Events, Exhibitions & Tours
Fragile Beauty, Rich and Rare
Pamela Pauline Photography
Carrington Road Industrial Marrickville
Louisa King and Ali Wright
Heritage Resources & Publications
Designing a Legacy
Tim Ross, Modernister Films and Production Group
Judges’ Choice Award
Leagues Club Park, Gosford
Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation
Heritage Skills Award
Andrew Markerink
Cathy Donnelly Award
Lorraine Simpson
Lifetime Achievement Award
Graham Quint
Leagues Club Park, Gosford, Hunter Central Coast Development CorporationWinners 2022
Aboriginal Heritage
Woollahra Aboriginal Heritage Study
Woollahra Council
Adaptive Re-Use
Ngununggula, Southern Highlands
Regional Art Gallery at Retford Park
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Stephenson’s Mill
Susan Hutton
Walsh Bay Arts Precinct
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Conservation – Built Heritage
The Great Cobar Museum and Visitor Information Centre
Dunn & Hillam Architects
Conservation – Interiors & Objects
The Discovery of an Old Master
Panel Painting Masquerading as a 19th Century Copy
International Conservation Services
Tulkiyan Interiors Conservation
Ku-ring-gai Council
Continuing Tradition
Boer War Memorial Conservation Works
Parramatta Park Trust
Education & Interpretation
Old DubbGaol Upgrade – Stage 1
DubbRegional Council
Events, Exhibitions & Tours
In Search of…My First Nations of Australia Ancestors Society of Australian Genealogists
Locomotive 3801 Relaunch Events Program
Transport Heritage NSW
Resources & Publications
Andrew Andersons: Architecture and the Public Realm
NewSouth
Judges’ Choice
The Great Cobar Museum and Visitor Information Centre
Dunn & Hillam Architects
President’s Prize
Dawn Fraser Baths
TKD Architects
Heritage Skills
Rick Allan
Lifetime Achievement
Bruce Pettman
Winners 2023
Aboriginal Heritage
bara Monument for the Eora
Judy Watson, Hetti Perkins, City of Sydney, City Plan Heritage, UAP
Adaptive Re-Use
Cobar Sound Chapel
Cobar Sound Chapel Ltd
Advocacy
Don’t Block the Rocks
Millers Point Community Resident Action Group Inc. (MPCRAG)
Conservation – Built Heritage
‘Ways Terrace’ 12–20 Point Street, Pyrmont: Conservation and Upgrade Project
Land and Housing Corporation, Department of Planning and Environment
Millers Point Townhouse
Design 5 – Architects
Conservation – Interiors & Objects
The Yellow Dress Project
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Conservation – Landscape
Northern Rivers Rail Trail – Tweed section
Tweed Shire Council
Education and Interpretation
Remembered and Revisited –Victoria Theatre Newcastle Out of the Square Media, Century Venues and Gavin Patton
Events, Exhibitions & Tours
Building Bridges Emu Projection
Clarence Valley Council
Mulaa Giilang: Wiradjuri stories of the night sky
Orange Regional Museum
Resources & Publications
Storyplace
Museums & Galleries of NSW
Gunyah Goondie + Wurley
Thames & Hudson Australia
Judges’ Choice
Bondi Pavilion Restoration and Conservation project
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
President’s Prize
Restoration of the Niagara Cafe, Gundagai
Luke Walton and Kym Fraser
Lifetime Achievement
Ian Stapleton
Heritage Skills
Ken Ellis
Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award
Sharon Veale