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ABOUT THE AWARDS
The annual PIA Awards for Planning Excellence demonstrate leading practice, leadership and achievement in planning and the planning profession. The Awards recognise excellence and showcase leading practice across a range of planning disciplines and sectors. Leadership in planning, particularly in the face of adversity, is acknowledged and applauded. In all, the Awards are a chance to celebrate, recognise and reward outstanding planning and planners.
As a national program the Awards commenced at the state and territory level seeking out the best of planning in each jurisdiction. Following judgement and recognition at a local awards ceremony, the winners of the appropriate categories in the state and territory Awards are elevated to the national stage. The best on offer from each state and territory are judged at a national level, culminating in the National Awards for Planning Excellence ceremony which acknowledges the best of planning and planners that Australia has to offer.
Congratulations to the nominees, commendations and award winners in the 2018 Awards program. Every project/person/team nominated was a shining example of the fantastic Victorian planning efforts of the past year.
18 judges were assigned the difficult task of selecting the winners and commendations across 10 categories. The recipients of the awards were revealed at the Celebration of Planning Dinner on Friday, 9 November, an event enjoyed by over 200 attendees at Peninsula in Docklands.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Celebration of Planning Dinner, we hope you had an excellent night!
Click here to view the 2018 Victorian Awards for Planning Excellence Commemorative eBook.
Award Recipients
The Hard Won Victory:
Award: Establishing Latrobe City’s Heavy Industry Precinct – Challenging History for a Future Beyond Coal by Latrobe City Council
Best Planning Ideas – Large Project:
Award: MV2040 Strategy by Moonee Valley City Council and Auld Planning & Projects
Commendation: Environmentally Sustainable Design for Subdivisions in Regional Victoria by Wodonga City Council, Greater Bendigo City Council, Ballarat City Council, Baw Baw Shire Council, Greater Shepparton City Council, Wangaratta Rural City Council, Moorabool Shire Council and AECOM
Best Planning Ideas – Small Project:
Award: Ballarat Road Housing Project by Hansen Partnership, Launch Housing, Schored Projects and VicRoads
Commendation: Greater Bendigo Public Toilet Strategy by Ethos Urban and City of Greater Bendigo
Commendation: Darebin Creative and Cultural Infrastructure Framework by City of Darebin and Hodyl+Co
Planner of the Year:
Lisa Riddle
Young Planner of the Year:
Hugh Utting
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching:
Award: Creating Liveable Cities in Australia by RMIT University’s Healthy Liveable Cities Group
Improving Planning Processes & Practices:
Award: Development Contributions Plan Digital Overhaul by Brimbank City Council
Commendation: Connect 4 – Connecting Council, Community and Customer by Yarra Ranges Council and TechnologyOne
Commendation: VicPlan – Digital Transformation of State-wide Planning Data by The Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
Great Place:
Award: Redevelopment of the Caulfield City Rifle Range Building and Elsternwick Plaza by VicTrack & Glen Eira City Council
Public Engagement & Community Planning:
Award: Plan Brimbank by Brimbank City Council and Harvest Digital
Commendation: Engagement Program for Moonee Valley Community Plan MV2040 by Moonee Valley Council and Auld Planning and Projects
Outstanding Tertiary Student Project:
Award: City of Whittlesea Community Environmental Park Feasibility Study by Naomi Beck & Achala Sirithunga Kalinga
Commendation: Springboard Youth Home project by Liz Webster
Commendation: Reimagining Bendigo Creek by LaTrobe University Students
Commendation: Planning the Driverless Train Station by Jasper Arrowsmith-Todd
President’s Award:
Greening the West Project
Thank you once again to the generous sponsors of this year's event!
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