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2019 WINNERS

The NSW Awards for Planning Excellence was held on Thursday, 7 November 2019 at ivy Ballroom, Sydney.

Congratulations to all nominees, commendations and winners in the 2019 Awards for Planning Excellence program. Also, a big thank you to all who attended to help celebrate the achievements of the planning profession in NSW.

The 2019 Award winners and commendations are as follows:

President's Award

Winner: Planning Education in NSW School Geography Curriculum - get them while they're young! - Isabel Virgona º£½ÇÉçÇø (Assoc.)

Planner of the Year

Winner: Stephanie Barker Mº£½ÇÉçÇø

Young Planner of the Year

Winner: Laura Oakley º£½ÇÉçÇø (Assoc.)

Planning Champion

Winner: Martin Hill

From Plan to Place

Winner: The Coffs Harbour Jetty4Shores Revitalisation Project - Coffs Harbour City Council

The Hard Won Victory

Winner: Open Space Reinvestment Project - Erskine Park - Penrith City Council

Commendation: Wollongong Harbour Master Plan - Place Design Group

Outstanding Student Project

Joint Winner: Planning Education in NSW School Geography Curriculum - get them while they're young! - Isabel Virgona º£½ÇÉçÇø (Assoc.)

Joint Winner: Taking a walk in her shoes: Understanding the experience of culturally diverse, migrant women in the public spaces of Western Sydney - Estelle Grech º£½ÇÉçÇø (Assoc.)

Best Planning Ideas - Small Project

Winner: Open Space Reinvestment Project - Erskine Park - Penrith City Council

Commendation: Bankstown Complete Streets Plan and 'Future Street' Installation - Canterbury Bankstown Council, Roberts Day, Environmental Partnership, GTA Consultants and Place Design Group

Best Planning Ideas - Large Project

Winner: Sydney Metro Northwest skytrain - Sydney Metro

Improving Planning Processes and Practices

Winner: Bringing the vision to life: Implementing the Greater Sydney Region Plan - Greater Sydney Commission

Commendation: Documenting robust planning pathways upfront to de-risk environmental approvals for NSW Government transport infrastructure projects - Transport for NSW - Planning, Environment and Sustainability Group

Public Engagement and Community Planning

Winner: Everyone Can Play: A Guideline to Create Inclusive Playspaces - Department of Planning, Industry and Environment - Open Space Team, AECOM, JOC Consulting, Being Agency and Morpht

Cutting Edge Research and Teaching

Winner: Designing the Global City: Design Excellence, Competitions and the Remaking of Central Sydney - Robert Freestone Rº£½ÇÉçÇø (Fellow), Gethin Davison and Richard Hu Rº£½ÇÉçÇø

Commendation: Translating Research for Planning Practice and Education: New Planner Columns 'In the Courts' and 'Healthy Built Environments' - Susan Thompson Mº£½ÇÉçÇø (Fellow) and Peter Williams Mº£½ÇÉçÇø (Fellow), UNSW Planning Program

For a more detailed look at the award winners, click here to see the commemorative booklet.

To view all nominees who entered the program, click here.

To view the 2019 NSW Awards for Planning Excellence photo gallery (Photographer: Stuart Melville Photography - instagram _stuartmelville_ ),

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