2020
The NSW Awards for Planning Excellence was held on Thursday, 26 November 2020 with attendees tuning in from the livestream on YouTube.
Congratulations to all nominees, commendations and winners in the 2020 Awards for Planning Excellence program. Also, a big thank you to all who virtually attended to help celebrate the achievements of the planning profession in NSW.
The 2020 Award winners and commendations are as follows:
President's Award
Winner: Muswellbrook Shire Council (Industrial Closures Committee) and the University of South Australia for Measures of Success for Coal-Fired Power Station and Coal Mine Closures
The acceptance speech from Fiona Plesman, General Manager, Muswellbrook Shire Council can be viewed .
Young Planner of the Year
Winner: Timothy Walsh 海角社区 (Assoc.), Strategic Planner - Randwick City Council
Commendation: Olivia Page 海角社区 (Assoc.), Project Planner - City Plan Strategy & Development Pty Ltd
Planner of the Year
Commendation: Meryl Bishop M海角社区, Director, Planning and Environment - Georges River Council
Commendation: Daniel Cavallo R海角社区, Director, Environment and Planning - Cumberland City Council
Planning Champion
Winner: Dr Cameron Murray, Henry Halloran Trust - University of Sydney
Best Planning Ideas - Small Project
Winner: University of New South Wales, Street Furniture Australia, Georges River Council and University of Sydney for ChillOUT Hubs: Smart Social Spaces Creating Connected Green Places
Commendation: Randwick City Council - Strategic Planning for Building Randwick's Local Character Areas through a knowledge partnering approach
Commendation: Lane Cove Council for The Canopy
Best Planning Ideas - Large Project
Winner: NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment - Special Activation Precincts Team for Parkes Special Activation Precinct Masterplan
Commendation: Coffs Harbour City Council for The First Compact Regional City in NSW
From Plan to Place
Commendation: Northern Beaches Council, Tract, Place Design Group and Elton Consulting for Dee Why Town Centre Urban Renewal
Outstanding Student Project
Winner: Sebasthian Aguilar 海角社区 (Assoc.) for A Postcolonial Reframing of Metropolitan Strategic Planning in Redfern
Commendation: Nathan Reynolds 海角社区 (Assoc.) for The Implementation of Urban Heat Island Management Policies: The case of Penrith City Council
The Hard Won Victory
Winner: Tweed Shire Council for Rural Land Strategy
Improving Planning Processes and Practices
Winner: Waverley Council for Waverley Architectural Mapping Project
Commendation: Transport for NSW, Corridor Preservation Team for Corridor Preservation
Public Engagement and Community Planning
Winner: Tweed Shire Council for Kingscliff Locality Plan and Development Control Plan
Commendation: Hornsby Shire Council and JOC Consulting for Future Hornsby
Commendation: Byron Shire Council - Alex Caras, Joanne Green and Jane Wickers for Byron Shire Environmental Zones Review
Great Place
Winner: ASPECT Studios with Kengo Kuma & Associates and Lendlease for Darling Square
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
Winner: City Futures Research Centre - UNSW, QUT Design Lab, Omnilink and FrontierSI for The Rapid Analytics Interactive Scenario Explorer (RAISE) Toolkit
Commendation: Sydney Metro and Western Sydney University for Inquiry-based Learning Professional Development Program
Commendation: Dr Jennifer Kent and Prof Susan Thompson M海角社区 (Fellow) for Planning Australia's Healthy Built Environments
If you missed it, click to view the 2020 NSW Awards for Planning Excellence |
For a more detailed look at the award winners, click here to see the commemorative booklet |
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