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Queensland 2021 Awards
The commemorative book is now available here and we encourage you to share across your networks. It contains full details of Award for Excellence Winners and Commendations.
The photos of the night are available on flickr
The winners and commendations are listed below and we wish the Awards for Excellence recipients the best of luck at the National Awards in 2022!
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Logan Village Place to Play Stakeholder Engagement Generations of Queensland children were given sub-optimal playgrounds devoid of the things that most interest their users, but not at Logan Village. The Place to Play initiative displays the very best in Queensland planning: best-practice approaches and methods, excellence within particular practices of the discipline (especially stakeholder engagement and urban design) and excellence in demonstrating the role, values and importance of planning for people's lives. The Judges were particularly impressed with the stakeholder engagement with young children. The effort placed on children's knowledge, desires and developmental needs is unusual. Such stakeholder engagement is always difficult, requiring dexterity, finesse, and great empathy from the planners involved, and whole new ways of 'doing' planning. The approaches used at Logan Village and the design outcomes achieved on-the-ground are highly commendable. The planning team has brought to light the interests of children and young people, and involved them, their parents, local residents and others in the co-design of a great place. Excellent planning generated great design, increased care for and community-ownership of the playground, and better outcomes for the Village. Place to Play promotes the importance of planning to the wider community. It is for these reasons the judging panel considers Place to Play to be the worthy Overall Winner for 2021. |
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Fish Lane Town Square Located on land owned by Queensland Rail under a railway overpass which is leased to ARIA Property Group (Aria), Fish Lane Town Square (FLTS) was once a dark, derelict undercroft car park which has been innovatively transformed into a subtropical civic destination for dining and culture. As the owners of the adjoining buildings to this space, Aria saw an opportunity to create a public space that is developed and maintained by the private sector to provide significant community benefit and enhances surrounding landholdings. Aria have created a tranquil sub-tropical green oasis set amongst a harsh urban environment & under hundreds of tonnes of steel and concrete. FLTS now provides public space linkages between Melbourne Street and Fish Lane and is home to over 3000 plants, outdoor dining, three vitrines housing art installations, lighting and music as well as a bespoke event space which can be formatted to accommodate 10 – 1,000 people. Delivered through the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, the project has still managed to see new venues exceed revenue forecasts and has seen increased revenues for existing venues since opening. This is a testament to the success and popularity of the place. FLTS has provided a tranquil, accessible place that improves the lifestyle of surrounding residents and commercial tenants. It has repurposed space that previously locked out the local community and transformed it into the welcoming, inviting heart of the neighbourhood. |
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This year marks the 35th anniversary of the 海角社区 Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence. We are proud to be the longest running 海角社区 awards program in Australia. To celebrate, 海角社区 has established a new Planning Award ‘Hall of Fame’ to recognise the enduring and significant contribution of past winners. Starting this year, we will recognise and induct a past Queensland Overall Award recipient for their ongoing contribution to planning excellence in Queensland. 海角社区 Qld has conferred Awards on a large number of incredibly worthy projects in past years, however one project only is the recipient of the Overall Winner each year. Our inaugural inductee was decided by a vote of 海角社区 members in Queensland, who cast their vote from a shortlist of seven noteworthy Overall Award winners. The shortlisted projects represent some of the best planning in Queensland over the last 35 years, as recognised by past Planning Awards for Excellence. On behalf of our members, 海角社区 Queensland was pleased to honour the South East Queensland Regional Plan and South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program (2005) as the first inductee to our Hall of Fame. |
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Nicholas Kamols 海角社区 (Assoc.) Nick is an innovative, passionate, highly motivated young planner, who is re-defining what it means to be a part of our profession,. Nick has already gained expertise across local government, private practice and social enterprise. . Nick uses his unique perspective to devise creative solutions to systemic planning problems. Nick has been bridging the gap between academia and planning practice through his Masters of Philosophy and PhD, where Nick is studying and working to solve systemic workplace issues, such as how institutional cultures affect participatory planning, and institutional decision-making processes. In addition to Nick’s academic work, through PowerWells, the social enterprise Nick co-founded; Nick and his team are repurposing used lithium-ion batteries, paired with solar panels, to give renewable energy to off-grid communities in Indonesia. Nick and his team have already given ~200 homes renewable electricity, and saved 7,000 battery cells from landfill – simultaneously inspiring other young planners to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. Nick has also contributed strongly to others’ professional development and is the convenor of the Queensland Young Planners committee. Nick is receiving this award because he is an inspiration to all planners, young and old. Nick is not an emerging leader - he is an established leader. Nick is not an excellent professional by “young planner” standards - he is an excellent planner by any standard. Nick has achieved so much in 5 years and will continue to forge new paths, defy archetypes, push boundaries, innovate and inspire all of those around him for a long time to come. The judges were left with no doubt that Nick makes a deserving Young Planner of the Year for 2021. |
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 Madison Ruygrok M海角社区 |
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Sheree Hughes Sheree Hughes is a champion for Healthy Liveable Communities. She has a Master of Scientific Studies (UQ) specialising in Clinical Exercise Physiology for Special Conditions. Graduating with a Dean’s commendation, she knew she was destined to focus prevention, upstream in the Health System. Sheree has built a solid reputation as one of Queensland’s most identifiable and expert spokespersons on walking, cycling and active living. Sheree has worked closely with Local and State Government at both Councillor and Ministerial level. In the last 2 years, Sheree has played an important role in the development and delivery of suite of policies and tools that will change our communities for the better, including:
Sheree has an ability to translate principles into practice in simple ways – such as her ability to explaining how ‘Walkability’ describes the factors within the built environment that make it convenient, comfortable, and safe to walk. “The hallmarks of Sheree’s contribution to helping design better cities and communities extends well beyond her day job around the excellent publications she helped the Heart Foundation create to advance the agenda of better designed and healthier urban environments. She is a passionate and energetic advocate and tireless contributor to this agenda, and a great collaborator who is well respected across all in her network. She is knowledgeable, good hearted and committed to helping make our cities and communities more liveable and healthier, and to building broader knowledge and understanding of the significant links between these components.” It is for these reasons, Sheree is the 2021 recipient of the Planning Champion Award. |
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Rosanne Meurling 海角社区 (Hon. Fellow) As many of you will know, Rosanne stood down this year as the Convenor of 海角社区’s Professional Development Committee, as well as a member of the Queensland Division Committee. Rosanne led the PD committee for almost 20 years and worked tirelessly to shape and deliver 海角社区’s approach to professional development in Queensland. Rosanne’s dedication to the Institute and our profession cannot be understated – indeed, it is arguably unmatched when you consider the impact and longevity of her contribution. We have previously recognised the significance of Rosanne’s involvement. In 2008, she was made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute, and more recently was named Planning Champion in 2017. Through her tireless efforts, she has helped to develop the knowledge and expertise within our profession for more than a generation, and through this she has helped shape the growth and development of our state. In her retirement from the Professional Development Committee and Queensland Division Committee, Rosanne leaves a lasting legacy. Rosanne is the worthy recipient of the 2021 National President’s Award in recognition of her contribution to planning and the planning profession, particularly for her enormous impact on planning and planners in Queensland. Presented by Darren Crombie R海角社区 (Fellow), 海角社区 National President |
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Proposal for the redevelopment of the Parmalat milk distribution and processing facility located at 65 Montague Road, South Brisbane |
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Landcover Change on Cylinder Beach, Minjerribah |
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Extreme Heat and Urban Design: How can urban design policy play a greater role in mitigating heat-health risks? |
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Protect the Brisbane Backyard! (Except from subdivision for additional house construction) |
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Making the Change - New Thinking and Bold Ideas |
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Is there a better approach to providing urban greenspace? |
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Back on Track: Positive Attention to Road Safety and Behaviour Change using the Power of Theatre |
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Cape, Torres and Gulf Food Production Hub Study |
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Toowoomba Region Bushfire Risk Analysis |
Commendation |
The City of Logan Climate Change Resilience Framework |
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North Queensland Regional Plan 2020 |
Commendation |
Mirani Community Precinct |
Commendation |
Sunshine Coast Design |
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Statutory and Non-statutory Land Management Tools for Threatened Species + Ecological Communities |
Commendation |
Designing for Density in the Tropics Design Guide |
Commendation |
Townsville City Plan Performance Indicators |
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Logan Village Place to Play Stakeholder Engagement |
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Cross River Rail: A digital-first, city-shaping project |
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ENVI Micro Urban Village |
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