2013
Congratulations to all Commendation and Award winners!
Good luck at the National Awards in March 2014! Thank you to all nominees, judges and our many sponsors.
Click here to download the 2013 Commemorative Booklet.
Photos of the awards are available on Flickr and .
2013 Winners
Outstanding Achievement by a Young Planner
Award: Gareth Hately, Municipal Association of Victoria.
From Plan to Place
Commendation: City of Casey for the Spring Square Hallam Revitalisation Project.
The Hard Won Victory
Commendation: Hansen Partnership in partnership with Colac Otway Shire Council for the Birregurra Neighbourhood Character Study and Structure Plan Review.
Commendation: Macedon Ranges Shire Council for the Kyneton Industrial Estate Masterplan.
Outstanding Secondary Student Project - Stapley Medal
Commendation: Aitken College for Community Facilities - Urban Design.
Outstanding Tertiary Student Prize - Borrie Prize
Award: Brendan McRae, RMIT University for Bad Reputation - A study of the development assessment process in a growing metropolitan city.
Commendation: Sophie Jordan, RMIT University for Cohousing: A Sustainable and Affordable Housing Alternative?
Commendation: Allistair Krause, Whitney Nankervis, Amanda Ellis, Janine Coffey, Stuart Taylor and Aroa Mateu, La Trobe University (Bendigo Campus) for Bike Path - La Trobe Campus to Bendigo Hospital.
Best Planning Ideas - Small Project
Commendation: Banyule City Council in partnership with Context for Bringing the Past into the Future - A model for integrating heritage conservation and managing change.
Commendation: Hansen Partnership in partnership with Ecology and Heritage Partners, Cardno and ASR Research for Werribee River Shared Trail Strategy.
Best Planning Ideas - Large Project
Award: Planisphere in partnership with DTPLI for South West Victoria Landscape Assessment Study
Commendation: Bayside City Council for Bayside Integrated Transport Strategy
Commendation: City of Melbourne in partnership with Places Victoria for Docklands Public Realm Plan
Improving Planning Processes and Practices
Award: Alpine Shire Council in partnership with Book & Black for BAL Plan iPad Application
Commendation: Office of the Victorian Government Architect for Victorian Design Review Panel
Commendation: Urban Enterprise for DevCAP - Development Contributions Accounting Program
Public Engagement and Community Planning
Award: City of Melbourne for Community Engagement on Future Living
Promotion of Planning
Commendation: Tract Consultants in partnership with Deloitte Access Economics, The Melbourne Magazine and The Age for Liveable Melbourne.
Workplace Award - Government Planner
Commendation: Banyule City Council for Banyule Strategic Planning Network - Stretching the planning dollar through partnering
President's Award - Service to the Institute
Award: Margaret Baird MPIA CPP, Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
Award: Alan March, University of Melbourne for The Democratic Plan: Analysis and Diagnosis
Commendation: Professor David Jones, Deakin University and Professor Darryl Low Choy, Griffith University, with Philip Clarke, Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Robert Hales and Olivia Koschade for Understanding coastal urban and peri-urban Indigenous people's vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change
Commendation: SGS Economics and Planning in partnership with Aurecon, Rural Councils Victoria, Municipal Association of Victoria for Financial Costs of Settlement Patterns in Rural Victoria