2018
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 commence 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.
2018 PIA NSW Awards for Planning Excellence Commendation and Award Winners.
Congratulations to the entrants, commendation and award winners in the 2018 Awards program, all of which demonstrated examples of excellent planning within our state.
Nine judges were tasked with selecting the winners and commendations across thirteen categories. The recipients of the awards were revealed at a ceremony at Doltone House, Hyde Park that also commemorated World Town Planning Day.
We thank all those who attended, and those who contributed to a successful night including our fantastic sponsors.
Citations and photos of the commendations and winners are available to see in our Awards Booklet
Congratulations go to...
Planning Champion – Winner: Geoff Roberts, Greater Sydney Commission
Best Planning Ideas – Small Project
Place Design Group, AILA, Smart Cities Council Australia/New Zealand for Future Street.
Best Planning Ideas – Large Project
Winner - Geolink & Planners North & Bayshore Developments Pty Ltd for The Habitat
Commendation - the Greater Sydney Commission for A Metropolis of Three Cities – Greater Sydney Region Plan
Commendation - City of Parramatta Council for Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal – Infrastructure Funding
Plan to Place
Winner – Department of Planning and Environment – Strategic Planning Team for their NSW Regional Planning Program
Commendation – Sekisui House Australia Pty Ltd in collaboration with SJB Planning, Camden Council and DPE for The Hermitage
Hard-Won Victory
Winner - Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Tim Moore and Associates, Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects, SGS Economics and Planning and GHD for the Canterbury Road Review
Commendation - GreenWay Steering Committee, Inner West Council, City of Canterbury Bankstown and greenway community champions for Creating the Greenway…Step by Dogged Step
Outstanding Student Project
Winner – Kathryn Weaver for the Walking With Women: A Female Review Of Safety In The Sydney Commercial District
Commendation - Emma Thompson for Live (And Regulate) Like A Local: Planning for Short-Term Holiday Letting in NSW
Commendation - Jamie van Geldermalsen, Mile IIija Barbaric, Umair Afzaal Rao & Kun Fan (University of Sydney) for the Central City 2048: Strategic Plan For Greater Sydney’s Next Metropolitan Centre
Improving Planning Processes and Practices
Winner - Tweed Shire Council and Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council on behalf of the Aboriginal Advisory Committee for their Tweed Shire Council Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan
Commendation - Tim Green and Nicola Weimann from Transport for NSW for the Parramatta Light Rail Environmental Impact Statement Navigator
Public Engagement and Community Planning
Winner - Greater Sydney Commission for Shaping the future with the people of Greater Sydney
Commendation - Newcastle City Council for Newcastle 2030 Community Strategic Plan
Commendation - City of Canterbury Bankstown Council for the Community Voice Panel - Public Engagement for the Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor
Great Place
Winner - Aspect I Oculus, Lendlease, Rogers Stirk Harbour+ Partners for Barangaroo South
Innovation in Development Assessment
Winner - City of Parramatta Council, Social Outcomes Team for Sharing the Opportunities of Growth for All - Socially Sustainable Parramatta Framework
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
Winner - Cred Consulting for the Greater Sydney Commission for Greater Sydney's Social Capital: Its Nature and Its Value
Commendation - SGS Economics and Planning for Sydney's Urban Services Land: Establishing a Baseline Provision
Young Planner of the Year
Winner - Rukshan de Silva RPIA, Department of Planning and Environment
Commendation - Jocelyn McDowall MPIA, Urbis
Planner of the Year - Sue Weatherley MPIA
President’s Award - Aspect I Oculus, Lendlease, Rogers Stirk Harbour+ Partners for Barangaroo South
Interested in sponsoring the 2019 PIA NSW Awards?
Please contact by email Karen Goldsmith - NSW Executive Officer or Tel. 02 7200 0810