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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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.), Strategic Planner - Randwick City Council

Commendation: Olivia Page ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.), Project Planner - City Plan Strategy & Development Pty Ltd


Planner of the Year

Commendation: Meryl Bishop MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Director, Planning and Environment - Georges River Council

Commendation: Daniel Cavallo RÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, 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 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (Assoc.) for A Postcolonial Reframing of Metropolitan Strategic Planning in Redfern

Commendation: Nathan Reynolds ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (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 MÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â (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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