2013 Design, Heritage, Environment and Student Awards

The twenty-second Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, Heritage, Environment and Student categories was held in October 2013 at the Ipswich Civic Centre. The guest speaker was Rob Molhoek MP, Assistant Minister for Planning Reform, who also presented the awards. The Master of Ceremonies was Ashleigh Mac.

Judges - Design and Heritage Awards

• Robyn Buchanan
• Garth Moore

Judges - Environment Awards

• Daryl Baumgartner
• Ruth Thompson

Judges - Student Awards

• Margaret Schindler - University of Queensland Ipswich Campus

Sponsors

• Amex Corporation sponsored the Design Awards
• Enviroplan sponsored the Environment Awards

The Overall Award winners were:

• Overall Design Award for Excellence: 'Ipswich River Heart State 2 – Bob Gamble Park' -Vee Design and JMac Construction
• Overall Heritage Award for Excellence: 'Mercy House' - St Mary’s College, Ivan McDonald Architects and Fulton Trotter Architects
• Overall Environment Award for Excellence: 'Garden Escapees become Environmental Weeds' - Bruce Tinworth
• Overall Student Award for Excellence: '150th Anniversary of Ipswich Grammar School – Collaborative Mural' - Ipswich Grammar School Art Students

Amex Design Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Vee Design and JMac Construction for 'Ipswich River Heart Stage 2- Bob Gamble Park'
• A Gold Award was presented to Esther James, David James and Aardvarc Pty Ltd for '56a Thorn Street, Ipswich'
• A Silver Award was presented to Bronlie Constructions P/L and Hargraves Briggs Jacuzzi Pty Ltd for 'Ozcare Booval', 187 Brisbane Road, Booval
• A Silver Award was presented to Devine Limited for 'Central Park Villas', Mountview, 60-67 Glorious Promenade, Redbank Plains

Ron Brown Memorial Heritage Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Amanda Robertson for 'Fourth Child', 6/126 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
• A Gold Award was presented to Michael and Kathryn Simmons for the 'Restoration of Bowerlea'
• A Gold Award was presented to St Mary’s College, Ivan McDonald Architects and Fulton Trotter Architects for 'Mercy House'
• A Gold Award was presented to Sophie Church for 'The Story of Ipswich Grammar School 1863-2013'
• A Silver Award was presented to Gibson Architects for 'Luke’s Place', 33 Salisbury Road, Ipswich
• A Silver Award was presented to Tas Kenrick, King Architectural Engineering, Heritage City Stumping, the Haggarty Group and Evolution Construction for 'Ipswich Sheds and Garages display site', 107 Brisbane Road, Booval
• A Silver Award was presented to St Mary’s College for the 'St Mary’s College 150 Journal Project'
• A Silver Award was presented to Margaret Cook, Helen Meecham and Helen Pullar for '120 Years Our Stories, Our Memories'
• A Silver Award was presented to Margaret Cook for 'Learning by Doing: a history of Ipswich Kindergarten 1937-2012'
• A Silver Award was presented to Margaret Cook for 'From Inkwell to Ipad: 100 Years of Education at St Joseph’s Primary School North Ipswich 1913-2013'

National Trust Best Maintained Properties

Certificates were presented to: 

• 4 Blackstone Road, Newtown
• 6 Blackstone Road, Newtown
• 8 Blackstone Road, Newtown

Certificates were presented to property owners who opened their homes for the Great Houses of Ipswich Open Day

• Angela and Wybe Geertsma for opening 'Rockton'
• Mike Read for opening 'Claremont'
• Andrew Spark and Clinton Smith for opening 'Gainsborough'

Ipswich Heritage Hall of Fame

The following people were inducted into the Hall of Fame

• Beryl Johnston
• Bruce Buchanan
• Robyn Buchanan

Enviroplan Environment Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Bruce Tinworth for 'Garden Escapees become Environmental Weeds'
• A Gold Award was presented to Ipswich Grammar School for 'Rehabilitation of Smith Park and Iron Pot Creek'
• A Gold Award was presented to Bundamba State Secondary College Year 11 and 12 Social and Community Studies class for the Bundamba Creek revegetation – Rotary Park

Student Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Ipswich Grammar School – Art Students for the '150th Anniversary of Ipswich Grammar School – Collaborative Mural'
• A Gold Award was presented to Ipswich Grammar School Year 9 students for 'Views of Ipswich Grammar Historical Buildings'
• A Gold Award was presented to Ipswich Grammar School for 'Rehabilitation of Smith Park and Iron Pot Creek'
• A Gold Award was presented to Bundamba State Secondary College Year 11 and 12 Social and Community Studies class for the 'Bundamba Creek revegetation – Rotary Park'