2008 Design, Heritage, Environment and Student Awards

The seventeenth annual awards in Design, Heritage, Environment and Student categories was held at the Ipswich Civic Centre. The Master of Ceremonies was Ashleigh Mac and the guest speaker was Rachel Nolan MP, who also presented the awards.

Judges - Design and Heritage Awards

• Ivan McDonald

Judges - Environment Awards

• Jean Bray (SEQ Catchments Partnerships Manager)
• Dave Francis

Judges - Student Awards

• Nan Bahr - University of Queensland Ipswich Campus

The Overall Award winners were:

• Overall Design Award for Excellence: 'Professionals Thornton Real Estate Office' - Celia and Les Thornton and Pearce Architects
• Overall Heritage Award for Excellence: 'Hinemoa', 2 Ferrett Street, Sadliers Crossing
• Overall Environment Award for Excellence:  '185 Schubels Road, Marburg'
• Overall Student Award for Excellence: 'Mosaic Learnscape' - Karalee State School

Amex Design Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Celia and Les Thornton and Pearce Architects for 'Professionals Thornton Real Estate Office'
• A Silver Award was presented to Dore Property Corporation, MPS Architects, Pearce Architects and Hutchinson Builders for 'Aspire Apartments'
• A Silver Award was presented to Springfield Land Corporation, Haysom Architects, Hutchinson Builders and Coffey Projects for 'Springfield Tower'

Ron Brown Memorial Heritage Awards

• A Gold Award was presented for 'Hinemoa', 2 Ferrett Street, Sadliers Crossing
• A Gold Award was presented to Pearce Architects for 'Rhossilli', 4 Glebe Road, Newtown
• A Gold Award was presented to Ipswich Library and Information Service for 'Remember When, Ipswich Library'
• A Gold Award was presented to Ipswich Library and Information Service for 'Picture Ipswich'
• A Silver Award was presented to Naomi George and Michael Melling for 'Province Modern Country', 197 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
• A Silver Award was presented to Ipswich Library and Information Service for 'Local History Information Literacy Program'
• A Silver Award was presented to Ipswich Little Theatre for the 2007-2008 'Historic Tours of the Incinerator Theatre'

National Trust Awards

Certificates for Best Maintained Properties were presented to:

• 'Framill', 2 Waterworks Road, North Ipswich
• 'Urraween', 77 Woodend Road, Woodend
• '34 Challinor Street, Sadliers Crossing'
• 'Loudougann', 8 Blackstone Road, Newtown

Enviroplan Environment Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Shirley Andersen for 23 years as a 'Volunteer Wildlife Carer'
• A Gold Award was presented to Department of Defence for their 'Environmental Management Plan'
• A Gold Award was presented for '185 Schubels Road, Marburg'
• A Silver Award was presented to Steve and Kerry Hall for 'Waterwise Native Garden'
• A Silver Award was presented to Graham and Judith Turner and David Stent for 'Old Hidden Vale Nature Refuge'
• A Certificate of Merit was presented to Brothers Leagues Club for 'Water Efficiency Management Project'
• A Certificate of Merit was presented to Carolyn and Cec Maddox for 'Wildlife Corridor South Ripley'

Student Awards

• A Gold Award was presented to Karalee State School for 'Mosaic Learnscape: The Everybody Seat'
• A Gold Award was presented to West Moreton Anglican College for 'Revamped Rubbish'
• A Silver Award was presented to Ipswich Girls Grammar School for 'Eco Warriors – Bremer River Blitz'
• A Silver Award was presented to St Peter Claver College for 'Phase 1 Cool Charm Dreamtime Wildlife Park Designs'