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Queensland Awards

2021 Awards for Planning Excellence program

The 2021 Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence Season will begin in June.

KEY DATES

Monday, 21 June 2021 - Nomination Submissions OPEN

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 - Nomination Submissions CLOSE - Entries must be submitted by 11.59pm

Friday, 12 November 2021 - Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence Gala Dinner

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The winner’s Commemorative e-book is now available with full details of Commendation and Excellence winners.

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OVERALL WINNER

Isaac Region Planning Scheme & Coastal Planning Provisions
Isaac Regional Council, Ethos Urban and Cardno

The Isaac Regional Planning Scheme and Coastal Planning Provisions project has created an outstanding and contemporary policy for the community in the face of significant backlash and a tide of growing discontent for the process. It’s greatest achievement has been how the Council and consultants have completely turned around soured relationships with the community, which as most planners will tell you is possibly the most difficult situation that a project can ever be put in. The way in which the team acknowledged where consultation and messages could have been done better and started over to re-establish trust, understanding and acceptance in a vocal community is outstanding and serves as an important case study for other local governments across the state.

Technically, the project is a great piece of work that involved a natural hazard planning policy review, community consultation and detailed investigation to develop a new planning scheme that embodied a development assessment framework that provides for sustainable outcomes on the Isaac Coast. The Council has replaced outdated planning policies, updated inferior digital mapping and overcome public perceptions of reduced development rights, to create a modern and robust planning scheme with advanced informatic digital mapping and data analysis, whilst gaining public support from multiple rounds of face-to-face public consultation. An increased level of trust, positive sentiment and rapport with the community, was generated through six rounds of face-to-face engagement.

The Council and its consultants have not only developed a best practice approach to consultation, great governance and community relationship building, but also built a lasting legacy of trust, community understanding and capacity to understand the benefits of forward planning in an area at risk of significant changes to the coastline.

Isaac Regional Council has demonstrated inspirational dedication to meeting community expectations and community first project management, whilst communicating risk hazard mitigation and protection measures. This project will create a pivotal shift in natural disaster and storm inundation perception from the public and it will communicate better planning outcomes to the public and developers for years to come. For a regional council with limited resources, this was a huge achievement and truly deserving to be the overall winner of 2020.

YOUNG PLANNER OF THE YEAR

Daniel Krause Mž

Daniel Krause is an inspirational young planner, who has used his education and knowledge of planning practice to empower communities in the Solomon Islands. Daniel has crossed national boundaries to help our neighbours, while also being an exemplar young planner locally, on the Gold Coast.

Not only has Daniel dedicated his early career to advancing social outcomes in the Solomon Islands, but he has also inspired fellow young planners to do the same through Bond University. Being able to advance such important work is the sign of a good young planner – but being able to empower others to do the same is the sign of an exceptional young planner.

Daniel stands out among other nominees due to the extent of his advocacy work, presenting at conferences, mentoring students at Bond University, and acting as a role model for the next generation of young planners.

Daniel’s passion for planning and strong technical abilities are made clearly evident in the highly complementary testimonials his nomination received. Within his few short years in the Planning profession, Daniel has amassed a broad range of experience in development assessment, spanning varied scales and jurisdictions; providing positive social outcomes. The judges were left with no doubt that Daniel makes a deserving Young Planner of the Year for 2020.

PLANNING CHAMPION

Daniel Gore QC

Danny Gore QC is a State‐treasure in planning law and his contribution in this space for over four decades deserves to be recognised and celebrated. He is one of the Country’s most senior practicing Queens Counsel’s and without a doubt, the most accomplished of barristers in the planning and environment field of specialty in Queensland.

Danny demonstrates the highest calibre of integrity – and has consistently done so throughout his long and esteemed legal career, where he has made a significant contribution and lasting presence to the urban and regional environment in Queensland.

Through Danny’s committed passion for what he does, our urban and regional landscapes have been directly benefited, our legal system improved, and our planning and development practices made better. Most noticeably, he has significantly influenced the way development assessment works in Queensland. Of particular note was his advocacy that, while ground breaking at the time, is now considered usual practice. This includes things like:

  • best practice guidance on the land that needs to be included as part of an application;

  • how acceptable solutions should be properly interpreted in assessment;

  • adopting a pragmatic rather than a pedantic approach to determining if public notification has been properly carried out;

  • how the need for a proposed development which is inconsistent with a planning scheme should be assessed;

  • that conditions of a development permit for reconfiguring a lot continue to run with the land even after the plan of subdivision has been registered.

His influence in planning process and interpretation is substantial and leaves a legacy for many years to come.

Danny interacts daily with town planners and other multi-disciplinary experts, all of whom influence and shape our urban and regional environments. His conviction, drive and dedication has directly and markedly improved the performance and professionalism of all planners who have had the honour of being on his team or being cross examined by him.

It is for these reasons, Danny is the 2020 recipient of the Planning Champion Award.

OUTSTANDING STUDENT PROJECT - SECONDARY

Award

Planning for Sustainability in Brisbane's Suburbs: a recommendation for the vacant site at 15 Greendale Way, Carindale
Hayden Zulijan - St. Laurence's College

Commendation

Population Challenges for Samford Valley
Emma Goffin - Wavell State High School

OUTSTANDING STUDENT PROJECT - UNIVERSITY

Award

Sustainable Indigenous Livelihoods Conceptual Framework
Jesse Marnock - James Cook University

Commendation

The Value of Urban Design
Tristan Turner - University of the Sunshine Coast

CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND TEACHING

Commendation

Tropical Design Studio: Strategic concept masterplans for northern Queensland country towns
Tropical Urbanism and Design Lab (TUDLab) at James Cook University (JCU) with CA Architects, LA3 Landscape Architecture and TPG Architects

BEST PLANNING IDEAS – SMALL PROJECT

Award

Latrobe and Given Terraces Place Strategy and Activation Tool Kit
Place Design Group

BEST PLANNING IDEAS – LARGE PROJECT

Award

Cape, Torres, and Gulf Economic Opportunities Plan
Arup Australia Pty Ltd and Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance (TCICA) Inc.

Commendation

Townsville University Hospital Master Plan
Hassell, Townsville Hospital & Health Service

IMPROVING PLANNING PROCESSES AND PRACTICES

Commendation

Environment and Liveability Strategy
Sunshine Coast Council

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY PLANNING

Award

Sunshine Coast Community Strategy - Building a stronger community together
Sunshine Coast Council

HARD WON VICTORY

Award

Isaac Region Planning Scheme & Coastal Planning Provisions
Isaac Regional Council, Ethos Urban and Cardno

FROM PLAN TO PLACE

Award

Howard Smith Wharves
Brisbane City Council and HSW Nominees

HEALTHY ACTIVE BY DESIGN (HAbD)

Award

Slacks Creek Greenlink
Logan City Council

Commendation

Bim'bimba Park
Mirvac

WENDY CHADWICK ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Award

Burnett Heads Town Centre Local Plan
Bundaberg Regional Council

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