The Australian National Trust has announced the 2017 Heritage Awards winners, with categories that reflect many heritage areas familiar in the UK, and some less so.
- The Lifetime Achievement award went to Judy Birmingham
- The Cathy Donnelly award went to Linda Babic
- The Trade and Skills award went to Stephen Brooker
- The Judges’ Special Commendation Awards went to Woodford Academy, Blue Mountains Botanicals, Aboriginal Cultural Room , and Artist in Residence tenancies.
The Australian National Trust writes:
The awards for Adaptive Re-use went to Temora Railway Station and Tramsheds Harold Park. State heritage listed Temora Railway Station was given a new lease of life, once again playing a central role in Temora’s social fabric. Refurbishment of the building was completed in March, 2016 allowing a derelict and forgotten relic to be adaptively reused as a youth centre, visitor facilities, exhibition, performance area and rail museum. Tramsheds Harold Park is an authentic, highly considered heritage restoration project, salvaging and reinterpreting the iconic Tramway Depot to create a unique food destination – housing providores who are passionate about food, sustainability and education. Brought back to life, the building is now a much-loved destination for the local community as well as domestic and international visitors.
The awards for advocacy campaigns went to Save Landsdowne and to Gardens of Stone. The award for built conservation went to Vaucluse Battlements and to the Choregic Monument. The Conservation Landscape award went to grand Canyon and Mitchell’s Causeway.The interiors conservation awards went to St. Pauls and to Southern Gasholder. The award for continuing tradition went to Luanja and the Vaucluse drawing room. The award for education and interpretation went to Dowling Songbook, Alchemy-Hill end, and Lives on the Line. The award for events and Publications went to going underground and to Florilegium. The award for Publications went to Sydney Cemeteries Field Guide and to Waverley Council Inter-War Fact Sheets. The award for Tours and Multimedia went to Running on Time and Beachcomber website. The award for Research and Investigation went to Unlocking the Past.
Read more about the individual winners.
