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PIA SA Planning of Excellence Awards 2009 – Winners

The 2009 Awards for Planning Excellence were held at Pavilion on Friday 6 November 2009

The Hon Paul Holloway, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, has chosen to present the 2009 Award for Planning Excellence to:

The Rundle Project (Integrated Public Arts Masterplan) WAX Design; Tanya Court; SPUD; Naomi Horridge

The Minister stated:

“The Rundle Project 's success in winning this year's Minister’s Award is due to the collaborative approach brought to developing this Masterplan. It is also reflects the importance of using planning to deal not only with land-use issues and implications, but also to develop a urban design framework that encourages interesting places that stimulate thinking, invite interaction and provide for contemplation. Fostering better urban design will be one of the key outcomes of the State Government's 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide, so it is not only fitting but timely that the Rundle Project should be the recipient of this year's Minister's Award.”

The 2009 Awards for Planning Excellence President’s Award was awarded to:

Brahma Green: Driving Housing Affordability in the City of Salisbury; Home Start Finance: McCracken Homes: Affordable Housing and Asset Strategy Unit

PIA SA President MS Angela Hazebroek stated:

“This project represents a high degree of innovation in establishing sustainable innovation in establishing sustainable mechanisms for the provision of affordable housing. The partnership approach resulted in creative responses to financing, creating home owner equity and an ongoing return to Council over the life of the development. The City of Salisbury undertook extensive and vigorous research to identify pragmatic solutions to legal and financial requirements. The dwellings have also been designed to reduce energy consumption and remain affordable over their life time. The model developed by the project partners will be of great interest to other Councils seeking to facilitate housing affordability. The City of Salisbury has once again demonstrated outstanding leadership in its commitment to social inclusion, housing affordability and sustainable design.”

A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Professor Stephen Hamnett LFPIA for his career Hamnett outstanding contribution to the planning profession and in particular the professional body, the Planning Institute of Australia.

www.planning.org.au/sa Student Project Final Development Report 282-304 Pulteney Street Adelaide Winners: Warwick Deller-Coombs, Ben Murphy, Ben Cooper, Carig Wrightman, Emma Kibble, Sam Miles, Mark Rzemieniuk

Category 1 – Young Planner of the Year Winner: Lisa Tregilgas MPIA –

Category 3 - Rural and Regional Planning Achievement

Commendation : Monarto South Intermodal and Land Use Study Nominee: Jensen Planning and Design

Winner: The Rural Areas Strategy and Action Plan Nominee: URPS; Alexandrina Council

Category 4 – Urban Planning Achievement

Commendation: City of Unley Village Living and Desirable Neighbourhoods DPA Stage 1 - Residential Historic Conservation and Streetscape Character Areas Pilot City of Unley

Category 5 – Urban Design – Plans and Ideas Commendation: Elliot Gardens Retirement Village Jensen Planning + Design; Grieve Gillett Architects; Lend Lease Prime Life

Winner: The Rundle Project (Integrated Public Arts Masterplan) WAX Design; Tanya Court; SPUD; Naomi Horridge

Winner: The Port Vincent Urban Design Framework WAX Design; JPE: Suter Planners; Shane Foley and Associates

Category 6 – Environmental Planning or Conservation

Commendation: Towards One Planet Living Greening the Western Suburbs

Winner: The South Australian Murray-Darling Natural Resources Management Plan – Bill Paterson South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board

Winner: Review of Council Development Plans and Relevant Strategies, Plans and Policies as Input into the Regional NRM Plan Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board; URPS

Category 7 – Social and Community Planning Winner: Brahma Green: Driving Housing Affordability in the City of Salisbury City of Salisbury; Home Start Finance: McCracken Homes: Affordable Housing and Asset Strategy Unit

Category 11 – Local Government, Report, Project or Policy Initiative Winner: Environmental Covers Council

For more information about the PIA SA2009 Awards for Planning Excellence please contact Vanessa Davidson using the details below.

Vanessa Davidson, State Manager Planning Institute of Australia, South Australian Division [email protected] ph 08 8410 2998 mob 0429 848 611