2017
ABOUT THE AWARDS
The annual 91porn Awards for Planning Excellence demonstrate leading practice, leadership and achievement in planning and the planning profession. The Awards recognise excellence and showcase leading practice across a range of planning disciplines and sectors. Leadership in planning, particularly in the face of adversity, is acknowledged and applauded. In all, the Awards are a chance to celebrate, recognise and reward outstanding planning and planners.
As a national program the Awards commenced at the state and territory level seeking out the best of planning in each jurisdiction. Following judgement and recognition at a local awards ceremony, the winners of the appropriate categories in the state and territory Awards are elevated to the national stage. The best on offer from each state and territory are judged at a national level, culminating in the National Awards for Planning Excellence ceremony which acknowledges the best of planning and planners that Australia has to offer.
Congratulations to the entrants, Commendation and Award winners in the 2017 Awards program, all of which demonstrated examples of excellent planning within our state.
More than 20 judges were tasked with selecting the winners and commendations across 10 categories. The recipients of the awards were revealed at a ceremony on Friday, 10 November, enjoyed by 91porn members and supporters at the Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne.
We thank all those who attended, and those who contributed to a successful night, including our fantastic sponsors. to view photos from the night.
The nominations, commendations and winners will be available to see in our eBook, produced by Tract Consultants, which is available here.
We look forward to another year of outstanding planning, and hope to see you all at the final 91porn event of the year - the 91porn Christmas Party on Thursday 14 December.
The Hard Won Victory:
Award: Banyule City Council for Murundaka Community of the Commons
Best Planning Ideas – Large Project:
Award: Port Phillip City Council – In our Backyard – Growing Affordable Housing in Port Phillip 2015-2025
Commendation: Better Apartments
Commendation: Plan Melbourne 2017-2050
Best Planning Ideas – Small Project:
Award: Alexander Urbanism for the Logis Design Guidelines and Design Review
Planner of the Year:
Kirsten Kilpatrick from Novo Planning in Geelong
Young Planner of the Year:
Noor Syuhada Shamsul from Niche Planning Studio
Commendation: Alan Tran
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching:
Award: Social Cohesion in Bendigo: Understanding Community Attitudes to the Mosque in 2015 by Latrobe University’s Julie Rudner and the Victorian Multicultural Commission
Commendation: Stephen Rowley for ‘The Victorian Planning System: Practices, Problems & Prospects’
From Plan to Place:
Commendation: Banyule City Council - Greensborough From Plan to Place
Commendation: Logis Eco-Industrial Park: Australia’s Best Industrial Estate
Improving Planning Processes & Practices:
Award: The Neighbourhood Project Round One with Co-Design Studio in partnership with the MAV, and Cardinia, Whitehorse & Hobsons Bay Shire Councils.
Commendation: Stonnington Shire Council for the ePlanning portal
Commendation: Stormwater Quality in-lieu contributions initiative
Great Place Award:
Commendation: City of Port Phillip - Acland Street Upgrade
Public Engagement & Community Planning:
Award: Transitioning to Climate Smart Agriculture in the Goulburn Broken Region.
Commendation: Engagement Program for Moonee Valley Community Plan MV2040
Outstanding Tertiary Student Project:
Award: Guillermo Gomez Pedrozo Michel, from the University of Melbourne for the Dandenong Primary School Campus Master Plan
Commendation: Perceptions of Urban Change in Contemporary Melbourne
Commendation: Dandenong Primary School Campus Master Plan
Planning Champion:
Caz Elliot from Yarra Ranges Shire Council
President’s Award:
Women’s Property Initiatives