2018 Mornington Peninsula Heritage Award winners

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Mornington Peninsula Shire, are proud to present the Mornington Peninsula Heritage Awards 2018 to recognise those in our community who have demonstrated excellence in retention, restoration, enhancement, interpretation, reuse of our heritage places and new work responsive to heritage places.

Our heritage includes public and private places, buildings, gardens and objects. Heritage places are an integral part of the Mornington Peninsula community and the Mornington Peninsula Heritage Awards highlight our commitment to celebrate and promote our heritage.

The aims of the awards are to recognize excellence in heritage conservation and to encourage community awareness of our heritage.

The awards are open to domestic and commercial projects, from both government and non-government sectors.

2018 Heritage Award Winners

Ramsay House, Mount Eliza

Category: Restoration of a Heritage Place.
Awarded to Victoria Grounds. Research into the original design, built in 1937, to source authentic replacement materials for remedial, structural and conservation works to restore the building to habitable standard from a derelict state.

The Briars

Category: Restoration of a Heritage Place & Heritage Trade Skills.
The Briars Laundry & Apple Store
Awarded to: Rebecca Levy – Briars Manager and Michael Wortley – Antique Brick Expertise.
Extensive structural and conservation works for the restoration of the laundry and apple store.

Mt Martha House

Category: Restoration of a Heritage Place & Heritage Trade Skills.
Awarded to Steve Hofer – Architect, responsible for restoration procedure; Geoff Morgan – MPS Project Manager; John James Jovan – Building Services.
Completion of stage iv of the conservation management plan.

Southdean, Mornington

Category: Restoration of a Heritage Place & Heritage Trade Skills.
Awarded to John Hedley – Apex Roofing and David Watts – Owner.
Replacement of existing low pitch slate roof using Canadian slate to ensure a match close to original.

Mossgiel, Mornington

Category: Restoration of a Heritage Place & Heritage Trades Skills.
Awarded to: Sonya Bunting & Ian Hamilton – Owners; Dave Thomas – Plastering.
Extensive restoration using best practice and meticulous attention to detail in the conservation of the 1890s house.