It is that time of year to shine a light on excellence in heritage conservation, education, interpretation and promotion of First Nations, cultural, built and natural heritage of the ACT.
In conjunction with our sponsors the ACT Government, Capital Holdings, the Park Hyatt and Eifer we are thrilled to announce this years finalists:
- ACT Historic Places – Sonic Suburbia: Stories of Calthorpes House and Harvest Day Out at Lanyon Homestead
- Canberra Museum and Gallery – Stromlo to the Stars and Djara and Gulamon and Boomerang
- Duratec – The National Carillion Heritage Façade Restoration and Digital Innovation
- Endangered Heritage – Conservator on Retainer
- Family History ACT – Honour Your Ancestors: 60 Years of Family History in the ACT
- Ginninderra Catchment Group – Canberra Tracks signage for Indigenous cultural trees
- GML Heritage – CSIRO Black Mountain Heritage Management Plan
- Kambah Turns 50 Organising committee – Kambah Turns 50
- Landcare ACT – Your Guide to natural Temperate Grasslands
- Mark Butz – Tales from Two Cities – Canberra-Queanbeyan across two centuries
- Museum of Democracy at Old Parliament House – Double Glazing on Chamber Windows
- Minders of Tuggeranong Homestead – Clearing & rehabilitating the shelter plantations at Tuggeranong Homestead
- Nick Swain – Down Mugga Lane – Lost stories and endangered rural heritage
- Oceana Property and Precept Property Partners – Westblock Renovation
- Shaw Building Group – Lunetta Restaurant Refurbishment
- University of Canberra – NDC Unearthed: architecture and landscape
Winners will be announced by the Minister for Heritage, Chris Steel MLA on Wednesday 8 October, 2025. We wish all our finalists the best of luck! Catch up on the winning projects in our 2025 Awards booklet – available on our website shortly after the announcements.
Thanks to our Award sponsors