In conjunction with our sponsors, the ACT Government, Capital Holdings, the Park Hyatt and Eifer, we are pleased to announce this year’s winners.
The successful nominations are:
Architecture and Built Conservation
Winner – West Block Restoration – Oceana Property and Precept Property Partners
Highly commended – Old Parliament House – Conservation and Double Glazing on Chamber Windows – Museum of Australian Democracy
First Nations Heritage
Winner – Gulamon and Boomerang Exhibition – Paul Girrawah House
Highly commended – Djara Exhibition – Canberra Museum and Gallery
Heritage Education and Promotion
Winner – ‘Tales from Two Cities: Canberra-Queanbeyan across two centuries’ – Mark Butz
Highly commended – Sonic Suburbia: Stories of Calthorpe’s House – ACT Historic Places.
Heritage Landscapes and the Natural Environment
Highly commended – ‘Your Guide to Natural Temperate Grasslands’ brochure -Landcare ACT
Heritage Resources or Tools
Winner – National Carillon Heritage Façade Restoration – Digital Innovation – Duratec and the National Capital Authority
Highly commended – NCDC Unearthed: Architecture and Landscapes Exhibition – University of Canberra
Local Community Projects
Winner –Kambah Turns 50 events – Kambah Turns 50 Organising Committee
Highly commended – Canberra Tracks Signage for Indigenous Cultural Trees Ginninderra Catchment Group
Two National Trust Council Award winners were also announced:
Outstanding Advocacy
Awarded to Canberra Modern, made up of Edwina Jans, Amy Jarvis and Rachel Jackson.
Lifetime Achievement.
Awarded to Peter Freeman OAM.
See the judges’ report Heritage Awards 2025 Judges Report Final 2
This year’s finalists were:
- 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
Thanks to our Award sponsors
