Published: 12 Sep 2008

Woollahra Municipal Council are calling for nominations and submissions for the Conservation Award 2008.

The aim of the Woollahra Conservation Award is to publicly acknowledge excellent work undertaken on places of cultural heritage significance within the Woollahra Municipality.

The Award acknowledges that conservation work involves the integration of contemporary lifestyle requirements with conservation objectives.

Woollahra’s cultural heritage is expressed in its built structures, trees, landscapes, streetscapes and localities.  This heritage gives Woollahra its distinctive character – a character valued by both residents and visitors.

How can you be involved?

As guardians to these places, residents and interested parties are invited to participate in the Conservation Award by nominating any conservation work within the Municipality which they consider positively contributes to the environment and adheres to recognised conservation principles.

What type of work is eligible?

To qualify, all conservation work must have been completed by July 2008.  The conservation work may take the form of additions, alterations, streetscapes enhancement or restoration.

The Three Award Categories

Category A

This category will be awarded to:

Conservation  work involving preservation, restoration reconstruction, maintenance, and/or adaptation of a heritage item, identified in Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 1995.  The heritage item may be a building, work, relic, tree or place of heritage significance.

Category B

This category will be awarded to:

A new building within a conservation area, or a major addition or alteration to a building within a conservation area.

Category C

This category will be awarded to:

Conservation work or a sympathetic addition to an existing building other than a heritage item and located outside a conservation area.

The Viewing of Properties

The Judges will visit the nominated properties on Saturday 15 November 2008, accompanied by Council’s Strategic Heritage Officer.  The judges of the 2008 Award are Zeny Edwards, President of the National Trust; John Bilmon, Managing Director of PTW Architects and William Morrison, Director, Conybeare Morrison International and member of the Paddington Society.

The Winning Entries

The winner/s in each category will be presented with a bronze commemorative plaque, which is to be permanently displayed in a sympathetic manner on the property.

Both the owner, architect and builder will be presented with a Certificate acknowledging the Award.  Additional certificate/s may be awarded to craftsmen for outstanding examples of building and construction skills.

The awards will be presented by the Mayor at the Council meeting on Monday 1 December 2008.

Nominations

Download and complete a nomination form (PDF 237 kB). Nominations and submissions must reach Council by Friday 31 October 2008. Please send to:

Susan O'Neill
Strategic Heritage Officer
Woollahra Municipal Council
PO Box 61, Double Bay 1360

Contact: Susan O'Neill, Strategic Heritage Officer

Phone: 9391 7084

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