Two of the award categories celebrate research and education. The Cutting Edge Research and Learning Award recognizes outstanding achievement in planning scholarship, research or teaching; and the Outstanding Student Project Award recognizes exemplary work by a student.
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
Award: Urban Squeeze Radio Show (QLD)
Project team: Jason Byrne MPIA and Tony Matthews PIA (Assoc.) (Griffith University), Karin Adam and Matt Webber (ABC Radio, Gold Coast, 91.7FM
Jury comment: The judges believe the project presents a truly visionary and innovative approach to teaching methodologies, as well as a unique means of engagement with the
community on the value of planning.
Commendation: Social Cohesion in Bendigo: Understanding Community Attitudes to the Mosque in 2015 (VIC)
Project team: La Trobe University, Victorian Multicultural Commission
Outstanding Student Project
Award: Ella Rushforth (TAS)
Project: The Role of Land Use Planning in the Uptake of Urban Agriculture in Hobart, Tasmania
Jury comment: The judges believe Ella’s research makes a significant contribution to planning and development outcomes given the growing recognition of urban agriculture and its role in delivering sustainable futures, food security/sovereignty and urban amenity
Commendation: Sophia MacRae PIA (Assoc.) (SA)
Project: Sustaining a Strategy: Implementation of Bicycle Strategies by Local Governments in Australia
Commendation: Timothy Smith PIA (Assoc.) (NSW)
Project: Is the Last Plane Out of Sydney Almost Gone? Aviation and Regional Development in NSW
