Winners

2024 Core Values Awards Winners

Congratulations to all our 2024 Core Values Awards winners, and to everyone who submitted an entry.

We are proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of engagement practitioners across Australasia.  Your dedication to delivering meaningful, inclusive, and innovative engagement continues to raise the standard for our profession.

Thank you for the incredible work you do — and for helping shape stronger, more connected communities through engagement.

View the 2024 Core Values Awards Showcase Booklet here.

Australasia Organisation of the Year | Winner:

Case study: Refining Engagement in Cockburn: Fostering a Culture of Collaboration 

Submitted by City of Cockburn (WA)

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Project of the Year | Winner:

Case study: Marlborough Sounds Future Access Study: Setting a Precedent for Region-wide Engagement

Submitted by Marlborough District Council, Stantec (NZ)

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Project of the Year | Honourable Mention:

Case study: Central Coast Safer Cities: Her Way Project

Submitted by Central Coast Council and Transport for NSW (NSW)

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Community Development | Winner:

Case study: Central Coast Safer Cities: Her Way Project

Submitted by Central Coast Council and Transport for NSW (NSW)

Health | Highly Commended:

Case study: Setting Primary Health and Social Care Priorities Using a Deliberative Democratic Participatory Approach

Submitted by WentWest, Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WSPHN) (NSW)

Indigenous | Winner:

Case study: Subi East: How a New Approach to Aboriginal Engagement is Empowering Careers

Submitted by DevelopmentWA (WA)

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Environment | Winner:

Case study: Shaping Unley – Building Greener Neighbourhoods Together

Submitted by City of Unley (SA)

Environment | Highly Commended:

Case study: Sustainable Procurement in Infrastructure Initiative (SPII) Codesigning a Pathway to a Net Zero Future

Submitted by Transport for NSW (NSW)

Planning | Winner:

Case study: Te Tupu Ngātahi Programme of Engagement: Identifying and Protecting Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Future Strategic Transport Network

Submitted by Auckland Transport, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, AECOM, Beca, Bell Gully, Buddle Findlay (NZ)

Planning | Highly Commended:

Case study: Your Region, Your Vision: The Central Highlands 2043 Community Vision

Submitted by Central Highlands Regional Council, Articulous (QLD)

Infrastructure (Construction) | Winner:

Case study: Bridging the Divide – Connecting the Community Over a Rail Trench

Submitted by Level Crossing Removal Project (VIC)

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Infrastructure (Construction) | Highly Commended:

Case study: The Rookwood Weir Project: Growing Communities with Water

Submitted by Sunwater (QLD)

Infrastructure (Planning and Design)​ | Winner:

Case study: Tweed Valley Hospital Development – Adversity to Advocacy

Submitted by Health Infrastructure, Northern NSW Local Health District (NSW)

Infrastructure (Planning and Design)​ | Highly Commended:

Case study: Public Engagement for Victoria’s Latest Trains and Trams

Submitted by The Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Alstom, Capire Consulting Group (VIC)

Infrastructure (Planning and Design)​ | Highly Commended:

Case study: Painting the Full Picture: Sunshine Coast’s Future Transport Solution

Submitted by Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (QLD)

Disaster and Emergency Services​ | Winner:

Case study: Marlborough Sounds Future Access Study: Setting a Precedent for Region-wide Engagement

Submitted by Marlborough District Council, Stantec (NZ)

Disaster and Emergency Services​ | Highly Commended:

Case study: Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Adaptive Planning Pathways Pilot Project

Submitted by Cred Consulting, NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, The Gaimaragal Group (NSW)