The LNA Master Landscapers Association hosted yet another successful evening, the Landscape Excellence Awards for 2015, on Friday night. The leading industry body, alongside its corporate partners, celebrated this event at Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf with overwhelming success. 
The 2015 LNA awards had over 400 professionals attend.
The awards were hosted by Australian sports star and TV Personality Michael Slater, with guest speaker Linda Ross from Garden Clinic. As the Master of Ceremonies, Micheal showcased the cutting edge Australian landscape designs created by members. 
LNA has received gratifying and positive feedback from its valued affiliations. In fact, many attendees have already stated that they are looking forward to participating in next year’s ceremony, and members have already started thinking about their next entry.
LNA’s CEO Joanne Aquilina stated, “It was fantastic to see such diverse complexity and scope of our members’ projects. We enjoyed showcasing the very best, networking with professionals and providing the platform for the development of our members.” 
This year the LNAs’ winners were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates and the Gold winners will be featured with Universal Magazines, The Daily Telegraph ‘Home’, and members will be interviewed on 2GB by Graham Ross on ‘The Garden Clinic’ show.
From the ranks of this year's illustrious and worthy entries, the winners are ... 
Commercial Civil $250k to $1M
Bronze Winner: Dig-It Landscapes P/L for the Gungahlin Common Ground
Silver Winner: The Gardenmakers P/L for the Mirvac Era Apartments Chatswood
Gold Winner: Hargraves Urban P/L for the ‘Napier Street Reserve’
Commercial Civil Over $1 million
Bronze Winner: Hargraves Urban P/L for the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Silver Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for the Sydney Park project
Gold Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for the Centenary Square Water Feature
Open Space Parklands Open Value
Bronze Winners: Perfection Landscape Services P/L for the Potts Hill project; Hargraves Urban P/L for the Memorial for Fallen Lifesavers; and The Glascott Group P/L for the Chinese Gardens.
Silver Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for the Sydney Park Project
Gold Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for Smiths Paddock
Maintenance Commercial
Bronze Winner: Skyline Landscape Services P/L for the Breakfast Point Community Association and Landscape Solutions P/L for Courtland’s Retirement Village
Silver Winner: BNS Landscapes P/L for the Toyota Motor Corporation Wollooward Bay
Gold Winner: Landscape Solutions P/L for the 'Bingara Gorge'
Sustainable Landscapes Commercial
Bronze Winner: Hargraves Urban P/L for the Maluga Passive Park Water Quality Improvement
Silver Winner: Scape Constructions P/L for Forresters Beach Retirement Village
Gold Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for ‘Sydney Park’
Local Council Government Award
Bronze Winner: Hargraves Urban P/L for the Yininmadyemi project
Silver Winner: On-Track Landscapes P/L for the Heritage Park Barracks and Cookhouse Interpretation
Gold Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for ‘Centenary Square’
Apprentice of the Year Construction
Silver Winner: Timothy Reardon from the Gardenmakers P/L
Gold Winner: Christopher Hill from Design Landscapes P/L
Apprentice of the Year Parks and Gardens
Bronze Winner: Michael Dawes from Skyline Landscape Services P/L
Silver Winner: Nicholas Field from Skyline Landscapes Services P/L
Gold Winner: Jarrod Arthur Starr from Good Manors Pools and Gardens
Celebrating Women in Landscaping
Bronze Winners: Hargraves Urban P/L Daniela Saya; The Glascott Group P/L Catherine Mcbrien
Silver Winner: Skyline Landscape Services P/L Skyline Women’s Team
Gold Winner: Joanne Neylon from Joanne Green Landscape Design
Landscaper Project Construction Manager Foreman of the Year
Bronze Winner: Skyline Landscape Services P/L Aaron Curtin
Silver Winner: Design Landscapes P/L Stephen Merceica
Gold Winner: Jim Gunn from Co-Ordinated Landscapes
Best Innovation and Technology
Silver Winner: Gardens at Night P/L LED Outdoor Lighting Range
Gold Winner: Design Landscapes P/L for the Centenary Square Water Feature
Residential Up to $75k
Bronze Winners: Art in Green for the Lilyfield Residence; Custom Creations Landscapes for the Surry Hills Courtyard; and BTM Trades for the Dural Project
Silver Winner: Reflective Gardens P/L for the Horizon Apartments Darlinghurst
Gold Winner: Outdoor Establishments for the ‘The Moo Project’
Residential $75k-$150k
Bronze Winners: Urban Escape Landscape Contractors for the Chin Project; Impressions Landscape - Design for the Concord Project; and Reflective Gardens P/L for the Mosman Garden
Silver Winner: Sand and Stone Landscapes for the Cheltenham Project
Gold Winner: Good Manors Pool and Gardens for the 'Residential Garden Bronte'
Residential $150 -$300k
Bronze Winner: AK Outdoor Living for the Lane Cove North Project
Silver Winner: Sand and Stone Landscapes for the Beecroft Project
Gold Winner: Joanne Green Landscape Design for the ‘Bilgola Residence’
Residential Over $300k
Bronze Winners: Land Forms P/L for the Palm Beach Project; Antscapes Enjoy Outside for the Cremorne Project; and Secret Gardens of Sydney for the Kirton Project
Silver Winner: Secret Gardens of Sydney for the Grimm Residence
Gold Winner: Urban Escape Landscape Contractors for ‘Chinamans Beach’
Residential Regional Open
Gold: Nature’s Vision Landscape P/L for the ‘Mann Residence’
Maintenance Residential
Bronze Winner: Impressions Landscape - Design for the Concord Residence
Silver Winner: Good Manors Pools and Gardens for the Mosman Residence
Gold Winner: Natures Vision Landscape P/L for the ‘Mann Residence’
People’s Choice Commercial
Glenn Simpson Landscapes – Shelley Beach SLSC forecourt
People’s Choice Residential
Natures Vision Landscape – The Mann Residence
Graham Ross Residential Award
Urban Escape Landscape Contractors for ‘Chinamans Beach’
Graham Ross Commercial
Hargraves Urban P/L for the ‘Napier Street Reserve’
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2016
LNA would like to extend a welcome and friendly reminder to ‘Save the Date’ on 28 October 2016, for next year’s Excellence Awards.
LNA is also extending an invitation to a 'Professionals Workshop' in early 2016, to assist with entry submissions. This workshop will provide our members with a platform to answer all queries.
As a professional participating in the LNA awards, you can “benchmark your performance against the industry’s best … boost your company profile … boost your organisation’s credibility … it is a credit to all the membership.” David Bambridge, Director /Project Manager, The Gardenmakers.
For more information visit www.landscapenswact.com.au
Images (top to bottom): Urban Escape, Chinamans Beach; Hargraves Urban, Napier Street Reserve; Landscape Solutions, Bingara Gorge; Design Landscapes, Smiths Paddock; Design Landscapes, Centenary Square Water Feature.
