In an exciting twist, the 2015 Landscaping Victoria Industry Awards held at ZINC at Fed Square on 17 October 2015 ended with the prestigious ‘Landscape of the Year’ being awarded jointly to Hamilton Landscapes and Australian Native Landscape Constructions.
Australian Native Landscape Constructions continue to impress the judges, now chalking up four top prizes in the last 5 years. Their ‘Geology Garden’ at Monash University’s Clayton campus took out top honour in the ‘Commercial Landscape Construction over $500k’ category as well as receiving Highly Commended in the ‘Hard Structures in the Landscape’ category.
Taking out the joint win for ‘Landscape of the Year’ for his Beaumaris project was the icing on the cake for Paul Hamilton, who in his acceptance speech acknowledged the stunning design by Steve Taylor of COS Design that he was engaged to build. Earlier in the evening, the meticulously constructed Beaumaris project scooped the pool across a number of categories including ‘Hard Structures in the Landscape’ and ‘Residential Construction over $300K’ for Hamilton Landscapes as well as being recognised as the best entry in the ‘Landscape Design over 200m2’ for designer COS Design.
A new category for 2015 was the ‘People’s Choice’ award which allowed the public to vote on a selection of entries from the design and construction categories. In a close finish, the winner was announced as Inge Jabara Landscapes for their South Yarra project.
The winners of the night were:
Landscape of the Year
Winner
Australian Native Landscape Constructions
Monash University - Clayton Project
Landscape of the Year
Winner
Hamilton Landscapes
Beaumaris Project
Landscape Management and Maintenance
Winner
Van Leeuwen Green
Malvern Project
Hard Structures in the Landscape
Winner
Hamilton Landscapes
BeaumarisProject
Landscape Design Under 200sqm
Winner
C.O.S Design
Alphington Project
Landscape Design Over 200sqm
Winner
C.O.S Design
Beaumaris Project
Plants in the Landscape
Winner
Jane Jones Landscapes
East Malvern Project
Rising Star
Winner
Greener Visions Landscapes
Commercial Landscape Construction Over $500,000
Winner
Australian Native Landscape Constructions
Monash University - Clayton Project
Award of Merit
Recipient
Ian Barker
Award of Merit
Recipient
Hamish Mitchell
Award of Merit
Recipient
Mark Browning
Award of Merit
Recipient
Ken Connor
Award of Merit
Recipient
Ian Brown
Residential Landscape Construction Under $50,000
Winner
Esjay Landscapes
Ivanhoe Project
Residential Landscape Construction $50,000 to $150,000
Winner
Frankin Landscape & Design
Albert Park Project
Residential Landscape Construction $150,000 to $300,000
Winner
Esjay Landscapes
Hawthorn Project
Residential Landscape Construction over $300,000
Winner
Hamilton Landscapes
Beamaris Project
Grant Saltmarsh Memorial Feature in the Landscape
Winner
C.O.S Design
Alphington Project
People’s Choice Award
Winner
Inge Jabara Landscapes
South Yarra Project
Supplier of the Year
Winner
Better Exteriors
Apprentice of the Year
Winner
Andrew Kelly
Hamilton Landscapes
Images (top to bottom): Australian Native Landscape Constructions, Monash University - Clayton Project; Hamilton Landscapes, Beaumaris Project; COS Design, Alphington Project; Inge Jabara Landscapes, South Yarra Project; Greener Visions Landscapes.
