PIA VIC Awards for Planning Excellence 2025 Nominees

Sunshine sustainability modelling
Project Team | Department of Transport and Planning (Vic)

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An Interdisciplinary Plan for Climate Change Action in the Built Environment
Project Team | Anna Hurlimann, Sareh Moosavi, Alan March, Judy Bush, Georgia Warren-Myers, The University of Melbourne

Calming the Storm
Project Team | Merri-bek City Council & Engeny  (part of Egis Group)

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Development Contributions Power BI Tool
Project Team | City of Whittlesea

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Health Needs Assessment -Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities and People Experiencing Homelessness in Eastern Melbourne
Project Team | SGS Economics and Planning Larter Consulting Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network 

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Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes Study Process
Project Team | City of Whittlesea and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

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Better Quality Two Dwelling (BQ2D) in Merri-bek
Project Team | Merri-bek City Council

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Circling back to inclusivity:  Urban planning, reuse organisations and workforce development in the circular economy
Project Team | Dr. Lachlan Burke, Urban Planning & Design, Monash University Prof. Carl Grodach, Urban Planning & Design, Monash University Assoc. Prof. Ruth Lane, Human Geography, Monash University Dr. Elizabeth J. Taylor, Urban Planning & Design, Monash University

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Express Extension of Time Process 
Project Team | Greater Dandenong City Council

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Heritage Data Project and Heritage Map
Project Team | City of Melbourne

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Advancing AI Innovation in Local Government
Project Team |  Municipal Association of Victoria (MAVlab), City of Greater Dandenong and Portable

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Boroondara Community Heritage Nomination Process
Project Team | Boroondara City Council

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City of Melbourne - Parking and Kerbside Management Plan
Project Team | City of Melbourne

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Fishermans Bend and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Engagement Forum 
Project Team | Department of Transport and Planning (Fishermans Bend precinct team), and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation

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Golden Plains Growing Places Strategy
Project Team | Golden Plains Shire Council

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Housing Trend Tracker
Project Team | City of Boroondara

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Amendment C376: Sustainable Building Design
Project Team | City of Melbourne, Hansen Partnership, Arup, HIP V HYPE

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BVIA on Bank, 305-307 & 309 Clarendon Street South Melbourne
Project Team | Hansen Partnership, SheBuilt and Agius Scorpo Architects 

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City of Port Philip - Permeability Equivalence Requirements Cost Benefit Analysis
Project Team | City of Port Phillip, SGS Economics & Planning

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Fishermans Bend Place Naming Framework
Project Team | City of Melbourne, with Department of Transport and Planning, Development Victoria, Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and Village Well

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Greater Bendigo Heritage Strategy and Action Plan 2024 - 2028
Project Team | City of Greater Bendigo 

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Hylands Lane Heathcote
Project Team | Julie Lee MAIH

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Information Sharing for Aboriginal Heritage Protection in Land Use Planning
Project Team | City of Whittlesea and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

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A Discourse Network Analysis of the Inclusionary Zoning Policy Implementation in Victoria, Australia
Project Team | Jennifer Tsui (RMIT Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours) Graduate)

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Progressive Planning for Waterways - a decade of Waterway Protection
Project Team | Planning Portfolio, Department of Transport and Planning

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San Remo Structure Plan 
Project Team | Bass Coast Shire & Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation 

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The Frankston City Industrial Strategy and the Frankston City Industrial Design Guidelines
Project Team | Frankston City Council

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Urban Design Concepts to Transform West Melbourne
Project Team | Design Urban Pty Ltd

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Keon Parade Level Crossing Removal Project - Project Beacon: A Recycled-First Precinct 
Project Team | North Western Program Alliance 

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Pakenham Level Crossing Removal Project: Great Place Award
Project Team | North Western Program Alliance 

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Rathdowne Entry Boardwalk/Landscape
Project Team | Villawood Properties

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Stakeholder Engagement - Tramway Road Battery Energy Storage System, Latrobe Valley, Gippsland
Project Team | Tramway Road Battery Energy Storage System stakeholder engagement, Latrobe Valley, Gippsland - Cogency Australia

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Stonnington Neighbourhood Activity Centres Framework
Project Team | City of Stonnington, Breathe Architecture, Hodyl & Co (now Hodyl), GJM Heritage, HillPDA, SGS Economics and Planning, Movement & Place and Capire 

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The Ovava Playground for Resilience - Placemaking in Ohonua, Eua, Tonga
Project Team | Anh Nguyen, Ka Sin Adelaide Lee, Shiyi Zhang Students of The University of Melbourne - Master of Architecture; Landscape Architecture; and Urban Planning 

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Vang Vieng Town & Environs Tourism Masterplan (2025 - 2035) Update
Project Team | Hansen Partnership

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Managed Growth Strategy
Project Team | City of Greater Bendigo

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Peri-Urban Future Fund Framework
Project Team | Mesh Planning

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Research Program on Parklets
Project Team | Quentin Stevens, Dale Leorke, Mohammad Mohammadi, Ha Thai, Troy Innocent, Carlo Tolentino and Fauster Awepuga (RMIT University) and Merrick Morley and Kim Dovey (The University of Melbourne)

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Sunshine Energy Park Vision Plan
Project Team | Brimbank City Council

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Toolern DCP and PSP Review and Refresh
Project Team | Melton City Council

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Voicing First Nations Country, culture and community in urban policy
Project Team | Elle Davidson (University of Sydney), Libby Porter (RMIT University), Ani Landau-Ward (RMIT University), Ed Wensing (UNSW), Matt Kelly (UNSW), Donald McNeill (University of Sydney) and the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Nation and the Dharug Nation

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Montague Precinct (Fishermans Bend) 6-Star Green Star Communities
Project Team | The Victorian State Government, Department of Transport and Planning (DTP Fishermans Bend precincts team) in partnership with Arup Australia. 

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Progressive Planning for Waterways - a decade of Planning with Country
Project Team | Planning Portfolio, Department of Transport and Planning

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Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens World Heritage Environs Area Strategy Plan
Project Team | Hansen Partnership

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Systemic Approach to Sustainable Land Use Planning in a Changing Climate
Project Team | Deakin University

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Towards a Theory of Sustainable City Sizes
Project Team | Assoc Prof Liton Kamruzzaman, Monash University

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Yarra Junction Place Plan - A relationship-centred approach to Place Planning
Project Team | Yarra Ranges Council

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