Women in Planning Awards

Celebrating female planners shaping the future of our spaces and places

Each year, PIA through its Women in Planning Networks, announces three awards that serve to celebrate female planners and champion International Women’s Day.

These awards recognise female planners that have shown outstanding commitment to planning work, have made a significant contribution to the profession and have supported fellow women in the planning profession.

The awards, which are separate from the Planning Excellence Awards, provide an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the important role that female planners play in the profession.

PIA currently presents the following awards that provide an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the important contribution that women planners make to planning as a profession. Explore them below.

NSW

Dr Helen Proudfoot Women in Planning Award

Dr. Helen Proudfoot was a visionary in the field, known for her unwavering commitment to advancing planning policy and practice. The award, in her name, is presented to a female planner who has made an outstanding impact on the planning profession and on planning outcomes in urban and/or regional NSW in the previous year.

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QLD

Outstanding Woman in Planning Award

This award provides an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that women planners make to our profession, our communities, and to the outcomes of planning work in Queensland, and the lasting legacy they provide.

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TAS

Women in Planning Award for Excellence

This award celebrates the outstanding contributions made by women in the Tasmanian planning & built environment sectors in the past 12 – 24 months.

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VIC

Women in Planning Leadership Award

This Award provides an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the important contribution that women in Victoria make to Planning and Planning related industries

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SA

Outstanding Women in Planning Award

This award is presented to a female planner who has made an outstanding contribution to planning in SA in the preceding 24 months. Nomination criteria include: an outstanding commitment to professional work; an outstanding contribution in leadership, operational, volunteering and mentoring roles within South Australia; and strong support for women in the related built environment profession(s).

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WA

Women in Planning Network Awards

The Awards recognises the outstanding leadership and achievements from established and emerging female professionals based in WA. There are two award categories: the Leadership Award and the Achiever Award.

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