Heritage Awards
Each year Council presents the Hornsby Heritage Awards to publicly acknowledge work undertaken on places of cultural heritage significance and efforts for the education and promotion of heritage within Hornsby Shire. There are three categories of the Award, for Restoration and Conservation work, sympathetically designed alterations and additions, and an award for promotion of heritage within the Shire. Nominations for the Awards are called for in February or March each year. The Awards are judged by the Heritage Committee and presented to the winners at a ceremony held during the annual Hornsby Heritage Festival.
Purpose of the Hornsby Heritage Award
The purpose of the Hornsby Heritage Award is to publicly acknowledge work undertaken on places of cultural heritage significance and efforts for the education and promotion of heritage within Hornsby Shire. In particular, the Award acknowledges that conservation work involves the integration of modern lifestyles with conservation objectives.
How Can You Help in the Award Process?
As guardians to these places, residents (and interested parties) are invited to participate in the Heritage Award by nominating people or places which have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation, education or promotion of heritage within the Shire.
What Type of Work is Eligible?
To qualify, all conservation work must have been completed within the last three calendar years. The promotion or education of heritage must be relevant to the Shire of Hornsby and must have occurred within the last five years.
The Award comprises three different categories:
Category A
This category is awarded to work involving the preservation, restoration, reconstruction, or maintenance of a heritage item. (A heritage item is identified in Schedule D of the Hornsby Shire Local Environmental Plan as a building, work, relic, tree or place of heritage significance).
Category B
This category is awarded to:
- the erection of a sensitively designed new building in a heritage conservation area, or in close proximity to a heritage item; or
- a sensitively designed extension or alteration to an existing heritage item or building in a heritage conservation area.
Category C (Owen Nannelli Memorial Award)
This category is awarded to a group or individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the education and promotion of the heritage of the Shire of Hornsby.
The Winning Entries' Prizes
The winners in Categories A and B are presented with a unique commemorative plaque. Arrangements are made to display the plaque in a sympathetic manner on each site. Both the owner and architect involved are also presented with a Certificate of Achievement acknowledging the Award.
The winner of Category C is awarded with a Certificate of Achievement acknowledging the Award.
The winners are selected by Council's Heritage Committee and presentations of the plaques / certificates is made at an official ceremony during Heritage Week.
How to Apply
Any owner or agent authorised by the owner may apply for the Award.
Applications must specify which category of the Award they are entering. Applications for Categories A and B should include the following information:
- A 20cm by 15cm colour photo of the completed project;
- Photographs of the original building before works, and where possible at interim stages;
- Plans (as appropriate); and
- A written statement of objectives of the project outlining why a particular format of works was employed, what the owner was trying to achieve and what considerations were taken into account before and during the commencement of works.
Applications for Category C should include details clearly outlining the achievements made by the individual or group and any supporting information to confirm the claim (if appropriate).
All submissions remain the property of Hornsby Council.
Winning entries may be published in local newspapers.
Any enquiries should be referred to Council's Town Planning Services Branch on (02) 9847 6727.
2009 Winners
In 2009, Council acknowledged the efforts of property owners, individuals and groups involved in restoration works, publications and conservation efforts. The awards are as follows:
Category A
Winner – Restoration of the Rural Silos at the Anglican Retirement Village, 284 Castle Hill Road, Castle Hill.
Category B
Winner – Sympathetic Garage Addition to the heritage listed house at 41 Dartford Road, Thornleigh.
Category C
Winner – Irene McKilligan for the publication Purpose and Passion: Celebrating fifty years of Carlingford Baptist Church
Highly Commended – Warwick Rogers for compilation of the DVDs Growing Up with Hornsby and Hornsby Fire Station Burns
Highly Commended – John Powell for the publication It’s Brightening Up, Johnny: A Memoir
2008 Winners
Category A
Winner – Conservation of the Hornsby Power Signal Box – Jersey Street, Hornsby.
Category C
Winner – Publication In Search of the Pennant Hills: A history of the settlements known as Pennant Hills on the Pennant Hills Range, 1788-1906 by Trevor Patrick, James Symes and Andrew Tink.
Highly Commended – Publication Out of Control: The first 25 years Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Communications Brigade 1982-2007 by the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Communications Brigade.
2007 Winners
Category A
Winner – Restoration of Verandah at 'Hovenden' – Property No. 384 Pacific Highway, Hornsby.
Category B
Winner – Cherrybrook Uniting Church – Property No. 134 New Line Road, Cherrybrook.
Category C
Winner – Deerubbin Press.
Highly Commended – Publication Beecroft and Cheltenham in WW1 by Tony Cunneen.
Highly Commended – Publication Carlingford Then and Now: A Tour along Pennant Hills Road by Pam Trimmer.
Highly Commended – Publication A Bit More Ginger by Hedley Somerville.
2006 Winners
Category A
Highly Commended - Restoration of 'The Pavilion' at property No. 9 Yallaroi Parade, Dangar Island.
Highly Commended - Restoration of 'Belmont' at property No. 241 Pacific Highway, Hornsby.
Category B
Winner - Restoration and Conversion of the 'Alix Scott Community Centre' at property No. 284 Castle Hill Road, Castle Hill (Anglican Retirement Villages).
Category C
Winner - The Beecroft/Cheltenham History Group for their book Beecroft Children's Library - Giving the Gift of Reading 1942-1998.
Highly Commended - Mr Alex McAndrew for documenting the history of the Shire and publication of a number of outstanding books including An ABC of Epping.
Highly Commended - The Ray Park Heritage Group for promoting the history of the Ray Park precinct.
The Council community extends it sincere congratulations to the award recipients.