Central Queensland Housing & Construction Award winners

A breathtaking home expertly crafted atop a rugged coastal cliff has claimed the lion’s share of accolades at the Master Builders 2025 Central Queensland Housing & Construction Awards. The highly anticipated formal event was held at The Rockhampton Leagues Club on Friday 8 August, celebrating the year’s most outstanding homes, projects, and people.

• 2025 Winners video
• 2025 Showcase magazine
• 2025 Media release
• 2025 Event gallery

*Items in bold with an asterisk won the in same category at the Queensland 2025 Housing & Construction Awards

Major winners

• House of the Year Award – DR Moore Constructions for The Saramoa (Zilzie)
• McInnes Wilson Lawyers Project of the Year Award – Paynters for Keppel Bay Sailing Club (Yeppoon)
• BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – WHF Constructions for CQU North Rockhampton - New Facility (Norman Gardens)

Individual winners

• Apprentice of the Year Award – Kye Sutton from Jones Building Group
• Women in Building Award – Valerie Piquet from Jones Building Group
• Rising Star Award – Douglas Jones from Jones Building Group

Specialty winners

• Best Residential Bathroom – Lyke Homes for SavageForbes Coastal Home (Barmaryee)
• Best Residential Kitchen – DR Moore Constructions for The Saramoa (Zilzie)
• Best Residential Swimming Pool – DR Moore Constructions for The Saramoa (Zilzie)

Housing winners

• Display Home from $600,000 up to $800,000 – Stroud Homes Rockhampton for Wildflower 216 (Parkhurst)
• Home Renovation Project from $300,000 up to $450,000 – C J Bell for West View (West Gladstone)
• Home Renovation Project from $450,000 up to $600,000 – BCM Building for Hamilton (Hamilton Creek)*
• Home Renovation Project from $750,000 up to $1 million – C J Bell for West Renovation (Gladstone)
• Individual Home from $400,000 up to $550,000 – Corbett Homes for Ritz Novo 180 (Emerald)
• Individual Home from $550,000 up to $700,000 – Lyke Homes for The Sir Davidson Project (Kinka Beach)
• Individual Home from $700,000 up to $850,000 – Darrin Price Constructions for Walker (Calliope)
• Individual Home from $850,000 up to $1 million – Wolf Constructions QLD for Rossmoya Build (The Caves)
• Individual Home from $1 million up to $1.5 million – Corbett Homes for Casa Bella Vista (Lammermoor)*
• Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – Swebworthy Constructions for Inverness View (Inverness)
• Individual Home from $2.5 million up to $3 million – DR Moore Constructions for The Saramoa (Zilzie)
• Truecore Best Use of Steel Frame Housing Award – Stroud Homes Rockhampton for The Shouse (Bungundarra)
• Best Use of Sloping Sites – DR Moore Constructions for The Saramoa (Zilzie)
• Excellence in Construction Quality – Lyke Homes for SavageForbes Coastal Home (Barmaryee)

Construction winners

• Health Facilities up to $20 million – Paynters for Capricorn Coast Renal Services Extension and Essential Energy Building (Hidden Valley)*
• Education Facilities up to $10 million – Swebworthy Constructions for Coastal Kids (Taranganba)
• Education Facilities over $10 million – Hutchinson Builders for Rockhampton Special School New Gla's and ITD Building (Rockhampton)
• Sporting Facilities – TP Aquatic Constructions for Mount Morgan Aquatic Centre (Mount Morgan)
• Community Service Facilities – T.F Woollam & Son for North Rockhampton Ambulance Station & Central Regional Office (Parkhurst)
• Community Accommodation – Hutchinson Builders for Denison Street Apartments (Rockhampton)
• Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million – Diversified Building Services (Qld) for Moura Museum and Library (Moura)
• Tourism and Leisure Facilities over $10 million – Paynters for Keppel Bay Sailing Club (Yeppoon)
• Retail Facilities up to $5 million – Hutchinson Builders for Hungry Jacks Gracemere (Gracemere)*
• Retail Facilities over $5 million – Hutchinson Builders for GyG & Banjo's Bakery (Rockhampton)
• Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $5 million – Paynters for Rockhampton Leagues Club - Gaming and Level 1 Alterations and Additions (Rockhampton)
• Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $15 million up to $30 million – Mettle for Peppers Yaralla (Gladstone)*