Downs & Western 2026 winners
From cutting-edge design and innovation to heritage restoration, the winners of the Downs & Western 2026 Housing & Construction Awards showcased the depth and diversity of talent across the industry. The highly anticipated event brought together the industry’s best and brightest at Rumours International Convention Centre Toowoomba on Friday, 28 August.
Major winners
- BMS Mitre 10 House of the Year Award – Janke Constructions for Mountain Springs (Redwood)
- Erlandson Finance Group Project of the Year Award – Hutchinson Builders for Toowoomba Grammar School - Design, Engineering and Technology Building (East Toowoomba)
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – JRP Building for MILLBROOK (East Toowoomba)
Individual winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Corey Dioth from Antonio Building
- Women in Building Award – Sheniya Bell from BBC Qld
- Xact Accounting Rising Star Award – Colin Wilson from The Renew Company
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Janke Constructions for Mountain Springs (Redwood)
- Best Residential Kitchen – MaccaBuilt for Aristella House (Irongate)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Rogers Pools for The Pavilion (Middle Ridge)
Housing winners
- Display Home from $500,000 up to $750,000 – Hotondo Homes Toowoomba for Marlow (Highfields)
- Home Renovation Project up to $350,000 – George Built Constructions for Paringa Place (Middle Ridge)
- Home Renovation Project from $350,000 up to $500,000 – George Built Constructions for Dunleigh House (Centenary Heights)
- Home Renovation Project from $500,000 up to $650,000 – JSG Constructions for Eleanor (East Toowoomba)
- Home Renovation Project from $650,000 up to $800,000 – Nicholas Andrew Constructions for Project Lochel (Mount Lofty)
- Home Renovation Project from $800,000 up to $1 million – Flair Built Homes for Lagoon Homestead (Laidley)
- Home Renovation Project from $1 million up to $2 million – Mark Winter Constructions for Rangeville Revival (Rangeville)
- Individual Home up to $450,000 – Gordon Bourke Constructions for Oaklen (Kearneys Spring)
- Individual Home from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Man Homes for Akora Haus (Highfields)
- Individual Home from $600,000 up to $750,000 – The Renew Company for Soliera (Cabarlah)
- Individual Home from $750,000 up to $900,000 – Flair Built Homes for Valley View (Derrymore)
- Individual Home from $900,000 up to $1.25 million – MaccaBuilt for Aristella House (Irongate)
- Individual Home from $1.25 million up to $1.5 million – Urbane Build for Laae Home (Middle Ridge)
- David Turton Memorial Award for Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – Cavanough Builders for Borghardt Home (Highfields)
- Individual Home from $2 million up to $2.5 million – Lavish Constructions for The Gallery (Mt Lofty)
- Individual Home from $2.5 million up to $3 million – Janke Constructions for Mountain Springs (Redwood)
- Excellence in Home Sustainability & Innovation – Lavish Constructions for Homebush House (Gowrie Junction)
- Best Rural/Remote Project – Lamble Building for The Folly (Ballandean)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – JSG Constructions for Redwood Estate (Redwood)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – 2 to 5 dwellings – Arden Vale Homes for Mackenzie Triplex (East Toowoomba)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – Antonio Building for Esme Place (Glenvale)
Construction winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Lavish Constructions for The Forever Dental & Smile Centre (East Toowoomba)
- Health Facilities over $20 million – FKG Group for Millmerran Multipurpose Health Service (Millmerran)
- Education Facilities up to $7 million – Northbuild Construction Qld for Toowoomba Anglican School - Gill Precinct (East Toowoomba)
- Education Facilities from $7 million up to $15 million – Watcon Building Group for Concordia Lutheran College - Junior Campus Stage 1 (Toowoomba)
- Education Facilities over $15 million – Hutchinson Builders for Toowoomba Grammar School - Design, Engineering and Technology Building (East Toowoomba)
- Community Service Facilities – SM & KA Duff Builders for The Wheat Shed (Wallumbilla)
- Community Accommodation – Alliance Building & Construction for SDA Housing | Wilsonton (Wilsonton)
- Social Housing Project – McNab for The Salvation Army Housing Snell Street (Toowoomba)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million – Bryant Building Contractors for Girraween National Park Visitor Infrastructure (Ballandean)
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – Newlands Commercial Construction for Goondiwindi Cotton Headquarters (Goondiwindi)
- Retail Facilities over $5 million – NRG Services for Officeworks Toowoomba Precinct Development (Harristown)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $3 million – Alliance Building & Construction for Breast Health Toowoomba | Refurbishment (Toowoomba City)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $3 million up to $10 million – JRP Building for MILLBROOK (East Toowoomba)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $3 million – Alliance Building & Construction for Jackson Endeavour Project (Plainland)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $3 million up to $10 million – Newlands Commercial Construction for Morgan Pastoral Office Development (Dalby)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $10 million up to $25 million – McNab for Novus Precast Manufacturing Facility (Wellcamp)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Rubiks Roofing for Heritage Red (Toowoomba City)
