Far North Queensland 2026 winners
A bespoke residence hailed a masterclass in complex construction, a landmark educational facility steeped in innovation and sustainability, and a riverside abode bursting with personality have scooped the pool at the 2026 Far North Queensland Housing & Construction Awards. The best in the business walked the red carpet for the region’s most anticipated event of the year at the Cairns Convention Centre on Saturday, 8 August.
Major winners
- Cairns Hardware House of the Year Award – Maxa Constructions for Mowbray House (Mowbray)
- Project of the Year Award – BESIX Watpac for JCU The Yeinie Building (Cairns North)
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – Higham Building Group for Mediterranean Haven (Yungaburra)
Individual winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Nicholas Kilfoy from Kilfoy Cabinets
- Women in Building Award – Kiera Sheppard from Canning Construction
- Rising Star Award – Patrick Siegel from NQ Building & Construction
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Tristan Bugeja Building for The Emerald Retreat (Babinda)
- Best Residential Kitchen – Maxa Constructions for Mowbray House (Mowbray)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Collcon for Flagstaff House (Port Douglas)
Housing winners
- Display Home up to $500,000 – Block Commercial for Saunter Rose (Kewarra Beach)
- Display Home from $500,000 up to $750,000 – Five Rivers Constructions for Barracks Pavilion (Gordonvale)
- Home Renovation Project from $350,000 up to $500,000 – Veivers Constructions Pty Ltd for Barringtonia Views (Redlynch)
- Home Renovation Project from $650,000 up to $800,000 – Cane Cutter Construction for River Vista Renovation (Innisfail Estate)
- Home Renovation Project from $800,000 up to $1 million – Howe Building for Rustic Revival (Yungaburra)
- Home Renovation Project over $2 million – Angel Construction for The Tree House (Port Douglas)
- Individual Home up to $450,000 – Langrell Constructions Pty Ltd for Stoney Treehouse (Kamerunga)
- Individual Home from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Freshwater Designer Builders for Kamerunga 235 (Kamerunga)
- Individual Home from $600,000 up to $750,000 – Tristan Bugeja Building for The Emerald Retreat (Babinda)
- Individual Home from $750,000 up to $900,000 – Tailored Homes Cairns for Genesta (Redlynch)
- Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – KCA Constructions FNQ for The Elements Design (Kanimbla)
- Individual Home from $5 million up to $10 million – Maxa Constructions for Mowbray House (Mowbray)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – KCA Constructions FNQ for The Elements Design (Kanimbla)
- Excellence in Home Sustainability & Innovation – KCA Constructions FNQ for The Elements Design (Kanimbla)
- Best Use of Steel Frame Housing – QLD Kit Homes for Hillside Haven (Goldsborough Valley)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – 2 to 5 dwellings – Neater Constructions (Q) for Low Rise Multi Residential (Palm Cove)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – Five Rivers Constructions for FRACC - Draper Apartments (Parramatta Park)
- Residential Trade Contractor of the Year – Mark Fletcher Solid Plaster & Texture Coatings for Baha Villas (Port Douglas)
Construction winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Vis Constructions for Pyramid Health Precinct (Gordonvale)
- Health Facilities over $20 million – Hutchinson Builders for Normanton Hospital (Normanton)
- Education Facilities up to $7 million – Richard Field Constructions for Gordonvale State High School Manual Arts Renovation (Gordonvale)
- Education Facilities from $7 million up to $15 million – Keir QLD for St Stephens College Innovation Centre (Mareeba)
- Education Facilities over $15 million – BESIX Watpac for JCU The Yeinie Building (Cairns North)
- Sporting Facilities – Commercial Property Services (FNQ) for Brothers Stan Williams Park Stadium (Manunda)
- Social Housing Project – Keir QLD for Access Community Housing Earlville Residential Apartments (Earlville)
- Apartment Renovation – Langrell Constructions for Madison on Abbott (Cairns)
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – CPT Constructions QLD for KFC Restaurant and Dual Drive Thru (Innisfail)
- Retail Facilities over $5 million – Vis Constructions for Mareeba Service Station (Mareeba)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $3 million – Hiles Construction for Indie Stage 1 (Paramatta Park)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $3 million up to $10 million – Commercial Property Services (FNQ) for Mercy Place Aged Care Living Facility Refurbishment (Westcourt)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $3 million – Hiles Construction for Owen (Craiglie)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $10 million up to $25 million – CSF Developments for Temperature Controlled, Secure Medical Supplies Facility (Portsmith)
- Best Use of Innovation Commercial – Keir QLD for Red Valley Farms Exotic Mushroom Facility (Lakeland)
- Prefabricated and Modular Commercial Project – Hutchinson Builders for Normanton Hospital (Normanton)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Niesar Commercial for JCU Cairns Tropical Enterprise Centre (CTEC) (Cairns North)
