Mackay & Whitsunday 2026 winners
Stunning homes and iconic tourist destinations celebrating and inspired by the beauty of Mackay and the Whitsundays have taken top honours at the region’s 2026 Housing & Construction Awards, held at Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre on 15 August.
Major winners
- House of the Year Award – Morris Constructions QLD for Ancora (Airlie Beach)
- McInnes Wilson Lawyers Project of the Year Award – Hamilton Island Constructions No 1 for The Sundays (Hamilton Island)
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – Fergus Builders for Azura Place (Glenella)
Individual winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Caleb Quinn from Stroud Homes Mackay
- Women in Building Award – Amanda Wilson from Fergus Builders
- Rising Star Award – Trent Deen from Stroud Homes Mackay
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Morris Constructions QLD for Ancora (Airlie Beach)
- Best Residential Kitchen – Cotter Builders for Solaire (Mackay Harbour)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Executive Living Homes for BINDAREE STATION (Devereux Creek)
Housing winners
- Display Home from $500,000 up to $750,000 – Triumph Enterprises for Vida 256 (Shoal Point)
- Home Renovation Project up to $350,000 – Cotter Builders for Marian House (Marian)
- Home Renovation Project from $350,000 up to $500,000 – Cotter Builders for Dolphin Heads (Dolphin Heads)
- Home Renovation Project from $500,000 up to $650,000 – G.J Gardner Homes Mackay for Leap Vista (Coningsby)
- Individual Home up to $450,000 – Triumph Enterprises for Sage & Stone (Bakers Creek)
- Individual Home from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Fergus Builders for Whitehaven (Beaconsfield)
- Individual Home from $600,000 up to $750,000 – Moloko Homes for The Oleander Residence (Cannon Valley)
- Individual Home from $750,000 up to $900,000 – G.J Gardner Homes Mackay for Mountain Views 308 (Richmond)
- Individual Home from $900,000 up to $1.25 million – Jorgensen Builders for Longman 362 (Erakala)
- Individual Home from $1.25 million up to $1.5 million – Cotter Builders for Solaire (Mackay Harbour)
- Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – Executive Living Homes for BINDAREE STATION (Devereux Creek)
- Individual Home from $2 million up to $2.5 million – Fergus Builders for Pandanus House (Eimeo)
- Individual Home from $4 million up to $5 million – Morris Constructions QLD for Ancora (Airlie Beach)
- Prefabricated and Modular Housing Project – DC Constructions (NQ) for Mandalay Airlie Beach (Mandalay)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – NV Builders for DKF (Glenella)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – 2 to 5 dwellings – Lowcock Builders for Yaringa Units (Bowen)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – Triumph Enterprises for Solana Mackay (Rural View)
- Residential Trade Contractor of the Year – Gangemi Cabinet Makers for Ancora (Airlie Beach)
Construction winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Crusade Developments for ATSICHS Building Extension (Mackay)
- Education Facilities up to $7 million – WHF Constructions for Pioneer State High School Hospitality Refurbishment (Andergrove)
- Education Facilities from $7 million up to $15 million – Fergus Builders for Catherine McAuley College Stage 3 (Mackay)
- Community Service Facilities – T.F Woollam & Son for Moranbah Community Centre Redevelopment (Moranbah)
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – WHF Constructions for Hungry Jacks - Andergrove Lakes (Andergrove)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities over $10 million – Hamilton Island Constructions No 1 for The Sundays (Hamilton Island)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $3 million – Lowcock Builders for VaultX Storage (Bowen)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $3 million up to $10 million – Moggy's Industries for 22 Silverton (Paget)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $3 million up to $10 million – Fergus Builders for St Patrick's - Mercy Campus Hall Refurbishment (South Mackay)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $10 million up to $25 million – WHF Constructions for Northern Beaches Bowls Club Alterations and Additions (Rural View)
- Commercial Fitout up to $5 million – Fergus Builders for Gardian Office Fitout (Mackay)
- Commercial Fitout over $10 million – WHF Constructions for Northern Beaches Bowls Club Alterations and Additions (Rural View)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Coral Coast Plastering for Mercy Campus (Multipurpose Hall & MDD Spaces) (Mackay)