Wide Bay Burnett 2026 winners
2026 winners will be announced at the Housing & Construction Awards on Saturday, 22 August. A full list of winners will be updated on this page after the Awards ceremony.
Wide Bay Burnett 2025 winners
From bayside beauties to sprawling ranch-style stunners, the 2025 Wide Bay Burnett Housing & Construction Awards proved a showcase of bold ingenuity, precision, and exceptional craftsmanship. Long regarded as the highlight of the year for the industry, the sold-out event was held at The Clubhouse Hervey Bay on Saturday 16 August.
*Items in bold with an asterisk won the in same category at the Queensland 2025 Housing & Construction Awards
Major winners
- McHugh Steel House of the Year Award – GI Builders for Oakwood (Oakwood)
- Project of the Year Award – Ashley Cooper Construction for Hervey Bay Boat Club - Redevelopment (Urangan)
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – Bundy Homes for BARGARA DISPLAY (Bargara)
Individual winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Damon Scheuber from Ellis Homes and Construction
- Women in Building Award – Madelaine Graham from Bryant Building Contractors
- Rising Star Award – Jake Chappel from Chapp Building
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Bundy Homes for BARGARA DISPLAY (Bargara)
- Best Residential Kitchen – GI Builders for Oakwood (Oakwood)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Nathan Groszmann Constructions for Eagle View (Sharon)
Housing winners
- Display Home up to $400,000 – Villaworld Homes by AVID for Panorama 24 (Kawungan)
- Display Home from $400,000 up to $600,000 – JRZ Homes for Pacific (Innes Park)
- Display Home over $800,000 – Bundy Homes for BARGARA DISPLAY (Bargara)
- Home Renovation Project up to $300,000 – Nathan Groszmann Constructions for Waves at Burnett Heads (Burnett Heads)
- Home Renovation Project from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Scott Thomsen Construction for Grand Abode (Oakhurst)
- Home Renovation Project from $1 million up to $2 million – Vivere Homes for "LITTLE RIPPLES" - A Renovation Making Waves in Sustainability (Urangan)
- Individual Home up to $400,000 – Rangeley Building Group for Watermelon 210 (Kawungan)
- Individual Home from $400,000 up to $550,000 – Ayres Building Contractors for Coastal Oasis (Urraween)
- Individual Home from $550,000 up to $700,000 – Ellis Homes and Construction for The Cadence (Gooburrum)
- Individual Home from $700,000 up to $850,000 – Possco for Scholl Residence (Mundubbera)
- Individual Home from $850,000 up to $1 million – Scott Thomsen Construction for Resort Living on Finch (Maryborough West)
- Individual Home from $1 million up to $1.5 million – Nathan Groszmann Constructions for Views on Blue (Bargara)
- Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – Bungalow for Esplanade Beachside (Urangan)
- Individual Home from $3 million up to $4 million – GI Builders for Oakwood (Oakwood)
- Excellence in Home Sustainability & Innovation – Bungalow for K’gari Bungalows (K'gari Fraser Island)*
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – Ellis Homes and Construction for Summit View (Qunaba)
- Truecore Best Use of Steel Frame Housing Award – Vivere Homes for STEEL HORIZON (Dundowran Beach)
- Prefabricated and Modular Housing – Saltair Modular for QBuild Bundaberg (Bundaberg East)
- Residential Trade Contractor of the Year – Mariners Pools Plus for Illumina Haven (Walligan)*
Construction winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Hutchinson Builders for Hervey Bay Hospital Inpatient Ward (Hervey Bay)
- Education Facilities up to $10 million – Apollo for Walkervale Childcare Centre (Walkervale)*
- Education Facilities over $10 million – Bryant Building Contractors for Urangan SHS - Multi-Purpose Hall (Urangan)
- Community Accommodation – JRZ Homes for Honeybee (Avenell Heights)
- Community Service Facilities – Apollo for Bundaberg Community Health Facility (Thabeban)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million – Ashley Cooper Construction for Hervey Bay Boat Club - Redevelopment (Urangan)
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – McHugh Steel for Budget Car & Truck Rental Depot (Kensington)
- Retail Facilities over $5 million – Ashley Cooper Construction for Hervey Bay Boat Club - Redevelopment (Urangan)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $5 million – Nathan Groszmann Constructions for Bella Donna (Bundaberg)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $5 million up to $15 million – Murchie Constructions for Wintergarden Community Hub (Bundaberg)*
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $15 million up to $30 million – Mainbrace Constructions QLD for Hervey Bay Home (Pialba)
- Commercial Fitout up to $5 million – Stroud Homes Wide Bay for Woongarra Display (Bundaberg Central)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $5 million – WK Projects for 4WD Supacentre Bundaberg (Kensington)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $5 million up to $15 million – Fergus Builders for Reece Bundaberg (Kensington)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $15 million up to $30 million – IDC Construct for Hyundai Rotem (Maryborough West)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Cabinet Connections for Oculists (Kepnock)
