Downs & Western 2025 winners
From breathtaking new builds that celebrate local landscapes, to bold renovations, vital community work, and game-changing individuals—the 2025 Downs & Western Housing & Construction Awards were nothing short of extraordinary. Held at Rumours International Convention Centre on Friday 18 July, the industry showcase launched Master Builders’ Awards season in style, honouring the region’s most innovative projects and inspiring people. Read the Downs & Western 2025 media release.
* Items in bold with an asterisk indicate a win at the Queensland 2025 Housing & Construction Awards
Major winners
- BMS House of the Year Award – Janke Constructions for Aurora (Mount Lofty)
- Erlandson Finance Group Project of the Year Award – GFG Projects for RDO Equipment Toowoomba (Wellcamp)
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – Corbould Constructions for Tahi (East Toowoomba)
Individual winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Brodie Kleidon from George Built Constructions
- Women in Building Award – Eline Lunney from Revamp Renovations
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Corbould Constructions for Tahi (East Toowoomba)
- Best Residential Kitchen – Weston Building Group for Project Franklin (East Toowoomba)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Rogers Pools for Countryside Charm (East Toowoomba)
Housing winners
- Display Home from $400,000 up to $600,000 – Gordon Bourke Constructions for Athena (Kearneys Spring)
- Display Home from $600,000 up to $800,000 – Paragon Homes for Fuente (Kearneys Spring)*
- Home Renovation Project up to $300,000 – George Built Constructions for Parkside Cottage (Highfields)
- Home Renovation Project from $300,000 up to $450,000 – Weston Building Group for Project Franklin (East Toowoomba)*
- Home Renovation Project from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Hughes Elite Builders for The Perfect Trade Up (Rosenthal Heights)
- Home Renovation Project from $600,000 up to $750,000 – Hotondo Homes Toowoomba for Jacaranda House (Crows Nest)
- Home Renovation Project from $750,000 up to $1 million – Weston Building Group for Eden Cottage (East Toowoomba)*
- Home Renovation Project from $1 million up to $2 million – Gray Homes for Hodgson Vale House (Hodgson Vale)
- Individual Home up to $400,000 – Gordon Bourke Constructions for Rowies Retreat (Cambooya)*
- Individual Home from $400,000 up to $550,000 – George Built Constructions for Onyx (Kearneys Spring)*
- Individual Home from $550,000 up to $700,000 – Bryant Brothers Building Group for Beauaraba House (Biddeston)
- Individual Home from $700,000 up to $850,000 – Stroud Homes Toowoomba for 007GRA (Grapetree)
- Individual Home from $850,000 up to $1 million – Downs Designer Homes for Grenda (Kearneys Spring)
- David Turton Memorial Award for Individual Home from $1 million up to $1.5 million – Bryant Brothers Building Group for Dantree House (Dalby)
- Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – Lavish Constructions for Cheltenham (Mt Lofty)
- Individual Home from $2 million up to $2.5 million – Janke Constructions for Aurora (Mount Lofty)
- Best Rural / Remote Home – GHC Building Solutions for Mountain Station (Mount Tully)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – Ross Hogno Constructions for Hooson Home (Highfields)
- Prefabricated and Modular Housing – Hutchinson Builders for Gatton Hospital Staff Accommodation (Gatton)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – 2 to 5 dwellings – Paragon Homes for Seaton Villas (South Toowoomba)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – Hutchinson Builders for Newtown Social Housing (Newtown)
- Excellence in Home Sustainability & Innovation – Lavish Constructions for Cheltenham (Mt Lofty)
- Residential Trade Contractor of the Year – Weston Kitchens and Bathrooms for Project Franklin (East Toowoomba)
Construction winners
- Health Facilities over $20 million – Hutchinson Builders for Tara Hospital (Tara)
- Education Facilities up to $10 million – McNab for St Saviour’s Primary School Upgrade (South Toowoomba)
- Education Facilities over $10 million – Bryant Building Contractors for Mary Rice Building - St Joseph’s College (Toowoomba)
- Community Service Facilities – Hutchinson Builders for Drayton Fire & Rescue (Drayton)
- Community Accommodation – Total Construction for BlueCare Acacia Gardens Residential Aged Care, Toowoomba (Middle Ridge)
- Retail Facilities over $5 million – Deluca Corporation for Plainland Home & Life (Plainland)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million – Newlands Commercial Construction for St George Harmony Centre (St George)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $5 million – Alliance Building & Construction for Plainland Bulky Goods Retail (Plainland)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $5 million up to $15 million – Built QLD for NAB Toowoomba (Base Building) (Toowoomba City)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $30 million up to $50 million – GFG Projects for RDO Equipment Toowoomba (Wellcamp)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $5 million – Alliance Building & Construction for Realway Office Fitout (Toowoomba City)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $5 million up to $15 million – GFG Projects for Rush House Refurbishment (Toowoomba)
- Commercial Fitout up to $5 million – Cooper Commercial for ENT Specialist Rooms, Medici Medical Centre (Toowoomba)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Aspen Stone Construction for The Dairy (Ravensbourne)
