North Queensland 2025 winners
A luxury sustainable home, a cutting-edge educational facility, and a residence that perfectly captures the essence of North Queensland living claimed the spotlight at the region’s 2025 Housing & Construction Awards. The highlight of the industry’s annual events calendar, the Awards were held at The Ville, Townsville on Saturday 2 August. Read the 2025 media release.
*Items in bold with an asterisk won the in same category at the Queensland 2025 Housing & Construction Awards
Major winners
- wilson ryan grose Lawyers House of the Year Award – Gedoun Constructions for Jensen Home (Jensen)
- QSG Project of the Year Award – BESIX Watpac for James Cook University - Engineering and Innovation Place (Townsville)
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – Townsend Constructions NQ for Evaria Project (Alligator Creek)
Individual winners
- Women in Building Award – Zeina Vivian from ANV Painting
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Gedoun Constructions for Jensen Home (Jensen)
- Best Residential Kitchen – Burton Constructions NQ for Whitehaven (Gulliver)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Townsend Constructions NQ for The New Chesney (Mount Low)
Housing winners
- Home Renovation Project up to $300,000 – Townsend Constructions NQ for Philp Cottage Revival (Hermit Park)
- Home Renovation Project from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Burton Constructions NQ for Whitehaven (Gulliver)
- Home Renovation Project from $600,000 up to $750,000 – Townsend Constructions NQ for The New Chesney (Mount Low)*
- Individual Home up to $400,000 – Ellis Developments for The Reserve Residence (Bohle Plains)
- Individual Home from $400,000 up to $550,000 – Ellis Developments for The Columbus Residence (Burdell)
- Individual Home from $550,000 up to $700,000 – Gedoun Constructions for Jensen Home (Jensen)
- Individual Home from $1 million up to $1.5 million – TG Building Group for The View (Bushland Beach)
- Townsville Hardware Individual Home from $2 million up to $2.5 million Award – Live Construction for Wynberg (Annandale)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – Hutchinson Builders for 30x1 Bed Government Employee Housing Units (Mount Isa)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – TG Building Group for The View (Bushland Beach)
- Prefabricated and Modular Housing – DC Constructions NQ for Nelly Bay Design (Forest Beach)
- Best Rural / Remote Project – Hutchinson Builders for Qld Pathways State College (QPSC) (Healy)
Construction winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Paynters for Mater Private Hospital Townsville – CSSD Upgrades Stage 3 & 4 (Pimlico)
- Education Facilities over $10 million – BESIX Watpac for James Cook University - Engineering and Innovation Place (Townsville)*
- Sporting Facilities – T.F Woollam & Son for Thuringowa State High School New Multi-Purpose Hall & Health Science Building (Condon)
- Community Service Facilities – FKG Group for QAS Burdell Ambulance Station and Local Ambulance Service Network Regional Office (Burdell)
- Community Accommodation – Paynters for Townsville Youth Foyer (Pimlico)
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – C D Lewty & Sons for Burdekin Delta Diner Recovery Centre (Ayr)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $5 million – Hurst Constructions QLD for Wulguru Steel Head Office (Stuart)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $15 million up to $30 million – Hurst Constructions QLD for Wulguru Steel Workshops Stage 1 (Stuart)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $30 million up to $50 million – A Gabrielli Constructions for Townsville City Council Recycled Water Project (Stuart)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $5 million – A Gabrielli Constructions for EQL Networks Operations (North) (Garbutt)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $5 million up to $15 million – RCQ for James Cook University Building 27 (Douglas)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $15 million up to $30 million – Hurst Constructions QLD for Twin City Hotel (Thuringowa Central)
- Excellence in Construction Quality – Phoenix Constructions (Queensland) for Mary Help of Christians Catholic College (Shaw)
