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Heritage Awards

The Heritage Awards have been a highly anticipated Queensland event for over 50 years. This event acknowledges and celebrates exceptional heritage projects and individuals in our state while also providing an excellent opportunity to connect with professionals, volunteers, and government officials. The awards recognise excellence, innovation, and best practices in conserving and valuing Queensland's environmental, cultural, and architectural heritage, with outstanding achievements being awarded. Additionally, the John Herbert Award is presented to the most exceptional nominee in all categories.


Previous Award Winners

 

The Queensland Heritage Awards are set to return in 2026. To stay up to date with the release of categories, registrations, and how to submit your entry, sign up below.

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History

At the National Trust of Queensland AGM in September 1974, it was moved that a John Herbert Award be awarded annually for ‘a meritorious restoration or presentation project.’

The first John Herbert Award was presented in September 1975 to the Goondiwindi Town Council for the restoration of the Goondiwindi Customs House.

In response to the growth of the event, in 2004 the awards were renamed the Queensland Heritage Awards. The John Herbert Memorial Award is presented to the most outstanding nomination each year.

The John Herbert Memorial Award honours John Herbert MLA who was a strong supporter of the newly formed National Trust of Queensland. He was a member of the Trust’s first Council and served as its president from 1971 to 1974

John Herbert Memorial Award
2019 recipient

Judges: Dr Ian Galloway AM, Jonathan Fisher, Jane Alexander & Dr Valerie Dennis

Project Name: Home: a suburban obsession

Team: State Library of Queensland

In 1995, the Frank and Eunice Corley House Photographs Collection, comprising of over 60,000 unsold house photographs, was donated to the State Library of Queensland. Home: a suburban obsession, a project that explored the social and emotional foundations of our houses through this incredible legacy, is the result. Curated in three acts, including an exhibition and the online Corley Explorer, Home: a suburban obsession produced a high rate of engagement and visitation.

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