Winners of this year’s Landscape Contractors Association of NSW & ACT (LCA) Awards of Excellence were celebrated at a special Awards Showcase, held November 13 at the Australian Technology Park in Everleigh, Sydney.

Featuring a showcase gallery of this year’s award winners, as well as canapés and beverages, the night proved a good opportunity to network with industry colleagues, and of course celebrate the award-winning landscapes of 2009.

Awards of Excellence Winners

Residential to $75k – Good Manors Residential Gardens (private garden, Randwick)

Residential $76k - $200k – Good Manors Residential Gardens (private residence, Waverton)

Residential over $200k – Good Manors Residential Gardens (private residence, Strathfield)

Residential Regional Open – Natures Vision Landscapes (The Glen, Wollombi)

Commercial to $400k – The Gardenmakers (Point Clare Public School, Point Clare)

Commercial over $400k – Able Landscaping (Australian Defence Force Academy, Campbell ACT)

Multi Housing, Aged Care, Retirement – G J’s Landscapes (The Ponds Display Centre, The Ponds)

Recreational – Simpson Landscapes & Consultants (Gymea Glades, Helensburgh)

Playgrounds – Wilson Pedersen Landscapes (North Western Upgrade – Sydney Park, St Peters)

Landscape Features – Landscape Solutions (Ballast Point, Birchgrove)

Maintenance Residential – Good Manors Residential Gardens (private residence, Manly)

Maintenance Commercial – Landscape Solutions (The New Rouse Hill, Rouse Hill)

Eco Awareness Commercial – Simpson Landscape & Consultants (Stage 3 Rouse Hill Infrastructure Trunk Drainage, Rouse Hill)

Customer Service – Benedict Sand & Gravel

Apprentice of the Year – Ian Phillip Campbell, Good Manors Residential Gardens

Best Construction by a New Member – Able Landscaping (Fairbairn, Canberra Airport)

Construction of the Year – Residential
Natures Vision Landscapes – The Glen, Wollombi

Construction of the Year – Commercial
Landscape Solutions – Ballast Point, Birchgrove

For further information on the LCA visit: www.lcansw.com.au

Images (top to bottom) - Construction of the Year - Commercial, Ballast Point (Landscape Solutions); Commercial to $400k, Point Clare Public School (The Gardenmakers); Eco Awareness Commercial, Stage 3 Rouse Hill Infrastructure (Simpson Landscape & Consultants); and Playgrounds, North Western Upgrade Sydney Park (Wilson Pedersen Landscapes).