2024 Award Categories
Members may enter the following categories to be eligible to win an Award for Excellence in 2024.
Category criteria
The 2024 Awards for Excellence Category Criteria are now available for download. Click the button below to access the criteria relevant to you.
All of the Awards information in one place
Download the Entrant Information and Eligibility kit for detailed information on the awards program, category eligibility and thresholds, as well as the judging process.
Download Entrant Information and Eligibility1. Young Leaders
The Young Leaders Award celebrates a stand-out young person who is shaping the future direction of our industry.
To be eligible for the UDIA Queensland Young Leaders Award for Excellence applicants must:
- Be employed by a current member of the UDIA (in the relevant state) (includes company membership)
- Be under 35 years of age by Tuesday, 31 December 2024
- Be based in Queensland and be available for an interview
- Have a minimum of five years’ experience in the development industry or an associated industry (predominantly in Queensland).
Entrants can be nominated by their organisation, a third party, or be self-nominated.
2. Women in Leadership
This Award recognises the achievements of women in Queensland’s property industry.
It celebrates their long-lasting contributions and service to creating communities that are embraced by Queenslanders.
To be eligible for the UDIA Queensland Women in Leadership Award for Excellence applicants must:
- Be employed by a current member of UDIA (in the relevant state) (Includes company membership)
- Be based in Queensland and be available for an interview
- Have a minimum of ten years’ experience in the development industry or an associated industry (predominantly in Queensland).
Entrants can be nominated by their organisation, a third party, or be self-nominated.
3. Diversity in Development
The Diversity in Development Award recognises an organisation that is exemplary in promoting and fostering diversity in the workplace.
To be eligible for the UDIA Queensland Diversity in Development Award applicants must:
- Be a current member of UDIA (in the relevant state) (includes company membership)
- Have a minimum of five years’ continual operation in the property industry or an associated industry (predominantly in Australia).
Entrants can be nominated by their organisation, a third party, or be self-nominated.
4. Affordable Housing
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Demonstrate initial affordability of the product, as well as the incorporation of ‘whole of life’ sustainable elements that provide for affordability in the ongoing running costs.
5. Residential Subdivision
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Have established a satisfactory relationship with nearby facilities to meet the needs of residents and users
- Not include a comprehensive range of facilities within the development itself.
Stages of masterplanned developments are not eligible to be entered in this category.
6. Masterplanned Communities
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Have a coherent design with a relevant range of facilities within the development; whether predominately residential, civic, recreational, entertainment, tourist, commercial or industrial, or a combination of any of these primary uses
- Be developed to the stage where tangible benefits of a ‘masterplanned’ approach can be demonstrated
- Must be large enough to generate a sense of community (as the size of the project is not defined).
7. Sustainability
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and be at practical completion.
8. Seniors’ Living
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer.
Entries are not limited to residential projects and may include aged care.
9. Urban Renewal
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Demonstrate revitalisation and appropriate use of land and/or buildings in established suburbs or inner city areas
- Can either retain some existing built elements on a site or be inserted into an existing built environment.
10. Medium Density
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Have a dwelling density of a minimum of 30 dwellings per hectare
- Be between three and five storeys in height (excluding basements and rooftops).
11. Social and Community Infrastructure
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a local government, or State Government agency. Developers are eligible to enter if their entry is a public realm project and allows for general community use and demonstrated leadership and innovation in delivering services and/or social infrastructure developments, such as civic/community buildings, schools, and hospitals.
Parks and open space facilities are not applicable for this category, however are able to be entered in to 19. Parks and Recreation category
An individual residential development alone, is not eligible for this category.
12. Marketing
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer.
13. Design
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer or an architect and:
- Be predominantly residential (i.e. small lot housing, villas, town houses, terrace homes, row housing, apartment buildings).
14. Boutique Development
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Be three storeys or less in height
- Consist only of townhouses, terraces or similar product.
15. Apartments (High-Rise)
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Be 11 storeys or greater in height (excluding basements and rooftops).
16. Apartments (Mid-Rise)
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a developer and:
- Be between six and ten storeys in height inclusive (excluding basements and rooftops).
17. Retail, Commercial, and Industrial
Projects eligible for this Award must be submitted by a developer and:
- May be of any size
- Must include retail, commercial or industrial facilities, or any mix thereof
- May include malls, shopping, public spaces and/ or buildings, education or health.
18. Community Engagement
Entries must be submitted by a developer, a local government or State government agency.
Entries must pertain to a specific development project or plan (e.g. planning scheme, neighbourhood plan etc.).
19. Parks and Recreation
Projects eligible for this award can be entered by a developer (including local or state government) or consultant to the property industry.
All public open spaces, playgrounds, and parks are eligible to enter, as long as they are freely accessible to all.
Only one submission will be accepted per project.
Consultant entrants will also be required to upload written consent from the developer of the project that is the subject of the submission.
20. Construction
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a licensed builder and:
- Must be submitted by the licensed builder for the project entered into the award
- Must be a building of more than three storeys and include at least one or more of the following uses:
- Residential
- Retail and/or
- Commercial.
Entrants will also be required to upload written consent from the developer of the project that is the subject of the submission.
21. Consultants’
Projects eligible for this award must be submitted by a consultant and:
- Demonstrate the application of innovative and problem-solving practices and initiatives
- Should be project specific
- Must be eligible to enter an award category
Entrants will also be required to upload written consent from the developer of the project that is the subject of the submission.
22. Innovation
Entries into the Innovation Awards are limited to technologies, projects or initiatives which are not eligible for any other category.
Types of projects that may be entered include school/community group projects, public art, IT solutions for the property industry, or any outstanding project that has significantly contributed to the industry and the community.
Projects eligible for this award can be entered by a developer or consultant to the development industry but must not be eligible to enter any other categories.
Consultant entrants will also be required to upload written consent from the developer of the project that is the subject of the submission.
23. Regional Project of the Year Award
Project eligibility:
- Must be entered into at least one category
- Must be entered into Award categories 4-22
- Must be located outside the Local Government Areas of:
Brisbane City Council
Logan City Council
Redland City Council
Ipswich City Council
Gold Coast City Council
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Noosa Shire Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council.
24. Project of the Year Award
This Award is chosen from winners in categories 4 to 16 and is deemed ‘the best of the best’ across these categories. This coveted Award recognises a project that changes the way we think about development.