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TUD Awards Winner: Excellence in Industry Leadership

The fourth annual The Urban Developer Awards, in association with Trilogy Funds, recognises standout property industry performers from across Australasia.

The awards program is delivered digitally, replacing the previously-held black-tie gala dinner with our virtual celebration of content.

Today, we celebrate Excellence in Industry Leadership, proudly presented by Cottee Parker.

This award recognises initiatives that demonstrates industry leadership in the pursuit of workplace diversity, environmental responsibility, philanthropic contribution or public policy.

The finalists for Excellence in Industry Leadership are:

The Scape Group
Scape
Astina Care
Astina Group
Sunshine Coast Design
Sunshine Coast Council
Castlerock Property
Castlerock Property
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PDS Group
Pro-invest's "Green" Hotel Fund II
Pro-invest Group

And the winner is...

Watch the video to listen to a Q&A with the winner.

About this project

Castlerock Property won the tender to build the $30-million, three-storey GovHub in Morwell in the LaTrobe Valley in Victoria, providing much-needed jobs and a communal hub in the region, which had just lost 750 jobs with the closure of the Hazelwood mine.

The company engaged extensively with the LaTrobe Valley community and traditional owners, and opted to use locally resourced materials and labour—creating 500 jobs, boosting local industry and providing exhibition spaces for local Koori artists and students.

The state government’s lease of 15 years will make Morwell a government hub and bring $15 million each year into the La Trobe Valley.

Project details

GovHub now boasts the largest light gauge steel façade module in the world, an achievement that was recognised when the project won the Victorian-Tasmanian Steel Clad Structure award in 2020.
The building has a unique modular façade design consisting of 18 prefabricated façade modules (each weighing four tonnes, 14.5m in height, 8m in width, and 2.2km worth of steel).
The project committed to using local tradespeople and suppliers where possible, with a 75 per cent target. At the conclusion of the project, 82 per cent of tradespeople and suppliers employed were LaTrobe Valley locals.