The restoration of Civic’s Sydney and Melbourne Buildings facades is among the winners of the 2026 National Trust ACT Heritage Awards, which attracted a record number of entries.

Heritage Minister Chris Steel announced the winners at a ceremony at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra on Thursday.

The City Renewal Authority and Philip Leeson Architects won the public and commercial built heritage category for the Sydney and Melbourne Buildings Façade Revitalisation Program.

Josh Mulford Architects won the residential category for Barton Kitchen Garden Room, while Namadgi National Park and Navin Officer Heritage Consultants received the First Nations Heritage award for visitor facilities at the Yankee Hat Aboriginal Rock Art Site.

Other winners included Canberra Museum and Gallery for its Taglietti: Life in Design exhibition, Woden Town parkrun for celebrating the Callam Offices, and Woden Contractors and the National Capital Authority for the National Rose Garden Stormwater Upgrade.

The Woodlands and Wetlands Trust won for its Mulligans Flat Geoheritage Trail, while Roberts Macklin and Dr John Gray were recognised for The Man Who Planted Canberra: Charles Weston and His Three Million Trees.

The Dickson Residents Group won the local community projects category for its Dickson Shops 60th anniversary celebration.

The National Trust also presented two council awards, recognising the Minders of Tuggeranong Homestead for outstanding advocacy and Antoinette Buchanan for lifetime achievement.

National Trust ACT president Linda Roberts says this year’s awards attracted the highest number of entries in their history, recognising projects ranging from community advocacy to major building conservation works.

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