Our achievements

Melbourne Convention Centre bridge

At Major Projects Victoria, we have been delivering projects that achieve exceptional economic, social and environmental outcomes for the Victorian community for the past 21 years.  Below are some of our project's recent awards and achievements which we share with our delivery partners.

The Hepburn Springs Bathhouse refurbishment has been awarded:

  • the 2009 Australian Institute of Architects' (Victorian chapter) Public Architecture Award (Alterations and Additions category) as well as a Regional award
  • the 2009 Master Builders Excellence in Construction Awards Regional Builder of the Year was awarded to A.W Nicholson for their work on the bathhouse. The state award followed a win at the regional awards in the Best Commercial/Industrial Project (over $3 million). 

The Melbourne Convention Centre Development has received the following honours:

  • one of 272 building projects that have made it onto the 2009 shortlist for the world's biggest architecture contest - the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards.
  • an Investa Environmental Development Award and the prestigious President’s Award at the Australian Property Institute Excellence in Property Awards (Victoria)
  • a 2009 Green Supplier Gold Award which recognises environmental excellence and innovation within the international meetings industry
  • top honours at the 2009 Australian Property Institute Victorian Division’s Excellence in Property Awards, winning the Investa Environmental Development Award and the President’s Award
  • a 6-star green star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia for innovative environmental design
  • a State Government Victorian Industry Participation Policy award for using local suppliers
  • a Government Partnerships Excellence award from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
  • the prestigious Banksia Foundation Built Environment Award 2009 which recognises outstanding environmental features.

The Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) and MTC Theatre project has received the following honours:

  • named the best building in Australia at the 2009 Master Builders’ National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards,  the MRC and MTC Theatre project received two of the highest honours at the awards, National Commercial/Industrial Construction Award (over $100 million)and National Commercial Master Builder of the Year for the project builder, Bovis Lend Lease
  • the Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2009 National Architecture Awards
  • one of 272 building projects that have made it onto this year's shortlist for the world's biggest architecture contest - the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards
  • builder Bovis Lend Lease was awarded Master Builder of the Year at the Master Builders Association of Victoria’s 2009 Excellence in Construction Awards.  The project also won the Excellence in Construction award for buildings over $80 million
  • four of the highest honours at this year’s Victorian Architecture Awards including the 2009 Victorian Architecture Medal, the William Wardell Award for public architecture, the Marion Mahony Award for interior architecture and the Joseph Reed Award for urban design
  • top honours for a public building at the prestigious Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Gala Awards. The project won the Moore Stephens Award for Public Buildings from a shortlist of 22 public buildings
  • an Award for Excellence for Infrastructure (projects over $20 million) at the 2009 Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards.
  • two awards at the 2009 Dulux Colour Awards, winning the Commercial Interior and the Grand Prix categories.