Media Release - 10 September 2019
The winners of the 2019 Cumberland Local Heritage Awards were announced at a ceremony tonight in Merrylands.
“Our Heritage Program, which includes these awards is just one way Council is preserving and celebrating the history of our community. It gives us an opportunity to honour our local history and the importance of maintaining our heritage sites,” Mayor Greg Cummings said.
“This year we’ve had an impressive array of entries, particularly for our children’s heritage awards which featured written entries and artworks celebrating Cumberland’s cultural diversity.
“Congratulations to all the recipients and entrants for your efforts in supporting and promoting heritage in Cumberland.”
The 2019 winners of the six categories are:
Best Maintained Heritage Property
This category recognises the work of property owners to maintain and enhance the appearance of a heritage property.
Winner: Baby Health Care Centre, 10-15 Military Road, Merrylands
Restoration and Development (Including Adaptive Reuse)
This category recognises the restoration or adaptive reuse works that have significantly enhanced the character and charm of a heritage property.
Winner: Baby Health Care Centre, 10-15 Military Road, Merrylands
HistoResearch: researching our local history
This category is open to young adults of 14 years and over, as well as adults and organisations. Applicants research an item or person or event or place of local history, and reflect on the 2019 National Trust Heritage Festival theme of ‘Connecting People, Places and the Past.’
Winner: Holroyd Local History Research
Keeper of the Stone (Children’s Heritage Award)
The Keeper of the Stone activity involved a colouring in stencil that celebrates Cumberland’s cultural diversity. The winner of the competition is titled ‘Keeper of the Stone’ and is given the Heritage Stone to take care of for the next year.
Division 1 (Kindergarten to Year 2)
- Winner: Ezel Hirlakoglu, Kindergarten, Amity College
- Highly Commended: Emily Ramirez, Grade 2, St Peter Chanel Primary School
- Highly Commended: Tasneem Soueid, Grade 1, Amity College
- Highly Commended: Daniel Broz, Grade 2, St Peter Chanel Primary School
Division 2: (Year 3 and Year 4)
- Winner: Aleia Jaure, Grade 3, Sacred Heart Primary School (Keeper of the Stone)
- Highly Commended: Nasslei Dimla, Grade 3, Sacred Heart Primary School
- Highly Commended: Mena Nebhan, Grade 4, Amity College
- Highly Commended: Haidar Muhammad, Grade 4, Amity College
Writing Competition
Students in grades 5 and 6 were invited to reflect on the theme ‘Connecting People, Places and the Past’ for this year’s writing competition.
- Winner: Rahed Nasseri, Grade 5, Amity College
- Highly Commended: Mohammed Elmourad, Grade 6, Amity College
Artwork Competition
Students were invited to reflect on the theme ‘Connecting People, Places and the Past’ for this year’s Artwork Competition and make a group entry.
Division 1 (Kindergarten to Year 6)
Winners:
- Tuhi Kabir, Kindergarten, Westmead Christian Grammar School
- Michael Chrysanthou, Kindergarten, Westmead Christian Grammar School
- Rishik Apparla, Kindergarten, Westmead Christian Grammar School
- Janelle Adejoi Yeboah, Kindergarten, Westmead Christian Grammar School
The Cumberland Local Heritage Awards were established in 2017 after the amalgamation of the three former Councils of Auburn, Holroyd and (part of) Parramatta.
The Awards were hosted by Cumberland Council. The judging of the entries was undertaken by the Cumberland Heritage Committee.
Photo credit: Damian Shaw.
