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2021
Industry Awards From our Head Judge... Anthony Scott
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Over the last couple of years, it’s needless to say, that life in general has been very different. We have had to learn to go without and to adapt, both in our personal and professional lives. Getting back to some kind of sense of ‘normal’ is what most of us have hankered for. Whilst we might have been adapting and doing things a little differently this year, it was such a great feeling to have the LVML Awards program back up With lockdowns and restrictions to navigate this year, it meant that the judging process would need to adapt. Even with some of the complexities and running, despite the required virtual delivery! that were in front of us, the one thing that stood out for me above all The 2021 Victorian Landscape Awards have yet again showcased was just how dedicated each and every judge is in ensuring the diligent some of the extraordinary talent our fellow members are doing out in processes established are carried out, and that the high standard, that the field. The judges saw amazing displays of design, construction, and has been set over many years, is maintained. maintenance across both our commercial and domestic categories. It also reinforced just how thorough the judging criteria is for each The Apprentice of The Year, Rising Star and our new category The category, which I really think is something we should be proud of as an Nick Van Diemen award also attracted some fantastic entries. industry. These Awards of Excellence are the benchmark that define who takes home the top prizes across each category, and with a record number of I would like to take the opportunity to thank Landscaping Victoria Master incredible entries received this year we rely heavily on the expertise our Landscapers for making the awards possible again and in particular, Megan Flower, for the power of work that she does each year to make the small army of judges bring to the table. execution of a complex program like this look so effortless. To all of those As with every year I have been involved in the awards, I have not only that came away with a win or a commendation this year, congratulations been humbled by the amazing work our members are doing but also on a job well done; to all our entrants, good on you for participating and I equally delighted by the commitment, passion, and professionalism of hope you got a lot out of the experience; and to our judges and the Board our judges. and Staff of LVML, thanks for putting on another ripper!
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Judging done ....virtually
With one Judges Representative on site as the 'eyes', the category Judges were able to review all aspects of the entry, virtually.
Our sincere thank you to all our judges: Anthony Scott (Head Judge), Alistair Kirkpatrick, Andrew Smith, Benjamin Warner, Brent Reid, Brian Rankin, Bruce Winstanley, Chris Brenchley, Dave Pierre-Humbert, Don Thomson, Doug Lord, Drew Triantafillou, Graham Bradtke, Ian Barker, Kate Bryce, Marcus Thomas, Marty Semken, Micah Venturini, Mike Jansz, Nic van Diemen, Paul Trotter, Rod Hanley, Ros McCully, Sally Tulloch, Scott Tymkin, Scott Wynd, Shane Jones, Terry Meehan
