2007 Laurel Award Winners
The HMAA Laurel Awards are held bi-annually
WINNERS OF THE 2007 LAUREL AWARDS
The winners of the 2007 Laurel Awards were announced at the Awards Dinner held in Adelaide on Thursday 11th October 2007.
- HMAA Paper Laurel (journalism)
Outstanding achievement in communicating through print media (magazine or newspaper).
WINNER - Catherine Stewart for "The Death of the Mixed Shrubbery"
- HMAA Paper Laurel (publication)
Three entries were short-listed but the judges were unable to determine an outright winner. No Laurel awarded.
- HMAA Book Laurel
Original book by an Australian or New Zealand writer published between 1 August 2004 and 30 June 2007.
WINNER - Penny Woodward and Pam Vardy for Community Gardens
- HMAA Image Laurel
Outstanding achievement in communicating through visual means (photography/ illustration/ camera work), judged on a single image or series of images or segments.
WINNERS - Jane Davenport for The Garden Guardians and Lorna Rose for Small by Design
- HMAA Information Technology (IT) Laurel
Outstanding achievement in digital communication (website or CD-ROM).
WINNER - Gardening Australia for ABC TV ON Line
- HMAA Radio Laurel
Outstanding achievement in communicating through a radio programme, segment or series; no outright winner, so no Laurel awarded
- HMAA Television Laurel
Outstanding achievement in communicating through a television programme, segment or series.
WINNER - Josh Byrne for Permaculture and Organic Gardening. ABC TV.
- HMAA Educational Laurel
Outstanding achievement in communicating specific horticultural education (writer, broadcaster, publisher or educator).
WINNERS - Susan Burns and Miffy Gilbert for Horticolour Foundation Plantdeck
- HMAA Hall of Fame Silver Laurel
Hall of Fame Award for longstanding contribution to communicating and encouraging a love of gardening to the public.
WINNER - Michael Keelan
- HMAA Hall of Fame Silver Laurel
Hall of Fame Award for longstanding contribution to communicating and encouraging a love of gardening to the public.
WINNER - Don Burke
- HMAA Gold Laurel
Most outstanding communicator of the last two years
WINNER - Gardening Australia for ABC TV Online
ANITA BOUCHER YOUNG ACHIEVER'S AWARD - 2007 WINNER- Linda Ross