Bondi Pavilion, Glenn Murcutt’s water tank win in National Trust Heritage Awards

The restoration of Sydney's Bondi Pavilion and the transformation of a rusty 1901 water tank into a "sound chapel" are among the 17 winners of the 2023 National Trust Heritage Awards.

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects received the Judges' Choice Award for the Bondi Pavilion restoration, described as "an incredible project that has completely revived this iconic building."

The winner of the Adaptive Re-use category is Cobar Sound Chapel, a permanent sound art installation in Cobar, New South Wales created by composer and sound artist Georges Lentz in collaboration with Glenn Murcutt.

Other winners include a gleaming six-metre-high sculpture by Aboriginal artist Judy Watson and a restored Art Deco Greek café in Gundagai.

The winner in the Advocacy category is the Millers Point Community Resident Action Group, whose "Don't Block The Rocks" campaign sought to protect The Rocks from "developers' greed" just as Jack Mundey and the Green Bans did in the 1970s.

"Congratulations to this year's 17 winners and thank you to all of those who entered the awards," said National Trust (NSW) CEO Debbie Mills.

"We saw a huge range of projects, and judges were truly impressed by the dedication and imagination that has gone into preserving special places for everyone."