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Showcasing your winning designs and builds

Victoria Kitchen & Bathroom Awards

HIA Kitchen & Bathroom Awards recognise excellence in the construction and quality of workmanship, installation and design of kitchens and bathrooms.

The Awards acknowledge the talents of manufacturers, designers and installers to plan safe, functional and personalised spaces which incorporate quality, innovation and aesthetically pleasing solutions.

Judging

Judging of entries will take place on-site from June to August. HIA Staff will contact each entrant to provide a judging date and time. A representative must meet the judges onsite. It is the responsibility of the entrant to provide details of the inspections to the home owner.

The onsite representative must be the builder or project manager responsible for the project. The judges’ decisions are final, and correspondence will not be entered into. Judges reserve the right to reclassify entries.

Award categories

2025 winners

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Bathroom of the Year

Winner: Grollo Homes

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Kitchen of the Year

Winner: Studio Minosa and Panache Kitchens

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2026 Victorian Award winner's pathway
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Winners in these categories compete for the Victorian Home of the Year award, and also progress to the Australian Housing Awards as finalists

  • Apartment of the Year
  • Custom Built Home of the Year
  • Display Home of the Year
  • Project Home of the Year
  • Renovation/Addition Project of the Year
  • Spec Home of the Year
  • Townhouse of the Year     

Winners in these categories progress to the Australian Housing Awards as finalists

  • Apartment Complex of the Year     
  • Apprentice of the Year
  • Bathroom Design
  • Bathroom of the Year
  • Emerging Builder
  • Kitchen Design
  • Kitchen of the Year
  • Outdoor Project
  • Professional Small Builder
  • Professional Medium Builder
  • Professional Large Builder
  • Professional Major Builder
  • Residential Design
  • Specialised Housing
  • Townhouse Development of the Year
*Subcategory winners become finalists in their relevant major category with only winners of the major category progressing.

Winners in these categories are recognised locally, but do not progress to the Australian Housing Awards

  • Affordable Housing
  • Building Supplier/Service Provider
  • Laundry
  • Modular and Prefabricated Housing
  • Outdoor Kitchen
  • Residential Interior Design
  • Small Commercial Project 
GreenSmart

Winner of the below category progresses to the Australian GreenSmart Awards as a finalist

  • GreenSmart Sustainable Home

Competition area by postcode

Entries are submitted into the regional awards based on the geographical location of each project:

Victoria entries
3000, 3002-3006, 3008, 3010-3016, 3018-3116, 3121-3207, 3335-3338, 3427-3430, 3750-3757, 3759-3761, 3763, 3765-3767, 3770-3775, 3785-3789, 3791-3796, 3800-3809, 3910-3911, 3975-3978

HIA Awards Winners Progression

Winners in the below categories at the Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards move forward to compete at a national level at the HIA Australian Housing Awards partnered by CSR.

  • Apartment Complex
  • Apartment of the Year
  • Apprentice
  • Bathroom Design
  • Bathroom of the Year
  • Custom Built Home
  • Display Home
  • Emerging Builder
  • Kitchen Design
  • Kitchen of the Year
  • Outdoor Project
  • Project Home
  • Renovation / Addition Project
  • Residential Design
  • Spec Home
  • Specialised Housing
  • Start-up Business
  • Townhouse Development
  • Townhouse of the Year
  • Professional Major Builder
  • Professional Medium Builder / Renovator
  • Professional Small Builder / Renovator

 

HIA Australian Housing Awards