Council celebrates the 2026-27 Local Heritage Award Winners and Runners Up!

On 12 August 2026, Council held its annual 2026 Cumberland Local Heritage Awards Ceremony to celebrate and recognise award recipients with their commitment to Cumberland’s heritage.

The winners and runners-up of the 2026 Cumberland Local Heritage Awards were:

Category 1 – Best Maintained Heritage Property

This category showcases the Best Maintained Heritage Property.

• Bhim Prasad Paudel for the property at 22 Talbot Road, Guildford

Category 3 – HistoResearch: researching our local history

Category 3 celebrates those who expressed their interested in researching our local history in Cumberland.

Junior Division

• Winner – Sai Sraddha Shailesh for Gallipoli Mosque: A Place that Speaks a Thousand Words
• Runner Up – Salman Shawash for Holroyd Bricks Factory
• Runner Up – Ibrahim Mustafa Qureashi for Echoes of Gallipoli

Open Division

• Winner – Stephen Cummings for Wenty Voices – Wentworthville Now and Then
• Runner Up – Sai Sravan Shailesh for Whispers of Prospect Reservoir

Category 4 – Keeper of the Stone Colouring Competition

This category encourages children to learn about and engage with their local heritage through the Keeper of the Stone Children's Heritage Award colouring competition.

Division 1

• Winner – Aaria Pradhan
• Runner Up – Baani Kaur
• Runner Up – Dakshan Premnath
• Runner Up – Rannsher Singh

Division 2

• Winner – Rithika Sunnesh
• Runner Up – Viraj Kasangottu
• Runner Up – Fazeela Abdul
• Runner Up – Lakshanaa Ajith

Overall Winner of the Keeper of the Stone:

• Aaria Pradhan

Congratulations to all our winners and runners up this year.