The Newspaper Works announced the winners in the PANPA 2015 Newspaper of the Year Awards at a gala event held at Sydney’s Hilton Hotel on Friday night.
More than 400 guests gathered to learn which of more than 700 entries won their categories.
Several of the major winners came from outside Australia while the big local winners included wins again for The Weekend Australian and The Newcastle Herald.
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Daily Newspaper of the Year
Community The Gympie Times – APN News & Media
Regional Newcastle Herald – Fairfax Media
National/Metropolitan The New Zealand Herald – NZME.
Weekend Newspaper of the Year (OPEN)
The Weekend Australian – News Corp Australia
Non-daily Newspaper of the Year
Community The City – Messenger Newspapers
Regional Queensland Country Life – Fairfax Media
PHOTOGRAPHY
Portrait
Community Dean Finlay – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
Regional Beauty Redefined – Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury
National/Metropolitan Adam Houda – Nicolas Walker, Good Weekend Magazine, Fairfax Media
Features and Lifestyle
Community The Giants – Andrew Ritchie, Western Suburbs Weekly, Community Newspaper Group
Regional Fields Of Fire – Adam Hourigan, Daily Examiner
National/Metropolitan Legends of the Small Screen – David Caird, News Corp Australia (Sunday Herald Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mail)
Sport
Community Jessica Whiting – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
Regional Dive – Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post
National/Metropolitan Blue Water Classic – Sydney Hobart Race 2014 – Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph
News
Community Dramatic Water Rescue – Simon Maude, North Shore Times, New Zealand
Regional How do you tell him? – Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast Bulletin
National/Metropolitan (TIE) Dramatic Water Rescue – Simon Maude, stuff.co.nz Sydney’s Sea of Love – Toby Zerna, Courier-Mail and dailytelegraph.com.au
ENVIRONMENT (OPEN) 1-Degree’s Recycling Expo – News Corp Australia
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
Single-width
Community Sharp Daily (Taiwan) – Apple Daily Publications
Regional Herdsman Print Centre – Harvey-Waroona Reporter, West Australian Newspapers
National/Metropolitan Apple Daily (Hong Kong) – Apple Daily Publications
Double-width
Community Frankston Times – Border Mail Print Centre, Albury, Fairfax Media
Regional Illawarra Mercury – Canberra Print & Distribution Centre, Fairfax Media
National/Metropolitan South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Pre-print or Supplement (OPEN)
Lifestyles of the 50+ – Tamworth Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Print Centre of the Year (OPEN)
Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
DIGITAL
Best Mobile Site/App (OPEN)
The Age iPad App – The Age
Best Niche / Specialty App or Microsite (OPEN)
#SnapSydney – NewsLocal, News Corp Australia
Innovation of the Year (OPEN)
Story of Gallipoli – The Age, Fairfax Media
News Site of the Year
Community The Maitland Mercury (www.maitlandmercury.com.au)
Regional Newcastle Herald (www.herald.com.au)
National/Metropolitan The Advertiser, Adelaide (www.advertiser.com.au)
HEGARTY INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Best Young Executive Under 35
Jared Savage – The New Zealand Herald, NZME.