Oly Homes wins Queensland Master Builders award for Thursday Island prefab project

Modular construction company Oly Homes has won at the 2025 Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards in the Prefabricated and Modular Housing category for its Thursday Island project, with eight homes built at its Sunshine Coast factory before being delivered and installed over 1,700 kilometres away.

According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, the award showed how modular construction “can deliver high-quality, architecturally designed homes in remote and challenging locations” while also being cost-effective.

Steven Nousala, the company’s General Manager, said the award is one of the state’s highest industry honours and follows an award win at the regional level for the category earlier in the year.

“Our team faced significant logistical challenges, including limited infrastructure, unpredictable weather, and constrained transport access, despite this, all of the homes were delivered on time to deliver much needed housing for the local community,” said Nousala.  

“Each home was carefully designed for the local Thursday Island climate using passive design principles to improve ventilation and energy efficiency. We also constructed two fully accessible units in order to meet the needs of residents with disabilities or mobility impairments.”

The 2025 Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards were held last Saturday at The Star Gold Coast.

The night before, Oly Homes won awards in the Steel Frame project and Modular and Prefabricated Housing category for the project at a HIA Cairns ceremony.

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