Ports North and Converge Heritage + Community were recognised for the adaptive reuse of the Queensland heritage-listed No. 3 Wharf Shed to the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal at the National Trust of Queensland Bendigo Bank Heritage Awards held in Brisbane on Thursday 25 August. 

The Heritage Awards recognise the exceptional cultural heritage projects undertaken throughout Queensland and have been held annually for over thirty years.

The Cleveland Lighthouse is particularly rare as it is one of the few remaining hexagonal lighthouses that remain extant in Queensland. It is also a widely-recognised landmark.

In 2009, the lighthouse was in a severe state of disrepair. Redland City Council commissioned Converge Heritage + Community to develop a detailed emergency works and conservation program for the lighthouse.

Over the last three years, local governments have initiated local heritage studies to meet their obligation under the QHA. 

In most cases, the studies are part of the wider consolidated planning scheme process required following the amalgamation of local governments in Queensland in 2008.  Converge Heritage + Community has completed two local heritage studies for regional councils.

The Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal project focused on the adaptive reuse of No. 3 Wharf Shed for the terminal.

Converge Heritage + Community worked closely with the Project team, which included architects, engineers and a material conservation expert, to deliver a functional terminal that met current building and cyclonic standards while conserving and interpreting the heritage values of the shed and the broader wharf complex to best-practice standards.