Award Year: 2023

The National Finalists showcase the excellent work of parks and leisure professionals who deliver enormous benefit to our communities. Finalists have been announced at events held across the country and national winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards of Excellence Gala dinner on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 in the magnificent William Magarey Room of Adelaide Oval

Cringila Hills Recreation Park has become one of Wollongong’s premier parks, catering for a variety of age groups, abilities and interests. After extensive planning and engagement with local communities, the […]

Westerfield Drive Sensory Playspace, Notting Hill delivers a new sensory playspace in Notting Hill for children of all abilities (and their families/carers) to enjoy in an area of Monash that […]

Yingkapayi Park is located in the remote town of Leonora, Western Australia. It is an inclusive play space, welcoming all members of and visitors to the Leonora community, no matter […]

Fingal Foreshore Park Upgrade, Fingal Head. Fingal Foreshore Park is the partnership and collaboration over many years with the residents of Fingal Head. Through extensive community consultation and storytelling with […]

Guide Park Regional Playspace. Guide Park is a nature based intergenerational playspace like no other. A homage to the Bass Coast landscape this intricate design sits underneath an avenue of […]

Thorndon Park Playspace.Thorndon Park Reserve in Paradise is recognized as the major regional destination for residents, ratepayers and visitors to the City of Campbelltown. As one of Council’s key regional […]

Koolambidi Woola. The redevelopment of an underutilised CBD reserve into a well-designed youth precinct catering for a diverse range of recreation activities. The precinct includes skateboarding and parkour facilities, a […]

Peninsula Playground, Broadwater Parklands. The vision for the Peninsula Playground is centred on the unique setting, delivering a multi-faceted, deeply layered design outcome which is drawn from the unique Broadwater […]

Livvi’s Place at Goorimahbah – Place of Stories. Tweed’s new regional inclusive playspace is for children of all ages, abilities and cultures. The playspace puts inclusion and cultural connection at […]

The Intergenerational Parks for Active Communities: Design Guide includes evidence-based recommendations and design ideas to provide designers and community decision-makers with creative and meaningful ways to entice people to parks, […]