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

City of Newcastle Community & Recreation

Newcastle Harbour Foreshore Masterplan. The Newcastle Harbour Foreshore Masterplan provides an overall vision for the Harbour foreshore that includes key moves and design strategies for the precinct to inform the […]

South Australia Department for Environment and Water

Creating Nilpena Ediacara National Park in the spectacular Flinders Ranges has been a unique endeavour conserving the world’s greatest fossil site for the dawn of animal life, with new and […]

South Burnett Regional Council, Otium Planning Group & Greenedge Design

The Kingaroy Memorial Park and WJ Lang Memorial Pool Master Plan, endorsed by Council in February 2023 provides a blueprint for the future development and redevelopment of the South Burnett’s […]

Wollongong City Council

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 […]

City of Monash

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 […]

Nature Play Solutions & Shire of Leonora

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 […]

Tweed Shire Council

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 […]

Bass Coast Shire Council

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 […]

Campbelltown City Council

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 […]

City of Bunbury & Playce P/L

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 […]