CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2021 NATIONAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
- National Award Winner
- Strategic & Master Planning Award
Waverley Inclusive Play Space Study
Waverley Council’s Inclusive Play Space Study provides a blueprint to direct the future provision, planning, design and development of public inclusive play spaces across the Waverley LGA.
- National Award Winner
- Research Award
A Better Approach to Providing Urban Greenspace
Empirically-led PhD research examining approaches to urban greenspace provision – specifically parks. Comparative case studies of two fast-growing, mid-sized cities in Australia and Canada reveal insider perspectives and inform seven
- National Award Winner
- Playspace Award (>$0.5M)
Koolangka Koolangka Waabiny Playground
The new playground at Wellington Square welcomes everyone to come together to socialise and play; it will enable people of all ages, abilities (both physical and cognitive) and cultural backgrounds
- National Award Winner
- Playspace Award (<$0.5M)
St Peters Fences
St Peters Fences is a public art playground that recreates the front fences of houses demolished in the St Peters, NSW area due to the infrastructure expansion. The 24 leaning
- National Award Winner
- Park of the Year Award
Livvi’s Place at Edgebrook
Variety Livvi’s Place at Edgebrook showcases an innovative model of designing with empathy and story through play for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It features sensory-rich play installations, designed
- National Award Winner
- Major Event of the Year Award
St Kilda Film Festival 2020
St Kilda Film Festival is Australia’s largest and longest-running short film festival. The Festival is an Academy Awards qualifying event, showcasing Australia’s emerging cinema. In 2020 the festival was transformed
- National Award Winner
- Community Facility of the Year
The Shed at Conyngham Street
The Conyngham Street depot redevelopment is an innovative City of Burnside master planning project that transformed an unsightly and underutilised council storage depot into a unique, multi-purpose community hub. With
- National Award Winner
- Community Based Initiative of the Year Award
YMCA Skate Ambassadors X Skate Melbourne
The Skate Ambassadors program role models a positive, inclusive and safe skating culture. Designed to have lasting impact, profile the sport and advocate for the future of Melbourne’s skating community,
- National Award Winner
- Best Use of Technology Award
Putting Sport & Local Government on the Same Page
Through a collaboration between ActiveXchange and the Office of Sport, the SportsEye Network unlocks the potential of data from 30 sports, so they can evidence growth potential and community impact
- National Award Winner
- Best Regional/Rural Industry Contribution Award
Telopea Park RFS Fire Truck Memorial Playground
This project celebrates the spirit of a rural community through the successful delivery of a lasting legacy in honour of two volunteer firefighters through a unique RFS Fire Truck Memorial
- National Award Winner
- David Aldous Young Professional of the Year Award
Hsar Ju
Hsar is an inspirational Community Ranger dedicated to connecting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities to nature. Born in a refugee camp on the Thai Burma border he is Parks Victoria’s
- National Award Winner
- Frank Stewart Distinguished Service Award
Nick Cox
Nick has been a long-term, active supporter of Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA), and more broadly to other organisations that promote and support the parks, leisure and community sport sectors.