VIC/TAS Awards Submissions 2025

Monash City Council

Development of the Glen Waverley Sports Hub, a unique regional multi-sport facility catering for golf and tennis, home of the Monash Tennis Centre (18 tennis courts including 2 show courts) and the Glen Waverley Golf Course (18-holes). Other facilities include double storey multi-use pavilion with pro-shop and café, expanded car parking and supporting infrastructure including tennis hit up wall, putting green, golf practice cages, barbecue area, table tennis table, golf buggy storage, tournament office, and upstairs viewing decks.

Frankston City Council

The Frankston Play Strategy and Let’s Play Implementation brings our community together with engaging, accessible and inclusive experiences. The play needs of our community are diverse with access to play profoundly impacting on mental and physical health and wellbeing. The Strategy celebrates the importance of play, supports advocacy and balances investment to address provision, equity and quality shortfalls. It sets a new integrated landscape approach for Council in the planning, design and delivery responding to our community’s diverse play needs.

Frankston City Council

Jubilee Park Stadium is more than a premier multi-sports complex. It's the culmination of a shared vision, passion and strong collaboration across government and sports groups to create a sporting and community hub for the south-east. Featuring six courts — including a show court with capacity to seat 1,000 people — as well cricket/multi-purpose training facilities, occasional childcare, modern cafe, event rooms and female-friendly facilities, the stadium replaced a two-court netball facility that had been well and truly outgrown.

City of Melbourne

The Bedford Street Pocket Park project provided new open space and greening for the North Melbourne community by converting roads and car parking surrounding Bedford Street Reserve to lawns, garden beds, tree planting, picnic and recreational areas, and a playground. The project expanded two existing reserves in proximity, Bedford Street Reserve and Courtney Street Reserve, created a new linear open space in Bedford Street, extended an existing median in Courtney Street and provided new street greening.

Yarra Ranges Shire Council

Chirnside Urban Park is a multi-functional space featuring innovative design elements inspired by the theme of flight. Central to the park are hot air balloon structures, honoring the Yarra Valley’s ballooning heritage, and symbolizing a sense of wonder and exploration. The park’s design integrates Indigenous cultural symbolism, such as the Wangim (boomerang) pathways, and artistic depictions of animals like Belliyung the bat and Gawa the echidna, representing flight. These elements, alongside native plantings and accessible play spaces, promote inclusivity and connection.

Yarra Ranges Shire Council

The Belgrave South Recreation Reserve project enhances safety, accessibility, and inclusivity, with a focus on women, girls, youth, families, and individuals with disabilities. Using local student engagement and crime data, the design prioritizes safety through providing a recreation space for all. Gender and inclusivity consultations, including a Gender Equity Walk and Youth involvement, ensured the space caters to diverse needs. Accessible paths and Indigenous artwork complete the welcoming, multi-use space for all community members.

Tract

OneMap

The Climate Resilience Index is an innovative publicly available interactive mapping tool that evaluates the capacity of Melbourne’s neighbourhoods to effectively address climate change. Complex multi-layered data is synthesised to reveal the performance of urban environments against key determinants of sustainable living. The innovative custom-built UI in the form of an interactive map adopts a unique and ingenious approach to information communication supported by a clear graphic language. The tool is optimised for desktop, mobile and colourblind users. climateresilienceindex.onemap.com.au

Darebin City Council

Get Active in Darebin is one of Victoria's largest free exercise programs that offer a variety of recreational and sport activities to support local residents of Darebin to improve their health and well-being. The program includes diverse range to suit all ages and abilities to create a welcoming and inclusive program for all.

Central Coast Council

The Torbuk Park Sensory Garden is Tasmania’s first public healing space, designed for mental well-being, accessibility, and sustainability, transforming a former pond into a thriving, inclusive sanctuary for all.

Darebin City Council

Clublinks Management Pty Ltd

The Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre, which reopened in November 2023, offers state-of-the-art aquatic facilities, including a 50-metrer pool, leisure and therapy pools, plus a fully equipped gym and group fitness spaces. Designed with sustainability and accessibility in mind, the centre also provides programs for all ages and abilities, making it a vibrant community hub. Over time, the project will enhance local health, fitness, and social connection, contributing to Darebin’s long-term wellbeing and development.

KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL

The Mordi Aquatic Centre is Kingston City Council’s largest community infrastructure project, delivering a $80 million state-of-the-art aquatic and fitness facility designed for all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.The integrative space is environmentally sustainable, supports health, wellbeing, and social inclusion while aligning with national, state, and local priorities. Shaped by extensive community consultation, the project received overwhelming public support, ensuring it meets the diverse needs of Kingston’s residents for generations to come.

Jeavons Landscape Architects

City of Port Phillip

The Gasworks Arts Park Playspace features unique, custom-designed play structures inspired by important industrial heritage, seamlessly blending into the site's arts fabric and bushland. The collaborative design process addressed the needs of invested stakeholder groups and physical constraints with innovative solutions, transforming challenges into positive outcomes without severely altering site conditions. The design sets an exemplary standard for future local playspaces, providing value for money, custom, and inclusive play. It accommodates users of all ages, genders and abilities.

Jeavons Landscape Architects

City of Boroondara

Formium

The new Hays Paddock Playspace replaces a beloved community space, integrating the original character with new inclusive design features, additional amenities and new challenges. Maintaining its rustic timber character, and collaborating with traditional landowners, the revitalized playground offers improved inclusive play and experiences. The design retains existing trees, reuses site materials, and incorporates diverse sensory play and communication panels. This project sets a new standard for inclusive nature-based play areas while preserving the spirit of its much-loved predecessor.

Golf Australia

Whitehorse City Council

The Morack Public Golf redevelopment is a transformative project that delivers a modern, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable golf facility for the Whitehorse community. Led by Whitehorse City Council, and working closely with Swing Factory the redevelopment enhances the golfing experience, broadens community access, and ensures long-term social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Merri-bek City Council

Delivery of the Fawkner Leisure Centre Redevelopment was both within budget and on time. Has truly meet the expectations and objectives of the project and the community, resulting in a more accessible, and environmentally friendly centre. Which provides for increased options for all ages and abilities to participate in a healthy, active and more connected lifestyle.

Swinburne University of Technology

RMIT University

The Activating Social Connection project aims to fill gaps in evidence, resources and guidance for local social connection activation. Based on research evidence, our project is committed to developing practical resources and guidance that are useable by community workers, planners and community members. The focus is to understand the complex mechanics of fostering positive social connections and to translate this into resources that help to activate change.

Tract

The Bell to Preston Level Crossing Removal Project transforms the community with a dynamic 2km linear park along the elevated rail corridor. More than just a park, it functions as a connector and community hub. It serves as a meeting place, a play space, an outdoor gym, an event lawn, an outdoor classroom, and a habitat corridor. Featuring new green spaces, active transport links, and public amenities, it enhances the urban landscape while honouring Wurundjeri heritage through storytelling, art, and ecological restoration, fostering a connected and inclusive community.

City of Casey

Clyde Recreation Reserve underwent a $21.5 million redevelopment to address the needs of its rapidly growing community. This project has expanded and modernized the facility and also garnered significant recognition for its excellence in community sports infrastructure. Project Overview Clyde Recreation Reserve was redeveloped to meet the increasing demands of local sporting clubs and residents. The comprehensive upgrade includes: • Sports Facilities: Three Australian Rules football/cricket ovals equipped with relocatable rugby union goalposts, two netball courts, eight tennis courts, and four

Lynxight

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