City of Wanneroo
Riverlinks Park All-Abilities Playground is one of Perth’s newest & largest play spaces, designed for children of all abilities. Spanning six unique environments, it offers a variety of play opportunities, sensory play, quiet areas, and a bike track. It integrates learning with play, about Perth’s water cycle and conservation. It also prioritizes accessibility, safety, and sustainability, featuring rest areas, clear sightlines, and waterwise plants. With over a hundred new trees enhancing the space, Riverlinks is a welcoming, educational, and eco-friendly destination for families across Perth.
City of Swan
Advanteering Civil Engineers
Weitj Park is a $7.07M intergenerational playspace in Ballajura, supported by a $2M Lotterywest grant. Designed as an inclusive play space, it features sensory play elements, exercise stations, and culturally significant public art. The site, a former stormwater catchment, required an innovative drainage system for sustainability. Extensive community engagement ensured accessibility and cultural relevance. Delivered on time and within budget, Weitj Park exemplifies excellence in public infrastructure, fostering social connections and environmental stewardship.
City of Swan
The Swan Active Midland refurbishment is a $30 million transformation of a vital community facility, delivering state-of-the-art aquatic, fitness, and recreational spaces. Featuring an expanded gym, upgraded pools, inclusive change rooms, modern sports courts, a crèche, and a vibrant café, the centre promotes health, social connection, and accessibility. Sustainability was a key focus, with energy-efficient designs reducing environmental impact. This project enhances community pride, supporting active lifestyles while setting a benchmark for inclusive, & sustainable public infrastructure.
City of Melville
Nature Play Solutions
The Amphitheatre at Piney Lakes is a unique inclusive playspace within Melville. It is a small welcoming space, magically set, where people of all abilities can play and interact alongside their family, friends and community. It showcases bespoke accessible play elements that incorporate and celebrate the surrounding natural environment.
City of Melville
Bicton Substation Playspace is a community-driven project that blends traditional playground elements with imaginative, nature-inspired features. Designed with an edible garden theme, it incorporates fruit trees, bush tucker plants, and sensory play areas, promoting environmental awareness and childhood development. The park’s inclusive design caters to all ages and abilities, offering a versatile space for recreation, learning, and social connection. This cherished local asset exemplifies the City of Melville’s vision of creating vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive community spaces.
City of Armadale
Piara Waters Library is a $9.3 million state of the art facility, in the Western Australian suburb of Piara Waters. Piara Waters Library was funded with $8.3 million from the City of Armadale (City) and $1 million from the WA Government, through the Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries (DLGSC)Piara Waters Library is located at 352 Wright Road, Piara Waters, and will be open seven days a week. The library will serve a population of 35,000 people and nine schools in the suburbs of Piara Waters and Harrisdale.
Belgravia Leisure & Town of East Fremantle
Town of East Fremantle
Opened in April 2024, East Fremantle Community Park is an inclusive hub offering sport, recreation, dining, and health programs. Featuring Carnaby's Café, B Active Health Club, playgrounds, skate park, and event spaces, it enhances community engagement, accessibility, and sustainability, setting a new benchmark for community facilities in WA.
Kayla McNicol has successfully delivered multi-million-dollar capital works projects, including community hubs, parks, and recreational spaces. She integrates public art in playspaces, champions sustainable design, and fosters stakeholder engagement. A leader in strategic project management, Kayla ensures innovative, high-quality infrastructure that enhances community well-being and public spaces.
City of Busselton
The Busselton War Memorial project was a collaborative initiative between the City of Busselton and the Busselton Returned Services League (RSL) to create a new war memorial at Rotary Park of Remembrance. The project aimed to provide a peaceful space for remembering fallen service men and women, with adequate accessibility, parking, and space for memorial services. The project cost $635,000 and was aligned with the City of Busselton Strategic Community Plan 2021 – 2031. The project was delivered on time and officially opened to the public on the 21st of April 2024 in time for ANZAC day.
City of Canning
The Shelley Beach Park playground, located on the Canning River Foreshore, was designed by the City of Canning as its first district, multi-generational play space. Featuring three inclusive play zones, it promotes learning through play while catering to various age groups. An innovative, community-led engagement approach created a space that reflects local identity, encourages active play, and fosters connection for people of all ages and abilities.
Nature Based Play
The Princess May Park Nature Playground is a dynamic fusion of history, culture, and play. Initiated by Clancy’s Fish Pub and brought to life by Nature Based Play in collaboration with the City of Fremantle, this vibrant space reimagines a public park into an inclusive adventure. Opened in November 2023, it weaves First Nations and colonial heritage into nature-inspired design. With hidden stories, a historic limestone wall, natural play elements, and accessible pathways, it’s a place for discovery, connection, and community, enriching Fremantle’s heart.
City of Perth
The Thomas Street Biodiversity Corridor project transformed a degraded road median into a thriving ecological corridor, enhancing urban cooling, biodiversity, and community connection. Spanning 3.32 km, it introduced over 28,000 native plants, guided by Indigenous knowledge and incorporating culturally significant bush tucker species. Developed with Kings Park specialists, it follows best-practice sustainability principles. Strong community involvement shaped the design, fostering stewardship and inspiring native landscaping in urban spaces.
Town of Port Hedland
Transforming a cherished community space, the Yikara Park Playground Renewal reimagines play with innovative, train and transport-themed equipment inspired by Port Hedland’s industrial heritage. The featured multi-play train and bulldozer installations spark active engagement of the father child bond and combine with the all-ages and sensory zones to create a vibrant hub of family and community connectivity.