With special thanks to the award sponsor Novoplan
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Stock Road extension project
City of Swan
The largest financial project undertaken by the City of Swan to date. Upgrade 4.3km Stock Road, Bullsbrook from being a no through road to a two lane, single carriage way connection between Great Northern Highway and Tonkin Highway with capacity to accommodate RAV7 and Over Size Over Mass vehicles. This project included application of Solar Power in lieu of Main Power supply for the rail crossing. This project will service the development of the South Industrial Bullsbrook Precinct and residential development in proximity of the Bullsbrook townsite.
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New Epping Affordable Housing (Stage 1)
City of Whittlesea
City of Whittlesea’s Affordable Housing project has delivered 151 new high quality social and affordable homes in partnership between the landowner and Haven Home Safe, part-funded through the Victorian Government’s Social Housing Growth Fund. The project involves the rehabilitation of a 51-hectare former quarry and landfill site into a modern and sustainable new neighbourhood, which includes residential and commercial opportunities, a health, wellness and knowledge precinct, and community facilities all connected by a linear conservation area running through the centre of the site.
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Green Streets
City of Casey
The City of Casey’s Green Streets design program integrates urban forest, integrated water, climate change, and community health principles into urban planning. Traditionally, landscaping has been an afterthought, but this program aims to change that by coordinating these functions for better resident outcomes. The project involves developing innovative techniques for road cross-sections to enhance canopy cover, reduce the urban heat island effect and flooding, improve amenity, minimize greenhouse gas emissions, and promote socialisation, walking, and cycling. Collaborating with developers, trials are underway, aiming to embed these principles into standard designs for economic and community benefit.
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Penrith’s City Park
Penrith City Council
Penrith’s City Park, opened in December 2023, is a central attraction promoting growth, social connection, and physical activity while boosting the local economy and offering environmental benefits. Its strategic location near Penrith Train Station and commercial core ensures constant activity. The park reflects Council’s commitment to innovation and sustainability, responding to community desires for nature in the city. With water features, greenery, seating, and public art, it fosters connections and vibrancy, designed for flexible use and sustainability with features like passive irrigation and recycled materials.
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Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub – BEST
Blacktown City Council
The Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology (BEST) Hub and Lodge is the centrepiece of Blacktown’s Sportspark, transforming the park into an innovative and integrated sport, health, education and community precinct. Features of the BEST Hub include physical literacy spaces; public fields; aquatic and gym facilities; an auditorium; a central café and courtyard; and, a 100-bed ‘academy-style’ hotel (with a high proportion of disability rooms) are made available to teams, athletes and the public. BEST is a world-class facility at the intersection of sport, culture, health and community.
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Thornhill Park Children’s and Community Centre
Melton City Council
The Thornhill Park Children’s and Community Centre is modern and well-designed integrated community centre catering to the diverse needs of Thornhill Park’s expanding population. Featuring four 33-place kindergarten rooms, outdoor play areas, staff facilities, and multiple community spaces, it provides early childhood, family, and health services. The centre is designed to accommodate all age groups, including culturally and linguistically diverse community members. The design and construction of this new community centre has set a new benchmark for Council in how to deliver a facility in the heart of a rapidly growing community.
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Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre – BARC
Blacktown City Council
Completed in June 2023, the Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) is the largest building of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, housing up to 380 spaces for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, and goats. The design is underpinned by research and is benchmarked against the world’s best practices in animal welfare. This project balances the highly technical requirements of animal welfare with the need for a safe workplace and welcoming adoption centre in an elegant series of buildings that celebrate the local landscape.
