With special thanks to the award sponsor – City of Casey

Cardup Career Fire Station - innovative practice

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale.

A project that addresses the full spectrum of emergency management; prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery arrangements. The Cardup Career Fire Station, when established, will enhance emergency response capabilities, especially crucial in the Shire's bushfire-prone landscape.

Unveiling the Future: The Regional Community & Recreation Assessment

Mitchell Shire, Hume City & City of Whittlesea.

The Regional Community & Recreation Assessment (needs assessment) for the Cloverton Metropolitan Activity Centre (MAC) outlines the critical infrastructure needed to support a community of comparable size to Canberra, emphasising the importance of shared planning, funding, and management of regional-level social and community assets. Setting the stage for regional infrastructure to be in place when community arrives.

Urban Canopy Cover

Blacktown City Council.

A research project to identity all the risks Council and its community would be exposed to if large shade trees were not planted along its streets. This project will enable Council to plant more trees, more often, increasing the occasions in which our community are exposed to green infrastructure and able to reap the benefits of this exposure for their physical and mental health.