Gather your colleagues for a fabulous networking and professional development event, and a whole lot of fun. The event is a showcase of the most creative, sustainable and innovative initiatives in the parks and leisure sector.
Date: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Time: 7:00pm - late (6.30pm for pre-dinner drinks)
Location: The Dockside Pavilion, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Dress Code: Formal
Cost: $195.00pp ex GST (Table of 10 only $1895.00)
MC: Gardening Australia's Costa Georgiadis
International special guest
Entertainment: Radio City Cats
Proudly sponsored by Greenlife Group and Toro Australia
We wish our national award finalists all the best of luck.
Individual Award Finalists
| David Aldous Student of the Year Award | ||
| Jess Fuller Smith | Hobart City Council, TAS | |
| Paul Johnson | Student, SA | |
| Emerging Leader Award | ||
| Eve Cracker | Logan City Council, QLD | |
| Alexandra Ash | YMCA, VIC |
Regional Award Finalists
To check out each of the regional awards events click here
NSW/ACT | ||
| Events Award | Ku-ring-gai Council | St Ives Medieval Faire |
Inclusive & Connected Communities Award | North Sydney Council | Streets Alive in North Sydney |
Leisure Facilities: Development Award | Warringah Council | Warringah Creative Space |
Leisure and/or Open Space: Planning Award | Warringah Council | Narrabeen Lagoon Trail - Middle Creek to South Creek |
Parks and Open Space: Development Award | Parramatta City Council | Parramatta River Foreshore Links 2013 - 2015 |
Playspace: Major ($0.5M +) Award | Warringah Council | Collaroy All-abilities Playground |
Playspace: Minor (<$0.5M) Award | North Sydney Council | Three Playspaces for Less than $0.5M |
Research Project Award | City of Sydney | Significant Tree Register |
Use of Technology Award | City of Sydney | Significant Tree Register Website |
| QLD | ||
| Events Award | Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers |
| Inclusive & Connected Communities Award | Toowoomba Regional Council | The CHANGE Project |
| Leisure Facilities: Development Award | Council of the City of Gold Coast | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre |
| Leisure and/or Open Space: Planning Award | Bundaberg Regional Council | Active By Community Design - The Redevelopment of Boreham Park |
| Parks and Open Space: Development Award | Place Design Group | Jezzine Barracks |
| Playspace: Major ($0.5M +) Award | Frew Park Exceptional Playground | The Play Works |
| Playspace: Minor (<$0.5M) Award | Bundaberg Regional Council | Active By Community Design - The Redevelopment of Boreham Park |
| Research Project Award | Bundaberg Regional Council | Active By Community Design - The Redevelopment of Boreham Park |
| Use of Technology Award | Moreton Bay Regional Council | Sports Demand Modelling Tool |
| SA/NT | ||
| Events Award | YMCA Australia | YMCA Swimathon 2015 |
| Inclusive & Connected Communities Award | City of Marion | The Rajah Community, Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation and the City of Marion Partnership Project |
| Leisure Facilities: Development Award | City of Marion | The Rajah Project - A Rajah Community, Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation and City of Marion Partnership |
| Leisure and/or Open Space: Planning Award | City of Salisbury | Heyford Reserve Regeneration |
| Parks and Open Space: Development Award | City of Onkaparinga | Frank Hilton Landfill Remediation Project |
| Playspace: Major ($0.5M +) Award | ASPECT Studios | Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds |
| Playspace: Minor (<$0.5M) Award | Campbelltown City Council | Outback Adventure Park, Anderson Court |
| VIC/TAS | ||
| Events Award | City of Port Phillip | Connor's Run |
| Inclusive & Connected Communities Award | Maribyrnong City Council | Maribyrnong/Moonee Valley Community Cricket Cup |
| Leisure Facilities: Development Award | Hume City Council | Hume Tennis and Community Centre |
| Leisure and/or Open Space: Planning Award | City of Greater Geelong | Innovative Regional Planning for Sport |
| Parks and Open Space: Development Award | City of Melbourne and Victoria Department of Health | Return to Royal Park |
| Playspace: Major ($0.5M +) Award | Parks Victoria | Brimbank Park Playscape: a special place for children to play, learn and grow in nature |
| Playspace: Minor (<$0.5M) Award | City of Port Phillip | Lyell Iffla Reserve Upgrade |
| Research Project Award | Smart Connection Consultancy | The Smart Guide to Synthetic Sports Surfaces Industry Research and Recognition Program |
| Use of Technology Award | People and Parks Foundation | People and Parks Foundation - Active in Parks website |
| WA | ||
| Events Award | City of Karratha | City of Karratha’s 2014 Cossack Art Awards |
| Inclusive and Connected Communities Award | City of Bayswater | Have a Go Day, Count Me In Project |
| Leisure Facilities: Development Award | City of Canning | Cannington Leisureplex |
| Leisure and/or Open Space Planning Award | City of South Perth | South Perth Foreshore Strategy and Management Plan - SPF Plan |
| Parks and Open Space Development Award | Shire of Esperance | Esperance Waterfront - A World Class Foreshore Development |
| Playspace: Major ($0.5M +) Award | City of Melville | Carawatha Park |
| Playspace: Minor (<$0.5M) Award | City of Subiaco | Theatre Gardens Playspace |
| Use of Technology Award | City of Busselton | Geothermal Heating Project: Geographe Leisure Centre |
