Each year, Parks and Leisure Australia hosts awards to acknowledge industry excellence and celebrate outstanding initiatives and innovative efforts.
This year, the City of Swan had nominations in several award categories, representing the high-quality skills and experience of our Project Management team, who deliver hundreds of projects for our community each year.
The Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace – Weitj Park took out the top prize for the Best Play Space over $500k category.
The award recognises the innovative structural design of the playspace that generates a sense of place for the surrounding community.
Tanya Richardson, City of Swan Mayor, said the award win reflects the City's commitment to delivering vital projects for our community and supporting our staff to do so.
"Winning this award is a proud moment for our City – it recognises the passion, innovation, and hard work our team has poured into this project," she said.
"It's a testament to what we can achieve when we work together for our community's future."
Kayla McNicol, Senior Project Manager, Major Projects, received the David Aldous Emerging Leader Award for her outstanding dedication to delivering significant projects for the City of Swan community.
"Being recognised as the David Aldous Emerging Leader is an honour that reflects the support, mentorship and opportunities I've been fortunate to receive from the City of Swan," Ms McNicol said.
"Seeing the Ballajura Intergenerational Playspace – a project I poured so much heart into – recognised and loved by the community, makes it all the more rewarding.
"I'm incredibly proud and grateful, and more motivated than ever to continue delivering spaces that bring people together."
Both the winning project and Ms McNicol will progress to the national awards held in Hobart later this year.
