Clarence Valley Council - Ulmarra Riverside and Village Precinct Project

Judges Comments
This project leveraged cultural and heritage development by establishing Ulmarra as a ‘must see’ riverfront village destination for visitors built upon Aboriginal culture and built heritage assets. The project improved first impressions by creating a sense of arrival when approaching the village and reimagining the streetscape for human scale, with comfortable, accessible and active public spaces. Lastly, the project provides a catalyst for development and investment into the local community.

Category 1B Highly Commended
Northern Beaches Council - Taylors Point Bank Stabilisation Project
Parramatta City Council - Brodie Street Shop Upgrade Project

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Port Macquarie Hastings Council - Rawdon Island Bridge Rehabilitation

Judges Comments
The rehabilitation of Rawdon Island Bridge was one of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s (PMHC) most challenging feats. This project combined the complexities of potential catastrophic bridge failure, an isolated community, and unique logistical challenges combined with innovative research and design, an endangered species, and a time-critical program.

Highly Commended
Georges River Council - Public Tree Asset Management Study project

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Yass Valley Council - Yass Public School Car Park

Judges Comments
This project addressed significant long-term safety and congestion issues at the Yass Public School carpark which is owned by Yass Valley Council. The existing site had a one-way internal road and a single vehicular exit. The mix of buses, passenger vehicles and pedestrians within the congested space created numerous conflicts and significant safety issues, primarily for school students and their families.

Shellharbour City Council - Yirran Muru Aboriginal Interpretive Play

Judges Comments
Yirran muru (many pathways) is an Aboriginal Interpretive Play Space that shares local Dharawal culture through Aboriginal methods of learning. It is an accessible, inclusive space that invites people of all ages to take a cultural journey, following in the footsteps of local Aboriginal people.

Highly Commended
Ku-Ring-Gai Council - St Ives Village Green Recreation Precinct

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Women in Public Works Panel

Hawkesbury City Council - Green Road Reconstruction and Embankment project

Judges Comments
In March 2021, a total length of 725 metres of Greens Road was destroyed by floodwaters. Parts of the road suffered extensive damage located close to the river. Flooding at this location is not an infrequent event, so restoration works needed to be substantial and resilient. The scope of remedial works included stabilising the upslope embankment with soil nails and shotcrete, construction of a retaining wall using magnum stone blocks including concrete pad footing, reconstruction of the road formation, subgrade and base layer using engineering fill and geogrid and installation of new stormwater drainage systems including concrete dish drain.

Tatiana Castro-Cerneaz - Randwick City Council

Judges Comments
Tatiana is an Undergraduate Engineering student at the University of Technology Sydney. Her key achievements include developing an enhanced system for retaining wall and stair inspections, bolstering the team’s efficiency and generating data that was easily accessible for planning maintenance. Also, she devised a design solution that enhanced drainage in high pedestrian areas. Successfully delivered an Open Space HAZMAT Audit project from procurement stage to completion. Managed contractors independently in an emergency situation, relocating large boulders pushed by a substantial swell into a popular swimming spot, posing a public safety issue.

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