Jury comment
Hanlon Park/Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation successfully reassesses historical flood mitigation practices through engagement with the Nunukul Yuggera Traditional Custodians and local community; the deployment of natural processes of erosion and deposition; landform modelling to maximise the retention of trees for carbon sequestration; material salvage and reuse; extensive proposed canopy and understorey planting; and the fostering of active transport connections. The project successfully combines flood and heat mitigation with increased biodiversity, delivering enhanced cultural, social, environmental and economic benefits. The jury recognizes the climate mitigation results, evidenced by using the Pathfinder tool, as well as the ongoing site monitoring and evaluation that has demonstrated increased species richness and water clarity.
Hanlon Park / Bur’uda Waterway Rejuvenation is built in Stones Corner, Queensland on the land of the Turrbal and Yuggera people.
Project credits
Design practices Brisbane City Council, Tract, Bligh Tanner, Epoca Constructions and AECOM First Nations cultural collaborators Nunukul Yuggera Traditional Custodians Landscape architect and detailed designer Tract Principal consultant and hydrological, civil, structural engineer Bligh Tanner Principal contractor Epoca Constructions Concept designer and community engagement consultant AECOM Artist Belinda Smith Public art consultant Urban Art Projects Geotechnical consultant Core Consultants Fish consultants and ecologists Litoria Consulting Electrical engineer Webb Group Masterplanner (Norman Creek 2012–2031 Masterplan) EDAW (now AECOM) Key stakeholder Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Photographer Christopher Frederick Jones
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