Jury comment
Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha Regional Parklands exhibits principles for the progressive establishment and management of 1,000 hectares of parkland across 26 kilometres, from Sunbury to Diggers Rest in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. The culmination of years of strategic planning, the project balances visitor experience and adaptive land management while responding to the need to enhance biodiversity, protect cultural heritage, mitigate climate change and contribute to improved community health. The team is commended for bringing together a diverse “client” group to achieve this important milestone and for setting a benchmark for the participation of First Peoples as clients/landowners in the development of regional parklands.
Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha Regional Parklands is built in Victoria on the land of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people.
Project credits
Design practice Fitzgerald Frisby Landscape Architecture Partners Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (formerly Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning), Wurundjeri Woiwurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (WWCHAC), Parks Victoria, Hume City Council, Melbourne Water and Greater Western Water Photographer FFLA
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