In June, the Small Creek team was delighted to win the Award of Excellence in the Land Management category at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Queensland Awards.
Looking west along the corridor prior to the naturalisation project. Image: Ipswich City Council.
Looking west along the corridor after completion of Stage 1 and 2 works. The golf driving range can be seen to the right of both images. Image: Airborn Insight.
The jury citation read:
“Demonstrating absolute excellence in landscape architectural planning and design, the Small Creek Naturalisation project has much to be proud of. It demonstrates a true collaborative effort between landscape architects, engineers and stakeholders, to achieve an outcome that is both highly functional and also beautiful.
The project employs clever use of recycled materials, such as the concrete fragments used to frame the inversion channel, whilst placing them artistically and creatively to create more than simply another creek corridor. The ecological achievements of this land management project are exemplary, and the project team should be rightfully proud of the precedent they have set for all future creek naturalisation projects.”
Whilst we are honoured to receive this recognition from our industry peers, we are even more excited to see Small Creek flourishing, with plants maturing, fish returning, and the community using and enjoying the corridor as part of daily life.