Two parks in the Macedon Ranges and City of Whittlesea have been nominated for an Award of Excellence through Parks and Leisure Australia.
The annual awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding initiatives and innovative efforts of ‘the people behind the places’ that promote good use of leisure time as well as social, environmental and economic benefits to the community.
Romsey Ecotherapy Park is the result of a 14-year community effort to develop a regionally significant gathering place, and has been nominated for an award for its combination of active play, reflection spaces, sensory gardens, and sculpture and art installations.
Stage one of the Whittlesea Public Gardens was also nominated following its renewal that saw it transformed into an outdoor recreation hub featuring in-ground trampolines and nature play elements, along with a learn-to-ride area.
Both parks have been nominated for the Park of the Year Award, which celebrates and promotes vibrant, successful, well-designed and managed parks that are new or have been revitalised.
This year’s awards will be from 6.30pm to 11pm on June 8 in the ballroom of RACV Healesville Country Club.
To purchase tickets, people can email victas@parksleisure.com.au.
