Great Place Sponsored by Lavan

AWARDED TO

RAC, Town of Port Hedland, Shire of Trayning and Town Team Movement

PROJECT

Co-designing and co-creating public places with young people

From a community building project to an unexpected great place, this nomination has been able to deliver a spark of pride and a true sense of place through community involvement. The enduring pedestrianisation of a previously hot and car dominated space is a testament to how valued the space has become.

The project creates something different for the community; creating an attractive and inspiring place built from the grit and motivation of young people to give back to their neighbourhood, their families and their Elders. The project is repeatable, transferrable and develops a can-do attitude amongst those involved.

The project has also built capacity by teaching through doing; how to identify the right place, project planning and budgeting, pitching ideas and then implementing the plan. Those involved have developed lifelong skills in place planning and delivery, as well as collaboration and negotiation.