As part of the city’s re-building response to the damage caused by the 2011 floods that inundated the city, River Heart Parklands Stage 2 had to be delivered quickly and offer the city a facility not previously seen, in order to rebuild belief and moral back into the community. 

In 10 months from design commission to opening, we were able to redevelop a neglected, socially unappealing, vertically challenged parcel of waterfront land into a community asset that now brings crowds of people together every weekend. Incorporating a regional wet and dry playground, a discovery play forest, tree top boardwalk link and a feature story wall events lawn, Ipswich River Heart Parklands was the catalyst for the city’s rebuilding and Ipswich CBD’s reconnection back to the Bremer River.

The parklands situated on 1.5 hectares of land which has been transformed into a widely recognized and commended leisure facility. Key features of the parklands include: Educational boardwalks to the river edge and over the water, Viewing platforms, 2 large water features, Picnic Facilities, Electric Barbecues, Toilets, 1.5 hectares of landscaped parklands in the city center and a water and light display very evening