Riverside Green, Southbank
Riverside Green boasts more than 6,000 sqm of picturesque open space. Built by Woollam Constructions and designed by Hassell for South Bank Corporation, this is the area’s newest must-visit destination.
It provides patrons with shaded barbecue areas, a large green lawn that doubles as the perfect spot to sit and enjoy the sights on the Brisbane River, and a lush, rainforest-like space (dubbed ‘the grotto’) for a little green retreat. An impressive 10,000 new plants and 55 mature trees now call this amazing site home.
Riverside Green Transformed
Though our landscape construction team loved working in such a stunning location, it made the logistics during the construction of Riverside Green a challenge. It was crucial that works be meticulously navigated down a busy public pathway alongside the river.
All material movement into the site required close pedestrian and traffic management supervision by our construction team, and this included the transplanting of a number of mature palm trees.
This area will be bustling with members of the public for much of the day and night. To ensure the space makes as much of a statement at night as it does during the day, and to importantly ensure the safety of all visitors, it comes alive after dusk with some colourful LED lighting.
A space that had been severely damaged by flooding in 2011 has completely transformed in a spectacular way and we look forward to watching the Riverside Green precinct thrive for many years to come.
Riverside Green, an Award-Winning Landscape
Our QLD team was lucky enough to win the Champion of Champions Awards as Landscaper of the Year in the $500k to $1M category for Riverside Green, Southbank.
The Husqvarna Champion of Champions awards are a state vs state battle, the battle champions dubbed the Landscaper of the Year for their category. Eligible contestants are those that have won landscaping awards in 2021, all state winners automatically qualified. The judges are industry and association professionals from across the nation.
Our QLD team was honoured to be named the winners of the $50k-$1M Champion of Champions Landscaper of the Year for their work at Riverside Green, in Queensland’s Southbank.
The judges viewed Riverside Green as a “beautifully constructed and detailed project.”, along with the space being “vibrant and interesting”.
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The Pluses We Brought To This Project
Fun Facts
- Wadanggari Park is constructed directly above the North Shore railway line, a complex engineering feat that allowed for the creation of much-needed open space in a densely populated urban environment.
- The playground includes infant pods and mini slides for babies / toddlers, pod climbers for pre-schoolers, net towers for primary school visitors, steppers, bridges, climbing nets, viewing decks, play logs, and thrilling slides.
- The new space also includes a large lawn area suitable for picnics and relaxing, and community events, with passive nooks surrounded by raised planter beds.
Project Partners
- Council: Lane Cove Council
- Clients: Arenco & JQZ
- Landscape Architect: Arcadia Landscape Architecture
Community Engagement
This park has become a well-loved asset within the community, with it rare to visit and find the playground empty.
Award Wins
- 2024 Park of the Year in the Annual Parks & Leisure Regional Awards of Excellence | Lane Cove Council & Arcadia Landscape Architecture
What They Say
The Billabong Parklands will offer the people of Campbelltown a new and unique public space with a range of fun activities for people of all ages. With activities like water play, landscaped areas and parklands, as well as a swimming lagoon and zero-depth play area for those with young families. “
Paul Scully, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces,
NSW Government