Foster Park wins national recreation award
Selwyn District Council media release: 10th June 2024
Selwyn District Council has won the ‘Active Park/Sportsground of the Year’ for Foster Park, at the Recreation Aotearoa Awards evening held on 30th May.
Representatives from Selwyn District Council, RSL Consultancy and MCL Contracting accepted the award on behalf of the many Council staff, sports clubs, consultants and contracting companies who have made Foster Park the premier sport and recreation park it is today in the Selwyn District.
Phil Millar is Major Projects Manager at Selwyn District Council and says “It is a real honour for Selwyn to receive this award and it is a recognition of the vision and hard work of many people over the past 15 years to create Foster Park and make it the excellent destination it is today.”
At many stages throughout the project from as early as 2009, the community has had their input into the development of Foster Park.
Phil says, “the community and sports clubs have helped shaped the development of Foster Park, and that is why I believe it has been such a success.”
Selwyn District Council especially wants to acknowledge the great work of consultants: Boffa Miskell, RSL Consultancy, Warren & Mahoney Architects and Incite Planners.
We would also like to acknowledge the excellent work of contractors:
- MCL Contracting;
- Corde;
- Grounds and Services Ltd;
- Polytan;
- Armitage Williams;
- Naylor Love;
- Watts and Hughes;
- Apollo Projects;
- Nor West Contracting;
- Downer;
- WaterForce;
- Arnold Jensen Electrical; and
- Connetics.
We also want to acknowledge the late John F. Reid’s vision and excellence in leading the Foster Park Project for five years while he was Major Projects Manager at Selwyn District Council. The Council dedicates this award to the memory of John.