A Win for Wulanda

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Wulanda Recreation + Community Centre wins ‘Community Facility of the Year’ at the 2023 Parks and Leisure SA/NT Region Awards of Excellence.

The Parks and Leisure Australia Regional Awards of Excellence celebrate the outstanding initiatives and innovative efforts of ‘the people behind the places’ which promote good use of leisure time for a number of social, environmental and economic benefits to the community.

The community facility award recognises facilities that demonstrate innovative features of design, development and operation. Since its opening, Wulanda has become the new community gathering space, providing a community facility that meets the needs of the broad demographics within the Mount Gambier region.

Congratulations to the project team for this recognition of their outstanding work over the last four years to bring this successful project to fruition.

Wulanda Recreation + Convention Centre is now in the running for the National Awards of Excellence to be announced later this year.

We are extremely proud to see the contribution that Wulanda brings to the community be recognised by the Parks and Leisure Association.

Ben Luppino
Associate Director, DesignInc Adelaide

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