Client: Nambucca Valley Council

Dawkins Park is a public green space in the heart of Macksville, with a man-made lake that has become home to a bustling colony of water birds, a windmill to aerate and improve water quality, and other environmental sustainability initiatives.

Together with schools from the local area, and Cascade Environmental Education Centre, Council have developed an environmental case study on Dawkins Park that examines water quality, bird life, water bugs, and human impacts both positive and negative.

Fisher Design + Architecture was engaged to develop a precinct interpretive plan,  with content development and design for signage supporting the sustainability initiatives.

The eye-catching artwork featured on the Dawkins Park entry sign is by Gumbaynggirr artist Denise Buchanan, and is a representation of the connecting waterways that surround Macksville.