Sports and Play Industry Association recognises best industry projects at 2024 Awards

October 7, 2024

The Sports and Play Industry Association (SAPIA) has presented its 2024 industry awards, whittled down from a record total of 133 entries for projects across the country, as well as a first entry for a sports court built for a mining town in the humid highlands of New Guinea.

Holding its awards since the Association’s inception in March 2000 (when it was known as the Tennis Court and Sports Field Builders Association of Australasia), as the industry peak body the program recognises adherence to Australian Standards and construction best practices.

Judges address criteria including quality of layout and design, with emphasis on both the structural and aesthetic, appropriateness of dimensions, evaluation of site work as to problems and solutions with special attention to drainage, landscaping and walkways, evaluation of base construction with regard to materials, thickness and tolerances, use of appropriate surface materials and irrigation system, adequacy and aesthetics of finished product, playing lines, floodlighting levels and uniformity as well as control of spillage, fencing structural design, style and layout, and finally whether the project gives an overall impression of excellence.

2024 winners included:

Sports Courts Construction
• Commercial Acrylic
Jordin Sports - Moreton Bay College, Queensland
• Commercial Synthetic Grass
Court Craft - Mosman Lawn Tennis Club, NSW
• Domestic Acrylic
Jordin Sports - Carrara, Queensland
• Domestic Synthetic Grass
Ultracourts - Newtown, Victoria

Sports Courts Surfacing
• Commercial Acrylic
Surfacing Contractors Australia - Iagifu Ridge Camp, Papua New Guinea
• Commercial Synthetic Grass
Grassports Australia - Beaconhills College Berwick, Victoria (pictured top)
• Domestic Acrylic
Jordin Sports - Brookfield, Queensland
• Domestic Synthetic Grass
Ultracourts - Portsea, Victoria

Sports Fields Construction
• Court Craft - Popondetta Park Football, Emerton, NSW

Sports Fields Surfacing
• Sportszone Group - Japanese School Athletics Track, NSW

Indoor Sports Surfacing
• Grassports Queensland - Miami State High School, Queensland

Multi-Sports Projects

• West Coast Sporting Surfaces - Dayton District Open Space, Western Australia (pictured)

Sports Equipment Installation (Indoors)
• HiTech Sports - St Aidans Anglican Girls School, Queensland

Sports Equipment Installation (Outdoors)
• Abel Sports - Allianz Stadium, NSW

Sports Lighting Installation
• Light Up Sports - Richmond Race Club, NSW

Regional Playspace Surfacing

• RubberTough Industries - Bella Estate Clyde North, Victoria (pictured)

School Playspace Surfacing
• Synthetic Grass & Rubber Surfaces Australia - Next Sense Macquarie Park, NSW

Early Learning Playspace Surfacing
• Glooloop Surfacing - Exploring Tree Cobbity, NSW

Commercial Playspace Surfacing
• RubberTough Industries - Westfield Knox, Victoria

Play Equipment Installation
• NT Shade - Hobart Park Ninja Warrior, Northern Territory

Landscaping in Synthetic Turf
• Grassports Queensland - Georges Pizza Wine Bar, Queensland

Council Playspace Surfacing

• Glooloop Surfacing - Blacktown Physical Literacy Project, NSW (pictured)

Other Projects
• Grassports Queensland - Leanyar Water Park, Northern Territory

Innovation
• Mapei Australia - Mapecoat TNS Extreme

Design
• SportEng - Home of Matildas, LaTrobe University, Victoria

A SAPIA spokesperson advised “SAPIA is now in its strongest ever position as the national authority on construction and surfacing of sports courts and sports fields, playgrounds and other recreational facilities.”

For details on these projects or recommendations of specialist contractors for future sports, recreation or playspace projects, or to enquire about membership of the industry peak body, contact the SAPIA Office on 1800 208 202 (Australia) or 0800 208 202 (New Zealand) or email office@sapia.org.au

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