MELVILLE council has won a national award for its Piney Lakes sensory play park.

The award was for a regional play space that created a sense of “place” and helped childhood development.

Fremantle ceramic artist Jenny Dawson designed an interactive artwork for the park’s adventure playground.

• Jenny Dawson (centre) with workshop participants from DADAA and Melville council arts staff at her workshop at J Shed in Fremantle. Photo by Peter Zuvela

“How wonderful to be part of this award for my artwork at Piney Lakes in Melville,” she says.

Dawson ran tile-designing workshops with students from Yidarra Catholic Primary School, Corpus Christi College and disability arts organisation DADAA during the production of the work.

by MOLLY SCHMIDT