Over 15 years, the NSW Government and Lendlease undertook the Barangaroo South transformation project, repurposing a disused industrial container port at Barangaroo South into a mixed-use waterfront precinct, which was completed in 2025. Operated as Australia’s first mixed-use carbon-neutral precinct, the project is supported by centralised infrastructure including a 77,000 square metre basement, recycled water systems, harbour-based cooling, solar generation and onsite organic waste processing.
The Judging Panel recognised the sustained and effective partnership between Infrastructure NSW and Lendlease over an extensive period, which combined Government-owned land and policy, with private development capability to deliver the project. The Panel commended the collaboration’s long-term commitment to design and sustainability innovation, as well as its meaningful integration of First Nations cultural values through public art, language, landscaping and procurement throughout the precinct.