Accolades just keep coming for the shared pathway around Woolooware Bay.
The sixth and final stage, a 400 metre link from Atkinson Road to Shorebird Reserve, Taren Point, has been awarded a gold medal at an international awards event in Mexico.
Sutherland Shire Council opened stage six, which cost $6.2 million, in April, 2018.
Four industry awards in Australia preceded the latest honour in the 2019 International Project Management Association Awards.
The Australian Institute of Project Management.nominated the shared pathway in a category covering small and medium sized projects designed for social and regional development and community service.
Mayor Carmelo Pesce said the design and project management components of the project were undertaken by the council.
"Receiving awards like this is testament to the hard work and dedication of those involved and also reflects the impressive quality of facilities council is delivering for our community," he said.
Chief executive of the Australian Institute of Project Management, Elizabeth Foley, said the institute chose only the highest calibre projects to represent project management on the international stage.
This project had been "identified as delivering project excellence whilst simultaneously benefiting the community by delivering a project of historical and environmental significance".
The five kilometre Woolooware Bay Shared Pathway was built in stages from 2003.
It is part of the 43.6 kilometre Botany Bay Trail, which is being developed between La Perouse to Kurnell.
Environmental considerations were very important in stage six, which included boardwalks over the water, because the area provides habitat for resident and migratory shorebirds, several of which are endangered or vulnerable.
The dilapidated heritage listed oyster processing jetty was restored and a new sand island constructed to provide roosting and nesting for the shorebirds.
The council said the sand island had already been used by the endangered pied oystercatcher and the bar-tailed godwit.
