At school my only dream career was to be a Blue Peter presenter.
Councillors agreed the new 'vision' for the park but a crunch meeting next year will determine the rest of the funding.
Over £8000 in prize money is up for grabs.
It is the second time in six years that SRUC has received this prestigious prize.
Blair Morrison, 23, from Inverness, was runner up in the junior section.
A premiere screening of a film made by well-known broadcaster Lesley Riddoch will be held in Inverness.
Representatives of the UHI executive office and the UHI branch of the University and College Union (UCU) say strike action has been suspended.
Inverness-born forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black also received an honorary doctorate at the ceremony.
The developers will need to pay £4.3 million in contributions for schools, community facilities infrastructure and bus routes.
A rising culinary star has been crowned after she won an annual Masterchef competition for secondary school pupils.