Parks and Leisure VIC/TAS 2025 Region Conference
Thank you to Parks and Leisure Australia VIC/TAS for delivering a thought-provoking 2025 Region Conference this week. Key takeaways from Otium team members Bruce Mackay and Josie MacCartney included: Parks and leisure centres are critical public health and economic infrastructure that should be embedded in Council Plans. Leisure Contracts can help drive equity for Councils when aligned with measurable targets [...]
Otium at the PLA NSW/ACT and QLD 2025 Region Conference
Otium Associate and PLA QLD President, Tony Butler, facilitating a session on technology at the conference Our team members, Brad Billett and Tony Butler (PLA Queensland President), had a fantastic time connecting with industry colleagues at the Parks and Leisure Australia NSW/ACT and QLD Region Conference last week! The conference showcased innovation within our industry, and our key [...]
Expression of Interest – Otium New Zealand Director & Future Partner
Otium is Australia’s leading specialist in sport and recreation and community planning and management. Otium has a proven track record of delivering exceptional planning outcomes in New Zealand. To establish a permanent presence in Aotearoa, Otium is dedicated to investing in a team to be led by an experienced and recognised professional. We are seeking to engage a full-time Director [...]
Opening of the Salesian College Sunbury Sport Pavilion
Otium Planning Group congratulate Salesian College Sunbury on the opening of their new sports pavilion this week! Otium was engaged to develop a master plan to support future infrastructure investment in the sports precinct, transforming existing infrastructure into an integrated and well-coordinated sporting precinct for school and community users. Collaborating with a range of stakeholders, we identified the precinct's existing [...]
Funding successes!
Kwinana Requatic Centre, Western Australia We are thrilled to announce that our recently developed business cases have helped to secure significant grant funding for two transformative recreation projects: Kwinana Recquatic Centre Redevelopment: With $15 million in grant funding secured, this project involves redeveloping the Centre to enhance its capacity by expanding the aquatic areas. Read more. Lake Inverell [...]
The Otium Team at Leisure!
Did you know that Otium means Leisure? It’s a Latin abstract term with a variety of meanings including leisure time in which a person can enjoy free time, activity, ease, peace, repose and relaxing endeavours. Here’s a snapshot of what our Otium team members have been up to in their leisure time…. Our team is feeling relaxed and refreshed and [...]