Vale Simon Weatherill
The Directors and staff of Otium Planning Group express our sadness over the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Simon Weatherill. Simon has left an indelible mark on each of us, and we will forever cherish his invaluable knowledge, wise leadership, forward-thinking energy, passionate commitment, unwavering loyalty, and fabulous sense of humour. Our collaborative journey with Simon spans over [...]
2023 Joint International Congress
Otium was pleased to be a part of the 2023 Joint International Congress and thanks World Urban Parks and Parks and Leisure Australia, supported by Green Adelaide, for organising and hosting a great event that provided significant learning and networking opportunities with our industry colleagues. We congratulate all the nominees and winners of the National Awards of Excellence, in particular: [...]
Rockhampton Sports Precinct Master Plan
Rockhampton Regional Council has recently released the Master Plan for the proposed Rockhampton Sports Precinct and is inviting community feedback on the plan. The Master Plan is for a contemporary, regional-scale, multipurpose sports precinct that will meet the sport and recreation needs of the Rockhampton Region and will inform and support budget planning, advocacy and subsequent design development. The 26-hectare [...]
Visit to the City of Clarence
Otium team members Ben Bainbridge and Saee Patil are currently visiting the City of Clarence, undertaking site visits and conducting stakeholder interviews as part of our work on Council’s Sport Facilities Strategic Plan. The 20-year Strategic Plan will identify the current and future needs for sporting facilities within the City of Clarence and guide sports facility planning, development and management. [...]
Otium receives PLA Queensland Award!
Parks & Leisure QLD 2023 Strategic and Master Planning Award We were delighted to be announced as the winner of the Strategic and Master Planning Award for the Kingaroy Memorial Park and WJ Lang Memorial Pool Masterplan at the recent Parks and Leisure Australia Queensland Regional Awards. Otium led a team of consultants comprising Greenedge Design, Liquid Blu [...]
Otium welcomes three new team members!
We are delighted to introduce three new members of the Otium team! Saee Patil has joined the Melbourne team as a Recreation Planner Thomas Woods has joined the Sydney team as a Recreation Planner Daniele Lapedota has joined the Perth team as a Recreation Project Officer Managing Director Kate Maddock said, “We are delighted to welcome the new staff members [...]