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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Shire of East Pilbara (Shire) has engaged Otium to develop a Community Facilities Plan (CFP) – that considers all community facilities within the municipality. This includes facilities used for leisure, sport and recreation (both informal and formal), playgrounds, pavilions and halls which the Shire owns, manages or operates with a view to inform its [...]
Otium Planning Group congratulates the City of Gold Coast on the recent opening of the Palm Beach Aquatic and Community Centre! The popular aquatic centre has been redeveloped into an integrated aquatic, fitness and community centre to provide a wide range of facilities for the growing Gold Coast community. Our team assisted the Council with [...]
Otium team members Kate Maddock, Bruce Mackay, and Josie MacCartney recently had a productive visit to Tasmania with the Break O’Day Council. We are collaborating with the Council to prepare a high-level feasibility study exploring the potential for a new aquatic centre in the municipal area. Our team has been actively visiting sites and engaging [...]
Last week, our team had a fantastic time reconnecting with industry colleagues at the 2024 Parks and Leisure Australia National Conference in Brisbane, enjoying the opportunity for insightful discussions and valuable networking. A special shoutout to our Recreation Planner, Saee Patil, who attended her first PLA conference. Saee found the sessions very informative and engaging, [...]
Last week, our Managing Director, Kate Maddock, had the pleasure of attending the 2024 Aquatics and Recreation Victoria Industry Conference. Kate joined with industry colleagues Brett Diprose of Warren and Mahoney, Sally Jeavons of @Leisure Planners and David Newstead of Mantric Architecture to present a session on the conference theme ‘Unlocking Our Potential’ from the [...]