We’re proud to announce that Otium Planning Group, in partnership with Tamworth Regional Council, has received the State Strategic and Master Planning Award at the 2025 Parks and Leisure NSW/ACT Awards of Excellence! This award recognises the bespoke and innovative strategic planning approach for the Tamworth Regional Aquatic Centre, which incorporates the Northern Inland Centre [...]
Otium Associate Brad Billett is set to combine his profession with his passion when he presents at the Open Space Community of Practice: Trails and Open Spaces event tomorrow, hosted by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. An avid trail enthusiast, Brad spends most weekends exploring the Blue Mountains. Last year, he took [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]