Toowoomba Region Sports Precinct
Congratulations to the Toowoomba Regional Council on the progression of the very exciting Toowoomba Region Sports Precinct project. Otium Planning Group has been the lead consultant throughout the project, and together with our project partners Greenedge Design, Open Architecture Studio and GHD, we are very proud of this wonderful opportunity being provided to the Toowoomba community. Detailed information about the precinct is [...]
OPG to deliver Leisure and Recreation Planners Course
Our WA team of Dave Lanfear and Wayne Stuart recently won the contract to partner with Parks and Leisure Australia (WA) to develop and deliver its Leisure and Recreation Planners Course. The course curriculum and syllabus will support competency measurement and include recommendations for a strategy for delivery, including potential partnerships and business scenarios. In particular, the course will: Ensure [...]
Mildura Sporting Precinct Opening
The Mildura Sporting Precinct (formerly known as the Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct) was officially opened on Friday, 10 December 2021. The opening now sees Stage One facilities operational, including a six-court indoor stadium with multi-purpose rooms, function spaces and café. Next to the new indoor centre is a regional standard outdoor playing field with change facilities and lighting to [...]
City of Melville Tennis Strategy
We are currently working with the City of Melville on a Tennis Strategy, which will guide the current and future provision of the City’s tennis facilities and infrastructure over the next 20 years. The City of Melville will be the first local government in Western Australia to prepare a standalone Tennis Strategy. Our role has involved engagement with the local [...]
Ensuring the right legacy for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Otium Planning Group Director Jason Leslie has contributed an article to the current issue of the Australasian Leisure Management Magazine on the importance of maximising legacy outcomes for the post-Games use of facilities built for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The current issue of the Australasian Leisure Management magazine can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/ausleisure97/docs/australasian_leisure_management_issue_146_2021
Funding Success for Hunter Region Sports Centre Expansion
We congratulate Lake Macquarie City Council on their success in securing $10M through the Building Better Regions Fund for the Hunter Region Sports Centre Expansion project. Otium Planning Group has more than four years project support history having originally been engaged by Council in 2017 to undertake a business feasibility study and prepare a capital works funding strategy to identify [...]