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 [...]
Enabling the Legacy Objective of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games
Following the exciting announcement that Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Otium Planning Group has partnered with MR Cagney, APP and Moda Consulting to offer specialist advice to Government and Games planners on legacy, infrastructure planning, design and management for sporting facilities and transport infrastructure. Government and Games planners have made a commitment to deliver an integrated [...]
Change of Directors as Otium Planning Group Expands
Dave Lanfear Mike King After nearly six years in the role, Mike King has decided to resign as a Director of Otium Planning Group at the end of June 2021. Following a break for some well-earned long service leave, he will move into a role as Senior Associate allowing him to bring his expertise and project [...]
Otium National Trek Day
On Sunday we trekked to support our Australian frontline workers and veterans in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to our community! In Brisbane, 24 participants had a fresh start at the Trek2Health Clubhouse, for our inaugural, hilly trek around the picturesque Enoggera Reservoir. The event concluded with a tasty BBQ, hosted by Ashgrove The Gap Lions Club and Bruce Barker [...]
Heffron Centre Progresses to Development Phase
We were pleased to note that the plans and concepts for the development of the Heffron Centre have recently been approved by Randwick City Council and construction is set to commence later this year. The $58M development comprising the high performance training centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, an indoor multi-purpose sports centre and gymnastics centre will be built in [...]