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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We were pleased to learn the Fraser Coast Regional Council recently endorsed the Fraser Coast Sport and Recreation Precinct Master Plan. The 60-ha Precinct, located on the corner of Woods Road and Road 477, Nikenbah, [...]

We congratulate Cumberland City Council on receiving $53.7 million through WestInvest for the development a regional state-of-the-art sporting facility – the Hyland Road Sporting Complex. The funding will transform unused land into a much-needed sport [...]

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Butler as a Senior Consultant to our Brisbane office. With 20 years’ experience in the sport and recreation industry in Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland, Tony [...]