Western Bulldogs Football Club Womens Hub

Western Bulldogs Football Club Womens Hub

Western Bulldogs Football Club Womens Hub

Client

Duo Projects (VIC)

Project Purpose

To assist with the needs assessment for the Women’s Health and Leadership Centre at Whitten Oval. The Centre will incorporate dedicated meeting rooms and functional spaces to deliver various programs and services promoting girl’s and women’s health and leadership.

Otium’s Role

  • Meeting with key stakeholders to determine the facility’s functional and operational requirements.
  • Providing input into other opportunities for the Centre
    based on industry best practice.
  • Developing a detailed facility component schedule to guide
    the architectural design.
  • Development of a financial, operational model to understand the ongoing cost of the facility.

Project Outcomes

  • As part of the redevelopment of the Western Bulldogs facility, a purpose-built Women’s Health and Leadership Hub has been established.
  • The Centre will provide a range of services and programs that aim to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of women living, working and recreating in the City of Maribyrnong.

Project Challenges/Key Learnings

  • To define the scope of works to support the objectives of a Women’s Health and Leadership Centre.
  • To integrate the Centre as part of an elite training
    facility.

Community Benefits

The Games venues will provide a lasting legacy to their communities by providing new opportunities for people to participate in sport and be physically healthy and active.
Financial Modelling for WAVES Fitness and Aquatic Centre

Financial Modelling for WAVES Fitness and Aquatic Centre

Financial Modelling for WAVES Fitness and Aquatic Centre

Client

The Hills Shire Council (NSW)

Project Purpose

To review and update Financial Modelling for WAVES Fitness and Aquatic Centre.

Otium’s Role

  • Compare the current financial performance of WAVES to the original financial operating model for WAVES and identify key reasons for any variations.
  • Preparation of a 10-year financial model identifying operating revenue, costs and attendance using:
    • Current actuals from the Centre and forecast trends.
    • Catchment population forecasts.

Project Outcomes

Future projections to assist Council understand strategic need for further facilities and long-term financial planning.

Project Challenges/Key Learnings

  • Operational decisions that differ from financial model assumptions create variances.
  • Use of existing financial actuals to inform future trends is helpful to revise models post-opening.

Community Benefits

Ongoing health, social and economic benefits from use of WAVES.
Tamworth Regional Aquatic Centre Business Case

Tamworth Regional Aquatic Centre Business Case

Tamworth Regional Aquatic Centre Business Case

Client

Tamworth Regional Council (NSW)

Project Purpose

Otium has worked with Tamworth Regional Council with its planning, design, and funding applications in several projects for the Tamworth Regional Aquatic Centre and Northern Inland Centre of Sport and Health. The critical pieces of works were developing Business Cases in accordance with NSW Treasury Guidelines.

Otium’s Role

  • Feasibility investigations and stakeholder engagement.
  • Site location assessments.
  • Concept plan development.
  • Preparation of a business case to assist our client with their application for State and Federal funding opportunities.
  • Design specification of the Regional Aquatic Centre, including the schedule of necessary components.

Project Outcomes

  • The Business Case for this Aquatic Centre was successful in earning $15 million through NSW Centre of Excellence Fund and $9 million through the Australian Government Growing Regions Fund.
  • The project will provide regionally significant aquatic, sport, and recreational facilities to the local Tamworth community and the surrounding New England North West region across three development stages.

Project Challenges/Key Learnings

  • The Council’s existing Aquatic Centres were both aged and facing the end of their serviceable life.
  • Consultation with a range of stakeholders and managing the needs required in the precinct.
  • Testing of design options across various sites.
  • Disruptions to planning and the cost implications of COVID-19.

Community Benefits

  • The Business Case has significantly contributed to funding the $45 million centre.
  • A total of $132,063.560 direct and indirect benefits will be realised over 10 years of the centre’s operation.
  • Increase in regional income through hosting of sporting events and additional employment opportunities.
State Basketball Centre

State Basketball Centre

State Basketball Centre

Client

Knox City Council (VIC)
Otium’s Role
Stage 1:
  • Feasibility/needs assessment.
  • Site assessment.
  • Development of the funding application.
  • Ongoing business and operational plans.
Stage 2:
  • Development of a business case.
  • Development of a facility component schedule to guide the architectural brief.

    Project Outcomes

    • Identification of the preferred site.
    • Successful development of Stage 1 (6 indoor sports courts) including a 3,000 seat show court.
    • Successful development of Stage 2, which includes 12 new indoor community courts (total 18 courts), comprehensive training facility for high performance basketball, regional gymnastics facility and administration facilities ($132 million development).

    Project Challenges/Key Learnings

    • Providing a balance between community and elite sport facilities.
    • Governance model for the facility.
    • Design issues to ensure functional and operating imperatives addressed.

    Community Benefits

    Development of a state-of-the-art basketball facility that supports the participation pathway from grassroots through to NBL training and competition.
    Richmond Football Club Punt Road Redevelopment

    Richmond Football Club Punt Road Redevelopment

    Richmond Football Club Punt Road Redevelopment

    Client

    Richmond Football Club (VIC)

    Project Purpose

    Otium Planning Group has been involved in all three stages of the redevelopment and expansion of the Punt Road Oval facilities. The overall purpose of the project was to create a world-class high-performance training, education, community programs and events facility for the Richmond Football Club.

    Otium’s Role

    • Development of a master plan to guide the redevelopment and expansion of facilities, including the identification of the three stages of the project.
    • Preparation of funding strategy and funding applications to government.
    • Stakeholder engagement.

    Project Outcomes

    Completion of Stages 1 and 2, with Stage 3 approved
    and due for completion mid-2027.

    Project Challenges/Key Learnings

    • Design needed to be accommodated within the existing facility footprint.
    • Continued operations during the construction process.

    Community Benefits

    An integrated community, elite training and competition venue.