Otium Planning Group was engaged, together with Liquid Blu Architects, by the City of Gold Coast Council to prepare a business case, in order to “establish an integrated aquatic, sporting and community precinct; provide social, community and event infrastructure in the Northern Gold Coast; and create a true, ‘contemporary’ destination for the local community and visitors.”

Heritage Park, located at 139 Rifle Range Road, Pimpama, was identified as the site for the delivery of the Precinct and was to incorporate the following elements:

• Aquatic and leisure centre
• Tennis centre
• Community centre
• Netball facility
• Recreation parks and other community spaces.

• Construction Staging Advice.
• Development of Business Case Assumptions, including:
  • Operational hours
  • Generic, then agreed, management model
  • Potential staffing structure
  • Usage by activity type by activity area
  • Operational expenditure by activity area
    Global impacts (i.e. CPI, pricing, demand growth etc.)
  • Asset management costs and other relevant information.
• Preparation of Base Case 10-year Electronic Financial Modelling.
• Staging Advice.
• Grant Application Support.
• Return on Investment Analysis.

• The co-location of multiple facilities, programs and services optimised management synergies, and capital delivery and operational costs.
• The Sports Hub is close to capacity with Council planning now investigated a potential second site in the Northern corridor.

• As a greenfield site, identifying the appropriate facility elements and their scale was critical to its sustainability.
• Ensuring the Hub retained the intent of the original city-wide aquatic strategy became more difficult as new disciplines were introduced.

• There is a diversity of sport, recreation, event and social gathering opportunities for all members of the community regardless of their background.
• The Hub is an integral destination for a significantly growing and new community to be physically active, engage and be healthy.