Logan Site Development Plans

Logan Site Development Plans

Logan Site Development Plans

Client

Logan City Council

Project Purpose

To develop a coordinated suite of concept designs and master plans to guide the upgrade, renewal and future development of community sports facilities across Logan. The projects focused on improving functionality, safety, compliance, accessibility and long-term investment readiness, while responding to rapid population growth and increasing demand for organised sport.

Otium’s Role

  • Site inspections and constraints/opportunities analysis across multiple sporting sites
  • Stakeholder engagement with Council officers, clubs and user groups
  • Review of existing facility provision, utilisation and condition
  • Development of site-specific design principles and functional requirements
  • Preparation of design outputs, including:
    • Site layout plans
    • Concept plans
    • Building floor plans
    • Renders
    • Flythroughs
  • Drafting of component schedules and high-level cost inputs to support capital works planning and funding submissions
  • Integration of accessibility, inclusion and female-friendly design outcomes

Project Outcomes

  • Delivery of a suite of practical, staged masterplans and concept design packages across multiple sportsgrounds.
  • Clear identification of short, medium and long-term upgrade priorities to support Council budgeting and delivery.
  • Improved consistency in facility standards across the sportsground network.
  • Strengthened funding readiness through clearly scoped projects, cost estimates and visual concept material.
  • Design outputs suitable for internal decision-making, stakeholder communication and external grant advocacy.

Project Challenges/Key Learnings

  • Balancing competing demands from multiple sporting codes within constrained suburban sites.
  • Integrating new infrastructure while maintaining ongoing seasonal competition and training.
  • Managing site constraints, including access, parking, drainage, services and adjacent land uses.
  • Designing flexible facilities capable of adapting to changing participation trends and future growth.

Community Benefits

  • Improved quality, safety and usability of local sports facilities.
  • More inclusive and accessible amenities supporting female participation, juniors, seniors and people with disabilities.
  • Enhanced opportunities for shared use and multi-sport programming.
  • A stronger pipeline of “shovel-ready” projects aligned with the Council’s long-term open space and community infrastructure planning.
  • Facilities better positioned to support participation growth, volunteer capacity and community wellbeing across Logan.
Logan Integrated Lifestyle Infrastructure Network

Logan Integrated Lifestyle Infrastructure Network

Logan Integrated Lifestyle Infrastructure Network – Sports

Client

Logan City Council

Project Purpose

To develop an Integrated Lifestyle Infrastructure Network Plan – Sports, outlining sporting supply and demand and an assessment of sporting facilities in Logan until 2041, in order to provide a diverse range of sporting opportunities to meet the future needs of the community.

Otium’s Role

  • Catchment analysis and mapping
  • Inventory development and mapping
  • Trends analysis
  • Supply and demand analysis
  • Existing infrastructure utilisation analysis
  • Future direction and framework
  • Animated project recommendations flythrough

Project Outcomes

  • The Strategy was adopted by the Council.
  • The recommendations currently being implemented.

Project Challenges/Key Learnings

Strong cultural diversity and conflicting needs of the community, combined with significant ongoing population growth – Otium’s experience in planning for growing and diverse communities ensured future directions were relevant and implementable.

Community Benefits

Optimised community participation opportunities for all members of the community through optimised use of current assets, quality facility standards, flexible and multiuse spaces, enhanced partnerships.

Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area Outdoor Sports Space Study

Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area Outdoor Sports Space Study

Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area Outdoor Sports Space Study

Client

Economic Development Queensland

Project Purpose

To investigate discrepancies between Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) and Greater Flagstone developers’ overall rate of provision for sports parks and provide guidance on the future minimum standards to be met by developers.

Otium’s Role

  • Assess the current provisions/ arrangements for outdoor sports space across the Greater Flagstone PDA.
  • Prepare a comprehensive methodology and desired standards of service for the provisioning of outdoor sports space in the Greater Flagstone PDA.
  • Prepare a spatial framework to guide the staged delivery of outdoor sports space across the Greater Flagstone PDA, over the next 30 to 40 years.

Project Outcomes

  • Informed enhancements to the Infrastructure Master Plans to improve community outcomes.

Project Challenges/Key Learnings

  • Recommended future provision rates varied from traditional EDQ methodology – Otium’s research, benchmarking and analysis provided the evidence and rationale required to gain understanding and support.

Community Benefits

  • The community of Greater Flagstone will benefit from strong accessibility to and quality facility standards of sports parks.
Bunbury Parks and Playgrounds Action Plan

Bunbury Parks and Playgrounds Action Plan

Bunbury Parks and Playgrounds Action Plan

Client

City of Bunbury

Project Purpose

To develop a long-term strategic framework to guide the provision, management, design, hierarchy, accessibility and renewal of parks and playgrounds across the City. The project sought to ensure that future investment was informed by community needs, demographic change, accessibility requirements, contemporary play trends and long-term asset management considerations.

Otium’s Role

Our work on this project included:

  • Review of the strategic planning context and relevant Council policies.
  • Demographic and future population growth analysis.
  • Community and stakeholder engagement, including surveys and online mapping.
  • Assessment of existing parks and playgrounds.
  • Development of a parks and playground hierarchy framework. « Catchment and accessibility analysis.
  • Review of contemporary trends in play, inclusion and park planning.
  • Development of service standards and amenity guidelines.
  • Identification of future playground upgrades, relocations and new playspace opportunities.
  • Preparation of a prioritised 10-year implementation plan and capital works program.

Project Outcomes

The project delivered a comprehensive action plan that established a clear hierarchy for parks and playgrounds, assessed accessibility across the municipality and identified future investment priorities. Key outcomes included:

  • Development of a local, neighbourhood, district and regional hierarchy framework.
  • Catchment analysis of parks and playgrounds across the municipality.
  • Identification of gaps in provision and future priorities.
  • Accessibility and inclusion considerations incorporated into future planning.
  • A long-term playground renewal and replacement program.
  • Prioritised actions to improve amenity, accessibility, shade and user experience.
  • A strategic framework to guide future decision-making and investment in parks and playgrounds. implementation plan and capital works program.
Lake Macquarie Active Recreation Strategy

Lake Macquarie Active Recreation Strategy

Lake Macquarie Active Recreation Strategy

Client

Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Purpose

Lake Macquarie City Council appointed Otium to prepare its Active Recreation Strategy. Through best practice research, it will inform future planning, infrastructure provision, priorities, and programming to support community participation in active recreation activities.

Otium’s Role

  • Lead various engagement activities, including community workshops, community surveys and intercept surveys.
  • Conducted thorough research and analysis.

Project Outcomes

  • Analysis of their existing active recreation facilities.
  • Development of principles to guide the future planning, design, activation and management of the active recreation network.
  • An active recreation hierarchy that provides the required accessibility, components, location and settings, provision rates, and supporting infrastructure for their district and neighbourhood hubs, ensuring research-based quantities are met.
  • The Action Plan, covering seven themes and more objectives, is listed with their priority of implementation.
  • A monitoring and evaluation plan for Council to monitor the success of any implemented actions.