People with passion for the outdoors

if we can help you deliver a project

While we have impressive experience and expertise, our driving force is our passion for quality parks, public open spaces and community facilities. We know the health and wellbeing of a community is reflected in its outdoor spaces; the places where people go to play and for fresh air and exercise. These spaces ultimately enhance the ‘existence’ of a community.

To create spaces people love to visit, we help local government workers to deliver innovative solutions for their communities, consulting every community stakeholder in each project to ensure it meets their specific needs. Xyst also has a reputation for getting projects done, with practical, feasible and achievable solutions providing value-for-money outcomes.

The word ‘xyst’ comes from Ancient Greek and referred to long porticos used by athletes for exercise. 

Later the Romans adopted the word, using it to refer to garden walks or terraces.

There has always been a relationship between exercise, good health and the outdoors, which is why we have embraced the word in our company name, acknowledging a tradition that dates back to ancient times.

Recent Projects

Willoughby City Council
The project provided robust, up to date playground asset data, including current condition ratings, accurate locations and remaining useful life. The project provided Willoughby Council with a high quality dataset that ensures effective maintenance, renewal and informed management of their playground portfolio.
Ku-ring-gai Council
This project provided Ku-ring-gai Council with a comprehensive, validated and up-to-date inventory of its parks and recreation assets, improving the accuracy, consistency and completeness of asset data across the portfolio. This supported informed decision-making for maintenance, renewal and capital investment planning, while enhancing compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and Local Government financial reporting requirements. By aligning asset data, condition assessments and valuation information within Council’s asset management systems, Council is now better positioned to manage asset lifecycle risks, forecast future expenditure and undertake future revaluations with confidence.
Maribyrnong City Council
The project provided Council with an independent assessment of its tree management/urban forest service and a clear roadmap for continuous improvement by identifying and prioritisation of operational, governance, planning and risk management initiatives. Council now has a structured framework to enhance service efficiency, strengthen risk management outcomes, improve data-driven decision-making and support the long-term sustainability of its urban forest management program. The recommendations were well received by Council and established clear priorities for implementation and ongoing service maturity.
City of Greater Dandenong
Through the spatial mapping of passive park assets, the City Presentation Team now has a comprehensive understanding of the assets they are responsible for, including their location, extent, and the total area under management. This information provides a strong foundation for more informed decision-making, enabling Council to improve operational efficiencies, optimise resource allocation, achieve value for money, and enhance service delivery. The resulting spatial dataset is also essential for supporting future procurement and tendering acitivities, ensuring they can be undertaken fairly, transparently, and competitively.

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Australia

Canada

Europe

South Africa

Global Benchmarking

Our benchmarking tools deliver “need to know” information for your business to inform your decision making and improve your service delivery.

Industry Alliances

Xyst is proud to be associated with the following industry organisations for the delivery of training and benchmarking services.