New Brisbane Stadium (2032 Olympics)

[Zayne Dorko]

Now that the Lions have over 60,000 members - surely the Gabba gets rebuilt or they build Victoria Park. Why does the cost of the new stadium have to be added to the Olympics cost? Gabba needs to be replaced and we need a venue for Cricket and AFL, just call it a separate cost - if this new stadium happens to be used for the Olympics too, so be it...

 

[acm21]

Now that the Lions have over 60,000 members - surely the Gabba gets rebuilt or they build Victoria Park. Why does the cost of the new stadium have to be added to the Olympics cost? Gabba needs to be replaced and we need a venue for Cricket and AFL, just call it a separate cost - if this new stadium happens to be used for the Olympics too, so be it...

The qld government won't pay for a 15-20k rectangular stadium in Brisbane, and lang Park is probably not upto scratch long term.
The Brisbane/qld stadium infrastructure needs a total rethink

 

[Roogal]

What should be looked at is where the future home of the Brisbane Lions and the future home of Test Cricket in Brisbane will be. All I have heard about the GABBA recently has been that the inner workings of the ground don't work and it won't be able to host events like AFL football or Test Cricket past the time of the 2032 Olympics. Does Queensland want to build a new GABBA at its current location, or do we build a new venue at a new location. The venue will pass the Olympics venues having a future use as the venue will be the home of the Brisbane Lions and the home of Test Cricket when it is played in Brisbane. Brisbane is losing to Perth and Adelaide because both cities have new venues or upgraded venues for Test Cricket.

The space at the GABBA is one of its drawbacks. However if it took the East Brisbane Primary School site and all surrounding land, and connected to the new Cross River Rail Station, from what we have seen would be a wonderful stadium.

The 2032 Olympic Games should be an opportunity for Brisbane to create a venue that will be that main stadium for the games, and will be the home of the Brisbane Lions and Cricket in Brisbane.

Considering that the Perth Stadium which seats 60,000 was completed only 6 years ago and cost $1.2 billion, why is the projected cost of the proposed 50,000 seat Victoria Park Stadium costed at $3.6 billion? Somebody is definitely having a piss take on the Queensland and Australian taxpayers. A stadium that large ought not cost anywhere near that much money. Consider that the total re-build of Kardinia Park in Geelong cost $450 million for a 40,000 seat arena, and the facilities there are as good as any stadium in Australia.

A $1.6 billion makeover at the QSAC should involve the construction of perhaps two permanent new stands on either side of the main arena with combined seating for 30,000, perhaps similar in design to the Adelaide Oval with large grassed standing berms at either end with a capacity for several thousand each that would have temporary stands built over them for the Olympics and removed after the Games. This coupled with a complete makeover of the existing training athletics track at the QSAC featuring a 5000 capacity stand could become the new QSAC after Games, and the existing main QE2 arena could be permanently converted into an AFL and cricket arena after the Games by having the two permanent stand and the grassed terraces at each end. Certainly, a makeover of that magnitude should not cost anything more than $1.6 billion.

 

[RedV3x]

Considering that the Perth Stadium which seats 60,000 was completed only 6 years ago and cost $1.2 billion, why is the projected cost of the proposed 50,000 seat Victoria Park Stadium costed at $3.6 billion?

The true cost of Perth stadium is close to $ 2 billion with transport infrastructure.
There are reasons why the same Perth Stadium could have been built for approximately half the cost somewhere else.
The Adelaide Oval with a capacity of 50k was built much more cheaply.

The actual cost is irrelevant - it's going to cost a lot and it's unavoidable.
It' makes the most sense to build a stadium that will deliver after the Olympics.
It seems that everyone agrees that a new stadium is needed so it makes no sense to
add the cost of temporary stadiums to the cost of rebuilding the Gabba.

Stadium costs should be independent of location .so that should not be an issue at all.
Transport infrastructure costs will vary.

Stadium costs were not independent of location in Perth because the build on a rubbish tip required a concrete bowl design. .Stadium costs were not independent of location in Perth because of the need to add railway and road infrastructure.