The Queensland government has announced it will build a new 63,000 seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
According to the government’s “delivery plan” the state will build several new facilities.
“Victoria Park will become home to Brisbane Stadium, designed to attract world-class events, as part of an exciting new sports and entertainment precinct in the heart of Brisbane,” it reads.
“A new National Aquatic Centre will be developed at the site of the existing Centenary Pool in Spring Hill.”
The two large facilities are just a few hundred metres apart.
The Aquatic Centre will feature a main and secondary stadium, each with large indoor pools to support elite training and competition. It will have a capacity of more than 25,000 during the games, and stay at 8000 after they end.
The RNA Showgrounds, which is also nearby, will play host to the athletes village. An earlier plan to build a new facility at Hamilton has been shelved.
Its 140-year-old heritage listed main arena will be upgraded to a 20,000 seat capacity.
Upgrades to the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson will include a new 3000-seat show court arena and 12 new match courts.
There will also be new indoor sports centres at Logan and Moreton Bay and a new whitewater rafting centre in the Redlands.
More details soon …