The widely expected construction of a new 60,000-seat venue at Victoria Park will take a chunk of the largest green space near the inner cityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Patching led the construction of the largest-ever Olympic stadium. It took 30 months to finish the designs for Sydney’s 110,000-seat Stadium Australia, build it, and hold its first major event.“That’s not going to happen [in Brisbane],” Patching said. “The climate’s changed, the building environment has changed, [and] goodness knows how we’re going for resources.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Queensland is set to announce its third stadium plan for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, proposing a new 60,000-seat venue at Victoria Park. This follows the abandonment of plans to redevelop the Gabba due to cost and local opposition, and a subsequent plan to redevelop the QSAC. The new plan faces opposition despite a 100-day review of Olympic venues, with the state also considering building a $2.5bn indoor arena for swimming.
