In answers to a federal inquiry into Brisbane’s preparedness to host the Games,the Queensland government confirmed the $2.7 billion that would have been spent on the Gabba rebuild would instead be spent on QSAC and two other venues.
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“The Queensland government provided funding which,prior to the[Quirk-led] Sport Venue Review,was to be the $2.7 billion upgrade to the Gabba,which will now support investments to be made in QSAC,Suncorp Stadium and the Gabba,” the state government told the inquiry.
Business leaders have continued to pressure the Miles government – and theDavid Crisafulli-led opposition – to reconsider their opposition to the Victoria Park proposal.
Local community groups,meanwhile,remain vehemently opposed to a stadium occupying any part of the expansive inner-city green space.
Following the publication of this story,a Department of State Development and Infrastructure spokesperson said the image was “illustrative only and does not reflect a final reference design for QSAC”.
“The project validation report process,including for QSAC,involves consultation with a range of stakeholders,both internal and external to government,and[is] often supported by briefing material such as presentations,with images to aid discussions,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
As the project progressed,the spokesperson added,more renders would be developed,“with input from Stadiums Queensland,technical advisors,the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee,and other stakeholders”.
Tuesday’s date marks eight years until Brisbane 2032 is set to begin,the event scheduled to run July 23 to August 8,2032.