Premier Steven Miles has asked former lord mayor Graham Quirk – one of the first to advocate the use of existing venues for the Games – to review the plan for 2032.
If plans to build the Brisbane Arena above the railway tracks at Roma Street prove prohibitively expensive,perhaps some out-of-the-box thinking is required.
Would-be deputy premier Cameron Dick says the government would take things “one step at a time” with a new cabinet and shifting approach on 2032 Games planning.
A Senate committee has called for work on the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild to be halted,as the Queensland government sounds out the construction market.
The state’s promise to the IOC of an apolitical Olympic Co-ordination Authority has fallen by the wayside,but recent events show just how much the body is needed.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has invited the Lord Mayor to discuss his Games grievances,while Test opener Usman Khawaja says Queensland Cricket will lose $45 million during the Gabba rebuild.
A line in the project validation report shows it was not prepared to determine whether the $2.7m Gabba rebuild is a good idea,but rather why.
A government-commissioned report has now confirmed the 2021 decision to rebuild the “tired” stadium ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It may end up being one of the world’s most expensive stadiums,but Deputy Premier Steven Miles insists the Gabba rebuild will be the “best value for money” for taxpayers.
Parents are less than impressed by new plans for East Brisbane State School,which is being forced out of its heritage-listed buildings by the Gabba rebuild.