The final site of the 63,000-seat stadium within the park is still up in the air,with the design expected to be completed by mid-2027.
Cabinet will on Monday reconsider his proposal for a stadium at Victoria Park,but Graham Quirk says public transport should have been the Games legacy.
The first-term councillor made the claim after Brisbane’s lord mayor insisted the park be included in the government’s 100-day Olympic venue review.
Former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk believes the economic benefit of hosting the Games will only come if the city can show off “modern,contemporary” venues.
Australian Olympic supremo John Coates has been listed to appear before a Senate inquiry into Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games preparations,after previously declining an offer to provide evidence at Wednesday’s hearing.
The architect of the state government’s plan to use QSAC as Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium has refused an invitation to appear before a Senate inquiry to explain his stance.
Albion Park was going to have an Olympic stadium,then an indoor sport centre,but will at least keep its racetrack under a planned redevelopment of the inner-city site.
Premier Steven Miles has picked the worst of the available Olympic stadium options – and it’s not going to save taxpayers a whole lot of money.
The Miles government has sensationally rejected the signature recommendation of the Quirk review into Olympic venues,instead choosing a $1.6 billion refurbishment of the old QEII Stadium at Nathan,which would save taxpayers money but leave a lasting legacy of just 14,000 seats.
The cost of a new Brisbane Olympic stadium at Victoria Park has been estimated at $3.4 billion,but the cheapest option presented to the Queensland government was just $800 million less. Read the full report.