Brisbane arena plans suffer Olympics setback
An 80,000-cap stadium is being built in the city for the 2032 Olympics – but a proposed new arena has been excluded from the scheme
News By James Hanley | 25 March 2025
Plans to build an 80,000-capacity stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics have been confirmed, but hopes for a new arena have suffered a blow.
Announced today by the Queensland government as part of its 2032 Delivery Plan, the new Victoria Park stadium will replace The Gabba – aka Brisbane Cricket Ground – which is set to be demolished.
The government had been set to allocate A$2.5 billion (€1.5bn) from the A$7.1bn (€4.1bn) scheme to develop a 18,000-cap arena, Brisbane Live, in Roma Street, but…
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