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 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 Quirk review found the stadium, known as QEII Stadium for the 1982 Commonwealth Games and ANZ Stadium when the Brisbane Broncos called it home, would only hold 40,000 people in temporary stands, with the stadium reverting to a 14,000-seat athletics venue post-Games. “As far as the QSAC site is concerned, we just don’t see, after spending around 1½ billion dollars, any significant legacy benefit to the people of Queensland,” he said.
“I’ve heard people say we should build an 80,000- or 90,000-seat stadium, but our view was you’re starting to then get into the white elephant stage … it sits empty there the other times of the year,” he said.“One of the great attractions of the Victoria Park site is that you not only have Cross River Rail and the Exhibition station, which is just about complete, you’ve also got Brisbane Metro stations at Herston, Kelvin Grove and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital,” Quirk said.
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