What you said about proposed riverfront Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games stadium

Brisbane’s 2032 stadium debate shows little signs of slowing down ... or being resolved. HAVE YOUR SAY

Premier Steven Miles (inset) says he doubts the private sector can fund the $6 billion cost of the Brisbane Design Alliance Northshore 2032 Games precinct plan (main image).

Brisbane’s 2032 Games debate shows little signs of slowing down or, according to many, being resolved.

Premier Steven Miles revealed it is “highly unlikely’’ the private sector can build a $6 billion riverfront precinct, including a stadium, hotel and athletes’ village, unless taxpayers chip in.

Mr Miles said the costings for all other preliminary architect designs for Olympics venues that he had seen so far were out by an “order of magnitude’’ — or a factor of 10.

He added that he had given Queenslanders an assurance the total cost of all new 2032 stadiums would not exceed $7.1 billion and he intended to honour that promise.

His comments came after an experienced international consortium revealed bold plans for a mega Games precinct at Northshore riverfront site in Hamilton.

It would include a new 60,000-seat stadium, hotel, 2500-apartment athletes’ village, pedestrian walkways along the river, aquatic and wavepool centre, retail and restaurant hub and possibly a pedestrian crossing with drawbridge over the river to Bulimba.

The Brisbane Design Alliance, which has world-class architecture, engineering and planning experts from Buchan, HKS, NRA Collaborative, Aurecon and Nikken Sekkei, believed the project could be funded privately – similar to Perth’s Optus Stadium, which HKS designed.

Mr Miles said Brisbane Design Alliance could submit its proposal through official channels.

He described the Brisbane Design Alliance plan as “very preliminary’’ even though it claimed to have worked on it for six months.

“Any (suggestion) that this could be built for free is probably misleading Queenslanders.,” he said.

Brisbane Design Alliance’s Northshore Vision 2050 – AFL Stadium Mode. Image: Supplied

Mr Miles said criticism was normal before any Olympics – his comments just as readers piled on to the debate.

Many weren’t buying the latest plans; others insisted the proposal was no chance.

While some simply insisted the time for talk is over when it comes to Brisbane’s 2032 stadium plans.

See what you had to say below and join the conversation >>>

WHAT YOU SAID

Go for it

LFC

The current plan is costing taxpayers money so if this superior plan costs us as taxpayers less, that’s a massive win.

Wake up Miles

Mark

Hamilton great idea. Forget Nathan Redevelop Chandler for swimming Boutique stadium on current Gabba footprint. Miles is dead man walking so now irrelevant but always a waste of space Leave Roma St Parklands alone as an award-winning green space. Move move move!

Chris

I think the consortium would have much more idea of costs than the Premier

Blue

Beautiful design idea. Redevelopment of dead industrial wasteland along our riverfront with great access to the Gateway motorway.

How the Brisbane Design Alliance precinct would look. Image: Supplied

Not a chance

Ron

This is a pipe dream. A close look at the design shows it doesn’t even make sense. Walkways to the sky that lead nowhere.

Christine

All this hype is great but it DOESN’T address the huge costs of transport.

Giofred

And this Labor government would know because they are the champions of business cases and costs before making statements about building Olympic infrastructure....Not.

Jessica

If it is Giggles’ thought bubble he isn’t interested! If there was time before the election he could commission an expensive inquiry into the proposal then ignore the inquiry’s findings.

Dylan

Has he even read the submission? Now suddenly granting tenders so that if he loses the election, no other plan can be adopted. Has Miles even investigated if private funds have been found?

Northshore Vision 2050 riverfront promenade area. Image: Supplied

Still confused

Bradley

Not sure whether this proposal is a good idea or not. The one thing I am sure of is Miles has no idea.

Rosie

No CFMEU tax nor CFMEU productivity issues (strikes and go slows). Build it on time, under budget and no cost to taxpayers.

shane

Let’s utilise some simple mathematics, what is the value of selling 2500 apartments at an average price of $800K equal? Money talks and BS walks

Dylan

Imagine him trying to organise the lamington drives of yesterdays, we would have to go to an election before any decision on what icing to use.