An open letter to Gladys Berejiklian about the Sydney stadium debacle
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: Dear Gladys, here is an easy and cost-effective solution to your Sydney stadium debacle that will save NSW taxpayers $550 million ...
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DEAR Gladys ...
Here is an easy and cost-effective solution to your Sydney stadium debacle that will save NSW taxpayers $550 million.
Instead of wasting $900 million on a 45,000-seat Allianz Stadium that will have 30,000 empty seats for most NRL games, just replicate the new venue at Parramatta — Western Sydney Stadium.
It’s a state-of-the-art 32,000-seat venue being built for just $350 million.
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This is all Moore Park needs to cater for the Roosters, Sydney FC and the Waratahs. Their average crowds are all well below 20,000.
The bulk of taxpayers’ money must be spent on a rectangular major-event stadium in Sydney’s west.
Otherwise we will lose the NRL grand final to Brisbane and other big shows.
The Socceroos will play in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth at the best and biggest facilities.
Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal will go with them.
Securing these major events for Sydney was the premise of the government investment in rectangular stadiums in the first place.
The worst possible outcome for Sydney is an overbuilt, overfunded stadium in the east and an ageing major-event stadium in the west that is increasingly becoming less competitive when it comes to attracting events.
This is a no-brainer for your government.
You save more than half-a-billion dollars but Sydney still gets great new venues at Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park and in the eastern suburbs.
Cheers,
Buzz