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The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

parrawentyfan

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What about converting the Gabba space to a Commbank sized rectangular ground? Would that be beneficial for Dolphins or other future Brisbane sides?
 

Wb1234

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What about converting the Gabba space to a Commbank sized rectangular ground? Would that be beneficial for Dolphins or other future Brisbane sides?
Soccer is trying to get a 20k rebuild of Perry park

Ballymore has has one stand done (25 million dollars) and they are going for the other one now lol

Sunshine Coast is getting a decent upgrade so dolphins should move their kayo games there
 

newc18

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No. Redcliffe is out of the way for most of Brisbane. Same with Ipswich. Both would do well with a lower capacity ground locally and the bigger games at Suncorp.
The ideal situation would be for all three to use Suncorp and aim to eventually fill it. Brisbane doesn't need to copy the model that Sydney does.
 

Red&BlackBear

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beave

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It’s for the new entertainment center.
isn't the latest plan to build the new entertainment centre over the top of the new Gabba train station? I remember reading a very small snippet about it and it seemed "official" enough but it should have occupied a lot more space in the article and seemed to be a bit brushed over for such an important announcement .
 

Red&BlackBear

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isn't the latest plan to build the new entertainment centre over the top of the new Gabba train station? I remember reading a very small snippet about it and it seemed "official" enough but it should have occupied a lot more space in the article and seemed to be a bit brushed over for such an important announcement .
Yep, that side of Main St has definitely been under consideration as well.

A few issues with plonking a structure that big over hollow ground. Gabba site equally posing issues (more so with time frames) in demolition and building the structure in time.

While the logistics and locations make sense (to me at least) ie stadium, entertainment center, waterpark locations etc. The critical planning has been a shit show.

Jarrod Bleijie wouldn’t know the first thing about development of infrastructure yet he serves as minister for it.
 

beave

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Yep, that side of Main St has definitely been under consideration as well.

A few issues with plonking a structure that big over hollow ground. Gabba site equally posing issues (more so with time frames) in demolition and building the structure in time.

While the logistics and locations make sense (to me at least) ie stadium, entertainment center, waterpark locations etc. The critical planning has been a shit show.

Jarrod Bleijie wouldn’t know the first thing about development of infrastructure yet he serves as minister for it.
The current BEC at Boondall is such a relic of a bygone era for a plethora of reasons, the location is absolutely rubbish other than having the M1 nearby however, if you need to use it you need to be aware which area to park because at the end of an event you can only access said motorway from certain parking areas.... building the new one near the Gabba will be a game changer.
 

Red&BlackBear

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The current BEC at Boondall is such a relic of a bygone era for a plethora of reasons, the location is absolutely rubbish other than having the M1 nearby however, if you need to use it you need to be aware which area to park because at the end of an event you can only access said motorway from certain parking areas.... building the new one near the Gabba will be a game changer.
100% you’re correct on both points.
The current BEC in Boondall is terribly located and having the new one centralised in Gabba will be a game changer.
 

Dogs Of War

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isn't the latest plan to build the new entertainment centre over the top of the new Gabba train station? I remember reading a very small snippet about it and it seemed "official" enough but it should have occupied a lot more space in the article and seemed to be a bit brushed over for such an important announcement .

That is gone. They tendered out a new entertainment centre/district where the Gabba is to private enterprise in true Lib fashion and help underwrite that.

 

Dogs Of War

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what have i said earlier is now "gone"???

this is literally on the link you posted

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Not sure what more you want. If you want to google it. You can see Roma St was cancelled and this is what is happening. They just want private money to build it. Thus the expressions of interest they have up currently for developers to bid on it.
 

Red&BlackBear

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That is gone. They tendered out a new entertainment centre/district where the Gabba is to private enterprise in true Lib fashion and help underwrite that.


Not sure what more you want. If you want to google it. You can see Roma St was cancelled and this is what is happening. They just want private money to build it. Thus the expressions of interest they have up currently for developers to bid on it.
I believe you and @beave are talking about the same thing here.

This is exactly what @beave is alluding to. He never mentioned Roma St. Unsure where you got that comment came from.

When he said Gabba train station he meant the Gabba Cross River Rail station as pictured in the link.

On another note my previous comments (to Beave) are in relation to what side of Main St that the entertainment center and residential developments will end up on - that isn’t finalised yet and the EOI & in turn proposed investment might well dictate that.

But regardless of that point - the entire entertainment district will end up being one thing. It is basically a bigger version of West Village in West End (with an entertainment center thrown in there).
 
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beave

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Not sure what more you want. If you want to google it. You can see Roma St was cancelled and this is what is happening. They just want private money to build it. Thus the expressions of interest they have up currently for developers to bid on it.
Go back and look what I originally typed, I never said a word about Roma St station in my comment, you literally posted up a link that echoed/backed up what i said that the new one being built over the top/next to the new Gabba Station..........
 

Perth Red

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Is Brooky getting an upgrade. Saw a $75mill story but looks like could be a dodgy website so wont link? lol
 
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