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Brisbane Olympic stadium
The Brisbane Olympic stadium is a planned multi-purpose stadium to be built in Victoria Park, Brisbane, which will serve as the main stadium for the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 63,000-seat stadium is expected to host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics events during the Games.
Following the conclusion of the Olympics and Paralympics, it will replace the Gabba as Brisbane's main football and cricket stadium, becoming the new home grounds of the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League, the Queensland Bulls in domestic cricket, and the Brisbane Heat of the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League.
The stadium development is part of the 2032 Delivery Plan, announced to the public on 25 March 2025 by the Crisafulli government. It falls within the A$7.1 billion funding envelope set aside for 2032 Games infrastructure.
The stadium is located in Victoria Park which is a heritage listed park located in Herston and Spring Hill, north of the Brisbane central business district. Multiple locations within the park were looked at and a site near to Gilchrist Avenue was identified.
Victoria Park was traditionally a meeting and gathering place for Indigenous groups travelling through the area. The park over the years had hosted a migrant workers' camp, a shanty town and a medical precinct. The park was named Victoria Park in 1875.
During the years of World War II, the site was partially occupied by the forces of the United States, and had many military designated buildings constructed. After the war and until the late 70s the buildings were used as temporary accommodation. The site had been long neglected for future development, as factors such as swampy grounds, unexploded ammunition from World War II, and previously used rubbish dumping grounds have posed safety risks and budget blow outs for projects on the site. Part of the park was converted into a golf course in 1931, but Brisbane City Council developed plans in 2020 to convert the 64 hectare site back into a park.
On 24 February 2021, the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic Committee selected Brisbane as its preferred candidate to host the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics; Brisbane were officially awarded the Games on 21 July. In April 2021, as part of its venue plans for the Games, the state of Queensland announced plans for a A$1 billion reconstruction of the Gabba to serve as the main stadium. The reconstruction would expand its seating capacity to 50,000, and feature a new pedestrian plaza.
Scrutiny over the Gabba project grew after the state of Victoria withdrew from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to cost concerns; by February 2023, the projected cost had grown to A$2.7 billion, which would be paid entirely by the state. In December 2023, Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinne withdrew his support for the Gabba project, stating that Brisbane 2032 had "become more about overpriced stadiums rather than the promise of vital transport solutions", and that parallel plans for a A$137 million stadium at the Brisbane Showgrounds as a transitional venue for the Gabba's tenants during construction (with Brisbane City Council, the Brisbane Lions, and Cricket Australia being expected to cover two thirds of the cost) were the "final straw".
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Brisbane Olympic stadium
The Brisbane Olympic stadium is a planned multi-purpose stadium to be built in Victoria Park, Brisbane, which will serve as the main stadium for the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 63,000-seat stadium is expected to host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics events during the Games.
Following the conclusion of the Olympics and Paralympics, it will replace the Gabba as Brisbane's main football and cricket stadium, becoming the new home grounds of the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League, the Queensland Bulls in domestic cricket, and the Brisbane Heat of the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League.
The stadium development is part of the 2032 Delivery Plan, announced to the public on 25 March 2025 by the Crisafulli government. It falls within the A$7.1 billion funding envelope set aside for 2032 Games infrastructure.
The stadium is located in Victoria Park which is a heritage listed park located in Herston and Spring Hill, north of the Brisbane central business district. Multiple locations within the park were looked at and a site near to Gilchrist Avenue was identified.
Victoria Park was traditionally a meeting and gathering place for Indigenous groups travelling through the area. The park over the years had hosted a migrant workers' camp, a shanty town and a medical precinct. The park was named Victoria Park in 1875.
During the years of World War II, the site was partially occupied by the forces of the United States, and had many military designated buildings constructed. After the war and until the late 70s the buildings were used as temporary accommodation. The site had been long neglected for future development, as factors such as swampy grounds, unexploded ammunition from World War II, and previously used rubbish dumping grounds have posed safety risks and budget blow outs for projects on the site. Part of the park was converted into a golf course in 1931, but Brisbane City Council developed plans in 2020 to convert the 64 hectare site back into a park.
On 24 February 2021, the Future Host Commission of the International Olympic Committee selected Brisbane as its preferred candidate to host the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics; Brisbane were officially awarded the Games on 21 July. In April 2021, as part of its venue plans for the Games, the state of Queensland announced plans for a A$1 billion reconstruction of the Gabba to serve as the main stadium. The reconstruction would expand its seating capacity to 50,000, and feature a new pedestrian plaza.
Scrutiny over the Gabba project grew after the state of Victoria withdrew from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to cost concerns; by February 2023, the projected cost had grown to A$2.7 billion, which would be paid entirely by the state. In December 2023, Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinne withdrew his support for the Gabba project, stating that Brisbane 2032 had "become more about overpriced stadiums rather than the promise of vital transport solutions", and that parallel plans for a A$137 million stadium at the Brisbane Showgrounds as a transitional venue for the Gabba's tenants during construction (with Brisbane City Council, the Brisbane Lions, and Cricket Australia being expected to cover two thirds of the cost) were the "final straw".