# Stadia **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [April 22, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587 "2018-04-22T22:34:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 40
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/788 "2024-03-18T06:49:52Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > Some legacy… I get that there is less of an emphasis on leaving a built legacy after Olympic Games, but to do nothing with the Gabba (including a knockdown and build on a different site) makes it highly likely that the Olympics leaves a negative legacy. The Quirk report is reportedly quite scathing on the current state of the Gabba too - so whats the plan? Let it crumble and see major events leave the state? ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/789 "2024-03-18T06:50:34Z")
> [@Brianc68](#): > > Huh? > > The recommendation is NOT to use QEII Which the Queensland Premier has rejected - top work there! ---
**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/790 "2024-03-18T06:56:20Z")
> [@bacco007](#): > > > [@Brianc68](#): > > > > Huh? > > > > The recommendation is NOT to use QEII > > Which the Queensland Premier has rejected - top work there! Far out, I can’t keep up. ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/791 "2024-03-18T07:01:20Z")
This is ridiculous and so tacky. They’re not forward looking. In 2032 the infrastructure needs for a growing city will require a new stadium. The gabba is not fit for purpose. Having this weird hybrid use of suncorp plus the QSAC is just pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tamago_otoko/32/488237_2.png) [@tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tamago_otoko)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/792 "2024-03-18T07:22:25Z")
Yeah, the Premier rejected the recommendation and cobbled together this third-rate solution. As I say, what a legacy… ---
**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/793 "2024-03-18T07:44:15Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > Yeah, the Premier rejected the recommendation and cobbled together this third-rate solution. As I say, what a legacy… What a joke indeed.. So they’ll spend 1.6B on something for 4 weeks. No legacy at all. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/794 "2024-03-18T10:17:09Z")
> [@bacco007](#): > > The Quirk report is reportedly quite scathing on the current state of the Gabba too Does it mean The Gabba’s days as a stadium are now numbered (regardless if a stadium upgrade will go ahead)? Sure, The Gabba has its distinct disadvantage of being sandwiched between two arterial roads. If The Gabba gets one more upgrade, I reckon it could mean either Stanley Street or Vulture Street will have to lose one traffic lane for the expanding stadium footprint. ---
**Author:** ![tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tamago_otoko/32/488237_2.png) [@tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tamago_otoko)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/795 "2024-03-18T10:24:39Z")
As I saw it put earlier, not upgrading the Gabba now just kicks the can down the road. It will still need either a major refurb or replacement in the next couple of decades. And if you’re not going to do it for the Olympics, when else will you? ---
**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/796 "2024-03-18T10:31:21Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > As I saw it put earlier, not upgrading the Gabba now just kicks the can down the road. It will still need either a major refurb or replacement in the next couple of decades. And if you’re not going to do it for the Olympics, when else will you? Exactly. And that’s how Labor pitched the Olympics in the first place - getting State and Federal money spent on infrastructure and facilities for the future. ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/797 "2024-03-18T10:33:19Z")
What a mess this has become. I think Brisbane needs a new stadium to host the Olympics. AFL and Cricket should move from the Gabba after the Olympics to the newly built stadium. The new stadium could also be designed to hold concerts etc. The Gabba can be downgraded overtime to a boutique cricket ground similar to the WACA in Perth. ---
**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/798 "2024-03-18T12:09:17Z")
> [@BJT2](#): > > What a mess this has become. > > I think Brisbane needs a new stadium to host the Olympics. AFL and Cricket should move from the Gabba after the Olympics to the newly built stadium. The new stadium could also be designed to hold concerts etc. > > The Gabba can be downgraded overtime to a boutique cricket ground similar to the WACA in Perth. I agree. What a complete mess. I think we’ll need to wait to see what the LNP’s position is on all this, given the high chance Labor will be ousted in October this year. Currently the LNP is trying to deflect and say they’ll leave it up to an independent body, but time will tell if they can hold that line until the October election. But the reality is it’s likely to be the LNP that is presiding over the initial stages of building some of these venues. I can’t see Labor actually doing much in the way of getting contracts etc. signed before October. ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/799 "2024-03-18T20:20:30Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > And if you’re not going to do it for the Olympics, when else will you? The risk now is that if they don’t do it for the Olympics, it’s unlikely to occur until well after 2032. I can’t see how a government can justify a plan for the Olympics (however stupid) that excludes the venue and then later down the track makes a seperate investment into the facility unrelated to the Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![VictorianSun](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/victoriansun/32/536432_2.png) [@VictorianSun](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/VictorianSun)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/800 "2024-03-19T07:58:24Z")
It had to be The Gabba or Vic Point/Albion Park. To go with QSAC makes zero sense especially looking at the proximity to the CBD, public transport options and the legacy plans following 2032. Why spend all this money on refurbing QSAC for the Games to only pull most of the stands down again! ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/801 "2024-03-19T08:23:26Z")
[https://x.com/9newsqueensland/status/1769999194012442891?s=46](https://x.com/9newsqueensland/status/1769999194012442891?s=46) Shocker ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/34f0e0/32.png) [@yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/yellow_sock)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/802 "2024-03-19T09:00:21Z")
My goodness. What a crazy 24 or so hours for Qld and the games stadiums. And to possibly cancel the games, to now come back to it. What’s going on? The winner is Sydney. Organised from the let go. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Laverty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Jack\_Laverty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jack_Laverty)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/803 "2024-03-19T09:13:14Z")
> [@VictorianSun](#): > > It had to be The Gabba or Vic Point/Albion Park. To go with QSAC makes zero sense especially looking at the proximity to the CBD, public transport options and the legacy plans following 2032. Why spend all this money on refurbing QSAC for the Games to only pull most of the stands down again! Steven Miles won’t be there next year, and this will only be delayed even longer. There we go I said it… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/804 "2024-03-19T09:37:45Z")
Qld is being run by lunatics. Just get on with it. Fancy trying and getting out of the games. What a disgrace. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/moe/32/398912_2.png) [@Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/805 "2024-03-19T10:55:54Z")
I suppose the good thing is that at least the games are far enough away that they can make bad decisions with little consequence for a while yet. Maybe the thought balloon of QEII is enough to galvanise a push for The Gabba again - because a groundswell point out how lacking in legacy benefit these games will otherwise be. There’s certainly no need for anything to be signed pre-election, and there’s an absolute need for the opposition to come out one way or another. This is very clearly posturing to be two steps ahead of the opposition - being so desperate to sound like good economic managers by getting to say they are spending on hospitals instead of stadiums - while still spending almost as much on stadiums and getting far worse value for money out of it. But you see the same opposition cowardice in Tassie - it’s vastly easier to oppose without solutions - magically getting a team without the stadium in Tassie, and committing to listening to experts without saying which experts you’ll listen to in the case of Queensland. ---
**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/806 "2024-03-19T10:59:02Z")
Agree with all that except I think some support is galvanizing behind Victoria Park rather than the Gabba. Agree there’s still time to turn it all around and nothing should get signed until after the election in October. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587/807 "2024-03-21T22:58:14Z")
> **[Queensland government spent $6.4 million on now-scrapped Gabba rebuild](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/scrapped-gabba-rebuild-plans-cost-6-million-dollars/103617278)** > > The government insists the money will not go to waste and will used on a modest enhancement of the stadium, while Opposition Leader David Crisafulli says he does not support a new stadium for the Games. * * * The redevelopment of Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium precinct is now complete, one day ahead of the venue’s first AFL match of the year, between North Melbourne and Fremantle. > **[Mic Drop For Transformed Marvel Stadium | Premier of Victoria](https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/mic-drop-transformed-marvel-stadium)** > > The Allan Labor Government is making sure more sport and entertainment stars are secured at Victoria’s world-class Marvel Stadium for generations to come, with upgrades to the precinct now complete.Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve... [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587.md?page=39) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/stadia/4587.md?page=41)