Brisbane’s re-elected lord mayor has bucked rejection of a new stadium by both state major party leaders, as 2032 organisers met to cap-off a turbulent week.
Brisbane’s recently re-elected LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has doubled down on his support for a new 55,000-seat Victoria Park stadium as a 2032 Games legacy to replace the ageing Gabba.
“I understand both the stance taken by the Premier and the Opposition Leader,” Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said of their rejection of a new stadium – but he doesn’t agree.“And I think the Quirk report really clearly portrayed that Victoria Park is a better option,” he said of the outcome of thethe $3.4 billion stadium at Victoria Park
Pressed on Crisafulli’s suggestions a new stadium wasn’t part of the Games pitch, Schrinner said it had always been: Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee Board president Andrew Liveris described the week’s events, including denied reports the government sought advice on cancelling the games, as “not a good look for any of us”
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