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This article contains a proposal from an Architecture firm to demolish and remove Mayne Rail yards and put Olympic Stadia there. I donât think it is very realistic, and is very unlikely to happen due to the high cost escalation risk (plus, where will the trains go?).
Absolutely no chance in hell that happens.
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This has been proposed previously, and been discounted previously, as it will again. The Olympic venues budget simply will not stretch to this.
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I hope they build these Olympic Villages properly so they are self contained with segregated active transport paths to and from rail stations. The Northshore Hamilton site is meant to be getting the Gold Glider as well.
Self contained (incl licenced supermarkets, gyms and pools as well as bars and cafes).
Itâs unfortunate that we couldnât get a submission in on time though
Brisbane may have missed the boat to modernise itâs transport infrastructure before the games
Murphy said the Metro was key to Games transport as it was âno longer practical or affordable to build above-ground heavy rail routesâ.
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Improved infrastructure might not be possible but improved service is entirely possible.
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Former lord mayor questions 2032 transport legacy as new stadium looms
By Catherine Strohfeldt
Updated March 20, 2025 â 6.32pmfirst published at 4.06pm
Former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk has cast doubt over the cityâs ability to reap the full benefit of hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Only days before the Crisafulli LNP government releases its new venue plan, Quirk has lamented the failure to use the Games as reason to fast-track city-building infrastructure.
That is despite 9News revealing Cabinet will on Monday look to sign off on a new 60,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park â a year after Quirk made a similar recommendation to the Miles Labor government that was immediately rejected.
Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said governments âmight have missed the boatâ on delivering key transport legacies from the Olympic Games.Credit:Tammy Law
Quirk said the Games bid was originally intended to provide the impetus for public transport upgrades that would serve Brisbane well into the future.
âWe didnât need any specific Olympic public transport or infrastructure built, we needed those things that would keep up with population growth,â he told the ABC on Thursday morning.
The latest independent review has recommended a new oval stadium be built at Victoria Park, despite Premier David Crisafulliâs previous vow there would be no new stadiums. There is also local opposition, and concern over the cost of the necessary earthworks and new links to the CBD, Kelvin Grove Urban Village, and the RNA Showgrounds.
While Cabinet is considered likely to accept that recommendation, a separate proposal to shift the Brisbane Arena from Roma Street Parkland to Woolloongabba, where it would host swimming events in a drop-in pool, is more contentious.
Once the government finalises its plan, Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris will embark on further stakeholder consultations, and the Commonwealth-state funding agreement will likely become an issue for the federal election campaign.
Quirk said the original bid for Brisbane to host the Games came with three âessential outcomesâ: improved transport infrastructure; greater awareness of the city as a tourism and investment destination; and inspiration for young Queenslanders to be healthy and sporty.
âWe might have missed the boat a little bit, I think, in terms of the public transport infrastructure ⌠the other two, though, are certainly still very achievable,â Quirk said.
The Olympics has long been ear-marked as a âcatalystâ for improving public transport across Brisbane and Queenslandâs south-east.
Projects like the Cross River Rail, Metro, Sunshine Coast heavy rail line, and extensions on the Gold Coast light rail have all been routinely earmarked as legacy projects.
Construction delays and design complications have thrown plans into doubt, with the Metro only recently becoming operational, years behind its original deadline.
The government also began looking for alternatives for its coastal railway projects after finding current funding levels fell short of expected costs for the two major upgrades.
The Commonwealth-state funding agreement for the Games will have to be renegotiated, and there is still no transport and mobility strategy.
Quirk â who led a 2024 review of venues for the Labor government, which rejected his central recommendation of a stadium at Victoria Park â said the stadium debate had become a distraction.
Former Brisbane Lord Mayor and leader of the 2024 independent review of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic venue infrastructure Graham Quirk.Credit:AAP
âAll of the focus and all the discussion has been around sport venues, and that wasnât what it was about originally,â he said.
Asked about Quirkâs comments, and the strategy, Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg pointed to the pending release of the review and the governmentâs response.
âThe Crisafulli Government will announce the Games delivery plan on March 25, which will finally put Queensland on track to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity,â he said.
Brisbane City Council transport chair Ryan Murphy said the Metro was poised to support the Games, through works to add up to 22 stations, which it had pitched late last year.
âWith the Australian governmentâs support, we are now progressing a rapid business case to progress the expansion of Brisbane Metro to Carseldine, Capalaba, Springwood and out to the airport,â he said.
Murphy said the Metro was key to Games transport as it was âno longer practical or affordable to build above-ground heavy rail routesâ.
Hope they do provide a 1km segerated pathway to doomben train line station
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Is this the same character that thinks buses are supposed to be competing with trains, simply because they have their own fleet of new toys?
Nothing stopping anyone building âabove-groundâ light rail routes though. 
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Well, this is news. When did this happen??
I believe thereâs nothing official yet, only a few news articles reporting on leaks of 100 day reviewâs outcome.
I would be surprised if the leaks were false. Both major parties are known to selectively âleakâ things to the press in advance.
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Isnât the draft findings supposed to be open to public feedback?
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All eyes on this announcement at midday from Howard Smith Wharves. There are hints of transport improvements included in the new stadium build apparently.
âNo new stadiums?â
âNo, new stadiums!â
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