The sports teams and clubs that punters could see field a new AFL stadium in Hobart have been laid out in planning documents — with the Matildas and Socceroos, A-League football clubs and Test cricket all mooted.
With 4,000 pages of planning documents for the Macquarie Point stadium lodged, details are emerging of the sporting fixtures the stadium could host in coming years.
Interestingly, under an "optimistic" scenario, the state government could attract a club other than Tasmania to play a home game at the stadium — but that would require separate "event attraction" funding. Advice provided to KPMG from Cricket Tasmania and Cricket Australia indicates that, following a successful Sheffield Shield trial, an annual Test could be scheduled in Hobart from 2031 with crowds projected at 14,088 per day for an average of four days.
In the early days of stadium planning, retractable seating was considered so the arena could partially convert into a rectangular configuration, but the idea was abandoned. The state has previously partnered with Western United to play games in the state, but the report notes that the construction of United's new home facility in Melbourne could spell the end of its association with Tasmania.
Hobart has previously staged rugby successfully, including a crowd of 11,752 at an NRL trial clash between the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos at the North Hobart Oval in 2012, and a Super Rugby fixture between the Melbourne Rebels and NSW Waratahs drawing 9,750 people in 2013.The stadium cost plan is $715.5 million, but when escalation is included, that rises to almost $775 million.
The government will also need to pay the new AFL club an extra $4.5 million if the stadium build is less than 50 per cent complete by October 2027, and another $4.5 million if it can't host matches in the 2029 season.included in the submission takes into account the cost of construction, an operating subsidy of $231.5 million, the funding needed to attract events and the state government's start-up funding for the new AFL club.
Once the stadium is operating, modelling indicates an uplift in GSP of up to $32 million a year, largely due to spending by interstate visitors over the whole of their trip to Tasmania, and about 200 ongoing direct jobs. And concerns have been raised about what happens when there is an AFL match, cricket at Bellerive Oval and a cruise ship in dock with close to 5,000 people aboard.
The road then morphs into a bus interchange at the stadium, allowing fans to come into the arena at the concourse level.The government said the Northern Rail Corridor will be a vital part of the transport plan for the stadium, but didn't elaborate whether it would be developed for light rail or a bus service.
The roof is made of translucent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene pillows over a hybrid frame of steel and locally grown and sourced timber.That will mean trucks coming in and out of the site every four to six minutes. Of course, there will be places to buy a pie and hot chips at half time and food and beverage outlets on the ground level.At the field level there will be change rooms and facilities for home and away teams.
It will also be available to host Tasmania Devils Victorian Football League and Victorian Football League Women's matches and Tasmania Devils Academy matches, and local league finals competitions.The Macquarie Point Development Corporation and state government are at pains to ensure people know the stadium is not just for footy.
The stadium paperwork also flags the prospect of attracting national soccer teams, the Matildas and Socceroos, for friendly games or qualifiers, and the capacity for rugby league and union games.Macquarie Point is a 9.3-hectare piece of land wedged between Hobart's historic waterfront, a working port and a highway.Macquarie Point is a 9.3-hectare piece of land wedged between Hobart's historic waterfront, a working port and a highway.
In its place, a "Aboriginal Culturally Informed Zone" was added, wedged between the stadium and the highway.A sewer main runs under Macquarie Point, and its removal is meant to start in late 2024. It will host seven Tasmania Devil home games per year, with an average attendance estimate of 20,825. This includes an attempt to host one men's Test match per summer with an estimated attendance of 14,088 per day, and one men's One Day International or T20 match with 15,313 predicted.
Developers say state ownership of the site removes the need for extended property acquisition and permission processes. Although Macquarie Point's far western end of the site is of high archaeological sensitivity, developers say the stadium will remain outside of it.
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