The long-term plan for Brisbane’s Victoria Park includes year-round activation of the new 63,000 seat stadium, an extended wetlands area and a series of community “commons”.
Public consultation opened today for draft Legacy Plan for the park, covering the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the period beyond.
The plan says that Brisbane Stadium, which is the focal point of the park, “aspires to be inclusive, accessible and welcoming for all”.
Its focus will be on fan experience and year-round activation. The stadium will have up to 63,000 seats, and concert capacity for up to 70,000 people.
“The project team is working closely with community, sporting and industry groups to ensure the stadium is activated every day, not just on game days or during major events,” the legacy report says.
“A ‘Stadium Green’ and other vibrant event spaces and public amenities are also included to activate the parklands on event days and throughout the year potentially hosting live sites, music, performance and markets.”
The Victoria Park Precinct will connect Victoria Park, the National Aquatic Centre and the Brisbane “Ekka” Showgrounds into a continuous super-precinct.
The report says Victoria Park will remain a free public space all year round.
Around two-thirds of Victoria Park will remain green and public space supported by a public amphitheatre, foot bridges linking across the city, a new community sports hub including athletics track, and expanded York’s Hollow wetlands, forest trails and walkways.
Public consultation between August 3, 2026, and September 27, 2026 will help shape key elements of the precinct.
This includes public spaces, recreation and activation opportunities, parklands and connectivity.
Premier David Crisafulli said the Victoria Park Precinct was part of the long-term legacy of the Games.
“Just as South Bank defined a city as the gift for (World) Expo 88, Victoria Park will be the legacy of 2032 – a place that belongs to Queenslanders once the Games have gone,” he said.
“I want Queenslanders to help shape this precinct, because for 2032 and beyond, it belongs to them.”
The draft plan sets out to establish the overall structure of the Victoria Park land uses and infrastructure across the precinct before, during and after the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It has a series of “layout principles”:
- The precinct needs to be shaped by its natural landscape.
- Green corridors will follow existing valleys, ridgelines and hillsides to encourage movement and activity and provide accessible spaces for gathering.
- It will provide “critical connections to education, research, health services, entertainment, jobs and recreation.
“The precinct will be connected, inclusive and ecologically grounded,” the report says.
“It will support everyday use while also accommodating major events. Connectivity and accessibility is a focus to overcome the site’s hilly topography.
“Links to surrounding neighbourhoods and public transport will support access and reduce reliance on private vehicles, including new active travel connections.”
The park will have a series of “Venue Commons”, multifunctional areas that support recreation, community sport, social gatherings, markets, events and major game day crowds.
“With generous shade, seating and lush greenery, the commons offer an inviting publicly accessible landscape,” the report says.
“Community sport facilities that could be delivered across the precinct after the Games for formal and informal use include.”
Sport uses could include fields, athletics facilities, a BMX pump track, running trails and sport climbing.
For more information on the Victoria Park Precinct Draft Legacy Plan, visit here
