More than 70 businesses attended briefings on tenders for work to upgrade Brisbane’s Chandler Sports Precinct.
The $257m upgrade to the complex, which will host sports including gymnastics, diving, water polo, track cycling, BMX racing, and wheelchair basketball at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, is due to start next year and be completed in 2027.
New images were released this week of what the precinct would look like after the upgrade.
Queensland Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace said upgrades to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre, first built for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, would strengthen its place as a signature venue for Australian swimming – both for high-performance competition and community use.
“The Chandler Sports Precinct already sees more than 640,000 visits across the year for a large number of sports and will only become more popular thanks to the addition of a massive new Indoor Sports Centre,” Minister Grace said.
She said the new centre would have 10,000 spectator seats and feature two halls – one accommodating 10 multi-sport courts and the other a 2400sqm gymnastics facility.
“The venue would be available before and after the Games to host a range of sports including basketball, volleyball, netball, badminton, and gymnastics.”
Also included are site improvements throughout the Precinct providing improved accessibility and lighting, a new green hub with gathering and meeting spaces, and inter-building connectivity.
Minister Grace said a quarter of the Minor Venues Program will be out in the market in the coming months, with almost half due out by the end of 2024.
“This work will soon transfer to the new independent Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority,” she said.
Minister Grace said the Queensland and Federal Governments had committed to sourcing at least 30 percent of procurement from Queensland small and medium-sized businesses for the Minor Venues Program.
