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Stadiums Queensland at a glance
• Close to 3.8 million patrons attended events at Stadiums
Queensland venues over the year;
• Stadiums Queensland continued to achieve savings in
water consumption. When compared to the Queensland
Water Commission’s (QWC) base line year 2004/2005,
Stadiums Queensland has reduced its annual water
consumption by 214ML or 60%;
• On 2 January 2009, the $82 million Queensland Tennis
Centre was officially opened by the Premier, the Hon. Anna
Bligh MP;
• The Queensland Tennis Centre hosted the first major tennis
tournament in Queensland in more than a decade – the
Brisbane International;
• In February the Premier announced Stadiums Queensland
would take ownership of its ninth major sporting facility.
A redeveloped Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast which
will accommodate the Australian Football League’s 17th
national team;
• Dairy Farmers Stadium and Skilled Park will accommodate
a full year program of events for the first time following the
introduction of two new Hyundai A-League football teams;
• The final stage of the Suncorp Stadium redevelopment, the
Caxton Roma pedestrian link, was completed in 2008; and
• The official attendance figure at Suncorp Stadium since the
venue was redeveloped in 2003 passed 5 million patrons.
Our priorities
• Create jobs through major construction projects (such as
the redevelopment of Carrara Stadium) which contribute
to the State’s sporting infrastructure, and through the
conduct of events at its stadia;
• Support the Queensland Tourism industry by attracting
international, interstate and intrastate patrons to major
national and international sporting and entertainment
events;
• Attract new events and other business opportunities which
bring economic benefits to the state;
• Continue to introduce environmentally sustainable
technology and practices and promote the use of recycle
bins to recycle waste materials at venues;
• Reduce the traffic impact on communities adjacent to major
venues through innovative public transport initiatives;
• Continue to develop innovative partnerships with
educational institutions and relevant sports industry
bodies to foster better training and development
opportunities for elite athletes and research opportunities
for the future of the sports industry;
• Continue to provide the community, schools and other
educational institutions with access to a range of quality
sports, entertainment and leisure facilities, to foster
participation in sport and the performing arts; and
• Maintain the State’s major sporting and entertainment
facilities to a world class standard and provide safe venues
for patrons attending events.
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