Brighton Homes Arena (Springfield) discussions

[MacMum]

Plenty of room to start reclaiming the cemetery next door... pretty sure the section closest to QE2 is just lawn cemetery anyway. You can fit a couple of football fields in the lawn cemetery area without disturbing any plots. It's a pretty middle-class graveyard too so shouldn't be any bad juju...

It would be our luck for some poor unfortunate soul to work his way out of the ground and snag somebody....out for the season in a training mishap!!

 

[GingerGreatness]

Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium was built on a cemetery. It's done ok for itself.

 

[Back2Back2Back]

Wasn't QE2 destroyed during the floods and been neglected since? Or have they done some repair work since? Anyone know if its a shared venue? Hoping we can rip down the stadium and athletics track.

Which floods? QEII was used as an evacuation centre in the 2011 floods.

 

[dlanod]

Isn't QE2 on a rise? Never actually been there, but I think I've driven past a few times.

 

[Cousin Jed]

If it floods, then this is happening

 

[Old Den]

Isn't QE2 on a rise? Never actually been there, but I think I've driven past a few times.

Yep...if it ever gets flooded,there will be multitudes heading for Toowoomba (about 600 metres above sea level).

 

[Fatcat08]

Yep...if it ever gets flooded,there will be multitudes heading for Toowoomba (about 600 metres above sea level).

Although Toowoomba flooded in the last floods

 

[dlanod]

Although Toowoomba flooded in the last floods

The difference there was that Brisbane's floods were human error. Toowoomba's floods was God's attempt to wipe that hole off the face of the earth.

 

[Viceregal]

The difference there was that Brisbane's floods were human error. Toowoomba's floods was God's attempt to wipe that hole off the face of the earth.

Aren't meteors / fire and brimstone more his speed for localised destruction?

 

[Albi_Mangler]

The difference there was that Brisbane's floods were human error. Toowoomba's floods was God's attempt to wipe that hole off the face of the earth.

Come on Toowoomba is not that bad. Many of us grew up there (me), have friends and family still up there some who are long time Lions members and drive 4hrs round trip every fortnight to support this club. TBA is nicer than many parts of Brisbane.

 

[patfullfankezz]

Come on Toowoomba is not that bad. Many of us grew up there (me), have friends and family still up there some who are long time Lions members and drive 4hrs round trip every fortnight to support this club. TBA is nicer than many parts of Brisbane.

Spent 15 years in Oakey/Toowoomba. I have zero friends left there. Let the place burn.

 

[matwt73]

I find toowoomba odd.

I quite like (and have family there) it but it is a pecular mix of christian fundamentalist heartland and university town.

 

[Old Den]

Come on Toowoomba is not that bad. Many of us grew up there (me), have friends and family still up there some who are long time Lions members and drive 4hrs round trip every fortnight to support this club. TBA is nicer than many parts of Brisbane.

Nothing like that fresh mountain air...particularly in midwinter.

 

[Viceregal]

Spent 15 years in Oakey/Toowoomba. I have zero friends left there. Let the place burn.

Maybe we should give you the homing device to place so the missile knows where to go...

 

[Crawb]

Any chance of the QE2 being redeveloped into a small boutique type stadium for low drawing games or is this purely facilities only?

 

[PattyKwasagun]

Any chance of the QE2 being redeveloped into a small boutique type stadium for low drawing games or is this purely facilities only?

Just facilities I'd have thought. Public transport to QEII is a nightmare. In saying that, the Gabba does charge us an enormous amount per game so it might hold some appeal down the track. Right now though I think we'd just be putting all the money we're able to scrape together into facilities for the club rather than looking at public facilities.

If they are able to reshape the ground to being properly AFL sized though, I wouldn't be shocked if it became the home ground of the reserves and also a venue for pre season matches.

 

[POBT]

I think SE Qld will get a boutique stadium at some point but it will be located in a high growth area like Logan, Ipswich and most likely will be rectangular for soccer/rugby codes.

 

[jackess]

Progress...

Meanwhile, Brisbane will meet with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk later this month to discuss funding for a new training and administration base.

The possible location has been narrowed down to QSAC at Nathan or the Brisbane Airport. The club hopes to make an announcement before the end of the season.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/mi...e-brisbane-lions/story-fndv8d6r-1227485737469

 

[WA Lion]

Progress...


http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/mi...e-brisbane-lions/story-fndv8d6r-1227485737469

Can't come soon enough really. It will help entice (or at least not put off) players to our club, and any current players disappointed by the current facilities will be comfortable knowing an upgrade is coming

 

[jjami15]

I am hanging to know more about this and hope it's the regular seasons and not including the finals. This is more important than priority picks hands down.

 

[Nuggo]

What sort of time-line do you think we are running on? 2 to 3 years to finalise location and funding, plan and construct.

 

[ColdWarWarrior]

Greg Swan is meeting with the Qld Premier later this month to discuss the move, so its looking promising.

 

[Fatcat08]

What sort of time-line do you think we are running on? 2 to 3 years to finalise location and funding, plan and construct.

If the speed that ministers are signing off on things continues then I'd say 5-6.

 

[BrizzyBandit]

Greg Swan is meeting with the Qld Premier later this month to discuss the move, so its looking promising.

Gee I hope this is a final meeting and not the first.

 

[Hollow Knight]

What sort of time-line do you think we are running on? 2 to 3 years to finalise location and funding, plan and construct.

If it's QSAC (and it is), it will be up and running some time in 2017, if not in time for the start of season proper.

A big part of the appeal of that site is the quick turnaround time.