News City commits $20m to AFL stadium

[CoastBhoy]

City commits $20m to AFL stadium
October 10th, 2008

THE Gold Coast City Council has agreed to pay up to $20 million towards a re-developed AFL stadium at Carrara.

However, that is conditional on the AFL awarding a licence to the GC17 bid and developing a stadium on the council-owned Carrara site.

Mayor Ron Clarke said the commitment also depended on council funds being directed towards the upgrading of Carrara to a 27,000 seat stadium and that full responsibility for the upgrading be guaranteed by the AFL.



As well, the council is demanding `sufficient funding from the State and Federal governments to facilitate the redevelopment'.

``It is a wonderful opportunity for the city of the Gold Coast to obtain, for an investment of $20 million, a facility worth 10 times that sum, as well as gaining a club participating in the AFL national competition, with all the economic, social and community benefits this will provide,'' Cr Clarke said.

Cr Clarke said an upgraded AFL stadium at Carrara would also be able to be used for a range of other sporting and social events, including the Commonwealth Games.

 

[Stereophonic]

so they have now pledged to double their initial contribution?

Awesome, they can now see the bottom line

 

[Subprime]

I guess the $20m is in addition to the land value of Carrara.

Provided the light rail from Nerang to Broadbeach goes ahead this may be the best option. Hopefully the Federal and State govts contribute as well.

 

[Father Jack]

Don't forget the dinky little boat port (I assume) they are (still) going to build!

You can roll up in your paddle boats.

 

[CoastBhoy]

I guess the $20m is in addition to the land value of Carrara.

Provided the light rail from Nerang to Broadbeach goes ahead this may be the best option. Hopefully the Federal and State govts contribute as well.

I think that is a given now , that the new transit system will run right past the oval from Surfers to Nerang station

 

[Salad dodger]

I used the bus system (free) from Pacific Fair to the ground and back a couple of times last year and it was pretty good and I would use it again but I lightrail from the ground to Nerang station would be a real winner as for people like me that live in Brisbane and have a young family (3 kids) a train and light rail would be cheap, easy and a bit of fun.

Hope it all goes ahead. Go the Coasters

 

[Mitchell Madness]

didnt the AFL say they wer eonly going to upgrade cararra and not build a new stadium?

 

[hot_pies81]

I think that is a given now , that the new transit system will run right past the oval from Surfers to Nerang station

Where did you get that info? All I can find on GCCC and QT sites is from Helensvale -> Parkwood -> Surfers -> Broadbeach -> Coolangatta

 

[HBF]

Mayor Ron Clarke said the commitment also depended on council funds being directed towards the upgrading of Carrara to a 27,000 seat stadium and that full responsibility for the upgrading be guaranteed by the AFL.

Of course they will. They'll do anything to get this franchise up and about.