Looks like Metricon won't be used for the Olympics with the announcement of the Gabba's redevelopment to become a 50,000 seat stadium for the games
Do they still have Baseball at the Olympics??
Could be used for that maybe.
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Looks like Metricon won't be used for the Olympics with the announcement of the Gabba's redevelopment to become a 50,000 seat stadium for the games
Yeah. Cricket is trying to get in too and Metricon would be bigger than AB Field. Soccer or Rugby could also be at MetriconDo they still have Baseball at the Olympics??
Could be used for that maybe.
Yeah. Cricket is trying to get in too and Metricon would be bigger than AB Field. Soccer or Rugby could also be at Metricon
what it would mean though is that we aren’t out of action at Metricon for a substantial period of time as they won’t need to install the athletics track.
Looks like we are keeping Metricon in 2032 BUT with events at the GCLC we could get better transport?
i just hope they extend the heavy rail line from varsity to the airport.
Yep plans been around for a while. But gccc obsessed with light rail down past burleigh which i think is ludicrousThere is plans to extend down to the airport there would be four stops after Varsity Tallebudgera Elanora Tugun Gold Coast Airport.
I was ok with the light rail extension but have since found out the GCCC are using the extension as a reason to review the height limits ( currently 3 stories or 15 m) along the route to allow developers to build 15 story buildings, destroying the community feel of areas such as Mermaid, Nobbys, Miami, Burleigh etc and no doubt pocketing some $$$ along the wayYep plans been around for a while. But gccc obsessed with light rail down past burleigh which i think is ludicrous
i've always questioned why they wanted the light rail to go to the airport before the heavy rail. the height limit is the most logical explanation, as no one in their right mind is going to go from helensvale to the gc airport via light rail as it would probably take 3 hours haha. areas like palm beach make less sense for the light rail when it's already busy as a two lane road (seen talks of various redesigns of the roads to accommodate the LR through palmy, seems odd). but yeah, can see lots of people using it when it's finished down to the airport but for short trips. i reckon it will make so much more sense when they start running the spur lines into robina/varsity/nerang/etc. a link from broady to nerang station via metricon stadium (and likewise through robina) would see massive benefits. will make people buying in the inland suburbs more viable and valuable i reckon.I was ok with the light rail extension but have since found out the GCCC are using the extension as a reason to review the height limits ( currently 3 stories or 15 m) along the route to allow developers to build 15 story buildings, destroying the community feel of areas such as Mermaid, Nobbys, Miami, Burleigh etc and no doubt pocketing some $$$ along the way
i've always questioned why they wanted the light rail to go to the airport before the heavy rail. the height limit is the most logical explanation, as no one in their right mind is going to go from helensvale to the gc airport via light rail as it would probably take 3 hours haha. areas like palm beach make less sense for the light rail when it's already busy as a two lane road (seen talks of various redesigns of the roads to accommodate the LR through palmy, seems odd). but yeah, can see lots of people using it when it's finished down to the airport but for short trips. i reckon it will make so much more sense when they start running the spur lines into robina/varsity/nerang/etc. a link from broady to nerang station via metricon stadium (and likewise through robina) would see massive benefits. will make people buying in the inland suburbs more viable and valuable i reckon.
This seems stupid and I'd be pretty annoyed if I was Brisbane, but if it's true I might grab a ticket. Haven't been able to get to any game since Rd 9 and been craving one.
This seems stupid and I'd be pretty annoyed if I was Brisbane, but if it's true I might grab a ticket. Haven't been able to get to any game since Rd 9 and been craving one.
do you have a source/article link? keen to have a read if possibleSo, apparently Queensland Govt is “finding a multi model study to look at the different options for rapid transit along Nerang Broadbeach rd so light rail will be considered along with other modes of transport”
Was just a reply on a Facebook post comment when someone suggested Metricon needs the tram from a local MP when she was posting about the light rail extension to Burleigh.do you have a source/article link? keen to have a read if possible
They played a few "away" games at Carrara during North Melbourne's time up here as well as another "away" game against Hawthorn in 2006 while the MCG was unavailable during the Commonwealth Games:Would this be the Lions first home H&A game at Carrara since the Bears days?
From the GCB. Appears that there won’t be a tram to Metricon instead an electric bus service.Among the big tickets items which are being named as priorities by the council are light rail Stage 4 from Burleigh Heads to the border, the extension of the heavy rail from Varsity Lakes to Gold Coast Airport and east-west electric buses which will integrate with the tram network connecting it with Cbus and Metricon stadiums and Robina and Nerang respectively.
Also no Olympic events at Metricon so no facility upgrades which is a disappointment as by 2032 the stadium will need someFrom the GCB. Appears that there won’t be a tram to Metricon instead an electric bus service.