The Tasmania government has green lit construction of a 27,000-seat stadium along Hobart’s River Derwent at Regatta Point.
The site, next to Macquarie Point, is a combination of crown and Hobart City Council land.
If realised, the stadium would be the homeground for the AFL’s 19th club, and potentially The Ashes after the recent series was moved from Perth due to Western Australia’s Covid-19 restrictions.
The stadium would be contingent on Tasmania being granted an AFL licence later this year with the state government setting an ambitious target of being ready for the 2027 season.
The existing 18 AFL clubs would need to agree on a new Tasmanian team entering the competition.
The stadium has been designed to AFL specifications and includes a considerable footprint to allow for expansion of spectator and participant infrastructure.
It forms part of a key part of the 10-year strategic stadium plan that Stadiums Tasmania has been tasked with developing at a cost of approximately $750 million.
The project is expected to require a further two years of planning, approvals and contracting before a three year construction schedule.
Tasmania premier Peter Gutwein said future construction would have minimal impact on residents.
“The site is ideally located given its proximity to the city and to future passenger transport links, such as the Northern Suburbs Transit Corridor which would in effect pass through and under the landward side of the stadium as well as increased ferry activity on the river,” Gutwein said.
“We will seek to fund this across all levels of government, as well as providing an opportunity for private sector involvement and equity raising.”
The project’s first stage, subject to funding, will be developed over the next three to five years and will include construction of the stadium—which will be adaptable to provide retractable seating to enable A-League, AFL and other events to be held.
Its second stage will provide an indoor arena capable of holding basketball, netball and other sports and entertainment events.
The new stadium will be only the second in the AFL with a retractable roof.
Plans could also include a new high-performance centre for a Tasmanian team, possibly at nearby Queens Domain allowing the state government to tap into federal funding ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
Further north in Launceston, plans have also been put forward for a $200-million upgrade to UTAS Stadium in order to increase its capacity to 24,000 with retractable seats and add a 5000-seat indoor arena for other sports.
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