Brisbane Live is a proposed, multipurpose entertainment and sporting arena to be located within the

Roma Street Parkland Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its name (the park ...

in the

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, Australia. The project is being developed in conjunction with

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. The venue will be the location for swimming events at the

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and the

2032 Summer Paralympics The 2032 Summer Paralympics, officially the 19th Summer Paralympic Games and commonly known as Brisbane 2032 (Turrbal: ''Meeanjin 2032''), are an upcoming major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the Int ...

. The venue is expected to have a capacity of 17,000 to 18,000 people and cost $2.1 billion to construct.

Location

The arena was originally going to be located in a new precinct, situated above existing railway lines, directly east of Roma Street railway station. The arena precinct was to be situated between Roma Street and Albert Street, linking with the railway station and

to the west. The site was partially occupied by the now demolished

Brisbane Transit Centre The Brisbane Transit Centre, at 151-171 Roma Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, was a long-distance bus station. It was closed and demolished in 2020 along with its three office towers. It was commonly regarded as the ugliest building in ...

. In March 2024, the Premier of Queensland,

Steven Miles Steven John Miles (born 15 November 1977) is an Australian politician who is the 40th and current premier of Queensland, in office since 2023. He is the state leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and previously served as deputy premier f ...

, announced that the Brisbane Live arena would be relocated to the

, rather than be built above the Roma Street railway station.

References

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Location

See also

References