It would only make sense given the historical alignmentSurely there's space for the Olympic Breakdancing Training Centre also?
Such a good point. Not many people realise that aside from having better coffee and art galleries than Melbourne we also have better street culture. It makes perfect sense.Surely there's space for the Olympic Breakdancing Training Centre also?
"AN" Eastern Stand, not "THE" Eastern Stand is approved under the planning permissions from the State Government. (ie, its in place and the retired town planner two streets over can't appeal it".I guess my initial question was based on there being a master plan in place and approved with the eastern stand still there.
Is there a design or plan for what RA/QRU would be seeking funding from government for?
Is it similar to the existing ~5k capacity stand or lower capacity option like the new western complex?
What capacity would we end up with?
You can build a new stand under the MID, the question is, would the new stand (including a high-performance centre) be bigger than the old one? There's nothing stopping it from being much, much bigger, apart fro the fact that you waste money. Anything over an 11k total capacity and you lose money from a corresponding game at Suncorp.QRU have a master plan approval for Ballymore under QLD Govt Ministerial Infrastructure Designations. Planning/approval process under a MID is slightly different to your standard BCC DA.
Essentially the Eastern Stand is approved to stay within the current ‘building envelope’, but they sought to include upgrades. I don’t think it would be a knock down and rebuild, rather an upgrade and infill under/against the existing stand.
overall capacity for Ballymore can’t exceed what it was previously, an approval requirement of the MID.
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Latest pics (the Roar also released these and cheekily rendered everything orange... )this was a render released showing the upgrade eastern stand in line with the MID approval
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Why?Can I ask why RA would move the 7s away from the recently built facility at Moore Park? Is it a cost of living thing for the players? Better weather? As a tax payer I'd be annoyed. If that
That a heap of cash was forked out for a facility that is only used in a blue moon.Why?
That a heap of cash was forked out for a facility that is only used in a blue moon.
I would hazard a guess Moore Park can't host all of the teams without seriously juggling. Since it was made we've had a huge rise in the Womens game, both 15s and 7s and with the 21/18s programs there's a lot of people to squeeze under one roof.Can I ask why RA would move the 7s away from the recently built facility at Moore Park? Is it a cost of living thing for the players? Better weather? As a tax payer I'd be annoyed. If that
Are they moving the 7s ?But also to my first point why move the 7s?
RA are using Ballymore for the women's 7s in the new facility in the western standAre they moving the 7s ?
Unless things changed since I last checked many months ago, I thought they were moving the women's 7s at this stage.
As for reasons, you guessed much of it yesterday: cost of living, weather, parking, .. yada yada yada ...
... and likely Qld govt investment looking to attract Olympic sports.
I see the posts on that, including some nice graphics. No confirmed project.RA are using Ballymore for the women's 7s in the new facility in the western stand
This discussion is around what's happening with the western stand. And RA/QRUs desire for more government funding to finish the ground off
But also to my first point why move the 7s?
Makes sense. I was not aware of the training field situation. There is three at ballymore. Between the reds and the roar the 7s they should be able to work it out.Because the 7s teams don’t even have a field to train on at Moore Park, they have to use random fields within Centennial Park. I used to see the girls training on Sydney Shamrocks fields all the time, whatever the leasing arrangements for Kippax Field are they evidently don’t have priority on it,
Moore Park is a glorified office building with a big gym, not a high performance training facility. That whole project was questionable to begin with and if ‘taxpayers’ should be angry at any project it’s Moore Park.
In either case the exclusive arrangement to base the 7s teams there has expired, so RA are allowed to move the 7s teams wherever they want. A training facility like the NRTC is much better return for rugby and community benefits then RAs building at Moore Park.