Expressions of interest are now being accepted for Brisbane’s Gabba Entertainment Precinct, which will include a new 17,000-seat indoor arena and a mixed-use residential hub – part of the city’s legacy plans for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
On 9 October, the Queensland government announced that procurement is now underway and information memorandums have been released for the development of the precinct across the site of the existing Gabba stadium and its surrounds.
Earlier, in March 2025, the Queensland government announced it had abandoned its earlier plans to upgrade the Gabba stadium, opting instead to establish “a new housing and entertainment precinct over the Gabba” once the stadium demolished, along with a new 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park in Brisbane’s north, set to become the heart of the 2032 Games.
Located less than two kilometres from the CBD and spanning nine hectares, the Gabba Entertainment Precinct will feature a new indoor arena, housing, retail, public spaces and integrated transport infrastructure.
A state government communique noted: “The precinct will redefine how Brisbane hosts major events, concerts and sporting fixtures, while unlocking new housing and investment opportunities in one of the city’s most connected locations.
“This transformative project will position Woolloongabba as a dynamic cultural, residential and community epicentre, ensuring its golden legacy lives on well beyond the 2032 Games.”
The government communique noted the new precinct will create:
- Tourism opportunities through the display of major events
- Attrac investment in hospitality, retail and residential development
- More housing and urban activation
- A showcase of innovation and design in Brisbane’s inner south
- Access and connectivity to the Cross River Rail line and CBD.
Expression of Interest for the Gabba Entertainment Precinct can be submitted until 12 January 2026. View the information memorandum here.
In September, global design firm Arup was appointed by the Queensland government to lead the masterplanning of the Victoria Park precinct, despite the Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) submitting an application to the federal government in August seeking permanent legal protection of the park.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
