January 20, 2025
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Tasmania

State government sends out private funding SOS for $775M Macquarie Point stadium

Jason Lassey01 mins

News Limited reports that experienced project financiers and private equity providers have been called on to plug the public funding gap at Hobart’s proposed $775m multipurpose stadium, as the state government seeks a broad coalition of partners to deliver the Macquarie Point urban renewal blueprint. more: https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/state-government-sends-out-private-funding-sos-for-775m-macquarie-point-stadium/news-story/c7f9212723bbb2fda551fe7f5977f182

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2024 State of the Game: Australian Football League (AFL)

Jason Lassey024 mins

By almost every measure the AFL has had a sterling year, with attendance, membership, participation and television viewing reaching unprecedented numbers. Attendance Attendance is the AFLs bread and butter, and I doubt theres anyone who seriously believes that they have a serious rival in crowd terms. A record 8.29 million people attended the entire season…

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“Terrible Location” – Now MacPoint Stadium opposed by Symphony Orchestra

Jason Lassey02 mins

News Limited and the Guardian have both reported on the Tasmania Symphony Orchestras opposition to the location of the new stadium. The TSO has commissioned two independent acoustic reports in the past 12 months. Both reports, seen by Guardian Australia, warn greater measures will be needed to address the potential for sound spill and reverberation…

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RSL Tasmania wants museum, ANZAC Day profits and naming of grandstand if Macquarie Point stadium is built

Jason Lassey01 mins

The ABC reports that RSL Tasmania wants a museum, special naming of grandstands – “such as a Cenotaph end and veteran’s end”, and naming sections of the arena after Tasmanian Victoria Cross winners – and a “recognition of service at the start of every event” as part of the Macquarie Point stadium precinct, should the…

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