The proposed Brisbane Live development (also known as Brisbane Arena) comprises the establishment of an integrated entertainment and transport precinct at Roma Street, to be developed in conjunction with Cross River Rail.
The project will include a new indoor entertainment venue with 17,000 seat-capacity.
The project’s location is proposed to be on Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD, to be serviced by the yet-to-be-completed Cross River Rail and existing train and bus services.
The development will sit on an elevated structure above existing railways, road and property on the site.
The concept design also includes potential commercial and residential towers where the Brisbane Transit Centre sits. The Centre is being demolished to construct the new underground Roma Street Cross River Rail station. Demolition began in December 2019.
The project was originally proposed by AEG Ogden through the Queensland Government's previous market led proposal framework. Depending on the procurement approach chosen by the government, the project is likely to require private finance. Traditional, alliance and Public Private Partnership procurement approaches were considered as part of the business case.
Key Dates
| Feb 2023 | Project Announcement |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2030 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government |
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2018 | The Cross River Rail Delivery Authority commenced the development of the Business Case in conjunction with Building Queensland. |
| Jun 2018 | In its 2018-19 Budget, the Queensland Government provided $5 million toward developing a business case for the project, subsequently completed in late 2018. |
| Jul 2019 | The Queensland Government declared a new Priority Development Area (PDA) around the Roma Street Cross River Rail station, encompassing the Brisbane Live precinct. The 32-hectare PDA will fast-track the development and delivery of the new underground Cross River Rail (CRR) station while also creating a specialised development scheme for the entire precinct. |
| Dec 2019 | The Queensland Government announced a market sounding exercise for the delivery of Brisbane Live. |
| Dec 2019 | Demolition of the Brisbane Transit Centre commenced, to make way for the construction of the Roma Street Interchange and the Brisbane Live precinct. |
| Jun 2021 | The International Olympic Committee Executive Board made the decision to propose Brisbane as host for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games following a recommendation by the Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad. A vote will be held at the 138th Session in Tokyo on 21 July. |
| Jul 2021 | The International Olympic Committee elected Brisbane as the host of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
| Feb 2023 | The Federal Government announced $2.5 billion funding for the project. This commitment is part of the Federal and Queensland Governments funding agreement for the development of 18 new or upgraded venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games. |
| Mar 2024 | The Queensland Government has accepted the recommendation from the Sports Venue Review to move the site of Brisbane Arena to a new location within Roma St Parklands. The new site will not be built over the Roma Street Station currently being delivered under the Cross River Rail project. |
