Ms O’CONNOR question to MINISTER for SPORT and EVENTS Mr DUIGAN
Is the minister aware that the AFL is considering walking, if indeed it has not already walked, away from its arrangement over the Gold Coast Stadium, a stadium that is a venue of a 27,000 seat capacity, servicing a population of about 700,000?
There’s a story on Tasmanian Times which says the AFL is handing the keys back to Stadiums Queensland after failing to generate anticipated revenue from the venue. So, there has been a management deal with the AFL over the stadium in the Gold Coast which has collapsed. Are you aware of this development, and do you see that it has some implications for the viability of the stadium you and your government are so shamelessly promoting?
ANSWER
Mr President, I might just seek some advice. I’m not aware of the article about which you speak, nor any implications relevant to Tasmania.
