Yesterday, the Macquarie Point Development Corporation informed us there was an estimated 130,000 cubic metres of contaminated fill beneath the footprint of the proposed stadium at
Treasurer, and through you, possibly: in terms of milestones, can you tell us when the next milestone is in relation to design? We've had 50 per cent design; we're now at 70 per...
Treasurer, a couple of times on Thursday in parliament, you made the point that the site is twice the size of the MCG, and I quote, 'As I said, in the introductory speech, the site
Treasurer, you repeated again just now that the equity funding into this project in the Budget is $354 million of a total government commitment of $375 million.
Minister, in the recent Cabinet reshuffle, your colleague Mr Abetz was given responsibility for the stadium.
The Spirits debacle has easily been the biggest infrastructure mess Tasmania has seen..We have already seen those hallmarks in your approach to the Macquarie Point Stadium project.
Minister, have you had advice from the Tasmanian Heritage Council on the heritage impacts of the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium, particularly on the Cenotaph and the Goods Shed?
Treasurer, $610 million in the Budget for Macquarie Point Development Corporation is a huge amount of money by any measure for an average Tasmanian. $800 million plus for the stadium likewise is also huge. It's huge in everyone's minds. I appreciate you're not the relevant minister overseeing the Macquarie Point Development Corporation, but you are the Treasurer. You would be sitting on the Cabinet subcommittee that oversees the spend.
There's $610 million in the budget for the Macquarie Point Urban Renewal project. We already know, as we've discussed here, that stage one of the project, the stadium and a few other bits and pieces is going to cost well over $800 million according to documents and then there's significant other bits unfunded. Stage 2 and stage 3 are critically important. These are the bits that the federal government's $240 million hangs off. We must meet a housing component and we must upgrade wharf 6.
Thank you, Madam Chair. With respect, the stadium is relevant to this output, and I'm going to ask questions about the stadium. Premier, who owns the Macquarie Point Development Corporation and Stadiums Tasmania?