A $1-billion plan has been released that’ll see “world class” facilities built in the Maroochydore city centre for the 2032 Olympics.
The proposal includes a multi-sport arena, athlete village and five star hotel.
Walker Corporation said the state-of-the-art Horizon Centre is designed to be a premier destination for Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.
It has the capacity to host Olympic sports and provide accommodation for 1400 athletes and guests, cementing the Sunshine Coast as a key games and tourism destination and delivering a major legacy for Queensland.
The 7,000 seat arena will become an arts, entertainment, convention and exhibition centre while the 14-hundred bed athlete village will transform into residential units after the Games.
The plans have been submitted to the Games Authority’s 100-Day review.
Walker Managing Director and CEO David Gallant said this was a game-changing opportunity to enhance Queensland’s Olympic legacy.
“This will be an iconic destination that delivers major events for sports, entertainment, the arts, conventions, exhibitions and other community uses, enabling Queensland to reap the benefits for decades to come, after putting on the best Olympic Games ever,” Mr Gallant said.
“The Horizon Centre has always been central to the Maroochydore City Centre vision to create a landmark economic and social hub which drives growth and unlocks opportunity for the Sunshine Coast, so we are excited to accelerate the delivery of this asset, to create a powerful Brisbane 2032 legacy.”
The project will be delivered as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between Australia’s largest diversified private property company Walker Corporation, Australia’s top private construction company Built and global leading architects Woods Bagot.
Plans for the Horizon Centre have been lodged in a detailed submission to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority’s (GIICA) Brisbane 2032 Olympics 100-Day Review.
Walker Group Executive of Development Peter Saba said the PPP will enable the private sector to provide the necessary funding needed to begin the $1 billion Horizon Centre sooner, ensuring delivery certainty and the quality to exceed Brisbane 2032 requirements.
“By uniting the combined strengths of the public and private sectors through the PPP model, a balanced approach to risk sharing will enable innovative, legacy driven outcomes to be realised on time and on budget,” Mr Saba said.
“The PPP model provides the certainty needed to deliver the Sunshine Coast the multi-use arts, music, convention, entertainment and exhibition centre the region has been in desperate need of for decades, while ultimately giving the Coast a world class venue to host more Olympic competition or heats action.”
