THE Belco Party is committed to working with the federal government and the private sector to build a world-class, international stadium as well as another “AIS”, if they help form government next month.
Belco Party convenor and candidate Bill Stefaniak and candidate Alan Tutt say this commitment to a national stadium and events complex would include a new 35,000-person stadium with a retractable roof, a new convention centre, and upgraded or new facilities for basketball, tennis, swimming, diving, ice sports, rugby league, athletics, rugby union and soccer.
They say the commitment would cost between $500 million and $950 million, and would be funded through a public-private partnership between the ACT government, the Commonwealth Government and the private sector.
This commitment, they say, would allow the ACT to host world-class events, and together with Manuka Oval would enable the ACT to argue for more sovereign teams in national competitions.
The complex would also include a dining precinct, enhanced transport options including a future light rail link, and underground car-parking. The entire precinct, including CIT Bruce would be powered by renewable energy produced on-site.
“We will re-energise the complex and reestablish it as a world class sport training, sport science precinct. We wish to see it attract the world’s best in all aspects of elite sport and its identification, training and management,” Mr Stefaniak says.
The facilities in the precinct would provide the University of Canberra with partnership opportunities across sport studies, hospitality and tourism, he says.
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