Stadiums Queensland catering prices will jump with inflation from January 1 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Nathan and the Sleeman Sports Complex in Chandler,with the Gabba and Suncorp Stadium following in time for the 2024 football season.
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Visiting Queensland’s sports stadiums is about to get more expensive … unless you go hungry.Jono Searle/Getty Images
The changes will see food and non-alcoholic drinks rise by 5.24 per cent,while alcoholic drinks will cost 5.48 per cent more.
According to reported figures,this would lift the price of a standard beer from $9.65 to about $10.15. The cost of a pie would rise to about $6.10,and a bucket of chips to about $7.20.
Families often frequenting QSAC and the Sleeman complex for representative school sport will also face an average 8 per cent increase for team uniforms,as will officials. But school and student levies won’t change.
More broadly in the state school system,distance and specialised education fees by about 3.4 per cent in 2024,as set out under legislation.
Qld Deputy Premier Cameron Dick was asked if there will be more cost-of-living relief for the state before the mid-year budget.
Other government policy changes taking effect from January 1 include the,,and a ban on the use of gillnets in the northern third of the Great Barrier Reef to preserve endangered and protected marine species.
A partnership between the state and federal government will also see the number of free TAFE places expanded.
Speaking to journalists at a Sunday,Deputy Premier Cameron Dick said cost-of-living support was the state government’s first priority.
“We know Queenslanders are hurting – we know that very clearly,” he said,pointing to and a halt on vehicle registration fees.
“But we’ll always look to do more;we’ll always look to do more to support Queenslanders who are doing it tough.
“There are some things we can’t control as a state government. We can’t control interest rates,we can’t control the price of groceries,we can’t control the price of petrol … but we know they’re putting pressure on Queensland families.”
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