An indicative render of the proposed Woolloongabba priority development area.Credit:Queensland Government
It would allow for 14,000 new homes,which would house an estimated 24,000 residents,and aimed to deliver more public space,improved pedestrian and cycle connections to South Bank and the CBD,and limit urban sprawl on the city’s fringes.
In addition,about 36,000 workers would be employed in the precinct.
Although the government had moved on from the Gabba rebuild,the PDA “supports the Gabba stadium and its operational requirements,whilst also meeting the needs of the wider precinct”.
“Consideration will now be given to a modest enhancement of the existing facility,which will mean AFL and cricket are not displaced,” the plan said.
That was much to the delight of the Queensland Cricketers’ Club,which has called the Gabba home since 1959.
“Developing more housing and entertainment options will create a Gabba community that is vibrant and attractive to tourists and locals,regardless of whether there is a cricket or AFL match on,” QCC chief executive Lachlan Furnell said.
The PDA has been split into five precincts – Woolloongabba Core,Logan Road,Ipswich Road,Woolloongabba North and Mater Hill.