Sydney stadiums
Prominent Entertainment Quarter investors could fund extra metro station
Entertainment Quarter chairman Tony Shepherd said it was “within the realm of possibility” the consortium could finance a station that would serve the precinct and Moore Park.
- by Michael Koziol
Latest
Iemma to remain lobbyist despite being named new stadiums boss
Former NSW premier Morris Iemma has promised to keep separate his political lobbying for the property industry from a new job as chair of Venues NSW.
- by Michael McGowan
NRL on track to break all-time crowd records as fans flock to footy
More people are going to matches to watch live rugby league than at any stage in NRL history.
- by Adrian Proszenko
The $100 million plan to return Leichhardt Oval to former glory
The master plan unveiled by Inner West Council would see millions spent on freshening up the venue – but only if the state and federal governments help pay.
- by Anthony Segaert and Christian Nicolussi
‘It’s untenable’: Moore Park tenants flag concerns over concert cap removal
The Roosters, Swans, Waratahs and Sydney FC are fearful of what up to 20 concerts a year could mean for their tenancies at Allianz Stadium and the SCG.
- by Vince Rugari
All-night Mardi Gras party could move to Allianz Stadium under shake-up plans
Other proposed Allianz Stadium changes would allow concert rehearsals and sound testing to go longer into the night and increase the maximum allowed concert length.
- by Ben Grubb and Michael Koziol
Opinion
City life
Finally, an end to the crazy rule that shamed Sydney on the world stage
As with most things, if you just bite the bullet and change the policy, most people will learn to live with it.
- by Michael Koziol
‘It’s not your fiefdom’: Minns dismisses concerns over Allianz Stadium concerts
The NSW premier said Sydney “can’t be like the town from Footloose” as he pushed to lift a three-decade-old cap on the number of live events held at Moore Park.
- by Michael McGowan, Anthony Segaert and Michael Koziol
Opinion
NRL 2023
‘Ethical obligation to fill seats’: Venues NSW boss Tony Shepherd’s departing NRL broadside
The NRL needs a change in its attitude to the way it uses public stadiums according to the outgoing Venues NSW chair.
- by Andrew Webster
‘Bring the community together’: Beyond the stadium wars
Some SCG stands have the same building compliance problems which forced the demolition and rebuilding of Allianz and Parramatta Stadiums.
- by Malcolm Conn
Exclusive
NRL 2023
Revealed: The Queensland plan to host three NRL grand finals
With the governing body yet to lock in a venue for the 2023 grand final, secret details of a Queensland bid rejected by the NRL can be revealed.
- by Adrian Proszenko