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Barlow Park

Barlow Park retractable western stand
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Location

Cairns, Far North Queensland

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Current Status

All venues are being considered within the 100 Day Review into Games infrastructure and planning.

Barlow Park in Cairns will receive major upgrades to sporting and spectator facilities to meet the needs of the growing community. This includes the upgrade of the existing stadium, increase seating capacity to 5,000, sustainability features, improved amenities and better equipment for athletes and the public. This major upgrade will support Cairns to attract major events in the future, such as NRL matches.

Brisbane 2032 use:

Barlow Park in Cairns is earmarked to host the football preliminaries with 20,000 spectator seats (15,000 of those to be temporary seats).

More Information:

Fact Sheet - August 2024

WATCH: A flyover of the upgrades coming to Barlow Park to benefit the greater Cairns region

View the Barlow Park Project Validation Report Summary - August 2024

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The Brisbane 2032 venues and villages program currently includes competition venues for hosting 28 Olympic and 22 Paralympic sports.

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