Hockey Australia and Hockey Queensland welcome todayโs landmark announcement of the recommendation from the 100-day Review process that the Gold Coast Hockey Centre will be the venue host for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. While todayโs announcement is a major milestone for the sport this is just the beginning of hockeyโs broader ambitions for legacy infrastructure in Queensland.
From the moment the original Master Plan was released in 2021, Hockey identified it as being seriously deficient and unworkable, would deliver no legacy for hockey at all and been a waste of taxpayersโ money. Hockey has been strongly advocating for almost four years for a more sensible configuration that would be cost-effective and deliver meaningful legacy outcomes for the sport.
Extensive engagement with all levels of government highlighted a significant existing deficit in the number of synthetic turf venues in Greater Brisbane and across Southeast Queensland. With Queenslandโs current State Hockey Centre aging and no longer fit for purpose, Hockeyโs initial preferred solution was to establish a new, permanent venue in Brisbane.
In noting the focus of the Terms of Reference for the 100-day Review on cost efficient and re-purposing existing sports facility infrastructure assets that would deliver generational legacy outcomes of Queensland, Hockeyโs exhaustive analysis identified the Gold Coast Hockey Centre as the most logical, cost-effective choice.
With the support of the Gold Coast City Council, Hockey presented a compelling submission to the 100-day Review process, offering a strategic, fiscally responsible solution. This option not only secures an Olympic-standard hockey venue, but also enables essential pre-Games activity and the return of major international hockey events to Queensland.
โOur campaign has always been about ensuring that Brisbane 2032 creates lasting benefits for hockey, not just for two weeks of competition. Securing the Gold Coast as the Olympic venue for 2032 is a critical first step, but we will continue to advocate for further investment in legacy infrastructure across the state.
โMore synthetic hockey fields are urgently required in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, as well as other major centres in regional areas to meet the growing demand for our sport,” states Hockey Queensland CEO Alison Lyons.
