Queensland unveils Brisbane Olympic stadium concept – critics call it a "fantasy vision"

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David Crisafulli says ‘Queenslanders will enjoy for generations’ as opponents point to lack of detail

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The Queensland government has released new concept images for a parkland precinct to surround the 2032 Olympic stadium, as it seeks to quell concern at the loss of Brisbane’s largest inner-city parkland.

But opponents of the plans – now entering the early construction phase – to build a stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park say the concept images are a “fantasy vision” with no detail, and which overlook the likely need for carparks, roads, transport links and plazas to accommodate large crowds.

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