Overview

• The formal response contests the Tasmanian Planning Commission’s call to halt the $1.13 billion roofed venue, framing it as a long-term investment tied to securing AFL and AFLW teams.
• It states traffic, noise and heritage effects are manageable through permit conditions, including an independent expert panel for design and heritage oversight.
• The proposal would relocate the state-listed Goods Shed and integrate it into the stadium’s northern concourse.
• Lower house passage is set with Labor’s backing, while the upper house path requires three of eight independents, with Mike Gaffney opposed and others seeking full costings.
• The commission’s analysis cited a cost–benefit ratio below 0.5 and debt rising from about $1 billion for construction to $1.8 billion over ten years, a framing the government says omits wider social and economic gains.