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NORTH IPSWICH SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT PRECINCT TAKES NEXT BIG STEP

Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding, Cr Jacob Madsen, Cr David Martin, Ipswich Jets Board Chair Steven Johnson, and Cr Pye Augustine share the designs for the new 2,000-seat western grandstand, as part of next steps in the North Ipswich Reserve’s transition to become the North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct.

Ipswich’s sport and entertainment future is looking bright with plans released for upgrading the home of rugby league in Ipswich. Stage 1 of the North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct project is jointly funded by the Federal and State Governments with Ipswich City Council and is set to be complete by late 2027. It involves construction of a new, 2,000-seat capacity western grandstand, including male and female dressing rooms with toilets and showers for home and away teams, upgraded public amenities and public spaces, as well as a media room and function room for at least 130 guests.

Future stages will include a northern grandstand, improvements to the eastern and southern embankments, improvements to Len Johnson Oval and better access to the city centre. A national-standard sport and entertainment precinct anchored around a boutique rectangular stadium will revolutionise sport and entertainment in our region. The North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct will be an economic and lifestyle asset for Ipswich’s future half a million residents and address an acute social infrastructure shortfall.

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