New Logan indoor sports centre one step closer

Funding has been approved and expressions of interest for works will soon be issued for a new $142.1 million indoor sports centre in the heart of Logan City (south of Brisbane).

This investment will help meet future community sport needs and support the region to attract more major events. 

The accessible facility will consist of nine multi-purpose indoor courts across two separate halls capable of hosting 7,000 spectators during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

With a flexible design, the centre will be able to accommodate a range of sports including basketball, netball, volleyball, futsal, handball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, badminton, fencing, table tennis, and taekwondo.

The venue will also feature on-site car parking, food and beverage outlets, function rooms and an administration office. 

The project will support an average of 192 full-time equivalent jobs across the two construction years from 2026 to 2028.

Logan City Council is providing the land for the new facility at Logan Central and will own and operate the venue, ensuring that it continues to provide community benefits well into the future.

The Australian and Queensland governments have approved funding from the $1.87 billion Minor Venues Program to invest in the new centre. 

Both governments have committed to sourcing at least 30 per cent of procurement from Queensland small and medium-sized enterprises for the Minor Venues Program, as well as targets for 10-15 per cent of labour hours on the projects to be undertaken by apprentices or trainees – helping to deliver the pipeline of construction workers the growing state needs. 

Expressions of Interest for the Managing Contractor and Architectural Services are set to progress to market this month.

The Logan Indoor Sports Centre Detailed Business Case summary, which provides a thorough assessment of the project including its proposed scope of works, can be viewed here.

Quotes attributable to Treasurer of Australia and Member for Rankin Jim Chalmers:

“This is the biggest ever investment in local sporting infrastructure. 

“It’s all about ensuring more locals can participate in sport and access a world class new indoor stadium. 

“This will be an asset for our local community the benefits of which will be felt throughout south east Queensland.”

Quotes attributable to Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King:

“The new Logan Indoor Sports Centre will play its part in the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but it’ll also be a sporting and community facility that locals can use and enjoy for years to come. 

“With eight years to go until the Games, the Australian and Queensland governments are working together and we’ve now announced almost $1 billion in funding for 8 Games venue projects.”

Quotes attributable to Deputy Premier and State Member for Woodridge Cameron Dick:

“This facility will leave a tremendous legacy for Logan, a community in need of more indoor courts.

“Not only could this venue allow people in Logan to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games closer to home, it will also provide another safe and inclusive place for the community to play sport. 

“Our Q2032 Procurement Strategy means businesses across Queensland are already getting match fit to win government contracts - worth an estimated $200 billion – in the lead up to the Games.”

Quotes attributable to Queensland Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace:

“The infrastructure we’re delivering for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will bring lasting benefits for communities right across the state.

“This includes the new Logan Indoor Sports Centre, a Games-ready venue which will create an important legacy and bring much needed new indoor courts to the local community.

“We’re eight years out from the Games and we’re already getting ready to deliver sports facilities that will be in community use well before 2032.”

Quotes attributable to the Mayor of Logan City Jon Raven: 

“The chance to potentially host Olympic and Paralympic events and training in the City of Logan will put us on the world stage to show off the beauty, culture and talent of this great city.

“As the fastest growing city in Queensland with a young and diverse population that has Olympic-sized dreams for the future, this investment by the state and federal government will be a legacy from the Games that our community will benefit from for decades to come.

“The indoor sports stadium will be owned and operated by the City of Logan and will become a beacon for state, national and international sports and events, while also increasing the number of courts we have to offer the residents of Logan.”

Quotes attributable to Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee President, Andrew Liveris:

“This is a welcomed announcement for the Logan community and a growing population, led by the acceleration of progress that the gift of hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games delivers.  

“Sport plays a significant role in the lives of many, with the development of this indoor sports centre set to encourage greater levels of participation and community integration.

“I look forward to work commencing and locals taking advantage of a facility catering for a multitude of sports.”   

Quotes attributable to Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority Chief Executive Officer Emma Thomas:

“The Coomera and Carrara indoor sport centres built for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are very popular with the community, used more than 360 days each year, and GVLDA is dedicated to creating the same legacy for Logan.

“The additional nine indoor courts will help to alleviate the pressure on existing facilities in Logan, an area with a predicted population of 500,000 people by 2041.

“By the end of the year, we hope to have almost half of the 15 minor venues contracts out to market.”