Perry Park upgrade expected to be agreed to in ‘near future'
Football Australia and FQ lobbied to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Co-ordination Authority for a 17,500-seat stadium, but Perry Park was overlooked as an Olympic venue in its 100-day review.
But Premier David Crisafulli accepted GIICA's recommendation that Perry Park receive an upgrade and FQ has been in high-level negotiations with the government about the scale of that upgrade since.
Asked whether that upgrade would bring the ageing Perry Park to A-League standards, Sports Minister Tim Mander would only say negotiations were well advanced.
'We have committed to making sure that we have a great facility for football and those discussions are continuing,' he said on Thursday.
'There will be some announcements about that in the near future.'
Football Queensland chief executive Robert Cavallucci said they had been working closely with the Crisafulli government for the past few months.
'I want to thank the premier, deputy premier and the minister for sport for their collaborative approach and productive partnership, which is ongoing,' he said.
'They are listening and together we are optimistic about progressing an outcome that will leave a lasting impact for sport and the visitor economy in the city.'
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