Olympic and Paralympic legacy venue guaranteed for City of Moreton Bay

Published 26 March 2025

City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery welcomed today’s announcement of the Moreton Bay Indoors Sports Centre (MBISC) as a key venue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The state-of-the-art legacy sporting facility will be the centrepiece of The Mill site in Petrie and provide lasting benefits to City of Moreton Bay.

“We’ve been eagerly awaiting the outcome of this review, now we look forward to accelerating delivery with the State Government,” Mayor Flannery said. 

“Moreton Bay Indoors Sports Centre is the most advanced venue in terms of planning and is shovel ready, so we’re excited to progress to the next stage.

“City of Moreton Bay has already made a significant contribution, committing the parcel of land, associated precinct works and connections as well as the project support team for MBISC.

“The accessible venue design has the flexibility to host the largest capacity Olympic and Paralympic indoor sports, making this site a centrepiece for the Games outside of Brisbane.

“We’re pleased to see the State share our vision of a multi-purpose sport and entertainment precinct that complements our vision for The Mill site at Petrie along with the Uni SC campus.  This will be a legacy asset, that all residents, visitors and students can be proud of for decades to come.

“This is a much-needed investment for our City, will drive economic growth into the future and create around 178 direct full-time equivalent jobs during construction.

“Council’s collaborative approach has been recognised with the Moreton Bay Indoors Sports Centre extended to 12 multi-sport courts (across two separate halls) with a capacity of 10,000 spectators following the Quirk Review.

“This flexible venue has been designed to host multiple sports before and after the Games such as basketball, netball, boxing, volleyball, badminton, and wheelchair rugby, addressing a growing need for indoor sports facilities in Moreton Bay.

“With almost 700,000 people living within 30 minutes of MBISC, the venue also has the ongoing potential to support community events like concerts, festivals, art performances, school activities, conferences and trade shows.

“City of Moreton Bay deserves this world-class venue, able to host a range of Olympic and Paralympic sports but more importantly, enhance our ability to deliver long-term benefits to the local community.

“City of Moreton Bay has a proud reputation for supporting grassroots clubs and community sporting facilities, so we are delighted to see an investment by the State in more than 20 of our community sporting clubs as part of this announcement.

“We’re proud of these truly Queensland Games and with City of Moreton Bay’s proximity to key sites and the airport, alongside access to transport hubs, we look forward to working closely with the State Government and the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority to genuinely discuss hosting athletes for training and preparation prior to the Games.

“The recent Council of Mayors of South East Queensland (CoMSEQ) mission to Paris highlighted legacy opportunities and learnings that will inform how we can deliver better outcomes for all of South East Queensland.

“A generational change to our infrastructure was why ComSEQ led the initial bid for the Games.

“Alongside venues, core to this is a commitment to deliver long term transport infrastructure promised to the people of Queensland as part of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympics.

“City of Moreton Bay looks forward to working with the State Government on critical connectivity and transport infrastructure considering the needs of our rapidly growing population and the requirement that public transport will be needed for 90% of the transport demand of the Games.

“We’re thrilled to see road upgrades in City of Moreton Bay featured in today’s promotional material giving us assurance that road upgrades we need for the future connectivity of South East Queensland will be prioritised.

“We will continue to advocate for critical transport infrastructure to tackle congestion in the lead up to the Federal election, and beyond as one of Australia’s fastest growing cities.”