Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
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The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC), more commonly known by its former name ANZ Stadium is a major sporting facility on the south side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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The facility opened in 1975 and was officially named Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre by the Queen in 1977[1]. It was constructed in close proximity to both the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital and Griffith University campus, which provided athlete accommodation.
The original roofed stadium was intended to be the only permanent seating facility. The remainder of the stadium seating was built as "temporary" seating and was intended to be removed afer the Commonwealth Games had finished. Public opinion resulted in the unroofed temporary seating being retained as permanent.
The stadium was named ANZ Stadium from 1993 to 2003, when it was the home of the Brisbane Broncos rugby league football team. The stadium currently has a capacity of 48,400 people, although the record crowd is 58,912, set during the Super League Grand Final, Brisbane v Cronulla, in 1997. The capacity can be increased to 60,000 with the use of extra temporary seating infront of the Eastern and Western grandstands. These were removed when the running track was relayed for the 2001 Good Will games.
In 2002, ownership transferred to the Queensland Government Major Sports Facilities Authority[2] and the venue was given its present name.
The stadium has hosted a number of events including:
The stadium is now mostly retired, although school sporting events are occasionally held on the athletics track. The stadium has also permitted students of the neighboring Griffith University (Nathan campus) to use its expansive carpark, free of charge. This is due to the relatively low availability of parking as well as the cost of parking on the campus (there is no free parking). Students who don't mind the ten minute walk from the stadium take advantage of the stadium's large carpark.
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The U2 concert was recently held here (Nov 7, 2006) and due to the stadiums lack of recent use, the public transport was chaos and the organisation at the event by event staff on the evening was terrible. The concert had to commence late due to the inability to get people into the stadium quickly enough. After the event the streets were filled with people leaving the concert which meant the busses could not run and the local streets were gridlocked for hours after the event. [1]
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