The Aporia · Builder chosen for Hobart's Macquarie Point stadium

Chris Rowbottom

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🔮 An official announcement is expected today.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Builder chosen for Hobart's Macquarie Point stadium

🔮 There was even a barb directed at the Islanders by then-league boss Leanne Grantham who, like many of her contemporaries, couldn't see a world where a Tasmanian team was sustainable.

2026-10-13 · assertive framing · Island spirit lives on in Tasmania Jewels' basketball debut

🔮 "I think a lot of people would go Luke Jackson," he said, when asked what his closest AFL player comparison would be.

2026-09-30 · assertive framing · For love, not money — Tasmania's elite eight ready to represent the map

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In short: BESIX Watpac has won the tender to construct Hobart's $1.13 billion Macquarie Point Stadium. asserted

Watpac → win → Stadium

The final cost is still to be determined, with a fixed-price contract to be signed by Christmas. What's next? asserted

What → determine → Christmas

Site works at Macquarie Point have begun, but the stadium is not due to be complete until December 2030. Construction firm BESIX Watpac has won the tender to construct Hobart's Macquarie Point Stadium, the ABC understands. asserted

ABC → begin → Stadium

An official announcement is expected today. asserted

announcement → expect → ?

The Australian-based firm was one of two shortlisted bidders vying for the stadium contract and has edged out a rival consortium headed by Italian firm WeBuild to progress to the second and final stage of the tender process. asserted

firm → base → process

BESIX Watpac had been considered the strong frontrunner to win the bid over WeBuild, which had come under scrutiny following revelations it was facing charges in New South Wales relating to alleged workplace safety breaches. asserted

it → consider → breaches

A fixed-price contract to build the stadium is expected to be signed before Christmas. asserted

contract → fix → Christmas

But a final cost is still yet to be determined and haggling over the price is set to continue as part of detailed, exclusive contract negotiations over the next two months. asserted

haggling → determine → months

The project has a $1.13 billion budget, but that number has not been publicly updated since late last year, and before an escalation of conflict in the Middle East which has contributed to a spike in fuel and diesel prices. asserted

which → have → prices

In May, a Greens motion calling for an updated cost estimate to be revealed by August passed Tasmania's lower house. uncertain

estimate → call → house

The Macquarie Point Development Corporation and the Tasmanian government have not released any updated costings though, citing risks to the integrity of its live procurement process. asserted

Corporation → release → process

The government is also bound by a state funding cap of $875 million, which was part of an agreement struck between it and upper house MP Bec Thomas, who voted in favour of the stadium progressing in December last year. asserted

stadium → bind → December

As part of that agreement, any further funds required to build the stadium would either be clawed back via "value management", a reduction in scope, or be sought from either the federal government, AFL or Cricket Australia. BESIX Watpac recently completed Christchurch's 30,000-seat, roofed One New Zealand Stadium, which was finished two months early in June, at a cost of just over $650 million. The firm, as part of a joint venture with John Holland, has also won the contract to construct Brisbane's new 63,000-seat Olympic stadium. asserted

firm → require → stadium

That build is slated to cost about $3.6 billion. asserted

build → slat → billion

Site works at Macquarie Point began in July, but the stadium is not expected to be complete until December 2030. asserted

stadium → begin → December

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