The Macquarie Point Development Corporation has unveiled a virtual walkthrough of Hobart’s planned $945 million waterfront stadium as Tasmania heads towards a state election.
The 82-second video opens at a bustling entrance plaza and shows the stadium glowing under an adaptive lighting system that appears to shift colours to suit different events.
The outdoor plaza includes shops and a food truck before visitors pass through the entry gates into the stadium’s lower level.
It then shows people making their way up the stairs to the upper concourse, which features hospitality areas and access to seating.
The venue will seat 23,000 spectators, with a 1,500-person conference facility also planned inside.
The walkthrough shows capacity crowds at an AFL game before switching to a cricket match and a concert.
Construction is expected to begin later this year, with the stadium slated to open in 2029, although delays could see it pushed out to 2030.
If built as planned, the transparent roof would make it the largest timber-roofed sporting venue in the world.
However, the project is under scrutiny, with concerns its cost could blow out to well over $1 billion, alongside opposition from various political figures and the Hobart City Council.
The stadium has the backing of the Liberals and Labor, while smaller parties like the Greens and Tasmanian Nationals have gone to the election vowing to scrap it.
Watch the walkthrough:
