The Albion Park Raceway will play no role in the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite once being touted as the likely site of a new Brisbane stadium.
The Queensland government opted to rebuild the Gabba instead, until an independent review this week recommended a new stadium at Victoria Park. The government then decided not to have an Olympic stadium at all, and instead upgrade and refurbish existing venues to save money.
The government has, however, accepted a separate recommendation that the Brisbane Indoor Sport Centre no longer be built at Albion, and instead move to Zillmere or Boondall in the northern suburbs.
The changes leave Albion Park Raceway untouched, something harness racing club chairman Brad Steele has welcomed, saying it would allow the venue to be preserved.
No new plans have been released. Steele said the club would work with council and the government.
When the Games bid was gaining momentum in 2019, then premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Albion Park Raceway could be the site of a new 50,000-seat Olympic Stadium. She decided to rebuild the Gabba to that capacity instead.
Albion was to have a 12-court Brisbane Indoor Sport Centre, and host basketball and wheelchair basketball during the Games. Brisbane City Council even developed a precinct plan to make the most of the new centre.