Mac Point Stadium a fantasy we can’t afford
Senator Tammy Tyrrell, Independent Senator for Tasmania, says the Tasmanian Planning Commission draft report on the Macquarie Point Stadium has shown once again that the stadium is a fantasy Tassie can't afford.
"How can any Tassie MP/MLC support the Mac Point stadium after reading the Tas Planning Commission report?
"Tassie deserves an AFL team of our own. But not at the cost of a billion dollar stadium.
"We’ve always known this project would blow out to over a billion dollars. Anyone who says otherwise has had their head under the covers for too long. The report made it clear that Tassie can’t afford this stadium. We'll only get back 50cents for every dollar we put into this project.
"It’s salt in the wound to every single family that joins the back of the 5000-strong housing waitlist. The Tasmanian Liberal Government will send the state into debt for a roof over an AFL stadium, instead of investing in houses to put roofs over people’s heads.
"It’s time for the Tassie Liberals to walk away from the stadium."
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