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Together with hosting great events that inspire our community,
we have a strong focus on participation, education and skills development.
Our growing regional population and central Queensland location sees Mackay ideally placed
to become a vital regional centre for community sports, education and training
from grassroots to elite levels, for people of all abilities.
Our vision is To Inspire Greatness.
With its large-scale multipurpose precinct and connection with a diverse range of popular sports, GBRA provides a perfect base for competition, camps, clinics, carnivals, education and training.
With Queensland’s own Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, GBRA will play an important part in developing talent and bringing international competition to our region.
Great Barrier Reef Arena will be a place for all – from our local community to Australia’s sporting stars and international athletes.
2032 OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES
Together, Stages 1 & 2 of the Great Barrier Reef Arena development provide new facilities in Mackay supporting the 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games, athlete training, and preparation.
Significant opportunities for facility use include:
Pre-Games Period (2023-2032)
Paralympic and Olympic Games Period (2031-2032)
KEY SPORTS
The following Olympic & Paralympic sports have been identified as particularly suited to use of the GBRA Stage 1 & 2 facilities:
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Independent economic analysis provided by REMPLAN estimates the following economic impacts from GBRA Stage 2.
CONSTRUCTION
Total economic impacts in the Mackay Region over the two-year construction phase, including all direct and indirect economic effects, are anticipated to include:
Total economic impacts on the Queensland economy over the two-year construction phase, including all direct and indirect economic effects, and inclusive of the impact on the Mackay Region, are anticipated to include:
GBRA STAGE 2 OPERATIONS
Each year of operation will support:
CONSULTATION
Throughout the preliminary planning process, Harrup Park Country Club has engaged in extensive consultation with a range of stakeholders representing sports and community including:
This consultation has directly contributed to the identification of Stage 2 project need, development of project scope, preliminary design and projected levels of use in operation.
PROJECT NEED & PARTICIPANT USE
As illustrated in the investment logic map and facility usage table on the following pages, consultation has identified high levels of need among specific sporting and community groups, serving local, regional and state participation.
The primary sporting organisations and participants who will benefit from the GBRA Stage 2 facility are:
Projected use figures provided by these organisations indicates that the facility will serve an average of over 1,000 participants per week throughout the year from the first year of operation.
It will also attract additional events and spectators to Great Barrier Reef Arena, delivering significant economic impact for Mackay and region
