Five local sporting groups will benefit from the repurposing of seating from the temporary grandstand at Barlow Park, which is being redeveloped in preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Cairns Speedway will receive 1,000 of the total 2,036 seats available from the temporary grandstand, with Babinda and District Pony Club (64 seats), Cairns Pirates Touch Football Association (120 seats), AFL Cairns (300 seats), and Stratford Dolphins Football Club (400 seats) also benefitting.
The remaining 152 seats will remain at Barlow Park for future use.
The redistribution provides support for non-for-profit groups and boosts spectator comfort, club revenue, and sports tourism in the region.
Barlow Park has been earmarked to hold football preliminaries as part of the 2032 Olympics and the proposed legacy upgrades, including a new purpose-built grandstand, will heighten the venue's status and ability to host premier sporting events.
