Sydney Olympic Park. Stadium on track

Construction of the $65 million new multi-purpose Sydney Showground Stadium is well on track for completion in March 2012, ready to host Australia’s largest event - the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Set to be the best boutique Stadium in Australia, seating capacity will grow from13,000 to 25,000, complete with new covered grandstands, corporate facilities and the largest video screen in the Southern Hemisphere. “Enhancing the Stadium facilities will create an additional $446 million of economic and social value for NSW and an estimated 3400 full time Western Sydney jobs,” said Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) CEO, Peter King.