Brisbane 2032 Redlands and Wyaralong Project Validation Advisory (PVR) Services

Queensland Government

Location

Redlands and Wyaralong, South East QLD

Sectors

Sports & Leisure

Services

Both projects were planned with a critical focus on legacy use and benefits, both before and after the Brisbane 2032 event.

As part of Brisbane’s commitment to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Brisbane 2032), the Redland Whitewater Centre and the Wyaralong Dam Flatwater Centre have been nominated to host canoe slalom, canoe sprint and rowing events, respectively.

The Redland Whitewater Centre

The Redland Whitewater Centre will comprise a ~220m competition channel, circular easy river and a central lake, along with plant infrastructure, amenities, storage and other supporting facilities (including 8,000 temporary seats for Brisbane 2032). An anticipated legacy use of the Redland Whitewater Centre will be as a year-round swift water training facility for emergency services personnel. The centre will be accessible to the community for sport and recreation, and athletes for elite training and international level competitions, increasing visitation and tourism for the Redlands Coast.

The Wyaralong Dam Flatwater Centre

The Wyaralong Dam Flatwater Centre will host the canoe sprint and rowing events. As a redevelopment of the existing Wyaralong Rowing Centre, the project includes significant upgrades, including a 2km 8-lane regatta course and rowing centre with training and warm-up courses, boat sheds and facilities block, pontoons and finish tower, roads and vehicle parking areas. The project’s legacy use will include hosting opportunities for local, regional and international regattas, and generate additional revenue streams from other water-based sports and recreational activities.

9,000Temporary spectator seats

1,000Permanent spectator seats

2km8-lane regatta course

TSA Riley was appointed as the Project Validation Report (PVR) Manager to deliver 2 PVRs.

Each of the PVRs for the Redland Whitewater Centre and the Wyaralong Dam Flatwater Centre covered the relevant scope of a business case, and validated and provided assurance to decision-makers that the investment commitments made by the Queensland Government as a result of contractual obligations to the International Olympic Committee and Games Partners to relevant non-transport Brisbane 2032 projects are:

Including maximum private sector opportunities, and where relevant, private sector investment and Australian and local government funding contributions

(i.e., a plan for efficient delivery on time and budget, having regard to key risks and stakeholder interests)

The TSA Riley Team

TSA Riley’s project team was reflective of its years of collective, local experience in the leadership of complex, multi-faceted and high-profile business cases and infrastructure planning initiatives. Our team included infrastructure experts highly skilled in the application of the Business Case Development Framework (BCDF) to social infrastructure, delivering accelerated project planning that meets and exceeds the requirements of the relevant assurance frameworks, on an expedited basis.

TSA Riley was responsible for developing the PVRs and guiding the input of the technical advisors (Design, Cost, Legal, Financial/Commercial) to the PVRs. This involved management of complex interfaces and managing the inputs required to ensure that the PVRs present a compelling investment. Additionally, TSA Riley managed assurance activities such as peer reviews and the Gateway Review.

This team was further complemented by one of Australia’s leading Olympic and Commonwealth Games infrastructure specialists, Kurt Wagner, who has led Olympic and Paralympic Games design teams, undertaken overlay and operational planning for both competition and non-competition venues and supported organising committees in developing strategies to deliver major sporting events around the world.

This combination of expertise led to TSA Riley being selected to deliver on a significant and high-profile component of the proposed investment in Olympic infrastructure, and a generational opportunity to create lasting community benefits.

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