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  Suncorp Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suncorp Stadium, formerly known as Lang Park, is a rectangular sporting stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia.
The redeveloped stadium's first event was a National Rugby League match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Newcastle Knights on 1 June 2003.
Suncorp Stadium is within walking distance of the CBD area of Brisbane.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Suncorp_Stadium   (1066 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Suncorp stadium, formerly known as lang park, is the home of rugby league in queensland....
A modern stadium (plural stadiums, latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field...
Suncorp Stadium is a 52,500 seat, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/suncorp_stadium.htm   (267 words)

  
 HOK Sport - Suncorp Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the 5th generation the stadium is the city because it contains all the elements required to achieve a critical mass capable of sustaining independent "city" life.
The development of the stadium has been done in conjunction with an integrated strategy that improves public transport access to the stadium and is focused on encouraging patrons either to walk or use public transport.
Both the public and corporate areas at Suncorp stadium have been designed to maximize the value of "the Event" and enhance the experience of "going to the game." The stadium operates as efficiently as possible, with a full basement ring road enabling servicing to be separated from spectators.
www.hoksve.com /sport/showcaseSuncorp/stadiumcity.htm   (291 words)

  
 Sport in Brisbane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suncorp Stadium in Milton is the spiritual home of Rugby League in Brisbane, and is the home of Queensland Rugby League, the Brisbane Broncos, the Queensland Roar FC, the Queensland Reds and the annual State of Origin rugby league clash between Queensland (the Maroons) and New South Wales (the Blues).
The stadium was built as a temporary venue for the 1982 Commonwealth Games but endured as home for the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team during the 1990s and hosted the 2001 Goodwill Games.
Ballymore Stadium is the home of Rugby union in Brisbane, and is the former home of the Queensland Reds, who play in the Tooheys New Super 14 Rugby Union series.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sport_in_Brisbane   (753 words)

  
 QLD Rugby | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Suncorp Stadium has been nicknamed 'The Cauldron' and was designed specifically for rugby.
Suncorp Stadium has hosted rugby league and rugby union Test matches, as well as Youth World Cup soccer, but is best known as the home of the Brisbane Broncos NRL and Queensland State of Origin rugby league teams.
Before its re-development, Suncorp Stadium was known as Lang Park, named after the Reverend John Dunmore Lang who was an influential figure in colonial Brisbane and who established a cemetery on the site in 1840.
www.qru.com.au /qld/qld.rugby/page/754   (262 words)

  
 Sports Venue Technology - Suncorp Metway Stadium Brisbane
The Suncorp Metway Stadium is located on Castlemaine Street in the Lang Park area of Milton, a western residential suburb on the outskirts of Brisbane's city centre.
The stadium forms one of the central features of the City West urban regeneration plan, which aims to link the educational, sporting, cultural and residential precincts of the inner west suburbs to the city centre.
The Suncorp Metway Stadium, previously known as Lang Park, is in Brisbane in the state of Queensland on Australia’s east coast.
www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/brisbane   (1316 words)

  
 Suncorp Sponsorships
Suncorp Stadium is Queensland's most loved sporting venue and with the recent refurbishment, it is now among the best stadiums in the country, if not the world.
Suncorp also holds the naming rights to the end of season Bulls Awards Dinner, which is held in March/April each year to recognise the achievements of the team and individual players.
Suncorp is strongly committed to promoting the achievements of the NSW business sector and see this sponsorship as an opportunity to recognise business achievement and innovation, as well as foster opportunities for businesses to learn from each other and grow profitable.
www.suncorp.com.au /suncorp/about/community/sponsorships.html   (1056 words)

  
 HOK Sport - Suncorp Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The design of Suncorp Stadium responds to the functional needs of accommodating 52,500 spectators, and at the same time respects and integrates into the local neighborhood and the civic architecture of South East Queensland.
HOK Sport Principal, Alastair Richardson, explains, "The design of Suncorp Stadium has taken stadia design to a new level, to the point where the integration of the city is seen as integral to its success.
Instead, Suncorp Stadium celebrates the sport activity of the interior and, as a respectable piece of civic architecture, actively engages the city at the same time.
www.hoksve.com /sport/showcaseSuncorp/landmark.htm   (188 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium [History]
The areas surrounding the Stadium precinct were amongst the earliest parts of Brisbane to be settled by Europeans.
The Stadium site was part of the North Brisbane Burial Grounds and was the principal place of burial of Brisbane residents up to 1875.
By the end of the 19th Century, the suburbs surrounding the stadium were developed and heavily populated.
www.suncorpstadium.com.au /?PageID=11   (802 words)

  
 Sports Venues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Stadium consists of 2 large grandstands on either side of the playing field and several stands forming a semi circle at both ends.
The Stadium has a 27,000 capacity and is always assured to be packed to the rafters for Union matches involving the Australian side.
The stadium has two grandstands on either side and tiers for standing room at each end, it has a total capacity of over 40,000.
www.showbriz.com.au /index.cfm?sportsvenueID=1   (688 words)

  
 The Premier Showcasing Queensland
Seventy-five per cent of seating in the stadium is covered to the drip-line of the roof, which took 1330 tonnes of steel to build.
The Stadium architects chose the yellow to represent the sands and the red to represent the sunset in outback Queensland.
The flagpoles to the left of the stadium entrance fly the flags of the hirers of the events being held at the time.
www.thepremier.qld.gov.au /showcase/suncorp/vr_ss_a.html   (907 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium, formally known as Lang Park, is the home of Rugby League in Queensland.
Major redevelopment of the stadium was completed in June 2003 to convert it into a state-of-the-art all-seat stadium.
Work commenced in July 2001 and the stadium was shut down for the duration of the project.
www.austadiums.com /stadiums/stadiums.php?id=110   (212 words)

  
 Naming debacle over Suncorp Stadium - theage.com.au
Suncorp recently announced it had re-signed as the stadium's main sponsor until the end of 2009.
The issue is believed to have been considered as part of commercial-in-confidence negotiations currently underway between stadium operators and the Broncos Club.
Geoff Donaghy, chief executive officer of Suncorp Stadium, dismissed the reports as "a furphy", saying there had never been any intention to fine players.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/06/06/1054700383429.html   (351 words)

  
 Tyco Fire & Security: Our Markets
Suncorp Stadium is Brisbane's premier sporting venue, and has been getting a US$280,000,000 makeover befitting its status.
The state-of-the-art, integrated system consists of 136 cameras monitoring the stadium, bus-way and plaza areas, which will be controlled and monitored on-site.
The new Suncorp Stadium is the home of the Brisbane Broncos and will host State of the Origin games, as well as a number of world-class events.
www.tycofireandsecurity.com /Internet/success_story.jsp   (214 words)

  
 Brisbane - directory - listing : Suncorp Stadium - ourbrisbane.com
Suncorp Stadium is a 52,500 seat, world-class, state-of-the-art sports venue with a capacity for a range of uses including local and international rugby league, rugby union and soccer.
Tours of Suncorp Stadium are also available at an additional cost.
Suncorp Stadium encourages the use of public transport to games.
www.ourbrisbane.com /directory/atdw/listings/9047168.html   (141 words)

  
 Brisbane – Major Sports Venues – ourbrisbane.com
Suncorp Stadium was redeveloped on the site of the old cauldron, Lang Park, in 2003.
Suncorp Stadium also hosts State of Origin and other international and local sporting events.
If you're driving, don't forget that the area surrounding Suncorp Stadium has a five-minute (P5-min) parking time limit restriction that applies inside the designated Traffic Area in all streets from 12 noon to 10pm.
www.ourbrisbane.com /activeandhealthy/sport/majorvenues   (1002 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium [HOME]
Suncorp Stadium is a 52,500 seat, world class state-of-the-art sports venue with a capacity for a range of uses including local and international rugby league, rugby union and football.
Robbie Williams concert at Suncorp Stadium Wednesday, 13 December 2006 has sold out.
'Suncorp Stadium' is a venue of the Major Sports Facilities Authority managed by
www.suncorpstadium.com.au   (178 words)

  
 Spectacular venue for Rugby World Cup | Arup
Suncorp Stadium, home to the Brisbane Broncos since opening in June 2003, will host more matches than any other venue when the 2003 Rugby World Cup kicks off on 10 October.
The traffic problems that plagued the old Lang Park are no longer a problem at Suncorp Stadium because infrastructure is much improved.
Wind tunnel testing and high strength steel corner tie-downs reduced the weight and cost of the steelwork, whilst analysis of the forces in every roof member during each stage of erection ensured safety throughout the process as well as making sure the final geometry was accurate.
www.arup.com /australasia/feature.cfm?pageid=370   (556 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Much of this mythology centred around the Queensland Rugby League team who played home games at the stadium until 2001.
Although the stadium has been the traditional home of rugby league in Queensland it hosted games during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and from 2006 it will be the home ground for the Queensland Reds rugby union team.
There is extensive parking at the stadium as well.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Lang_Park   (1035 words)

  
 IRB Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
suncorp is an awesome ground to watch rugby on, and the atmposhpere is amazing, and ballymore is great just to go up there with 10 or so of you mates to have fun
i would say yes because it is a great stadium and we could easily fill it for reds games.
I dont know what side on is like of course, but end on Stadium Aussie is the wost experience I have had.
www.irb.com /IRB/FORUMS/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=25250   (890 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Geoff Donaghy
He is also Chief Executive Officer of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, another of the 15 major facilities operated by Ogden IFC, a leading venue management company in the Asia Pacific Region.
CAIRNS Convention Centre and Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) CEO Geoff Donaghy has been appointed a board member of IAPC at its annual convention in Quebec.
Mr Donaghy is a director of the board of management of Ogden IFC, Asia-Pacific's largest venue management company, and is CEO of Cairns Convention Centre and Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=194274382   (689 words)

  
 Australasian Business Intelligence: Delays worsen at Suncorp Stadium.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Electrical Trades Union has told more than 70 companies, including operators of the stadium project, that they face work bans beginning in early February 2003.
The ban on overtime means any lag in building projects caused by the industrial action will be difficult to make-up.
A delay in completion would hit Suncorp Stadium hard, as it is scheduled to be open in time for a 1 June 2003...
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:97085029&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (185 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium Ticket Offer!
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Now your kids don't have to be on your policy, and your Rating 1 won't be at risk should they make a claim.
Switch to Suncorp Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance before 18 April 2006 for your chance to win.
www.suncorp.com.au /suncorp/promotion/stadium_offer.html   (298 words)

  
 Risk Management Accreditation A First For Australian Sporting Venue
This involved assessment of the Stadium’s overall framework for managing risk as well as the processes and specific practices employed by the operator, Ogden IFC.
The Stadium is home to the Brisbane Broncos which plays in the National Rugby League competition; the Queensland State of Origin Rugby League team; the Queensland Roar in the A League national soccer competition; and the Wallabies for Rugby Test matches played in
Ogden IFC operates the Queensland Government-owned Suncorp Stadium and Brisbane Entertainment Centre for the Major Sports Facilities Authority.
www.conworld.net /absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=610&print=yes   (636 words)

  
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 Improve My Game » Rugby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Posted in Rugby, Summer Sports, Outdoor Sports, Team Sports
Pacific rugby on cusp of new era Stuff - Jun 01 10:21 AM The first steps toward rebuilding Pacific Islands rugby will be trod into the hard turf of the National Stadium in Suva this weekend.Save to My Web
Misty-eyed rugby fans desert ground for TV New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 21 hours ago Herald on Sunday rugby writer Gregor Paul, speaking from Jade Stadium, said: "From what I can see, people have left the ground - especially those sitting up
www.improve-my-game.com /category/rugby   (5347 words)

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