Cameron Atfield

4 days ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Cameron Atfield

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A couple of years ago, out of the blue, I received an email from a contact I hadn’t heard from in years. And it was quite the gut punch. But before we get to that, we have to go back almost a decade, when I spoke with 42-year-old Ricardo Bolvaran over a scratchy telephone line from Santiago, Chile. “I’m lonely, I’m a little bit lost.

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Cameron Atfield

“From an Olympics point of view, we don’t have Perry Park as a venue for anything yet,” he told this masthead in March, before adding for emphasis: “Yet.”Football Queensland’s proposal for a 17,500-seat stadium at Perry Park.Credit: PopulousAnnouncing Michael Valkanis as new men’s head coach on Wednesday, Brisbane Roar chief executive Kaz Patafta said the Bakrie Group, the Roar’s multibillion-dollar Indonesian owner, would open its wallet to invest in the infrastructure. “We’re pushing for that.

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Cameron Atfield

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Football Queensland’s push for an upgrade of Perry Park may soon bear fruit, with the state’s sports minister hinting on Thursday an agreement was not far off. Football Australia and FQ lobbied to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Co-ordination Authority for a 17,500-seat stadium, but Perry Park was overlooked as an Olympic venue in its 100-day review.

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Cameron Atfield

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Brisbane LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has backed in his state party colleagues’ plans for the riverside Visy recycling factory at South Brisbane, despite being a vocal supporter of the former Labor government’s now-abandoned vision for the site.

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Cameron Atfield

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Gabba’s famous wicket could survive the stadium’s demolition and be moved to the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park, Queensland Sports Minister Tim Mander said on Thursday following a suggestion from an Australian Test cricket star.