Queensland
North Queensland
Designed by Cox Architecture and built by the community, for the community, Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena is a hub for Culture, Sports, and Community celebrations.
The Arena offers world-class facilities for a diverse range of events, including concerts, elite sports, and cultural festivals.
The design emulates the colours, cultures, and landscape typical of the region. Indigenous culture and traditions, the early Maltese immigrants and the people that have built this region are celebrated in the design.
The new grandstand is deeply rooted into the landscape and is conceived as growing out of the landscape.
Its roof, founded in the new plaza, slowly rises as it hugs the oval to cover the players and media facility. It floats over a rusticated ribbed wall that grows out of the landscape, establishing a unique simplicity of two elements, one hovering over the other.
We were thrilled to host a series of successful sporting events at the Great Barrier Reef Arena from September to November.
These events showcased our topnotch facilities, drew enthusiastic crowds, and provided the Mackay community with the opportunity to experience elite level competition right here in Mackay.
These events not only engaged the wider community but also inspired local players to aim for excellence in their sports.
Adrian Young – Harrup Park
McKenzie Group Consulting, Certification
Omnii, Fire Engineer
STP Consultants, Mechanical and Electrical Consultant
Tango Projects Pty Ltd, Project Manager
Tract Consulting, Landscape Consultant
TTM Consulting Pty Ltd, Traffic, Waste Management and Acoustics
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
