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Rugby League supremo Peter V’landys has been strongly supportive of NRL expansion and his preference is that the 17th NRL team be located in south-east Queensland.
The current TV rights deal runs through to the end of 2022, so the following year would presumably signal the arrival of the next expansion team and rugby league games at Suncorp Stadium every weekend throughout the 2023 season.
That time frame represents a monumental challenge for the formation of a successful entity. In January 2023 players will be returning to preseason training following a short Christmas break. Therefore, in less than two years, the 17th team needs to establish a brand from scratch, establish an administrative base, establish a training base, build a football department, build an off-field team and sell sponsorships an
Bunnings is set to expand its footprint in one of southeast Queensland s fastest growing areas with a new $32 million warehouse. The new 13,000 sqm warehouse will be built at the old Big Fish site on the corner of the Bruce Highway and Pumicestone Road - now known as the Sungate Business Park. This massive development is expected to also include other retail outlets, a supermarket and multiple food outlets.
The Mayor of Tweed Chris Cherry says she supports the swift action of the Queensland Government in introducing a 3-day lockdown of the Greater Brisbane area in response to a COVID-19 case.
On Friday, the Queensland Government announced a 3-day lockdown of Greater Brisbane effective from 6pm Friday 8 January 2021 to at least 6pm Monday 11 January 2021 (Qld time).
The NSW Government issued a Public Health Order which states that any NSW resident who has visited the Greater Brisbane area since 2 January 2021 is to stay at home until 6pm today (NSW time) Monday 11 January 2021.
In addition to the Greater Brisbane area, the NSW Public Health Order has included the local government areas of Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset.
Victorians who have visited coronavirus hotspot zones in Greater Brisbane since January 2 have been told to stay in those zones until Monday or get tested immediately and quarantine if they have already returned to Victoria.