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Sydney Football Stadium Integrated Ticketing

11/02/2019 - Sydney Football Stadium Integrated Ticketing

Moved by Councillor Forster, seconded by Councillor Chung -

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note:

(i)          the NSW Government is currently redeveloping Allianz Stadium into a modern, world-class venue, to ensure Sydney has a sporting and entertainment precinct of international standard and that NSW remains the number one choice for sporting and entertainment events in Australia;

(ii)         new public transport initiatives, including the CBD and South East Light Rail, will offer patrons easy access to and from the new stadium once it is completed in 2022;

(iii)        in previous years integrated ticketing – which includes access to both the event and public transport to and from the venue – has been sporadically offered for fixtures held at Allianz Stadium and the Sydney Cricket Ground, including for NRL, AFL, A-League and international sporting fixtures; and

(iv)       integrated ticketing encourages more patrons to use public transport, rather than driving, to and from the Moore Park precinct; and

(B)        the Lord Mayor be requested to write to the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Transport Minister Andrew Constance and the Chairman of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Tony Shepherd AO, requesting the immediate introduction of ticket integration for events at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the introduction of ticket integration for events at the reopened Sydney Football Stadium.

Amendment. Moved by Councillor Miller, seconded by Councillor Scully –

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note:

(i)          the NSW Government is currently wasting $729 million to unnecessarily knock down and replace the award winning Sydney Football Stadium at Moore Park, at the expense of other funding priorities such as education, health, environmental protection and transport;

(ii)         new public transport initiatives, including the CBD and South East Light Rail, will offer patrons easy access to the Moore Park precinct from 2022;

(iii)        in previous years integrated ticketing – which includes access to both the event and public transport to and from the venue – has been sporadically offered for fixtures held at Allianz Stadium and the Sydney Cricket Ground, including for NRL, AFL, A-League and international sporting fixtures; and

(iv)       integrated ticketing encourages more patrons to use public transport, rather than driving, to and from the Moore Park precinct; and

(B)        the Lord Mayor be requested to write to the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Transport Minister Andrew Constance and the Chairman of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Tony Shepherd AO, opposing the wasteful and unnecessary demolition of the award winning Sydney Football Stadium, supporting the continued use of integrated ticketing for ANZ Stadium at Homebush, and requesting the immediate introduction of ticket integration for events at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Sydney Football Stadium.

Foreshadowed motion. Councillor Forster foreshadowed that, should the amendment moved by Councillor Miller be carried, she would move a subsequent amendment to have the following effect:

That the word “wasting” in clause A (i) be removed and replaced with “planning to spend”, that the words “unnecessarily knock down” in clause A (i) be removed, and that a new clause A (ii) be inserted, to read: “the cost of refurbishing the existing stadium would be $714.5 million”.

The amendment was carried on the following show of hands –

Ayes (6)          The Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillors Kok, Miller, Scott, Scully and Thalis

Noes (3)          Councillors Chung, Forster and Vithoulkas.

Amendment carried.

The amendment foreshadowed by Councillor Forster was not accepted by the Chair (the Lord Mayor) in accordance with clause 8.8(8) of the Code of Meeting Practice.

The substantive motion was carried on the following show of hands –

Ayes (6)          The Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillors Kok, Miller, Scott, Scully and Thalis

Noes (3)          Councillors Chung, Forster and Vithoulkas.

Motion carried.

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