Brisbane sporting landmark the Gabba is set to be demolished and the site transformed into the centrepiece of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Coming at a cost of $2.7 billion to Queensland taxpayers, completing the redevelopment of the site, bordered by major roads, will be complex and cause considerable disruption for sport lovers and the nearby community.
Here's what we know about what the work means for those who use the precinct day in, day out.
What happens to sporting events while the rebuild is underway?
The Gabba is the home ground of the Brisbane Lions AFL team.
The Lions' membership base surpassed 40,000 fans in 2022, but the club's new home and training facility at Springfield in Ipswich only has capacity for 8,000.
The team regularly hosts near-capacity home games at the 42,000-seat Gabba stadium.
Last season, 32,172 fans attended the Lions' round 23 match against Melbourne, and just over 35,000 fans were at the elimination final when Brisbane played the Richmond Tigers last September.
The closest existing alternative to the Gabba is Carrara Stadium, which the Lions would have to share with the Gold Coast Suns during their home's redevelopment, and would require the devoted Brisbane AFL faithful to travel an additional 70 kilometres.
Queensland Sports Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has previously revealed upgrading Brisbane's RNA Showgrounds at a cost of $80 million could be another possibility.
The ABC has spoken with staff at both the Brisbane Lions and Queensland Cricket, who said preliminary conversations about shifting both AFL and Cricket fixtures are already underway.
Another option being explored is shifting Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls matches to regional Queensland, with games in Cairns, Mackay, Townsville and the Gold Coast.
The Brisbane Heat took the Big Bash League (BBL) to Far North Queensland last December — the first time the club had played a BBL match outside of the Gabba or Gold Coast.
At the time, Queensland Cricket and Brisbane Heat CEO Terry Svenson said the regional fixtures had been in the works for years.
"The prospect of giving thousands of North Queensland kids the opportunity to see their heroes perform live, and hopefully inspire them to then pick up a bat and ball, is one that greatly excites us," he said.
The Women's Heat players have also been regular visitors to Mackay, playing at Great Barrier Reef Arena for the past five years.
Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells said it was too soon to say when construction works would happen.
What about the school right beside the Gabba?
After years of uncertainty, it's been confirmed the heritage East Brisbane State School (EBSS) campus, which is tucked under the shadow of the Gabba stadium, will close after 2025.
Classes will resume in 2026 from another location "less than 2 kilometres" away, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
East Brisbane State School P&C president Haline Ly said it was a "sad outcome" for the school community.
"We need a school in East Brisbane, we need a school in the catchments, something that's walkable, accessible to all," she said.
"If it's moved 2 kilometres away, that's a long way to walk. That's a long way for little legs to walk on busy roads. That's quite a sad outcome, I think, for us."
Austin Gibbs from the P&C said the organisation had been met with a "wall of silence" from the state government since Brisbane was confirmed as the host of the Games.
"You're going to bulldoze a 125-year-old school, you're going $3 billion into debt, and for what? To get an extra 5,000 seats or so in the stadium that'll probably get used once a year," Mr Gibbs said.
"We're just struggling to understand the logic of the decision."
The Education Department told the ABC the minister had met with the P&C on three separate occasions.
The exact new location of the school has not been determined, with "several options" on offer for community consultation.
Education Minister Grace Grace said options include relocating the school to new facilities at the under-utilised 11-hectare Coorparoo Secondary College site.
However, Ms Grace said she did not believe she would find another government-owned, 11-hectare site like Coorparoo Secondary College where they could build a new school to open by 2026.
"It's not something that I wanted as the Education Minister but I'm practical enough to understand that this school will not be able to stay on that site and we want the best for those families, for the students, and of course for the staff," she said.
"I think we are definitely in a great position now, to honour my commitment that we will extensively consult with the community about an exciting future for East Brisbane State School."
