Ian Potter Theatre, Sydney Olympic Park & Mars Stadium | Venue News Today

Melbourne’s Ian Potter State Theatre has reopened six months ahead of schedule following its first major refurbishment since 1984, leading this week’s Venue Industry News. This week’s major stories: Arts Centre Melbourne reopens the refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre Sydney Olympic Park records 12.3 million visitors, its highest annual visitation since the precinct opened Ballarat’s Mars Stadium completes an expansion adding 5,000 permanent seats Procurement advances for Brisbane’s new 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park NBL27 opens with attendance up 14% and free-to-air audiences up 96% Adelaide Venue Management welcomes more than 1.25 million patrons across a record 1,200 events GIICA reports progress across 17 new and upgraded Brisbane 2032 venues Plus updates on venue management, stadium development, major events, business events, entertainment, safety and sporting infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand.