It's a debate that extends beyond the merits of a stadium, it's also a symbol for what Tasmanians want for the future of their state. The familiar tug of war between development and preservation leaves little room for common ground. By now most residents have a stance on the Hobart stadium proposal but their reasons vary, even for those on the same side.
00:00Tasmania is at a turning point. A decision that will choose one of two paths forward for the
00:08state. Will there be a stadium at Macquarie Point or not? Can we afford it? Can we afford not to?
00:19Does it fit in the city? How would the city move forward without it?
00:30Emily Mifsud wonders what the future holds and whether there are enough opportunities
00:36in Tasmania to keep her here. There's been multiple times where I've actually thought
00:41about leaving since, or I've spoken to my partner, you know, with him about us moving
00:45away. But this opportunity here would definitely, would keep me longer, if not, you know, forever.
00:54Emily stumbled into the world of Aussie rules five years ago, after a career in cricket.
00:59She says the stadium would provide a pathway for players, both men and women, to grow and play
01:05in their home state. I switched across to AFL and I haven't looked back ever since and I've gone
01:12from never playing footy to winning three premierships in a row, so I'm pretty, pretty happy with that.
01:19The building would be 54 metres above sea level at its peak and change the view from the Hobart
01:26Cenotaph forever. It's a place that was unveiled 100 years ago to honour fallen Tasmanian soldiers.
01:36This area has an ambience, it's open, it was built for a reason here. That reason we believe will be
01:44destroyed if the stadium goes ahead at the current location that's planned.
01:50This is where residents in Hobart gather for Anzac Ceremonies and Remembrance Day. It marks conflicts
01:58including World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The RSL supports a team and a stadium,
02:07but at a different site. It really is a matter of respect. Let's respect what we've got. Let's respect
02:14our cultural history and all that it brings. But if you want development, have development. But
02:21there must be other places you can have that development. Ben Hickey views the stadium as a
02:30drawcard, a beacon for football fans and event goers who would swarm the waterfront, hungry,
02:37thirsty and maybe in need of a place to stay. I think for hospitality it's a really huge opportunity,
02:45really for retaining some of our key staff in Tasmania and maybe helping train some more professionals
02:52for the future. His heritage-listed pub has prime real estate on Salamanca Place. It gets busy,
03:00but has quiet periods too, more often in winter. The speed of life in Hobart can be a little slower
03:07than the rest of the states and I understand that people would want to protect that,
03:11but we still need positivity to maintain our population and grow our population.
03:20Warwick Oakman believes there's something special about this city.
03:24He fears a stadium will override that. When you look at it from vantage points all over Hobart,
03:31it will completely dominate this slowly developed and beautiful urban landscape, this beautiful city.
03:38The area was used by the Muwanina people for thousands of years. Over recent years industrial waste was cleaned
03:48up, getting the site primed for some sort of development. Everyone wants a team. If we could afford it
03:57somewhere else, it's a complete disaster.
04:00So can the city handle it? Alison Hetherington is neither for or against, but worries about transport planning for the big crowds.
04:12At the moment, it's hard to see how Hobart's transport system could handle a huge glut of congestion that we'd expect with the stadium.
04:21As an avid cyclist, she sees the pulse of city traffic. Its main arteries flow past the stadium site.
04:30We all know if you live in Hobart, one thing just has to happen on the road network and everything goes to gridlock.
04:37A range of views in the community for upper house politicians to weigh up and decide what they think is best for Tasmania's future.
04:46with that research of Tasmania.
04:53coastline is the lowest place for Tasmania.
04:56And the last person has received the highest rate of stations for Tasmania.
04:58Germany is the highest rate of a year in our country, the highest rate of running the place of social distancing.
05:02There is no more than the highest rate of people in town now.
05:05These states have higher rates of people inside the world.
05:08There is no more than the highest rates of students, and they do the highest rates of individuals in the background than the highest rates of thousands.
05:09There is no more than the highest rate of These are far from the highest rates of people here.
05:10And those are too many things that are probably not well known for their echelonima experience.
05:11What thefenis system is menoishly or the highest rate even, that are pretty sensitive and low-rexed in its future.
05:12For the most places in the highest rates of the largest rates of landfall of the past,
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