Logan studies $156m baseball and softball stadium at Meadowbrook

A baseball and softball stadium costing $156 million is being studied for Griffith University’s Logan campus at Meadowbrook, with 4,000 permanent seats that could expand to 10,000 for major events. It is a proposal under investigation. No funding, builder or Olympic role has been secured.

A pre-feasibility study was listed for consideration by a Logan City Council committee on 7 October 2026. The committee report recommends noting the study’s findings. It does not recommend approving construction. We found no published record of the committee’s outcome at the time of writing.

Why it matters

The concept sits on the Logan growth corridor, where the council and the university have already signed a memorandum of understanding. That agreement, dated 16 December 2025, commits the two parties to explore attracting private investment for the design and construction of a major baseball and softball stadium on the campus.

The model being tested assumes the university makes land available under a long-term lease, with a private party owning and managing the venue. Under that structure, neither the council nor Griffith proposes to fund or operate the stadium.

For developers, builders and construction firms, that makes the capital partner the open question. Griffith released an expression of interest in July. The study does not name who would build or finance the venue.

The study team is Torch Advisory Group, which led the pre-feasibility work, with Populous as stadium architect and Quantiv as cost consultant.

Mayor Jon Raven has framed the idea as a regional legacy play. In the council’s December 2025 release he said: “we want to make Logan the home for baseball in Queensland.”

The numbers

• Proposed cost: $156 million.
• Capacity: 4,000 permanent seats, expandable to 10,000.
• Funding: explored as privately funded, on leased university land.
• Operating position: the core scenario forecasts an annual operating loss of $900,000. An upside scenario forecasts a $200,000 surplus. Both scenarios remain in deficit once lifecycle capital replacement costs are counted.
• Tenant: the Brisbane Bandits have said they would relocate from their current home at Viticon Stadium (Holloway Field) if the stadium proceeds.

The operating figures matter to any private investor. A venue that loses money in its core case needs either additional revenue from events or a different ownership structure to attract capital.

The Olympic link is also unresolved. The council wants a role in the Brisbane 2032 Games if baseball and softball are included, and the council’s own release noted that the 2032 sport lineup had not been confirmed when the agreement was signed. The study itself says the role is not secured and the sports’ inclusion and venue arrangements remain unresolved.

For context, Redcliffe’s Kayo Stadium is scheduled to host the Women’s Softball World Cup Finals from 5 to 10 April 2027. Austadiums notes that its rugby league playing area is too small for baseball.

What’s next

The council committee’s decision on the 7 October item is the first thing to confirm. A resolution to note the findings would keep the concept alive without committing public money or approving construction.

Operators should watch for four signals:

• A council or university announcement naming a private capital partner.
• A formal procurement or an expression-of-interest outcome from Griffith.
• A development application (DA) lodged with Logan City Council for the Meadowbrook site.
• A decision on whether baseball and softball are part of the Brisbane 2032 program.

Until at least one of those appears, the project is a feasibility concept. Contractors and consultants should treat the $156 million figure as an estimate from the study, not a budget.

Related reading: our coverage of Logan’s infrastructure charge changes and the wider Queensland market.