{"id":532771,"date":"2026-03-11T07:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/532771\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:16:14","slug":"new-tassie-cricket-stadium-roof-test-rig-ready-to-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/532771\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tassie cricket stadium roof test rig ready to bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister for Macquarie Point Urban Renewal, Eric Abetz, says a roof test rig for the project\u2019s multipurpose stadium has been successfully constructed, demonstrating how the structure and materials will work together to let light in while mitigating shadows during cricket matches.<\/p>\n

Constructed by local Tasmanian firm BlackCap Group, and developed in close consultation with Cricket Tasmania and Cricket Australia, the test rig (pictured) is an exciting milestone for the roof design.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur roofed stadium has been the talk of the sporting world,\u201d Minister Abetz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability for year-round play and entertainment is groundbreaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis structure demonstrates the rigour that is informing design and delivery, and, importantly, the effectiveness of our roof in creating an optimal playing environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell done to local Tasmanian firm BlackCap Group and to Macquarie Point Development Corporation for their leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(Photo: Pulse Tasmania).<\/p>\n

The Minister also acknowledged Cricket Tasmania for its commitment and engagement to deliver the significant project.<\/p>\n

\u201cCricket\u2019s input and close collaboration will help set Tasmania apart as a unique cricket destination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHobart might be the second driest capital city in the nation, but ironically, we have the most rain days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw it on the mainland during the last Ashes series, rain and professional sport are not always friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cTasmania is entering a new era of opportunity, and the stadium roof means we\u2019re going to have access to a world-class pitch 365 days of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister for Macquarie Point Urban Renewal, Eric Abetz, says a roof test rig for the project\u2019s multipurpose stadium…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-532771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}