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Work on the state-of-the-art Sydney Football Stadium continues to progress with NSW Minister for Sport Geoff Lee announcing completion of the concourse.

Speaking yesterday about the construction milestone, Minister Lee advised “this is a major construction milestone, allowing us to see and feel what the fans will experience when the Stadium hosts major events next year.

“The concourse will offer 35 food and beverage outlets, merchandise stands, and accessible amenities for the 42,500 fans who will fill the Stadium.

“This project is boosting the local economy, supporting 800 jobs during construction, with more jobs on offer once the Stadium is complete.”

Explaining that the new Sydney Football Stadium will be a leading sporting and entertainment venue for the people of NSW, Matthew Bourne, General Manager of builders John Holland, added “this state-of-the-art Stadium will build on the already strong entertainment and sporting culture in Sydney and NSW.”

John Holland’s next step is to build the roof, which will involve 4,000 individual pieces of steel, most of which is manufactured in Western Sydney by the same company that built the roof of the original SFS in 1988.

Having been acting in the role for more than a year, Minister Lee was confirmed in his post at the beginning of March following former incumbent John Sidoti has resigned from the NSW Cabinet in the wake of an investigation by a corruption inquirty conducted by the Independent Commission of Inquiry (ICAC).

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