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Canberra Airport is collaborating with BESIX Watpac and Populous to determine costs and designs for a new lakeside stadium, aiming for completion by Christmas.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Airport doesn't want to give Prime Minister Anthony Albanese estimates for a lakeside stadium, it wants to provide "credible, tested" costs.

It's why it's appointed builder BESIX Watpac to work alongside architect Populous to determine how "Canberra City All Event Stadium" could be built and what it will cost.

In some ways it's a case of getting the band back together, with the pair working together on the Christchurch stadium - which is being used as inspiration for a venue on the archbishop's former residence.

But Canberra Airport chief executive Stephen Byron said this stadium will be designed specifically for the capital's weather and needs, and the Regatta Place site.

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Greg Boorer aims to fund a new stadium without ACT government assistance, relying on private and federal investment, with plans based on Christchurch's stadium costs.

The Canberra Times

Greg Boorer is hopeful of finding a way to fund a new stadium without ACT government funding.

He's optimistic private and federal government investment will be enough. That's the plan anyway.

It's still early days in the Canberra Airport group's project, having appointed architect Populous to begin concept design and feasibility work for a covered stadium on the site of the archbishop's former residence.

Part of the work yet to be undertaken is how much a stadium would cost, with Christchurch's new stadium being used as a template, and once that's known then a decision can be made on funding.

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