John Holland · Building capability statement

Stadia and venues

Stadia, arenas and the venues around them, delivered with certainty beside live operations.

Watch: Certainty of delivery (1:45)
42,500
seats at Allianz Stadium, delivered for Infrastructure NSW
10 weeks
saved by a staged roof erection at Allianz Stadium
136 days
saved at Marvel Stadium by rethinking the piling
25,000
fans at Penrith Stadium for the 2027 NRL season
01 · Capability

We provide the ‘unseen’ in stadia and civic environments, resolving capital and operational costs so venues keep performing long after handover.

Live and brownfield

Built beside the crowd

Our teams understand operational, brownfield, civic and stadia projects, and keep venues running safely while we build.

In-house engineering

130+ technical specialists

Our in-house design managers, engineers and subject matter experts bring fresh thinking, reduce risk and shape the methods that make complex stadium programs work.

Trusted partner

Early, open, no surprises

We work closely with clients and venue operators to turn their needs into places that make remarkable memories.

02 · Moore Park, Sydney

One precinct. Three projects.

Our performance on Allianz Stadium led Infrastructure NSW to award two more early contractor involvement packages inside the precinct. One team delivered all three, side by side.

$828m
Total project value

Including the Stadium Club and Centre of Excellence added during delivery, within the revised budget.

03 · Film

Certainty of delivery

John Holland’s film on delivering Allianz Stadium at Moore Park.

Certainty of Delivery · Allianz Stadium
1:45
04 · Value for money

Value, proven on site

Clients judge value over the life of a venue, not on the tender price alone. This is how we protect it, with the evidence.

01

Early involvement that sets the budget

On the Stadium Club, 14 design workshops with user groups and cost reviews during early contractor involvement aligned finishes with the budget while keeping the design intent.

14user-group design workshops
02

Smarter methods, less time

At Marvel Stadium we replaced 180 micro-piles with 44 steel tube piles, cutting material, vibration and time beside a working venue.

136 dayssaved on the Marvel program
03

A program clients can bank

A staged roof erection methodology saved 10 weeks at Allianz Stadium. At Penrith, precast lift cores saved more than a month on the structure.

10 weekssaved on the Allianz roof
04

Lower costs to run

Stadium Club plant connects to the stadium’s power, chilled water, fire, rainwater and ICT systems, shrinking plant rooms and the staff needed to operate them.

LEED GoldAllianz Stadium and Stadium Club
05

Value that stays local

On Allianz Stadium, $480 million went directly to NSW suppliers and subcontractors, and the project supported 1,100 jobs.

$480mto NSW suppliers and subcontractors
05 · Built off-site

Built on the ground, lifted into place

Precast and modular methods move work away from heights and out of the weather, so quality goes up and program risk comes down.

8 modules
of 42 to 120 tonnes for the Penrith roof, fitted out on the ground and lifted in by a 400-tonne crawler crane
1+ month
saved on Penrith’s structure with precast volumetric lift cores
2 to 23 t
precast seating units spanning steel raker beams at Allianz Stadium
Modular
construction at Marvel Stadium kept disruption to the live venue low
06 · In delivery

Penrith Stadium

A $259 million design and construct contract for Infrastructure NSW, within a $309 million project: new east and west grandstands and roof, lifting capacity from 22,500 to 25,000 for sport and 30,000 for concerts.

1,300+
workers on site by July 2026
5 Star
Green Star, set to be Australia’s first stadium at this rating
180
accessible seats, up from 37
4
changerooms for men’s and women’s sport
  • April 2025
    Construction starts, with the site split in two to work clear of a sewer diversion
  • June 2026
    Western grandstand tops out
  • July 2026
    Roof complete, with eight modules lifted into place
  • October 2026
    Seating installation under way
  • Early 2027
    Open for the 2027 NRL season

On Dharug Country, shaped by community consultation that kept the spectator hills locals asked for. Designed for 20% less operational energy and upfront carbon, 100% renewable operational energy and 45% less potable water.

07 · Live venues

Open for business while we build

Marvel Stadium kept hosting AFL matches, concerts and the Bledisloe Cup through a $200 million, two-stage design and construct upgrade for the Victorian Government and the AFL.

365
days a year of sport, events and the new Town Square plaza
93%
of construction waste diverted from landfill
09 · How we work

What defines us

As an integrated business, we work across every phase of the development cycle, under every delivery model our clients use.

01

Expert & pragmatic

Experience that runs deep, from senior leadership to our project delivery teams: capable, committed and personally invested.

02

Agile & certain

A partner with proven experience that delivers quality and generates cost and time savings.

03

Active collaborators

We engage early with governments, operators and partners to understand aspirations and realise savings.

04

Diverse contract experience

Early Contractor Involvement, Managing Contractor, Design & Construct and Public-Private Partnerships.

05

Future-fit thinkers

Flexibility built into planning, design and delivery, optimising capital cost while minimising running costs.

06

Live environment specialists

Public safety and operational continuity come first, with methods that limit disruption to fans, staff and neighbours.

Originate
Develop & invest
Design & construct
Operate & maintain
10 · Legacy

Venues that give back

The measure of a venue is what it does for the people around it, during construction and for decades after.

Caring in construction

Mental fitness on site

Our Allianz Stadium team ran a Caring in Construction program with Gotcha4Life founder Gus Worland and NRL great Brad Fittler.

$20,000+donated, plus 20 mental health first aiders and five events
First Nations

Two worlds colliding

Artist Tony Albert’s work runs across Allianz Stadium’s seats, telling a story of water and land, and of two teams meeting.

1,100jobs supported, with a pre-employment program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Sport for everyone

Built for every fan and player

Penrith brings changerooms for men’s and women’s sport and year-round public facilities. Allianz Stadium includes adult changing places, prayer rooms and parenting rooms.

180accessible seats at Penrith, up from 37
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Building · Capability statement

Stadia and venues

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Film · 1:45

Certainty of delivery

John Holland’s film on delivering Allianz Stadium at Moore Park.

Certainty of Delivery · Allianz Stadium
1:45
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Moore Park, Sydney

One precinct. Three projects.

Allianz Stadium
42,500 seats · 10 weeks saved on the roof · LEED Gold · Project of the Year 2023
Stadium Club
$57m · ECI, then D&C · 14 user-group design workshops
Sydney Roosters Centre of Excellence
$9m · ECI, then D&C · the club’s home for 25+ years
$828m total project, including the Club and Centre of Excellence, within the revised budget
03
Value for money

Value, proven on site

Judged over the life of the venue, not the tender price alone.

10 weeks
saved by a staged roof erection at Allianz Stadium
136 days
saved at Marvel by replacing 180 micro-piles with 44 steel tube piles
14
user-group design workshops held Stadium Club finishes to budget
$480m
to NSW suppliers and subcontractors on Allianz Stadium
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Precast and modular

Built on the ground, lifted into place

8 modules
of 42 to 120 tonnes for the Penrith roof, lifted by a 400-tonne crane
1+ month
saved with precast volumetric lift cores at Penrith
2 to 23 t
precast seating units on steel rakers at Allianz Stadium
Modular
methods kept Marvel Stadium open throughout
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In delivery · Penrith, NSW

Penrith Stadium

A $259m design and construct contract within a $309m project for Infrastructure NSW. 25,000 for sport and 30,000 for concerts, set to be Australia’s first 5 Star Green Star stadium.

Apr 2025
Start on site
Jun 2026
Topped out
Jul 2026
Roof complete
Oct 2026
Seating
2027
NRL season
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Marvel Stadium · Melbourne

Open for business while we build

AFL matches, concerts and the Bledisloe Cup carried on through a $200m two-stage design and construct upgrade.

136 days
saved with 44 steel tube piles
365
days a year of sport and events
93%
of waste diverted from landfill
$200m
upgrade, with the venue open throughout
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Track record

Our stadia and venues

Penrith Stadium
$259m · D&C · in delivery
Marvel Stadium Upgrade
$200m · two-stage D&C
Stadium Club
$57m · ECI, then D&C
Sydney Roosters Centre of Excellence
$9m · ECI, then D&C
State Theatre Centre of WA
$90m · D&C
Green Square Library and Plaza
$62m · D&C
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