Protecting Tasmania's orchestra

We're calling for legislated protection of TSO operations and revenue during and after construction of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium.

Our CEO Caroline Sharpen says the planned stadium at Macquarie Point would have a direct impact on the TSO’s operations and revenue, during stadium construction and operation.

‘The planned stadium is just 170m from the TSO’s highly sensitive recording, livestream and broadcast facilities including Federation Concert Hall,’ Caroline says.

‘We’ve identified a range of controls that, if adopted together, will help to protect our concert hall, recording facilities and operations.’

Learn more about the TSO’s intensive activities at 1 Davey St, Hobart in this behind-the-scenes video.

The TSO has engaged acoustic, legal and financial consultants to assess and quantify the potential impact on the orchestra of the stadium build and operation and to identify mitigations.

In its response to the Tasmanian Planning Commission’s Draft Integrated Assessment Report (IAR), the TSO has outlined mitigation measures including:

• additional soundproofing of the TSO’s concert hall, recording and rehearsal studios;
• legislative protections relating to stadium construction noise and vibration;
• temporary relocation to other venues for time critical operations such as album recordings; and
• compensation if concerts or commercial activities need to be cancelled.