PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue” is set to arrive in Boondall, with Brisbane Entertainment Centre included as part of the production’s 2026 Australian tour.
The live stage show will be held at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall on Saturday 8 August 2026. Brisbane is one of four Australian locations included in the tour, alongside Hobart, Sydney and Melbourne.
The national run is scheduled from 25 July to 23 August 2026, with limited performances in each city.
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Stage Show Based On Television Series
The production is based on the animated children’s series PAW Patrol. The storyline centres on the Great Adventure Bay Race, where Mayor Goodway is missing, prompting Ryder and the pups to step in.
Characters including Marshall, Chase, Skye, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma and Everest work together to complete the rescue and take part in the race. The show presents a narrative focused on teamwork and problem-solving.
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Interactive Format For Audiences
The stage adaptation includes interactive elements, with audience participation encouraged through call-and-response segments. The production also incorporates theatrical sets and digital screens to represent locations from the television series.
Ticket Release And Presale Details
General public ticket sales are scheduled to open at 11 a.m. on Tuesday 31 March 2026, in local time. Prior to this, a CommBank Yello presale will run from 10 a.m. on Wednesday 25 March to 9 a.m. on Monday 30 March for the Brisbane event.
A TEG Life Like Touring presale is set from 11 a.m. on Monday 30 March to 10 a.m. on Tuesday 31 March. Ticket limits apply per transaction.
Ticket listings currently show two Brisbane sessions on 8 August, scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall.
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Charity Partnership Included
The tour is linked with Assistance Dogs Australia, with donation collections planned during performances. The organisation supports people with physical disabilities, young people with autism and veterans with PTSD, and is marking 30 years of operation.
Global Production Background
PAW Patrol Live first launched in 2016 and has since been staged in more than 50 countries, with reported attendance reaching millions. Multiple versions of the production continue to tour internationally.
The Boondall performance forms part of a four-city Australian schedule for PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue”. Ticket access will begin with presales in late March, ahead of the August event at Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall has marked 40 years of operation on 20 February 2026, having welcomed more than 19 million people through its doors across 2,875 events since opening night in 1986, and holding a Billboard Magazine ranking as the number one venue in Oceania and ninth in the world for its capacity category.
Four decades after ice skaters Torvill and Dean performed to a sold-out crowd of 10,000 on opening night, the entertainment centre that transformed what was a 64-hectare paddock in Boondall into Brisbane’s most significant indoor entertainment destination reaches its milestone in stronger shape than at any point in its history. The venue has delivered record-breaking years since emerging from the pandemic, and with Linkin Park, Mumford and Sons, Hilltop Hoods, Guy Sebastian and the Harlem Globetrotters all booked across the coming months, 2026 is already shaping as another standout year.
For the communities of Boondall, Nudgee, Zillmere, Carseldine and Albany Creek that have grown up around the venue across four decades, the entertainment centre has been a constant presence, a place where first concerts, family outings, school excursions and unforgettable nights out have accumulated across generations.
From Paddock to Global Top Ten
The 64-hectare Boondall site was first announced in 1983 as part of Brisbane’s Bicentenary Project and a broader push to strengthen the city’s bid for the 1992 Olympic Games. Brisbane architect Jacob de Vries designed the building in a star shape, although builders ultimately constructed only two of the four points. Watkins Pacific, now known as Watpac, completed the venue ahead of schedule at a cost of $71 million. The centre opened on 20 February 1986, with Torvill and Dean performing to a first-night crowd of 10,000, and ten additional shows attracting more than 100,000 people during the opening season alone.
The ticket prices that night were $22.90 for adults and $15.90 for children. Forty years later, the entertainment centre holds a Billboard Magazine ranking as the best venue in Oceania and ninth globally in the 10,001 to 15,000 seat capacity category, a standing that reflects both the quality of its production infrastructure and the strength of Brisbane’s live entertainment market.
Six employees from the original 1986 team still work at the venue today. Queensland Leisure took on management of the entertainment centre just one month before it opened and has remained involved for four decades. The company now operates the venue under the Legends Global banner, formerly known as ASM Global, following a major international merger. Two of the original board members from 1986 remain connected to the operation.
The Acts, the Records, the Moments
The entertainment centre’s 40-year program has spanned international headliners including Prince, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Elton John, Metallica and Madonna alongside homegrown artists including Cold Chisel, Kylie Minogue, Keith Urban, Paul Kelly and Powderfinger, as well as family productions including Les Misérables, Disney on Ice and The Wiggles.
P!NK holds the record as the venue’s most frequent performer with 32 shows, including 11 in a single year in 2009. Metallica drew the largest single crowd in the venue’s history, with 14,454 fans in attendance in 2010. The entertainment centre has handled some of the heaviest touring productions in the industry, including How to Train Your Dragon which weighed 98 tonnes, and has accommodated as many as 35 trucks for a single show. From Leonard Cohen performing at 79 years old to JoJo Siwa taking the stage at 17, the venue has genuinely spanned generations of artists and audiences.
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Beyond concerts, the entertainment centre has been woven into Brisbane’s broader civic life in ways no one planned. It also operated as a mass vaccination hub during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and later served as a sandbag depot ahead of Cyclone Alfred in 2025. Producers filmed all three series of the original Australian Gladiators there in 1995, and organisers staged the Lions International Convention at the site. Over the years, the centre has also hosted conferences, gala dinners, religious conventions and trade shows, drawing millions more visitors beyond its ticketed events.
Meanwhile, the Sports Centre at the entertainment centre, which opened in 1997, has hosted approximately seven million people of its own. Boondall Railway Station opened in 1986 specifically to support access to the venue, and the 4,000-space supervised car park remains one of the largest single-venue parking facilities in Brisbane’s north.
A Full Circle Moment and What Comes Next
In one of the more poetic turns of the anniversary year, Torvill and Dean, who opened the entertainment centre on its very first night in 1986, returned to perform multiple shows in 2025, bringing the venue’s first four decades to a close in the company of the artists who began them.
The 40-day anniversary celebration running from 20 February includes a competition offering four groups of ten people the chance to attend an event of their choice across the next year, with entry by sharing a favourite entertainment centre memory on the venue’s Facebook page. Tickets must be used by 1 April 2027, and VIP parking, drinks and snacks are included for each winning group.
Upcoming shows at the entertainment centre include Linkin Park on 3 and 5 March, Hilltop Hoods, MGK, Mumford and Sons, Jimmy Carr, Carl Barron and the Harlem Globetrotters. The full event schedule and competition details are available at brisent.com.au.
The Boondall police facility has been listed for a commencing $52 million upgrade in the 2025–26 Budget materials, placing the project within a broader program of police facility improvements across the Brisbane area.
The budget materials identify a $52 million allocation for the Boondall police facility, recorded as commencing within the current funding cycle. The listing confirms that funding has been assigned to the project, but does not provide further detail on the nature or scope of the planned works.
The Boondall upgrade appears as part of a wider set of police infrastructure projects noted in the same budget information. These listings include upgrades at other locations across Brisbane, reflecting a regional approach to police facility investment rather than a standalone project for a single site.
Within the same budget materials, the Boondall project is listed alongside other funded police facility upgrades, including $30 million for Mount Gravatt, $7 million for Ferny Grove, and $50 million for an upgrade to the Oxley Police Academy. Together, these projects form part of a broader package of infrastructure works outlined for the region.
Beyond police facilities, the materials also reference a wide range of funded projects across Brisbane and surrounding areas. These include investments in health services, road upgrades, education facilities, community infrastructure and other local projects. While these items are not directly related to the Boondall site, they provide broader context for the scale and range of works funded within the same budget cycle.
The Boondall police facility upgrade is recorded as commencing in the budget materials. Further information on the project is expected as additional planning and delivery details are released.
Health authorities have issued a public alert after three people with confirmed measles attended a concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall on 24 October 2025.
Anyone who attended the Jelly Roll concert that evening may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus and should monitor for symptoms for up to three weeks from the date of exposure.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall said the three infected individuals also visited multiple locations across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Wide Bay regions while they were unknowingly infectious.
Two additional measles cases have been confirmed this week in Central Queensland and the West Moreton regions, though these are unrelated to the concert exposure.
Dr McDougall explained that measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, making it extremely contagious.
“Symptoms usually start seven to 18 days after contact with an infected person, typically around day 10, but can sometimes take as long as three weeks,” Dr McDougall said.
She urged anyone who attended the 24 October concert to remain vigilant for symptoms over the coming weeks.
The illness typically begins with fever, tiredness, runny nose, cough and red, sore eyes. A few days later, a distinctive red, blotchy rash appears, usually starting on the face before spreading across the body.
Queensland has recorded 30 measles cases so far this year, with many linked to people returning from overseas travel. Dr McDougall said the potential for local transmission is a genuine concern.
Anyone experiencing symptoms should avoid public spaces and contact their GP or call 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for advice. It’s important to phone ahead before visiting a medical centre or pathology service so staff can take appropriate precautions.
People who have received two doses of measles-containing vaccine or have previously had measles are unlikely to contract the disease even after exposure.
The MMR vaccine is provided free in Queensland and is available from GPs and community pharmacies. Children receive the vaccine at 12 months (MMR) and 18 months (MMRV) as part of the National Immunisation Program.
Dr McDougall emphasised that vaccination remains the most effective protection against measles.
“I encourage Queenslanders to make sure their vaccinations are up to date,” she said.
Queensland Health is maintaining an updated list of exposure sites and times on its website. Anyone who visited these locations during the specified periods should watch for symptoms and check their vaccination status.
From Boondall to the big league, former Northside Wizards defensive centre Rocco Zikarsky has officially joined the NBA ranks—taken at pick No. 45 in the 2025 Draft and now bound for the Minnesota Timberwolves after a trade from the Chicago Bulls.
Boondall Beginnings
Long before draft night lights, Zikarsky was the lanky kid whose 220-cm frame barely fit through the doors of the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, home court of the Northside Wizards.
Boondall parents still remember seeing the Sunshine Coast-born teenager swat shots at junior fixtures, already standing head-and-shoulders above scoreboard signage. His sporting pedigree runs as deep as his sterling genetic pedigree: Dad Björn collected Olympic swimming bronze for Germany, while Mum Kylie conquered Australian surf-ironwoman circuits. Yet, basketball won his heart early.
He rose through Queensland South representative squads, listed proudly as “Centre – Northside Wizards” on state team sheets, before earning a scholarship to the NBA Global Academy in Canberra. Watch Rocco’s junior Wizards highlights on TikTok
Next-Stars Development
In July 2023, the Brisbane Bullets signed Zikarsky as the youngest recruit in the NBL’s Next Stars program. His debut—six points and four blocks in just ten minutes against Sydney—hinted at what a 17-year-old, 117-kilogram rim protector could become. The 2023-24 campaign delivered steady minutes (27 games, 3.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.0 block on nearly 60 percent shooting); but the real breakout arrived on 29 November 2024 when, promoted to the starting five, he dropped 13 points, eight boards and three blocks on Perth.
Coaches lauded his timing and unusual mobility for someone with a 9-foot-7 standing reach.
Between seasons he added bulk—an extra 13 kilograms, according to league reports—to handle the bruising screens of pro paint battles, all while fine-tuning a soft shooting touch that occasionally stretches to the arc.
Scouts began pencilling him into mid-second-round mock drafts as a classic high-upside project: raw offence, stellar defence, plus a work ethic shaped by elite-sport parents.
Draft-Night Moment
Chicago’s Combine confirmed the whispers: at 7-foot-3 without shoes, Zikarsky measured as the tallest athlete in the 2025 class. On 26 June, Minnesota used pick 45—acquired via a pair of trade-downs—to secure him on a two-way deal with G-League affiliate Iowa Wolves.
Analysts framed the selection as a “swing for size”; when he eventually debuts, only Zach Edey and Victor Wembanyama will stand taller on an NBA floor.
Minnesota staff have signalled a patient plan—summer league, weight-room time, and G-League reps—banking on his shot-blocking instincts to translate while his footwork and foul discipline catch up.
For Zikarsky, the destination matters less than the journey: “Boondall to the big time” has a nice ring, but the real milestone is proving Australian pathways can carry teens from suburban clubs straight to basketball’s summit.
Hometown Legacy
Back in Boondall, Wizards juniors now practise post moves under banners bearing the name of their most famous alumnus. Coaches replay clips of his high-school dunks to show that rim protection and hustle still trump highlight-reel flair. Parents who once queued for sausage-sizzle fund-raisers now tune in to watch Timberwolves summer league games, certain they’ll spot a familiar jersey number lurking under the basket.
Whether Zikarsky becomes a franchise cornerstone or a specialist role-player, he’s already etched himself into Brisbane sporting folklore: the kid who out-grew every local gym yet never forgot where the journey started. His next chapter begins in Minneapolis, but every block, board and baby-hook will carry a little echo of Boondall.
Barbara Lee Gordon, 66, was sentenced in the Brisbane District Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death. The incident occurred on 6 April 2024, when Ms Gordon drove through a red light at the intersection of Sandgate Road and Roghan Road in Boondall.
The crash led to the death of 91-year-old Irene Holdway, who had been travelling as a passenger in Ms Gordon’s vehicle. The women had just finished grocery shopping before the collision.
The court heard Ms Gordon attempted to turn onto Sandgate Road but failed to stop at a red light that had been active for 47 seconds. Her vehicle, a White Toyota Scarlet, passed between two rows of stationary cars and entered the intersection, where it collided with a Ford Ranger and a Toyota Hiace.
While the other drivers were unharmed, Ms Gordon sustained a fractured spine. Ms Holdway died five days later from injuries to her neck and chest.
Sentencing and Circumstances
Judge Vicki Loury imposed a two-year prison sentence, to be suspended after Ms Gordon serves three months in actual custody. The court acknowledged Ms Gordon’s lack of prior criminal or traffic history and noted that she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
Prosecutors described the incident as a brief lapse in judgment with severe consequences. Ms Gordon, who met Ms Holdway through lawn bowls, had referred to her as a maternal figure and has since given up driving.
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Community Response
During sentencing, the court acknowledged that Ms Holdway’s family requested leniency. They recognised Ms Gordon’s long-standing friendship and loyalty to the deceased, referring to her as the most consistent companion in Ms Holdway’s life.
Judge Loury noted that Ms Gordon had been a respected member of the community and would carry the burden of the incident for the rest of her life.
In addition to the custodial sentence, Ms Gordon’s driver’s licence has been disqualified for two years. The judge acknowledged the emotional toll and lasting remorse that Ms Gordon expressed during sentencing.
