Qantas Credit Union Arena Roof Collapses

The roof of Sydney's now-closed Qantas Credit Union Arena collapsed during demolition works over the weekend, nearly fatally injuring a worker.

According to Fairfax, the roof of the arena, formerly known as Sydney Entertainment Centre, crashed onto a worker who was underneath the structure and only avoided any serious injury as he was operating excavation machinery.

CFMEU NSW Secretary Brian Parker has claimed that worker safety is being ignored and that if the collapse had occurred on a weekday, up to 65 workers could have been involved in the incident.

"It's only a matter of time until we lose another construction worker in yet another avoidable workplace incident like this," he said.

Check out an image of the roof's collapse as posted on the Australian Workplace Safety Group's Facebook page. 

The famous arena closed in December last year, with national legends Cold Chisel and John Farnham, as well as UK icon Elton John being some of the last artists to perform at the venue.