The Brisbane Lord Mayor has walked back his decision of barely five months ago to abandon the 2032 Games leaders’ forum – despite outstanding differences of opinion.
The extra funding,to be announced in Tuesday’s budget,will take the federal contribution to $2.75 billion – just a fraction of the $12 billion to complete the planned line.
For four weeks in 2032,two Brisbane-made brands will be among the most recognisable on the planet – and three First Nations students may be to thank for it.
A long-awaited master plan for the popular precinct has landed with three shorter-term focus areas,before bulldozing the Piazza and expanding the iconic lagoon.
The council’s civic cabinet,chaired by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner,approved travel for two councillors and three senior council officers to go to Paris for a total cost of $123,500.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the organisation would have been “pretty nervous” about Brisbane’s preparations for the 2032 Games had the city been given hosting rights under the previous selection process.
If the costs stack up,and there would be no net loss of green space,then Victoria Park is an absolute no-brainer.
There’s time to get the Games right,he says,but Brisbane’s advantage from an 11-year lead-up has been affected by the lack of an independent delivery authority.
Australian Olympic supremo John Coates says if Brisbane were to build a new Victoria Park stadium,it should not be considered a Games-related cost.
A Brisbane Olympian admits she has long suffered with self-doubt. Now,a revolutionary new project is set to extend her career and those of her rivals.
Australian Olympic supremo John Coates has been listed to appear before a Senate inquiry into Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games preparations,after previously declining an offer to provide evidence at Wednesday’s hearing.