How the Queensland and Federal governments will work together to deliver the 2032 Olympics has been agreed upon.
An Intergovernmental Agreement to guide how both tiers collaborate on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games delivery has been signed off on.
The Australian Government has allocated a capped contribution of $3.435 billion to the $7.1 billion Games Venue Infrastructure Program, under which 17 new or upgraded venues will be delivered.
That includes the main 63,000 seat stadium at Victoria Park and the National Aquatic Centre.
The new deal outlines the conditions under which the Commonwealth’s contribution can be spent by the Queensland Government.
The agreement requires that the state manage projects with a view to maintaining stakeholder and community support, as well as develop a stakeholder engagement plan for the Victoria Park Precinct and a new Precinct Plan, with a focus on improving access to green space.
It also requires Commonwealth representatives be included on the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee Board.
The formalisation of this landmark partnership comes after the Games Independent Infrastructure Coordination Authority (GIICA) last month launched an expressions-of-interest process for a delivery partner to support GIICA in the delivery of 2032 Games Venue Infrastructure Program.
“The procurement of a delivery partner is a critical step in delivering venues and getting shovels in the ground on our Games infrastructure program,” the state said.
Registrations of interest opened on August 1 for organisations in the design and consultation sector to work with GIICA on the delivery of the 17 venues.
“The federal venue contribution builds on the Commonwealth’s $12.4 billion investment in transport projects in the state that will keep people moving during the Games, as well as for decades after,” the governments said in a joint statement.
“This includes critical upgrades to the Bruce Highway from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, faster rail from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, and Stage 1 of Direct Sunshine Coast Rail providing a link between Beerwah and Caloundra.”
The state said its investment was part of a record $116-billion capital infrastructure pipeline over the next four years supporting critical local infrastructure upgrades across Queensland.
