Regional Queensland ‘ecstatic’ to host parts of Brisbane 2032 Olympics

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The state government has assured Queenslanders that the regions will get their fair share of the Olympics’ 7.1-billion-dollar budget. But there's still a few details to be ironed out.

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00:00From a world class equestrian centre at Toowoomba, to hosting the sailing in Townsville and archery

00:12in Mariborough, Regional Queensland is thrilled to be the beneficiary of the Brisbane 2032

00:24Olympics.

00:25I put it down to winning a grand final and that I'd actually been on the field for once.

00:31It was just elation.

00:33Shiny new venues have been promised for the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and upgrades to a

00:38swathe of existing infrastructure.

00:40Rowing is slated for Rockhampton, a decision the sports governing body disagrees with,

00:46concerned it won't meet the Olympic standard.

00:48And if it's good enough for Central Queensland kids to be on here every day, it's good enough

00:51for international athletes.

00:52I do want to speak to all of those rumours that we've heard come out of the South East

00:57and all I've got to say to that is, what a lot of crock.

01:01A rail project dubbed The Wave will provide transport from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast.

01:06The government had promised the line would extend to Maroochydore, instead it falls 13

01:11kilometres short.

01:13The rest will be by bus.

01:15This is far better because we're now actually connecting the airport, which was not in any

01:19of the discussions we had before the election because everyone just ruled it out because

01:22it was too expensive.

01:23The state government says the 2032 Olympics will build legacy infrastructure that will

01:28benefit Queenslanders well after the Games.

01:31Hockey has been flick-passed from Brisbane to the Gold Coast and the city is on the lookout

01:36to poach more.

01:37We'll be the Stephen Bradbury of all sports that's going to have a hiccup and we'll swoop

01:43in and we're here to help and bring more sports to the Gold Coast.

01:48No time to waste as the regions take aim.

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