The Sunshine Coast wants the Brisbane 2032 Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority to stick to the plan and re-affirm the commitment to already announced projects for the region.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said Council’s submission to the State Government’s 100 day review of Games infrastructure called for Olympic and Paralympic events and venues currently slated for the Sunshine Coast in the Brisbane 2032 Master Plan to be retained.
Mayor Natoli said as a co-host city, the Sunshine Coast was earmarked for a range of infrastructure including a new mountain bike centre, upgraded stadium, new indoor sports centre, athletes’ village as well as nine Olympic and Paralympic events in 2032.
“While the State Government must ensure their investment into Games infrastructure is right, the project validation process we have already followed to get the go ahead from all levels of government for our three competition venues was extremely rigorous,” she said.
“It demonstrated profound social and economic benefits for our community, outside hosting the Games. These are facilities our community needs.”
Mayor Natoli said each venue had been in the pipeline for many years, “ long before the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2032 was awarded to Brisbane”, and stood to benefit the region long after the Games.
“The venues will increase participation in grass roots sports and recreation across the region, provide world-class competition and training facilities for our local athletes, and will have capacity to host major sporting events, attracting more tourism dollars for our local industries.”
Mayor Natoli said council’s submission also advocated to retain the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic events, and associated temporary venues, currently proposed for the Sunshine Coast in the Master Plan.
She said the events included Olympic basketball, football, kiteboarding, road-based cycling, mountain biking, marathon and race walk, and the Paralympic marathon and road-based cycling events.
“Each of our venues, including our temporary venues, is critical in delivering the positive legacy we had planned to achieve as a result of our role in attracting and hosting the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Mayor Natoli said.
“Funding for our region’s much-needed transport infrastructure, including the delivery of a rail line to Maroochydore by 2032, is also intrinsically linked to our Olympic venues and the role we will play in hosting the Games.”
Download: Sunshine Coast Council submission to the 100 day review.
