High-profile campaigners,including a former LNP premier,Labor minister and Greens councillor,joined the protest,vowing to take the fight to court.
When the month-old government named its expert team to put Brisbane back on track for 2032,some Olympic stakeholders were hearing about it for the first time.
The Miles government plans to spend $1.6 billion upgrading QSAC,but it has emerged more money will be needed for the stadium to host athletics at the Games.
Among his platitudes for Cindy Hook,the Brisbane Games chairman delivered a veiled reprimand of her comments.
In an exclusive first peek at the plans,Brisbane Times can reveal what the Chandler Sports Precinct will look like for the 2032 Games.
Towers of up to 75 storeys would be allowed in Woolloongabba under a new Queensland government planning scheme put out for public comment on Thursday.
The company behind the Toondah Harbour project will attempt to redesign the marina and apartment complex after being told it posed an unacceptable risk to the environment.
State Development Minister Grace Grace will examine a proposal the Brisbane Metro be extended to service the Games athletics stadium and surrounding areas.
With the stadium’s rebuild looking increasingly shaky,Brisbane’s lord mayor has demanded marquee Olympic events,such as athletics,remain in the city for the 2032 Games.
From Monday,all Qld state school students must have their phone switched off during school hours,but there are exemptions.