At 21,Gold Coast raised Keegan Palmer has a long list of achievements and almost as many injuries.
An internationally prominent urban planner believes a plan to rejuvenate Mount Coot-tha Quarry should be a project of state significance. And it can be ready by the Olympics,he says.
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.
With the Brisbane International regularly selling out,an expected 44 per cent more matches for the Olympics could be too much for the Queensland Tennis Centre.
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.
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.
Other than the premier,nobody has shouldered the responsibility for the state government’s bizarre decision to host the Olympic Games at a school athletics carnival venue more than John Coates.
The architect of the state government’s plan to use QSAC as Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium has refused an invitation to appear before a Senate inquiry to explain his stance.
“Madness”,one called it. A “body blow” said another. Their parties are political rivals but the Games venue suggestion has united these ex-mayors.
State Development Minister Grace Grace will examine a proposal the Brisbane Metro be extended to service the Games athletics stadium and surrounding areas.
Infrastructure Minister Grace Grace also launched a fresh Good Friday defence of Steven Miles’ controversial QSAC call.