Queenslanders to help shape legacy vision for Brisbane 2032
The lasting legacy of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be shaped by up to 12,000 big and bold ideas from Queenslanders and Australians.
Five hundred of Australia’s best, brightest and boldest minds including community and business leaders, sports stars and youth representatives gathered at the RNA Showgrounds on 22 March for the Brisbane 2032 Legacy Forum to help shape the legacy vision and priorities.
Games Delivery Partners reaffirmed the event will transform Queensland and Australia and leave a multi-generational, sustainable and positive legacy.
A legacy that will bring communities together and foster long-term benefits, because beyond the 29 days of sporting competition, Brisbane 2032 presents an opportunity to deliver benefits for Queensland and Australia over the next 20 years.
The Games have the potential to create better communities, boost the economy, create jobs, attract investment and trade, and cement our place as a global tourism destination.
Almost 12,000 ideas were gathered through the three-month national Hopes and Dreams survey campaign.
People of all ages, from under 18 to over 80 responded to the survey, from every state and territory in Australia, as well as a number from overseas including Japan and France.
Ideas submitted included the environment, infrastructure, sport and physical activity, First Nations people and culture, transport, health and wellbeing, community connections, jobs and the economy, innovation and technology, diversity, equality and inclusion.
Other submissions include:
- Revitalised First Nation language in schools and at Opening Ceremony
- Free sport for every child
- Modular athlete village that can be rezoned to residential
- 6G connectivity
- Paperless Games
- An Olympic housing trust
- Creating a state that is easy to visit for people with disability, no matter where they are from and how they move
- Building world-standard and inclusive sporting infrastructure we can be proud of
These ideas, along with ideas raised by the 500 Legacy Forum delegates, will be collated and analysed to help inform the draft vision, themes and series of priorities.
Queenslanders and Australians will have the opportunity to provide feedback on these during public consultation in April and May 2023 before the Brisbane 2032 Legacy Plan is developed and released later in 2023.
Visit the Queensland Government website to find out more.