An extra 1 million people will live in south-east Queensland by the 2032 Olympic Games and that event’s success would rise or fall on the state’s ability to move them around, a prominent mayor says.
Speaking at a forum in Brisbane on Wednesday, Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said there was “a lot of work to be done” so services in the growing region would be up to the task.“If we do a good job on transport, these Games will always be remembered. If we do a bad job they’ll never be forgotten,” he said.
The Cross River Rail project is “perfectly timed” so workers can move straight to the deconstruction of the Gabba stadium, she said.Advertisement Much of those projects are in regional Queensland and won’t impact the south-east workforce, Palaszczuk said. The Queensland government and university have committed to funding $44 million each, and it’s hoped the federal government will match the support.
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