CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
The 2032 Olympic Games have been causing frustration for both sides of Queensland politics, with mounting concerns about delays, rising costs, and political in-fighting.
What was once viewed by from premier Annastacia Palaszczuk as an opportunity for the Brown Snake to insert itself globally as an International City, has since been described as a “hot mess” by the former leader herself.
Queensland Labor, now in opposition, believe the costly Olympics development is what caused them to lose the 2024 election.
Meanwhile, the newly-installed Liberal Government now has reason to believe that this near-irreversable decision to host the Games was nothing but a time-bomb thrown to them by Labor.
But it’s not all doom and gloom.
Even with a change in government, the games organisers remain hopeful that 2032 will be an Olympics to remember, and are excitedly unveiling their revised plans.
Earlier in January, it was revealed that all track and field events will be taking place on a slight slope at the Brisbane Riverstage, with a downhill finish line.
The contractors currently winning ‘the costs+’ contracts to build the temporary sporting infrastructure also remain optimistic that this will be a ‘fruitful’ Olympics. However, there is growing concern from the developers that the government may look to reign in their spending by utilising the pre-existing Brisbane landscape.
One frustration from the construction barons who were hoping to make a picnic out of this historic event, is that the Games organisers no longer feel the need to build a new Aquatic Centre.
Instead, all swimming events will be taking place in the Brisbane River, and all diving events will be taking place at the famous Mount Gravatt quarry rock jump.
The ‘Freshwater Quarry’ on Pine Mountain Road in Mount Gravatt East has long been closed to the general public, mostly due to the amount of industrial chemicals found in the water, and the dangers posed by the extremely cold water.
However, the Brisbane Olympics organisers say that “the divers aren’t going to be in the water long” and insist that it will be fine if they “just jump in and out really quickly”
With a 10 metre high cliff of granite rock, the venue is confirmed to host both the individual and synchronised events.
