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Dedicated working group seeks to maximise benefit of XXXV Olympiad for the Townsville community

Dedicated working group seeks to maximise benefit of XXXV Olympiad for the Townsville community
July 28, 2022

Townsville City Council has voted to support the establishment of the Townsville 2032 Legacy Working Group that will seek to maximise the benefit of the XXXV Olympiad for the Townsville community, tourism operators, sporting organisations, and local businesses.

The formation of the dedicated group follows a call for action last week from local leaders demanding to know what the plan was for ensuring North Queensland got its fair share of Olympic legacy infrastructure investment.

Mayor Jenny Hill said the formation of a dedicated working group of both public and private stakeholders was a step in the right direction.

Mayor Hill advised “this group will seek to maximise the benefit of the XXXV Olympiad for the Townsville community, tourism operators, sporting organisations, and local businesses, and proactively contribute to ‘A Games for all Queensland’.”

The Working Group will provide recommendations for consideration to Council through the Community Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability Committee which will then form the basis for discussion with the 2032 Olympic Organising Committee for Queensland.

Mayor Hill said it was crucial Council take proactive and positive action to leverage the benefit of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games and added “as a Games Delivery Partner, Townsville City Council seeks to proactively contribute to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games Organising Committee, and actively advocate for investment to benefit communities in Northern Australia.

“The Townsville 2032 Legacy Working Group will focus on local opportunities to attract competition events and pre-Games training camps to promote our region and open new tourism, trade and investment opportunities to a global market.

“Investment in sporting infrastructure and exposure and activation of our region in the lead up to 2032 will ensure this is a games that benefits all Queenslanders not just those in the South East.”

The Games are expected to deliver economic and social benefits across the State with more than $8 billion in benefits predicted.

Image: Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium

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