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Looking forward to all the Brisbane Organising Committeee positions being filled so we can perhaps start seeing some early decisions being made.I understand the search for a BOCOG President has gone international, according to this Radio Station 4BC report:

REBUILT GABBA AND NEW BRISBANE LIVE ARENA THE KEY DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2032 OLYMPIC GAMES HOSTING - 22July21 - Australasian Leisure Management Planned 2032 Olympic venues and their status: Brisbane The Gabba (rebuild, 50,000 capacity) - Athletics, Ceremonies Brisbane Arena (new, 15,000) - Swimming, Water Polo Brisbane Aquatic Centre (existing, 4,300) - Diving, Artistic Swimming, Water Polo South Bank Culture Forecourt (temporary, 4,000) - Archery Brisbane Indoor Sports Centre (new) - Basketball South Bank Piazza (existing, 4,500) - 3x3 Basketball Anna Meares Velodrome (existing, 5,000) - Track Cycling, BMX racing Victoria Park (temporary, 5,000/25,000) - Freestyle BMX, Cross Country Equestrian Brisbane Showgrounds (existing, 15,000) - Equestrian Suncorp Stadium (existing, 52,500) - Rugby Sevens, Football (Finals) Chandler Indoor Sports Centre (rebuild, 10,000) - Gymnastics Ballymore Stadium (upgrade, 10,000) - Hockey Brisbane International Shooting Centre (existing, 2,000) - Shooting Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (existing, 6,500) - Table Tennis, Fencing, Taekwondo, Badminton Royal Queensland Golf Club (existing, 15,000 - Golf Redland Whitewater Centre (new, 8,000) - Slalom Canoe Brisbane Entertainment Centre (existing, 11,000) - Handball Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre (new) - Boxing Ipswich Stadium (under construction, 10,000) - Modern pentathlon Lake Wyaralong (existing) - Rowing, Sprint Canoe Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (existing, 10,000) - Sailing Queensland Tennis Centre (existing, 6,000) - Tennis Gold Coast Broadbeach Park Stadium (temporary, 12,000) - Beach Volleyball Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast (existing, 27,400) - Football (Preliminaries) Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre (existing, 7,500) - Judo, Wrestling Broadwater Parklands (temporary 5,000) - Triathlon, Marathon Swim Coomera Indoor Sports Centre (existing, 11,000) - Volleyball Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (existing, 6,000) - Weightlifting, Volleyball Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Stadium (upgrade, 16,500) - Football (Preliminaries) Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports Centre (new, 6,000) - Basketball (Preliminaries) Alexandra Headland (temporary, 5,000) - Road Cycling, Race Walking, Kiteboarding, Keelboat Sailing Sunshine Coast Mountain Bike Park (existing, 10,000) - Mountain Biking Redeveloped Sunshine Coast Stadium Other Locations Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville (existing, 25,000) - Football (Preliminaries) Barlow Park, Cairns (upgrade) - Football (Preliminaries) Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba (upgrade) - Football (Preliminaries) Sydney Football Stadium, NSW (under construction, 45,000) - Football AAMI Park, Melbourne (existing, 30,050) - Football

Paceway In Peril As Olympic Planners Eye Site - 11Nov21 - The Urban Developer “A Brisbane inner-city harness racing track will make way for a 12-court indoor arena for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.”“The Brisbane City Council has confirmed an indoor arena will be built on the site of the Albion Park Paceway, on Yulestar Street in Albion, to host Olympic basketball games.”“Brisbane City Councillor Krista Adams, chair of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee, said the new Brisbane Indoor Sports Centre would include 12 indoor courts for basketball and volleyball, and would be on Racing Queensland-owned land at Albion.”

Wheels turn for 2032 Olympics and Paralympics to be ‘car-free Games’ - 5Nov21 - Brisbane Times

Grand old Brisbane building touted as new Olympics base - 27Oct21 - Brisbane Times Grand old Brisbane building touted as new Olympics base.

Council Negotiates Land Deal for South Bank 2.0 - 25Oct21 - The Urban Developer

Softball Australia and Baseball Australia join calls for Los Angeles 2028, Brisbane 2032 inclusion - 20Oct21 - Inside the Games

The infrastructure projects that will benefit from the Brisbane Olympics - 22Sep21 - InSite

Coordination Commission for the XXXV Olympiad Brisbane 2032 - IOC websiteChairKirsty COVENTRYVice ChairAnita L. DEFRANTZMembersPrincess Reema BANDAR AL-SAUDGirmay Dagmawit BERHANEWilliam Frederick BLICKMikaela COJUANGCO JAWORSKIAndrew PARSONSFederica PELLEGRINICamilo PEREZ LOPEZ MOREIRAAuvita RAPILLAJean-Christophe ROLLANDBaklai TEMENGILEx-officio memberAndrew RYANColleen WRENNDirector in chargeOlympic Games Executive Director

World Bowls creates Bowls in the Olympics Advisory Group with aim of Brisbane 2032 inclusion - 14Oct21 - Inside The Games

BOCOG - Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic/Paralympic Games:Unmasked: The Committee who will steer Brisbane 2032 - 8Oct21 - The Courier Mail Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk are each set to select four people while another five will be selected by the Minister, including one person who must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will sit on the board and name one representative to join him. Former Olympian Bronte Barratt is confirmed for the Brisbane 2032 organising committee and will be joined by sporting powerbrokers from around Australia and the world. Sporting powerbrokers from Australia and around the world will be among 22 directors tasked with planning and delivering Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee will nominate a representative while the President and CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee will also be appointed. The president of the organising committee will be recommended by the state government. However, the president must be nominated only after consultation with Brisbane City Council, the AOC, Paralympics Australia and received written consent” from the Commonwealth Government. The board will then be responsible for selecting a chief executive officer. Up to five vice presidents could also be appointed. A vice president must be one of the eight nominations made by the Prime Minister or Premier, the AOC or Paralympics Australia presidents or Lord Mayor. The state government is expected to introduce legislation establishing the Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) as early as next week.

BOCOG - Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic/Paralympic Games:Unmasked: The Committee who will steer Brisbane 2032 - 8Oct21 - The Courier Mail Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk are each set to select four people while another five will be selected by the Minister, including one person who must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will sit on the board and name one representative to join him. Former Olympian Bronte Barratt is confirmed for the Brisbane 2032 organising committee and will be joined by sporting powerbrokers from around Australia and the world. Sporting powerbrokers from Australia and around the world will be among 22 directors tasked with planning and delivering Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee will nominate a representative while the President and CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee will also be appointed. The president of the organising committee will be recommended by the state government. However, the president must be nominated only after consultation with Brisbane City Council, the AOC, Paralympics Australia and received written consent” from the Commonwealth Government. The board will then be responsible for selecting a chief executive officer. Up to five vice presidents could also be appointed. A vice president must be one of the eight nominations made by the Prime Minister or Premier, the AOC or Paralympics Australia presidents or Lord Mayor. The state government is expected to introduce legislation establishing the Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) as early as next week.

Key positions so far:International Olympic Committee Chair of Brisbane 2032 Coordination Commission: Kirsty Coventry Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Chair: ? Brisbane 2032 Olympic Infrastructure Coordination Authority Chair: ? Queensland Government Minister for the Olympics: Premier Anastacia Paluszczuk Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics Infrastructure: Deputy Premier Steven Miles Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement: Treasurer Cameron Dick Australian Government: Special Envoy for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Ted O’Brien MP Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor Adam Schrinner Gold Coast City Council Mayor Tom Tate Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson

Coventry to chair IOC Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032 - 7Oct21 - Inside The GamesKirsty Coventry has been appointed to chair the International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032.

Queensland Premier announces herself as Minister for the 2032 Olympics - 7Oct21 - Brisbane TimesPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk will be the minister for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.New ministerial roles were announced on Thursday at Government House, as the state government said there was “no time to waste” in preparing for the Games.Deputy Premier Steven Miles will be the Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics Infrastructure.Treasurer Cameron Dick will be Minister for Trade and Investment, while Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe will be the Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement.“Hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the biggest single transformational project in Queensland’s history,” Ms Palaszczuk said.

All eyes on Brisbane, but NRL grand final still just a dress rehearsal - 2Oct21 - Brisbane Times Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic Games: this month Premier Anasatcia Palaszczuk will introduce legislation in State Parliament to set up BOCOG. In just over decade from now, Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games “Not since Barcelona in 1992 has an Olympic host been better able to capitalise on hosting a Games,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk reminded everyone in her State of the State address on Thursday. The multibillion-dollar City Deal between all levels of government needs to be sorted out. All projects supporting the Games need to be identified, chosen, designed, approved, re-examined, tendered, built and tested. Decisions on the Gabba upgrade need to made, along with the fast rail proposal after a lukewarm reception so far. Brisbane City Council: Its Brisbane Metro megabus project might link to Brisbane Airport with its new international terminal by the time the Olympics roll around. The Queensland government’s underground Cross River Rail project will better link the coasts and provide improved links to Brisbane sports and entertainment venues, although how much remains a matter of contention. Transport Minister Mark Bailey said, in the first instance, it would make catching buses and trains to Olympic venues easier “Commuters catching the train will be able to get from the CBD to the main Olympics stadium at the Gabba in less than five minutes, or get out of the Roma Street underground and head to the Brisbane Olympics venue that will be built in that precinct for the Games,” Mr Bailey said

AusCycling aims to represent all disciplines during "critical" Brisbane 2032 build-up - 30Sep21 - Inside The Games

Queensland cruising industry could be restarted as state records local case - 23Sep21 - Brisbane Times“Queensland’s Premier has held a press conference in the virtually unused Brisbane International Cruise Terminal to announce that the state’s shut-down cruising industry could be brought back to life.” “Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Thursday the terminal, in Pinkenba near the airport, would host a new vaccination centre, which would open seven days a week and cater particularly to port, airline and other employees of industries in the area, although it would also be open to the public.”