Government reaches deal on Olympic infrastructure funding
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Queensland has reached an Olympic milestone, after the state and federal governments struck an infrastructure funding deal for the 2032 Games.

The governments today signed off on paperwork outlining funding to build or upgrade a total of 17 sporting venues.

The federal government will inject almost half of the $7 billion infrastructure cost.

Government reaches deal on Olympic infrastructure funding
Paperwork outlining funding to build or upgrade a total of 17 sporting venues has been signed off. (9News)

Of that, $1.2 billion will go directly to the new Victoria Park stadium.

“What today’s deal means is certainty for our infrastructure delivery program, for industry, for host communities and for workers,” Queensland deputy premier Jarrod Bleijie said.

“We’ve just got to get on and deliver it.”

The federal government’s cash splash comes on the proviso of further community consultation on Victoria Park stadium.

“The Queensland government and Brisbane City Council will develop a new precinct plan for the area with a focus on access to green space,” federal infrastructure minister Catherine King said.

Government reaches deal on Olympic infrastructure funding
The federal government will inject almost half of the $7 billion infrastructure cost. (9News)

A community engagement plan, including consultation with impacted communities and First Nations group, will also be developed, King said.

The government also wants a transport connectivity plan, but Bleijie denied calls had been about about new rail stations.

“I think TMR may have done some brainstorming on where they would like to see certain things,” Bleijie said.

“I’m not ruling anything out about the transportation because what we need to do is work out what will be the best public transportation system.”

Geotechnical work, including soil testing, is expected to get under way at Victoria Park next week to help determine exactly where the stadium will go.

Tenders for early design work on each of the four minor venues – Logan and Moreton Bay Sports Centres, the Sunshine Coast Stadium and Barlow Park Stadium in Cairns -also opened today.

Government reaches deal on Olympic infrastructure funding
Artist’s impression of the Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre. (9News)

Bleijie was confident the entertainment precinct at Woollongabba was going ahead and would be built before the games.

While it’s not a games site, the government is taking expressions of interest to fund it.

Bleijie said today they’ve had 2200 expressions of interest so far and expect the first stage of plans by the end of the year.

“The real legacy of an olympiad and the paralympic games isn’t just the sporting moments, it’s the legacy that it ignites,” King said.

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