# 2032 - Brisbane Olympics **URL:** \ **Category:** Greater Brisbane\ **Tags:** trams, ticketing, brisbane-city-council, infrastructure, buses, brt, cycling, translink, heavy-rail\ **Created:** [9 January 2025 11:41 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121 "2025-01-09T11:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 11:41 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/1 "2025-01-09T11:41:47Z")
A thread for Brisbane 2025 Olympics related posts ---
**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 11:45 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/2 "2025-01-09T11:45:25Z")
> **[The Mayne event: Concept promises to put 2032 Games back on the rails](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/the-mayne-event-concept-promises-to-put-2032-games-back-on-the-rails-20250107-p5l2jz.html)** > > An ambitious plan promises to put the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games back on track. Literally. This article contains a proposal from an Architecture firm to demolish and remove Mayne Rail yards and put Olympic Stadia there. I don’t think it is very realistic, and is very unlikely to happen due to the high cost escalation risk (plus, where will the trains go?). ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [9 January 2025 11:55 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/3 "2025-01-09T11:55:24Z")
Absolutely no chance in hell that happens. ---
**Author:** ![nathandavid88](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/nathandavid88/32/1258_2.png) [@nathandavid88](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/nathandavid88)\ **Post date:** [12 January 2025 12:57 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/4 "2025-01-12T12:57:32Z")
This has been proposed previously, and been discounted previously, as it will again. The Olympic venues budget simply will not stretch to this. ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/jonno/32/558_2.png) [@Jonno](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [22 January 2025 03:03 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/5 "2025-01-22T03:03:17Z")
Too funny or too true? ![IMG_9465](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/1X/b5d4a194655df8a9627255da1ea27087b0200006.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [22 January 2025 03:46 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/6 "2025-01-22T03:46:41Z")
I hope they build these Olympic Villages properly so they are self contained with segregated active transport paths to and from rail stations. The Northshore Hamilton site is meant to be getting the Gold Glider as well. Self contained (incl licenced supermarkets, gyms and pools as well as bars and cafes). ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [22 January 2025 03:48 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/7 "2025-01-22T03:48:58Z")
It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get a submission in on time though ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 06:58 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/8 "2025-03-20T06:58:08Z")
Brisbane may have missed the boat to modernise it’s transport infrastructure before the games > **[‘Missed the boat’: Former lord mayor questions 2032 transport legacy](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/missed-the-boat-former-lord-mayor-questions-2032-transport-legacy-20250320-p5ll3c.html)** > > A new plan for Games venues is only days away, but Graham Quirk says Brisbane has already missed the opportunity to modernise public transport infrastructure. > Murphy said the Metro was key to Games transport as it was “no longer practical or affordable to build above-ground heavy rail routes”. ---
**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 08:11 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/9 "2025-03-20T08:11:14Z")
Improved infrastructure might not be possible but improved service is entirely possible. ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/jonno/32/558_2.png) [@Jonno](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 08:44 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/10 "2025-03-20T08:44:20Z")
Bonjour Just catch the bus it’s easy as ![IMG_9621](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/1X/7785a43afca7ac19a0593edaeef07561ea641f3d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/jonno/32/558_2.png) [@Jonno](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 09:36 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/11 "2025-03-20T09:36:48Z")
Former lord mayor questions 2032 transport legacy as new stadium looms By Catherine Strohfeldt Updated March 20, 2025 — 6.32pmfirst published at 4.06pm Former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk has cast doubt over the city’s ability to reap the full benefit of hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Only days before the Crisafulli LNP government releases its new venue plan, Quirk has lamented the failure to use the Games as reason to [fast-track city-building infrastructure.](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-news-live-greens-billion-dollar-plan-to-end-homelessness-20250319-p5lkpm.html?post=p58cs9#p58cs9) That is despite 9News revealing Cabinet will on Monday look to sign off on a new 60,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park – a year after Quirk made a similar recommendation to the Miles Labor government that was immediately rejected. ![Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said governments “might have missed the boat” on delivering key transport legacies from the Olympic Games.](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/1X/b30a05979ef5f71024aec569dd3a9f2bfb4493a8.jpeg) Former Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said governments “might have missed the boat” on delivering key transport legacies from the Olympic Games.Credit:Tammy Law Quirk said the Games bid was originally intended to provide the impetus for public transport upgrades that would serve Brisbane well into the future. “We didn’t need any specific Olympic public transport or infrastructure built, we needed those things that would keep up with population growth,” he told the ABC on Thursday morning. The latest [independent review](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5kwfn) has recommended a new oval stadium be built at Victoria Park, despite Premier David Crisafulli’s previous vow there would be [no new stadiums](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5lcpr). There is also local opposition, and concern over the cost of the necessary earthworks and new links to the CBD, Kelvin Grove Urban Village, and the RNA Showgrounds. While Cabinet is considered likely to accept that recommendation, a separate proposal to shift the Brisbane Arena from [Roma Street Parkland](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5fdiz) to Woolloongabba, where it would host swimming events in a drop-in pool, is more contentious. Once the government finalises its plan, Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris will embark on further stakeholder consultations, and the Commonwealth-state funding agreement will likely become an issue for the federal election campaign. Quirk said the original bid for Brisbane to host the Games came with three “essential outcomes”: improved transport infrastructure; greater awareness of the city as a tourism and investment destination; and inspiration for young Queenslanders to be healthy and sporty. “We might have missed the boat a little bit, I think, in terms of the public transport infrastructure … the other two, though, are certainly still very achievable,” Quirk said. The Olympics has long been ear-marked as a “catalyst” for improving public transport across Brisbane and Queensland’s south-east. Projects like the Cross River Rail, Metro, Sunshine Coast heavy rail line, and extensions on the Gold Coast light rail have all been routinely earmarked as legacy projects. [Construction delays and design complications](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/cross-river-rail-delayed-until-2029-amid-budget-blowout-lnp-claims-20241211-p5kxj6.html) have thrown plans into doubt, with the Metro only recently becoming operational, years behind its original deadline. The government also began looking for alternatives for its coastal railway projects after finding [current funding levels fell short of expected costs for the two major upgrades](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/two-major-rail-projects-in-doubt-as-lnp-looks-for-alternatives-20250130-p5l8b6.html). The Commonwealth-state funding agreement for the Games will have to be renegotiated, and there is still no transport and mobility strategy. Quirk – who led a 2024 review of venues for the Labor government, which rejected his central recommendation of a stadium at Victoria Park – said the stadium debate had become a distraction. ![Former Brisbane Lord Mayor and leader of the 2024 independent review of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic venue infrastructure Graham Quirk.](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/1X/cb247de50ef0e68043537ce8cea13fe929e9304d.jpeg) Former Brisbane Lord Mayor and leader of the 2024 independent review of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic venue infrastructure Graham Quirk.Credit:AAP “All of the focus and all the discussion has been around sport venues, and that wasn’t what it was about originally,” he said. Asked about Quirk’s comments, and the strategy, Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg pointed to the pending release of the review and the government’s response. “The Crisafulli Government will announce the Games delivery plan on March 25, which will finally put Queensland on track to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity,” he said. Brisbane City Council transport chair Ryan Murphy said the Metro was poised to support the Games, through [works to add up to 22 stations, which it had pitched late last year](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/from-springwood-to-carseldine-22-new-stations-pitched-for-brisbane-metro-20240828-p5k5yl.html). “With the Australian government’s support, we are now progressing a rapid business case to progress the expansion of Brisbane Metro to Carseldine, Capalaba, Springwood and out to the airport,” he said. Murphy said the Metro was key to Games transport as it was “no longer practical or affordable to build above-ground heavy rail routes”. ---
**Author:** ![Windy](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@Windy](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Windy)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 09:37 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/12 "2025-03-20T09:37:32Z")
Hope they do provide a 1km segerated pathway to doomben train line station ---
**Author:** ![GonzoFonzie](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@GonzoFonzie](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/GonzoFonzie)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 10:00 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/13 "2025-03-20T10:00:14Z")
Is this the same character that thinks buses are supposed to be competing with trains, simply because they have their own fleet of new toys? Nothing stopping anyone building “above-ground” light rail routes though. 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 10:56 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/14 "2025-03-20T10:56:42Z")
> [@Jonno](#): > > That is despite 9News revealing Cabinet will on Monday look to sign off on a new 60,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park Well, this is news. When did this happen?? ---
**Author:** ![Habitant](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@Habitant](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Habitant)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 15:37 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/15 "2025-03-20T15:37:24Z")
I believe there’s nothing official yet, only a few news articles reporting on leaks of 100 day review’s outcome. ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [20 March 2025 22:02 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/16 "2025-03-20T22:02:47Z")
I would be surprised if the leaks were false. Both major parties are known to selectively ‘leak’ things to the press in advance. ---
**Author:** ![GonzoFonzie](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@GonzoFonzie](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/GonzoFonzie)\ **Post date:** [21 March 2025 00:21 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/17 "2025-03-21T00:21:55Z")
Isn’t the draft findings supposed to be open to public feedback? ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [24 March 2025 23:52 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/18 "2025-03-24T23:52:41Z")
All eyes on this announcement at midday from Howard Smith Wharves. There are hints of transport improvements included in the new stadium build apparently. ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [25 March 2025 02:49 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/19 "2025-03-25T02:49:25Z")
> **[The 2032 Delivery Plan | Queensland Government](https://www.delivering2032.com.au/)** > > The Queensland Government has set the plan to deliver the 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games. Delivering transport and infrastructure, tourism and grassroots sporting facilities. ---
**Author:** ![Habitant](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@Habitant](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Habitant)\ **Post date:** [25 March 2025 03:27 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/2032-brisbane-olympics/121/20 "2025-03-25T03:27:57Z")
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