Queensland has fired the starting gun on work to prepare the main precinct for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

And the CEO who will lead the delivery of the 7-year building program has been appointed.

With seven years to go before the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Queensland Government has opened the Expression of Interest process to design the masterplan for the Victoria Park Precinct Master Plan.

Located around 2 km north of the Brisbane CBD, the precinct will form the centre point of activity during the Games.

It will be reimagined as a world-class hub for recreation, events, entertainment, and lifestyle and to leave a lasting legacy beyond the Games.

It will include:

  • A new 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park. This will serve as the main stadium during the event and will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletic events. Beyond the Olympics, it will be home to AFL and international cricket and will attract major national and international events. It will replace the aging Gabba with a new stadium that offers greater seating capacity and better accessibility features.
  • A new National Aquatic Centre. Set to be located on the Spring Hill Centenary Pool site, this will host the majority of the aquatic sports during the Olympics and will serve as a venue for competition and community use thereafter.
  • The Brisbane Athlete Village. Located at the Brisbane Showgrounds in Bowen Hills, this will house more than 10,000 athletes and team officials for the Olympics and more than 5,000 for the Paralympics.

(artist impression of the new Victoria Park)

Representing the first phase of the project, the development of the Victora Park Precinct Master Plan will include technical site investigations, planning, and design activities to support infrastructure delivery.

The plan will identify the major pieces of connectivity and public realm infrastructure which are required for the precinct to operate both during the Games and beyond.

The Master Plan will focus on public and green spaces, connectivity and creation of seamless experiences.

(artist impression for National Aquatic Centre)

The opening of the EOI process comes as a new leader has been chosen to spearhead the Games infrastructure delivery.

The Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority (GIICA) has announced the appointment of Simon Crooks as its new CEO.

Crooks recently led the delivery of the Queen’s Warf infrastructure precinct and has over 40 years of local and international experience in major project delivery.

He will lead the GIICA, which is charged with delivering the $7.1 billion program to delivery of new and upgraded venues and villages for the Games.

The EOI is now open for master planning principal contractors and their sub-contractor teams.

It is live on the VendorPanel website and will close on Friday 1 August 2025.

After this, a request for tender process to short-listed proponents will be made.

Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Jarrod Bleijie welcomed the latest progress.

“Today, as we mark seven years to go until the Games, we are getting on with delivery and putting Queensland’s legacy at the centre of our generational infrastructure investment,” Bleijie said.

 

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