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Ben Twist of Australia goes about his business on Monday in the lawn bowls.

Bowls marks 180 years, ramps up Brisbane 2032 pitch

The anniversary of the sport – started in Australia – has been used to ramp up the push for its inclusion in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

  • Ethan James

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Andrew Liveris, president of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee.

New Olympics board will consider rowing alternatives

Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers will explore contingencies should the governing bodies for rowing and canoe decide the planned Fitzroy River course in Rockhampton is unsuitable for competition.

  • Cameron Atfield
Incoming GIICA chief executive Simon Crooks says he’s keen to start preliminary excavation in Victoria Park as soon as possible.

New infrastructure boss keen to get digging at Victoria Park

Construction of Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium could begin sooner rather than later, if the man tasked with delivering Games infrastructure has his way.

  • Cameron Atfield
Rowing on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton

Review set to start on Rockhampton Olympic rowing venue

A technical review of the Fitzroy River Olympic rowing venue is about to begin, as another expert expresses concern about river currents affecting competition integrity.

  • Cameron Atfield
Gout Gout wins his boys’ under-18 heat in Queensland last year. SThe AOC expects athletes such as Gout will inspire more grassroots participation.

Seven years out, Mander hints at what Games will do to Brisbane

With exactly seven years until our Olympic cauldron is lit, the state government says it is ready to accommodate an expected spike in sports participation.

  • Cameron Atfield
Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee President Andrew Liveris (left) and Queensland Sport Minister Tim Mander at Tuesday’s business lunch.

Brisbane 2032 could bring a $70 billion windfall: Deloitte

Greater Brisbane alone stands to enjoy a $39.5 billion economic boost from the Olympics, but only if they act as a catalyst for reform, a new report says.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Shelley Reys lost her place on the Brisbane 2032 Board.

Axed Brisbane Olympics board member says ‘nothing replaces’ Indigenous representation

Greg Norman is among those appointed to the revised board despite losing a nomination from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last month.

  • Frances Howe
Lake Kurwongbah, just north of Brisbane, has been suggested as the 2032 Olympic rowing venue.

Rowers prefer new Olympic site, as premier digs in over Rockhampton

World Rowing has backed further investigation of a potential Olympic course near Brisbane, but the premier will not budge from his Rockhampton plans.

  • Cameron Atfield
Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing graphic.

Rocky waters ahead for Brisbane 2032’s Olympic rowing plan

The LNP has doubled – and tripled – down on its decision to host Olympic rowing on Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River, but there could be choppy waters ahead for the plan.

  • Cameron Atfield
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie and federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King exchanging letters of intent in Brisbane on Thursday.

Brisbane Games board takes shape as golfing legend loses seat

Half of the organising board for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics will be axed, with gender and diversity rules thrown out, as nominations reopen.

  • Frances Howe

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