Rescue from 2022 Lismore floods used in Premier David Crisafulli’s ‘what it means to be a Qlder’ promo video

The state government’s official Brisbane 2032 launch video has been marred by an embarrassing slip-up after a clip of a Lismore flood rescue from 2022 was included in its promo.

9 News footage of from the Lismore floods, which was used in Premier David Crisafulli's "what it means to be a Queenslander" promo video. Source: 9 News Qld

In an embarrassing slip-up, a clip of a 2022 flood rescue from Lismore has been included in the state government’s 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games launch video.

The proud, Queensland-centric video was played during The Courier-Mail’s Future Brisbane event, where Premier David Crisafulli and Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Jarrod Bleijie unveiled the Games’ venues.

The clip was later uploaded to Premier David Crisafulli’s social media, in a promotional video telling the story of “what it means to be a Queenslander”.

Premier David Crisafulli at the Courier-Mail’s Future Brisbane event. Picture: Adam Head

The video is narrated by Rupert McCall man sitting on the deck of a classic Queenslander and opens with a montage of the state’s triumphs, challenges and icons.

About 30 seconds in, an elderly woman is shown being carried from floodwaters as the narrator says, “When our back’s against the wall, we turn up for our mates”.

However, the video showed a flood rescue from the Lismore in the 2022 event in northern New South Wales, which was filmed by Nine News.

The state government is yet to issue a statement regarding the blunder, but rival network Seven News reported the clip would be removed from the video.

Originally published as Rescue from 2022 Lismore floods used in Premier David Crisafulli’s ‘what it means to be a Qlder’ promo video