If you hadn’t heard, Brisbane has won the 2032 Olympics. Will this international spotlight on our liveable city be a blessing or impact our environmental balance? Is anything being taken into account to mitigate unintended consequences?
4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted with Kira Athanasiov the Secretary of the Brisbane Catchments Network to discuss Brisbane’s 2032 Green Olympics.
For a deep dive...
To get into contact with Kira: secretary@brisbanecatchments.org.au. Check out her presentation from the Lord Mayors Catchment Roundtable.
Here are the final submission proposals to the International Olympic Committee:
- IOC Future Host Commission Questionnaire Response – Final Submission (May 2021)
- Report of the Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad to the IOC Executive Board (10 June 2021)
The Council of Mayors (SEQ) has released the 2032 SEQ Olympic and Paralympic Games Feasibility Study on the 2032 Olympics, click here to read.
Find out who is on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Committee and learn about public consultation process in drafting the Legacy's vision and more.
Kira recommends checking out Australian Earth Laws Alliance's - Regen Brisbane/Meanjin Initiative. They are holding some events next year regarding the Olympics and they also held Community Workshops earlier in 2022 to speak about the Olympics with the community (in partnership with Queensland Social Enterprise Council).