A 10-Year Green & Gold Runway
THE starters’ gun has officially fired and the 10-year green and gold runway for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has begun.
Half the world’s eyeballs will be fixated on the Opening Ceremony alone and even more will watch events across South-East Queensland.
The Sunshine Coast will play an integral role in the delivery of the 2032 Games including hosting football, basketball, the marathon, cycling, kiteboarding as well as the mountain biking just up the road from Nambour.
It is now up to us as a region to make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“Sunshine Coast 2032”
Once we secured the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games last year, I turned my mind to establishing a local taskforce dedicated to maximising opportunities from the Games for the entire Sunshine Coast.
As such, I was pleased to recently announce the establishment of ‘Sunshine Coast 2032’ along with business and community leader Roz White as its inaugural Chair and two of our sporting greats as Deputy Chairs: Olympic swimmer Duncan Armstrong OAM and Paralympic swimmer Brendan Burkett OAM.
With a 10-year runway before the Games come to town, I am so excited about Sunshine Coast 2032 as a uniting force for our region.
The full board, committees and consultancy groups will be announced shortly.
Generation Innovation Challenge
We have lift off! The 2022 Generation Innovation ‘GI Challenge’ is officially underway after a successful launch this month.
The GI Challenge is a free business program for young locals who have what it takes to start their own business.
As Founder and Chair of the local not-for-profit, I was thrilled to welcome this year’s cohort of budding young entrepreneurs into the program.