HIGHLIGHTS OF ELEVATE 2042 20-YEAR LEGACY PLAN FOR BRISBANE 2032 OLYMPICS AND BEYOND UNVEILED BY THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT:
- The Elevate 2042 strategy was compiled after a year of community consultation with more than 14,000 suggestions
- It's vision statement is: "By 2042, we will live in an inclusive, sustainable and connected society, with more opportunities in life for everyone"
Four key areas are targeted in the plan:
1. SPORT, HEALTH AND INCLUSION
Aims include:
- Communities will be more inclusive, active and healthy
- Strong pathways for talented athletes wherever they live
- Focus on making sport more affordable and the availability of transport and facilities
- Reigniting the volunteer network
- Projects include: YouFor2032, Australia's largest ever talent search program, the establisment of a Paralympic Centre of Excellence at the University of Queensland
2. CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACES
Aims include:
- More connected public transport
- Accelerating urban housing renewal
- Creating spaces where communities can share experiences
- Creating a connected and walkable Games with more mobility options for pedestrians, bikes and scooters
- Projects include: turning the Northshore Athletes Village into a housing project
3. BETTER FUTURE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Aims include:
- Speeding up journey to net zero emissions
- Reducing waste and creating sustainable growth in communities
- Restoring healthy lands and waterways
- Building green infrastructure
- Sustainable infrastructure for all new or significantly upgraded venues
- Projects include: Queensland Energy & Jobs Plan
4. ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE
Aims include:
- Building resilient businesses and supply chains that can grow and enter new markets
- Building sport, biomedical, agriculture, resources, tourism and creative industries
- Projects include: Q2032 Procurement Strategy and the Cultural Program and Festival Preparation
Two foundations of the plan:
1. RESPECTING, ADVANCING AND CELEBRATING FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE
Aims include:
- More opportunities in sport, business, arts, culture, tourism and life
- Integrating Indigenous culture in planning, design and delivery of the Games
- Embedding Indigenous cultures in communities
- Projects include: First Nations Cultural Centre, creating a First Nations tourism roadmap
2. ADVANCING ACCESSIBILITY AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY
Aims include:
- People with disability participating fully in the community
- People with a disability having a voice on housing, transport, education, employment and sport
- Accessible, inclusive sports infrastructure and events
- Projects include: Queensland's Disability Plan 2022-2027, Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031
WHAT THEY SAID:
"This is about making sure that we realise all of the opportunities out of Brisbane 2032, but the most important legacy of all will be for our people, and particularly those future generations aspiring to be Olympians and Paralympians" - Deputy Premier Steven Miles
"This isn't just about those few weeks of amazing sport and experience and the world coming together in our backyard, but it's about what we can do to make our community a better place for the long term" - Queensland Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe
"There is no question that we can elevate humanity to a new level and put a...lighthouse in place, that absolutely sets the standard for being on this planet from this part of the world" - Brisbane 2032 organising committee president Andrew Liveris
