Olympics Games for SEQ 2032

[Stillwater]

Is it not the case that QUEENSLAND bid for the Olympic Games? QUEENSLAND signatures are at the bottom of the Olympic Games bid and acceptance documentation. The Commonwealth signed on to the Brisbane Arena and not a financial contribution to Roma Street Station or a pathway to the Arena. They remain QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT matters to resolve, and pay for.

These cost blowouts and reviews are more about reorganising the forward works program - ditching some Labor Government commitments and replacing them with LNP election promises.

Having said that, most of the documentation about Olympic Games costs state that they end up being more like 150 per cent of the original estimate, so we can expect a total Games cost in 2032 of around $10.5 billion.

[AnonymouslyBad]

^ $10.5 billion would be a remarkably good outcome. The quicker government actually accepts that the Olympics will go over budget, the better. A road building project goes over by billions and nobody bats an eyelid...

That said, half the "Olympics" budget is activity that needs to happen in the next decade with or without the Olympics. Well, until the necessary Gabba rebuild/replacement was replaced with temporary stands at QSAC

[ozbob]

InDaily QLD --> New Queensland govt given short shrift on Games blowout

The Queensland government has been urged to scrap a 100-day Olympic infrastructure review and "get on with it" amid complaints over 2032 project cost blowouts. ...

https://x.com/ozbob13/status/1856546819767185635

[GonzoFonzie]

How much will the '100-day review' cost taxpayers overall?

Will Graham 'Mr Victoria Park' Quirk be involved again?

Will external consultants be used, despite LNP promising to cut down on them?

Are you able to complete the review in 60-days instead?

Aren't you suppose to be setting up an independent authority to deliver the 2032 Games and remove all of politics from the planning and construction, and not one just for this review?

When are you going to bulldoze Boondal and QSAC?

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games would have taken funding hit by $1.4bn $

A whopping $1.4bn of Queensland's budget to build Olympic and Paralympic Games venues was set to be gobbled up by pro-union construction perks, the state government has revealed.

Treasury forecasting, released by the newly-minted LNP government, revealed $1.42bn of the $7.1bn funding envelope would be saved by suspending the controversial Best Practice Industry Conditions (BPIC).

The savings, a fifth of the funding package, will instead be diverted to the scope of works for select venues following the government's 100-day infrastructure review. ...

[GonzoFonzie]

"They just could not be delivered under BPIC provisions," he said.

"I would expect those types of projects would be reopened to the market.

"I think that will encourage a lot more people who aren't aligned with the CFMEU to actually put forward propositions or proposals."

How are you going to remove BPIC from projects that have been already approved and money allocated to?

[SilverChased]

Cancel the projects and start them again?

[NothingToSay]

I highly doubt there's that much in BPIC. They're saying not only 1/5th of wages, but 1/5th of the project itself comes from BPIC contract perks? Not a chance.

[achiruel]

Cancel the projects and start them again?

So have massive breach of contract penalities?

[JimmyP]

The other possible concequence of this is a number of the tradies who have stuck around with this may end up looking for work in the mining industry instead, causing labour shortages for Gov projects causing delays instead. Will be an interesting one to watch.

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Clock ticking on start of 100-day Olympic venue review $

The long-awaited panel to decide on Queensland's Olympic venues will be in place by next week, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie confirmed while on a site visit at one of the stadiums expected to make the list.

The confirmation came as the government on Friday gazetted changes to ministerial responsibilities to remove certain aspects of Games planning from Bleijie in preparation for the new authority taking over. ...