20 Year Plan laid out with release of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Strategy

A 20-year plan - Elevate 2042 - for a healthier, more active and inclusive society has been laid out with the release of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Strategy.

It follows a year of community consultation resulting in more than 14,000 suggestions and partnership with Games Delivery Partners.

Supported by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee and Brisbane 2032 Presidents, Elevate 2042 has the bold mission of making Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and the Oceania region better, sooner, together through sport, with opportunities accelerated by the Olympic and Paralympic Games (the Games) in 2032.

The vision is that by 2042, we will live in an inclusive, more sustainable and connected society, with more opportunities in life for everyone.

The Games present an opportunity to make change by using the Games to advance our economy, improve our environment, enhance our connectivity and build more inclusive communities through sport.

Elevate 2042 creates the framework for that transformation, with a focus on four key areas that are already seeing legacy projects being planned, or coming to fruition.

Sport, health and inclusion

• Communities will be more inclusive, active and healthy

• Strong pathways for talented athletes wherever they live

• Focusing on making sport more affordable and the availability of transport and facilities

• Reigniting the volunteer network

• YouFor2032 program – Australia’s largest ever talent search program

• Paralympic Centre of Excellence – to be established at the University of Queensland

Connecting people and places

• Catalyst for more connected public and active transport

• Accelerating urban renewal that promotes liveability and wellbeing

• Faster movement of goods, people and ideas

• Making great places where communities can share experiences

• Creating a connected and walkable Games with more mobility options for pedestrians, bikes and scooters

• Turning the Northshore Athlete Village into a diverse housing precinct

A better future for our environment

• Speeding up the journey to net zero emissions

• Reducing waste and creating sustainable growth in our communities

• Restoring healthy lands and waterways

• Building green infrastructure

• Sustainable infrastructure and principles for all new or significantly upgraded venues and villages

• Queensland Energy & Jobs Plan: delivering clean, reliable, affordable energy

Economy of the future

• A more diversified economy that fosters creativity

• A place for local innovators, entrepreneurs, startups and scaleups

• Resilient businesses and supply chains that can grow and enter new markets

• Sport, biomedical, agriculture, resources, tourism and creative industries

• Q2032 Procurement Strategy rolled out across Queensland

• Cultural Program and Festival Preparation - Events and projects to elevate arts onto a global stage

• There are two foundations that will run through all the ideas that are brought to life:

Respecting, advancing and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

• 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

• Planning for a First Nations Cultural Centre

• Creating a First Nations tourism roadmap

Advancing accessibility and empowering people with disability

• People with disability can participate fully in the community

• And have a voice on housing, transport, education, employment and sport

• With accessible, inclusive sports infrastructure and events

• Queensland’s Disability Plan 2022-2027: Together, a Better Queensland

• Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031

Elevate 2042 reflects the aspirations of the community, with more than 14,000 ideas submitted through the Hopes and Dreams survey, Legacy Forum and Elevate 2042 consultation paper.

Games Delivery Partners have also undertaken their own community engagement to explore their respective priorities.

Those partners include the Queensland Government, Australian Government, Council of Mayors (SEQ), Brisbane City Council, City of Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast Council, Australian Olympic Committee, Paralympics Australia and the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee.

They will all play a key role in the next step, which is to map out the first Implementation Plan, to be developed during 2024 in conjunction with each individual region, that will drive delivery of the early legacy activities up to 2029.

The Plan will identify the priority programs, projects, targets, partnerships, policy levers and funding sources that will be needed to make the legacy goals happen, with local communities and businesses helping prioritise the most important projects for their own areas.

To read Elevate 2042, please visit Q2032.au/plans/games-legacy