Brisbane Games Committee names 12 Queenslanders to oversee Olympics legacy

On the one-year anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally awarding the 2032 Olympic and Paralympics to Brisbane, 12 Queenslanders have been appointed to the Committee set to oversee the legacy of the 2032 Games.

Selected out of hundreds of applicants, the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy Committee will focus on the years that follow what Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk described as “the biggest single transformational event in Queensland’s history”.

Describing the Games as “the biggest single transformational event Queensland is likely to see”, Premier Palaszczuk “I will be asking these Committee members to be the voice for their street, their community, their school, workplace and for all Queenslanders, and to think big in imagining the positive legacy these Games can have in transforming our state.

Queensland Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement, and Chair of the Legacy Committee Stirling Hinchliffe announced First Nations leader Georgina Richters as the Deputy Chair of the Committee.

Minister Hinchliffe noted “each of the Queenslanders announced today will play a key role in shaping Queensland’s Brisbane 2032 legacy.

“The guidance and experience of every member of the Legacy Committee will have a direct bearing on the future of Queensland.

“Queensland’s Brisbane 2032 Legacy Committee has a diversity of backgrounds and life experience from the circular economy and infrastructure to innovation, community sport, events and education.”

Advising that more than 400 applications were received for the committee, Minister Hinchliffe added “we want to see the 2032 Games’ legacy benefits come to life in communities wherever they are in Queensland.

“This is a unique opportunity to prioritise what we want from Brisbane 2032.

“The biggest show on Earth is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform Queensland for decades to come.”

The Legacy Committee will meet up to four times per year with committee members appointed for 12-month terms that can be renewed.

The Brisbane 2032 Legacy Committee members include:

• Stirling Hinchliffe as the Committee Chair - Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and Engagement
• Georgina Richters as the Committee Deputy Chair - First Nations consultant
• Sharon Boyce - educator, author and disability advocate
• Cameron Costello - Quandamooka traditional owner and passionate advocate for reconciliation
• Wayne Gerard - company director and innovation advocate
• Danya Hodgetts - sporting advocate and sport and physical activity researcher
• Diaswati Mardiasmo - economist in the housing and property sector, researcher, diversity and inclusion advocate
• Ashleigh Morris - circular economy advisor
• Cameron Pegg - communications consultant and inclusive sport advocate
• Ingrid Proud - experienced major event professional
• Imogen Ruyg - 17-year-old Normanton resident and Youth Parliament Member for Gladstone
• John Wagner - business leader and founder, advocate for regional Queensland
• Siwei (Samuel) Zhu - 17-year-old student representative and school council member from South Brisbane. 

The Organising Committee has also hired its first two employees.

Rebecca Masci has been appointed Executive Director, Strategic Engagement, Brand and Marketing while Brendan Keane has been appointed Executive Director, Governance and International Relations.