New recruits welcomed to Gold Coast 2018 Games headquarters

More than 180 staff have started work at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organising Corporation (GOLDOC)’s headquarters in the last fortnight, as preparations ramp up just 77 days out from the opening ceremony.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said GOLDOC welcomed 183 new staff over the last week to take their total to 1327 people, with an extra 300 staff recruited in coming weeks to deal with an increased workload.

Premier Palaszczuk commented “the Commonwealth Games is providing unique opportunities working on the biggest sporting event in Queensland’s history.

“I’m proud to say the Commonwealth Games is expected to generate the equivalent of more than 16,000 full-time jobs and deliver around $2.5 billion for Queensland’s economy.

During the Commonwealth Games, ‘GHQ’ will become the operations centre for many of the Games functions.

Queensland Assistant Tourism Industry Development Minister Meaghan Scanlon said she was impressed at the quality of the Ashmore headquarters, adding “I’ve lived on the Gold Coast my whole life and to see the difference the Commonwealth Games has already made is staggering.

“We’ve seen three new sporting venues constructed as well as one new multi-purpose venue and upgrades to seven existing venues - this alone will see the Gold Coast continue to be a world-class staging ground for sporting events for years to come.

“Walking through the Games headquarters, it’s amazing to think that in a few short months this will be the centre of the sporting world.” 

Image: The Commonwealth Games overlay, including the athletics track, has been completed at the Gold Coast's Metricon Stadium. Courtesy of Mapei Australia.

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