Ipswich City Council is immensely proud to have been part of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games from its inception, when in 2015, the Council of Mayors South East Queensland (CoMSEQ) began investigating a regional Olympic and Paralympic proposal. This would be the catalyst to expedite infrastructure delivery to support South East Queensland’s (SEQ) growing region, to boost the economy and significantly raise the region’s profile on the international stage. They were committed to understanding how the Games could leave a positive legacy for the region by accelerating the funding and delivery of major infrastructure for the future of SEQ.
Years of work by the region’s councils, along with its partners – The federal government, state government, Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympic Australia, saw the dream fulfilled. South East Queensland were selected as the hosts of the Games of the XXXXV Olympiad. South East Queensland was poised to be the epicentre of the sporting world with a bright future, far greater global recognition benefitting residents now and to come.
To plan our legacy is not an exercise done in solitude. Council has kept community at its core through the following engagements:
- Ipswich 2032 Legacy Summit
- Community surveys
- Ipswich 2032 Legacy Working Group
- Leveraging 2032: Our Roadmap to the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Legacy for Ipswich means leveraging the Games to create positive change, over the next 9 years to the opening ceremony, the 10 years after the closing ceremony, and beyond. It will enhance the quality of life for our community to create a city of opportunity for all.