Brisbane 2032
How the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are reshaping Brisbane and Queensland property, venue by venue.
Transport projects tied to Brisbane 2032 and the suburbs they serve
A guide to the rail, bus and road projects the State officially links to the 2032 Games: where each one runs, what is funded and its published status in October 2026.
BESIX Watpac and John Holland are the last bidder left for the stadium
The Games authority has taken one joint venture into the final phase of its builder selection for Brisbane Stadium, with a contract expected early in 2027.
Rockhampton's Games rowing course is endorsed; now it needs 1,200 rooms
World Rowing and Paddle Worldwide have backed the Fitzroy River for 2032. The city's tourism body says it is 1,200 short-stay rooms short of what it needs.
Centenary Pool closes as Games works spread to three inner-city sites
Within ten days the Games authority took over the Spring Hill pool, earthworks began in the stadium footprint and demolition started at the Showgrounds.
Sunshine Coast Stadium: demolition tender opens as clubs prepare to move
The Games authority is seeking an early works contractor for the Kawana stadium, weeks after the State approved $9 million to rehouse the clubs that use it.
The Wave: station designs for Beerwah, Bells Creek and Caloundra go public
Residents have until 14 September 2026 to comment on three station precincts for the Sunshine Coast rail line listed in the 2032 Delivery Plan.
How Brisbane 2032 venues get approved: the Games planning shortcut
Games venues skip the usual development application. A guide to section 53DD, the fifteen State Acts it sets aside, who decides instead and what review rights are left.
Showgrounds rebuild costed at $287.5 million ahead of athlete village
The State has put a price on the Brisbane Showgrounds works and named Hutchinson Builders. Demolition at Machinery Hill is expected in September 2026.
Victoria Park draft legacy plan opens for eight weeks of public comment
The State has published Arup's draft plan for the parkland around Brisbane Stadium and the National Aquatic Centre. Comment closes on 27 September 2026.
Cairns' Barlow Park to close in September as builder search opens
The Games authority is seeking a Cairns-based builder for the Barlow Park grandstand and has set a 21 September closure. Dates, design feedback and what the upgrade delivers.
Aquatic centre design revealed for the Centenary Pool site
The first design for the National Aquatic Centre at Spring Hill shows three covered pools beside heritage-listed Centenary Pool. The site passes to the Games authority on 1 September.
BMD to move the first earth at Victoria Park from early August
Queensland civil builder BMD has won the early works for Brisbane Stadium, with bulk earthworks due from early August 2026 and running to mid-2027. What the package covers.
Athlete villages for Brisbane 2032: where they go, what they become
Four athlete villages are planned for 2032, in Bowen Hills, the Gold Coast, Maroochydore and Rockhampton. A guide to each site, who delivers it and the housing promised afterwards.
World equestrian chiefs inspect Toowoomba Showgrounds for 2032
An international equestrian delegation has visited the Toowoomba Showgrounds, the venue proposed for 2032. What must be upgraded, where visitors would stay and what is undecided.
State Budget puts $417m into Games venues and $348m into villages
The Queensland Budget of 23 June 2026 funds the first building year of the 2032 venues and the planning of four athlete villages, while two Sunshine Coast transport projects wait.
The Brisbane 2032 venue plan: what is being built, where and when
A plain guide to the 2032 Delivery Plan: the 17 venues, who builds them, what they cost, how they are approved and where each project stood in mid-June 2026.
Design team named for the 1,800-apartment Brisbane athlete village
Five architecture practices will design the main 2032 athlete village at the Brisbane Showgrounds, with a sixth leading the wider precinct. Who they are and what they must deliver.
Victoria Park passes to the Games authority as stadium works begin
The Games infrastructure authority took possession of Victoria Park on 1 June 2026 and began preparing the site of Brisbane's 63,000-seat stadium. What changed, and what follows.