Will the 2032 Summer Olympics yield a “lasting legacy”? Exactly what this means for Queensland and the vast conurbation considered “Brisbane” for the purpose of the event – stretching north to the Sunshine Coast, south to the Gold Coast and inland to the ranges – and how this legacy might be achieved are yet to be made clear.
The massive investment made to host the Olympic Games is usually rationalized by the global exposure that the event brings and the facilities it generates. Since the earliest conversations in Brisbane, the focus has been on the opportunity for positive urban transformation of the kind achieved by significant, but well-targeted, investment. Proponents cite precedents such as Barcelona, Sydney, Vancouver and London, where bold, visionary
