Queensland has launched a new digital platform where international and interstate teams will be able to tap into the state’s sporting venues.
Sport Venues Connect features an interactive map of more than 60 venues across the state that provide training and competition opportunities for more than 80 sports, including pools, multisport courts and football fields.
Connecting international and national teams with opportunities to train and host events in Queensland will boost tourism and local economies in the lead up to and beyond the 2032 Olympics, State Development and Infrastructure Minister Grace Grace said.
The government hopes that hosting the games will attract new global business audiences, creating a $4.6 billion boost in tourism and trade for Queensland.
“The 2032 Games will provide a generational opportunity to transform our State culturally, economically, socially, and environmentally, and this platform is just one of the ways to help communities right across Queensland benefit,” Ms Grace said.
Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority CEO Emma Thomas said with 50 international-standard venues already in Queensland, and more on the way, the state has never been a better sporting destination.
“The Sport Venues Connect platform will create a highly valuable one stop shop for sporting facilities which will help communities all over Queensland capitalise on the opportunities in the lead up and long after the Games,” she said.
The government plans to expand Sport Venues Connect over time to include a greater range of facilities and tourism opportunities and Queensland venues that want to be included can make an online submission to be added to the platform.
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