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2025 Global Review +: Team Set to Build Australia's Olympic Venues
Joint venture of Laing O’Rourke and AECOM will deliver the program
The $4.75B program will include upgrades to existing venues and new developments.
The Queensland Government in Australia has appointed Unite32, a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and AECOM, as delivery partner for the $4.75-billion Olympic and Paralympic Games Venues Infrastructure Program for the 2032 Brisbane event. The joint venture will deliver 17 new and upgraded venues and oversee two other venues across Queensland.
The Unite32 team brings decades of experience in multi-billion-dollar program management and delivery for the Olympic Games. “Our combined capabilities mean we’re not just ready; we’re energized to deliver one of the most transformative programs Queensland has ever seen,” said Mark Dimmock, Laing O’Rourke managing director in a statement.
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The government’s “2032 Delivery Plan,” released in March, calls for a mix of new and upgraded venues and infrastructure. A new sports and entertainment precinct will be developed in Brisbane. Centenary Pool will be transformed into a new National Aquatic Centre. It will feature two stadiums with capacity of more than 25,000 for the Olympic Games and a legacy capacity of 8,000. A major upgrade of the Queensland Tennis Centre will include a new 3,000-seat show court arena and 12 new match courts.
The main arena at the Brisbane Showgrounds will be upgraded to accommodate seating for 20,000 and become home to the Brisbane Athletes Village. The village will be transformed into permanent housing. New indoor sports centers will also be delivered at Logan and Moreton Bay, as well as a new whitewater rafting center in the Redlands. Outside Brisbane, other venues and regional sporting facilities will be upgraded as well.
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