2022-09-15 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                      15 SEPTEMBER 2022


9.   ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS


1    APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR CLARE STEWART TO BOARD OF BRISBANE 2032
     ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES (OCOG)


Author           Chief Executive Officer, Scott Waters
                 CEO’s Office

Index            ECM/ Subject/ 27.40 Councillors/Mayor - Governance

Attachments      1.    Appointment of Mayor to Brisbane Organising Committee 2032


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On 21 July 2021 the historic announcement was made after a vote by International Olympic
Committee members at their 138th International Olympic Committee Session in Tokyo, to grant
Brisbane the 2023 Olympic Games. Brisbane 2032 aspires to create a legacy for the people of
Queensland and Australia by leveraging the Games as a catalyst to enhance social, economic, and
environmental outcomes for our communities.
Queensland has 10 years to turn this vision into a reality, which begins with an initial foundational
planning phase currently underway with key Games partners including the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), Australian Olympic Committee and three levels of government. This includes the
establishment of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee.

On 1 July 2022, following a vote by all representative Mayors of the Council of Mayors (SEQ) Noosa
Mayor Councillor Clare Stewart was successful in nominating and being voted by the Mayor’s peers
to join the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Ordinary Meeting dated 15
September 2022 to;
A.   Receive and note the correspondence of Mayor Stewart’s appointment to the Board of the
     Brisbane Organising Committee to the 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games from the Premier
     of Queensland, Minister for the Olympics; and
B.   Confirm appointment of Mayor Councillors Clare Stewart as a director from 1 September 2022
     up to and including 31 August 2026.


REPORT
Every Olympic and Paralympic Games has an organising committee responsible for coordinating
the delivery of the Games including sponsorship, ticketing, broadcasting, ceremonies, event overlays
and logistics.

The Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee is made up of recent Olympic and Paralympic athletes,
our best and brightest members of the community and representatives from all levels of government,
the International and Australian Olympic Committees and Paralympics Australia.

The Board for the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
(OCOG) includes:

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