The Queensland Government also recently introduced laws to streamline the process to deliver the venues. Games venues, village developments and transport infrastructure will be lawful despite other relevant acts, including the Queensland Heritage Act, the Planning Act, and the Local Government Act. The law changes effectively means final sign-off for Games venues will sit with the state government, rather than individual councils.
Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski Appointed Chair of Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032
Former equestrian athlete takes over for Kirsty Coventry
Posted On: May 5, 2025 By :Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski, a former equestrian athlete who represented the Philippines internationally, has been appointed as the new Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2032 Olympic Summer Games in Brisbane.
The appointment was made by IOC President Thomas Bach following a request from President-Elect Kirsty Coventry, who stepped down from the role after her election as IOC President. Jaworski will chair the upcoming Coordination Commission meeting May 20–22 in Brisbane.
Jaworski has been a member of the IOC Executive Board since 2020. Jaworski won gold (individual jumping) and silver (team jumping) medals at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and a gold medal (team jumping) at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Manila.
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As Commission Chair, Jaworski will oversee the planning and delivery of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, working with the organizing committee to ensure that all aspects of the project are developed and executed. An IOC Member since 2013, Jaworski was on the coordination commissions for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, 2024 Games in Paris and on the evaluation commissions for the 2024 and 2028 Games. She currently chairs the Olympic Education Commission.
Jaworski takes over shortly after the Queensland government announced in March a review of the Games’ venues plan, which includes a new 60,000-seat arena built to host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies while the famous Gabba stadium will be demolished after the Games.
Brisbane organizers plan to host sports in coastal cities and sites from the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coasts in the south to Cairns in Queensland’s far north and to the gateway of the Outback at Toowoomba, where an equestrian hub will be built.
The state and federal governments initially agreed a 50-50 funding split on a venue budget of $4.4 billion. The bulk of federal money was for a 25,000-seat aquatics center. That project has been scrapped, with Crisafulli’s government aiming to spread the federal funding around other venues and seeking private-sector funding to build a similar arena on state-owned land near the Gabba, outside the scope of the Olympics.