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Sydney Morning Herald
03-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Arena Olympic guarantee as new federal funding deal reached
A privately funded Brisbane arena should be under construction by the end of next year, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said on Thursday as he and federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King announced a new funding agreement for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Crisafulli government removed the planned Brisbane Arena at Roma Street from its Brisbane 2032 delivery plan, instead opening up the former Go Print site at Woolloongabba – adjacent to the new Cross River Rail station – to private investment to construct a 17,000-seat arena there. Earlier this week, Treasurer David Janetzki announced a new Treasury Transaction Team to seek private capital for projects, such as the arena, and Bleijie said on Thursday he could guarantee the venue would be ready to play a role in Brisbane 2032. 'We will go to procurement on the Brisbane arena by the end of this year, so I would suspect in the next couple of months, my Department of Infrastructure and Planning will actually formally get procurement to build the arena,' he told a Queensland Media Club lunch at South Brisbane. 'Next year we'll be planning, and I suspect you'll start seeing it being built from end of next year and into 2027.' The new intergovernmental Olympic funding agreement would see $1.2 billion in federal funding, which had originally been allocated the Brisbane Arena, to be redirected to the new stadium in Victoria Park. There has been no change to the previously agreed $7.1 billion funding envelope, with the rest of the federal government's $3.44 billion contribution to fund 17 new and upgraded venues – including the new National Aquatic Centre – on a 50/50 basis with the state. Four of those venues – the Logan and Moreton Bay indoor sports centres, the Sunshine Coast outdoor stadium and Barlow Park in Cairns – went out to procurement at 1pm Thursday.
The Age
03-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
Arena Olympic guarantee as new federal funding deal reached
A privately funded Brisbane arena should be under construction by the end of next year, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said on Thursday as he and federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King announced a new funding agreement for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Crisafulli government removed the planned Brisbane Arena at Roma Street from its Brisbane 2032 delivery plan, instead opening up the former Go Print site at Woolloongabba – adjacent to the new Cross River Rail station – to private investment to construct a 17,000-seat arena there. Earlier this week, Treasurer David Janetzki announced a new Treasury Transaction Team to seek private capital for projects, such as the arena, and Bleijie said on Thursday he could guarantee the venue would be ready to play a role in Brisbane 2032. 'We will go to procurement on the Brisbane arena by the end of this year, so I would suspect in the next couple of months, my Department of Infrastructure and Planning will actually formally get procurement to build the arena,' he told a Queensland Media Club lunch at South Brisbane. 'Next year we'll be planning, and I suspect you'll start seeing it being built from end of next year and into 2027.' The new intergovernmental Olympic funding agreement would see $1.2 billion in federal funding, which had originally been allocated the Brisbane Arena, to be redirected to the new stadium in Victoria Park. There has been no change to the previously agreed $7.1 billion funding envelope, with the rest of the federal government's $3.44 billion contribution to fund 17 new and upgraded venues – including the new National Aquatic Centre – on a 50/50 basis with the state. Four of those venues – the Logan and Moreton Bay indoor sports centres, the Sunshine Coast outdoor stadium and Barlow Park in Cairns – went out to procurement at 1pm Thursday.
Sydney Morning Herald
01-07-2025
- Health
- Sydney Morning Herald
As it happened: Brisbane on Tuesday, July 1
Go to latest Pinned post from 1.30pm Healthcare gets booster shot as pharmacy prescribing laws become permanent By Catherine Strohfeldt Community healthcare access is expanding from today as Queensland's new pharmacy prescribing laws come into effect. The changes remove the need for patients to visit a GP or hospital in some circumstances, instead enabling eligible community pharmacists to treat minor health issues. The services include treatments for ear infections, minor wound care, skin conditions, and reflux. Prescriptions can also be provided and filled for such things as hormonal birth control and hay fever medications. Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland president Chris Owen thanked the government for making the program permanent after its trial ended earlier this year. 'The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists' clinical skills, and improving patient access to frontline care,' Owen said. 'Most Australians live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy, many of which are open after hours or on weekends.' Pharmacists must complete additional training to be eligible for the program. 3.10pm Today's stories Thanks for joining us today for our live coverage of news in Brisbane and beyond. We'll be back tomorrow morning. If you're just catching up, here are some of the big stories that made headlines today. Flights to and from Brisbane have been cancelled or delayed, with 'severe weather' forecast to lash parts of the east coast. The Queensland government will set up a new Treasury Transaction Team to attract private capital to help the government deliver its infrastructure pipeline, the treasurer has announced. The identity of the Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences, including child rape, has been revealed, as authorities say 1200 children must get tested for infectious diseases. Videos, police fact sheets and court documents reveal the moments leading up to and after the violent melee that left former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas with a gruesome eye injury. Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater has confirmed that lingering injury concerns for Reece Walsh had nothing to do with his State of Origin omission in favour of Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow. Healthcare gets booster shot as pharmacy prescribing laws become permanent By Catherine Strohfeldt Community healthcare access is expanding from today as Queensland's new pharmacy prescribing laws come into effect. The changes remove the need for patients to visit a GP or hospital in some circumstances, instead enabling eligible community pharmacists to treat minor health issues. The services include treatments for ear infections, minor wound care, skin conditions, and reflux. Prescriptions can also be provided and filled for such things as hormonal birth control and hay fever medications. Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland president Chris Owen thanked the government for making the program permanent after its trial ended earlier this year. 'The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists' clinical skills, and improving patient access to frontline care,' Owen said. 'Most Australians live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy, many of which are open after hours or on weekends.'
The Age
01-07-2025
- Health
- The Age
As it happened: Brisbane on Tuesday, July 1
Go to latest Pinned post from 1.30pm Healthcare gets booster shot as pharmacy prescribing laws become permanent By Catherine Strohfeldt Community healthcare access is expanding from today as Queensland's new pharmacy prescribing laws come into effect. The changes remove the need for patients to visit a GP or hospital in some circumstances, instead enabling eligible community pharmacists to treat minor health issues. The services include treatments for ear infections, minor wound care, skin conditions, and reflux. Prescriptions can also be provided and filled for such things as hormonal birth control and hay fever medications. Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland president Chris Owen thanked the government for making the program permanent after its trial ended earlier this year. 'The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists' clinical skills, and improving patient access to frontline care,' Owen said. 'Most Australians live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy, many of which are open after hours or on weekends.' Pharmacists must complete additional training to be eligible for the program. 3.10pm Today's stories Thanks for joining us today for our live coverage of news in Brisbane and beyond. We'll be back tomorrow morning. If you're just catching up, here are some of the big stories that made headlines today. Flights to and from Brisbane have been cancelled or delayed, with 'severe weather' forecast to lash parts of the east coast. The Queensland government will set up a new Treasury Transaction Team to attract private capital to help the government deliver its infrastructure pipeline, the treasurer has announced. The identity of the Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences, including child rape, has been revealed, as authorities say 1200 children must get tested for infectious diseases. Videos, police fact sheets and court documents reveal the moments leading up to and after the violent melee that left former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas with a gruesome eye injury. Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater has confirmed that lingering injury concerns for Reece Walsh had nothing to do with his State of Origin omission in favour of Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow. Healthcare gets booster shot as pharmacy prescribing laws become permanent By Catherine Strohfeldt Community healthcare access is expanding from today as Queensland's new pharmacy prescribing laws come into effect. The changes remove the need for patients to visit a GP or hospital in some circumstances, instead enabling eligible community pharmacists to treat minor health issues. The services include treatments for ear infections, minor wound care, skin conditions, and reflux. Prescriptions can also be provided and filled for such things as hormonal birth control and hay fever medications. Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland president Chris Owen thanked the government for making the program permanent after its trial ended earlier this year. 'The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists' clinical skills, and improving patient access to frontline care,' Owen said. 'Most Australians live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy, many of which are open after hours or on weekends.'
The Age
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
New TTT to deliver more PPPs for Queensland
The Queensland government will set up a new Treasury Transaction Team to attract private capital to help the government deliver its infrastructure pipeline, the treasurer announced on Monday. As for the extent of government infrastructure being targeted for private investment, David Janetzki cited three potential targets – energy, housing and stadiums. Janetzki announced the TTT during a Committee for Economic Development of Australia address in South Brisbane, telling assembled business people Queensland was 'open for business' while also taking a swipe at Victoria over GST shares. 'In an era of challenging government debt and challenging balance sheets, deliberate deployment of diverse capital has never been more important,' he said. Janetzki said the TTT, which would be up and running on August 1, would 'explore different models to deliver commercially for investors, while delivering for taxpayers'. Speaking to media following the address, Janetzki said the TTT would be responsible for capital attraction, transaction management and 'sending a clear message to the market that we're open for business'. Asked whether the TTT would result in public-private partnerships (PPPs) in areas not traditionally open to PPPs, Janetzki said: 'We want to send a clear message that we're open for business.' 'The clear element here is that we want to attract private capital into Queensland, whether it be renewables, housing, those investments into the Gabba precinct,' he said. 'That's the kind of thing we're looking at.'
