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Here s what the high-profile identities had to say: Ian Jobling along Gympie Terrace with the 2018 Commonwealth Games torch.
Ian Jobling: The honorary director of University of Queensland s Centre of Olympic Studies and Noosa local said he thought it was a smart approach to try and leverage the Games bid to deliver a venue. He said more than $2 billion worth of infrastructure funding would be available from the International Olympic Committee for the 2032 edition and the focus was now on helping deliver legacy projects to regional areas. Dr Jobling said a performing arts centre in the Maroochydore CBD could double as a host venue for the likes of weightlifting and other events.
WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES While the rain persists, the weather bureau says we have escaped the brunt of a low north of the Sunshine Coast. Chances of showers remain very high with south-easterly winds of 15 to 25 km/h tending southerly and speeding up slightly in the morning.
Severe Weather situation in SE QLD has eased, with a subtropical low and heaviest rainfall staying offshore. Widespread heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding is no longer expected, light to moderate falls will continue today, easing tomorrow. Temperatures are expected to reach 25C across the Coast, accept in Maleny where it will be slightly cooler at 22C.
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The consortium was made up of Stockland, KPMG, Urbis and Smec. The options both focus on fast rail links from Beerwah to Maroochydore along the CAMCOS corridor, with Nambour appearing to remain stuck with the existing track. The two options were estimated to cost between $5.42 billion to $5.85 billion and $9.13 billion to $9.49 billion respectively. The news of Nambour s apparent snub prompted outcry from the Nambour Chamber of Commerce and it was understood Fairfax MP Ted O Brien had sought a full briefing of the business case currently under evaluation by Infrastructure Australia. Long-time Coast rail advocate Jeff Addison said he felt the whole business case process had been suborned .