See The Olympic Spirit LIVE On The Bluewater Quay

Mackay is going LIVE for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a special celebration site to be activated at Bluewater Quay.
The activation is part of statewide celebrations where Queenslanders will gather for special events backing our Aussie athletes and marking our own ‘8-Years-To-Go’ milestone as hosts of the 2032 Games.
Olympics and Paralympics LIVE events will ignite the Olympic spirit from the Gold Coast to Cairns and west to Longreach during Paris 2024.
Bluewater Quay will be a hub for locals to enjoy free broadcast coverage on 27 – 28 July, and then 31 August to 1 September.
Additional LIVE sites will be activated across the state throughout the Games including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton, Longreach, Townsville and Cairns.
Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee President Andrew Liveris said, “Queenslanders will be right behind their Olympic and Paralympic teams as they go for gold in Paris and it’s fantastic that so many local communities will be able to share in the excitement as part of Olympics and Paralympics LIVE sites.

“The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be shared across Queensland and these LIVE sites are just a taste of what’s in store in the years ahead, as we celebrate sport together,” he added.

“I congratulate all involved in bringing the Paris 2024 Games to life, from Cairns to Coolangatta.”
The LIVE sites will feature Nine Network big-screen Games telecasts as well as special events backing local athletes and inspiring future Olympians and Paralympians, including those who may compete on home soil in 2032.
LIVE site activities in Mackay are being supported by the Queensland Government and Mackay Regional Council.
Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace said that the lighting of the Olympic and Paralympic flames in Paris will ignite the Games spirit right here in Queensland as we count down to our 2032 Games.
“Olympics and Paralympics LIVE sites will be the perfect place for our Queensland communities to get together and show their support for our inspirational athletes,” she added.
“Our LIVE sites will activate just days after we celebrate our own milestone of 8-Years-To-Go until the start of our Games on 23 July 2032.
“Mackay locals will be able to celebrate at a special LIVE site at Bluewater Quay.”
Mackay Deputy Mayor Belinda Hassan said that the Mackay region is excited to be hosting a Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics LIVE site.
“Council is currently working with the community to activate the Bluewater Quay with food vendors, a big screen and seating on July 27 and 28 for the Olympics LIVE event and we have booked Saturday, August 31, after the Bluewater Fling, and Sunday, September 1, for the Paralympics LIVE screenings,” Ms Hassan added.
“We hope that the community really get behind this activation and use the opportunity to come down and enjoy the beautiful location beside our blue water river.”  

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