<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland has reached an Olympic milestone, after the state and federal governments struck an infrastructure funding deal for the 2032 Games.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The governments today signed off on paperwork outlining funding to build or upgrade a total of 17 sporting venues.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The federal government will inject almost half of the $7 billion infrastructure cost.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-two-dollar-coin-to-commemorate-torres-strait-islander-flag/b7e064d6-dbbd-45fe-b353-b38a2bb1272c" target="_blank"><strong><span>New $2 coin to commemorate Torres Strait Islander flag</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Of that, $1.2 billion will go directly to the new Victoria Park stadium.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What today's deal means is certainty for our infrastructure delivery program, for industry, for host communities and for workers," Queensland deputy premier Jarrod Bleijie said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've just got to get on and deliver it."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/governments-reach-major-milestone-ahead-of-brisbane-2032-olympics/ba3a49d1-163e-4351-aeff-678fb0305c52" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The federal government's cash splash comes on the proviso of further community consultation on Victoria Park stadium.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Queensland government and Brisbane City Council will develop a new precinct plan for the area with a focus on access to green space," federal infrastructure minister Catherine King said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A community engagement plan, including consultation with impacted communities and First Nations group, will also be developed, King said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government also wants a transport connectivity plan, but Bleijie denied calls had been about about new rail stations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think TMR may have done some brainstorming on where they would like to see certain things," Bleijie said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/deepfake-urgent-warnings-as-deepfake-videos-used-to-peddle-snake-oil-to-consumers/5372dbfd-84aa-488c-a2fd-cb483b2d01a4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Urgent warnings as deepfake videos of well-known doctors used to peddle 'snake oil' medicines to consumers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm not ruling anything out about the transportation because what we need to do is work out what will be the best public transportation system."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Geotechnical work, including soil testing, is expected to get under way at Victoria Park next week to help determine exactly where the stadium will go.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tenders for early design work on each of the four minor venues - Logan and Moreton Bay Sports Centres, the Sunshine Coast Stadium and Barlow Park Stadium in Cairns -also opened today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bleijie was confident the entertainment precinct at Woollongabba was going ahead and would be built before the games.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While it's not a games site, the government is taking expressions of interest to fund it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bleijie said today they've had 2200 expressions of interest so far and expect the first stage of plans by the end of the year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The real legacy of an olympiad and the paralympic games isn't just the sporting moments, it's the legacy that it ignites," King said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>