Premier 'not for turning' on Rockhampton hosting 2032 Olympic rowing
- Queensland's top political brass has flown to Rockhampton to again attempt to quash any concerns around the city's accommodation capacity to host an Olympic sporting event.
- The central Queensland city was last year announced as the host for rowing and canoeing for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games but it has been subject to debate since.
- On Thursday morning, amid a gathering of rowing fraternity, tourism bodies, sporting groups and local politicians, Premier David Crisafulli stood on the bank of the Fitzroy River to double down on his commitment that the state government "was not for turning
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- Queensland's top political brass has flown to Rockhampton to again attempt to quash any concerns around the city's accommodation capacity to host an Olympic sporting event.
- The central Queensland city was last year announced as the host for rowing and canoeing for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games but it has been subject to debate since.
- On Thursday morning, amid a gathering of rowing fraternity, tourism bodies, sporting groups and local politicians, Premier David Crisafulli stood on the bank of the Fitzroy River to double down on his commitment that the state government "was not for turning
Sources: ABC Australia