The head of Brisbane 2032 says Olympic plans are underway after the Queensland government was forced to deny it sought advice on cancelling the Games.
Andrew Liveris says a path toward Brisbane 2032 is being planned despite the state government coming under fire for ignoring an infrastructure review's key findings.
The 60-day review recommended a $3.4 billion stadium be built at Victoria Park in Brisbane's CBD as the 2032 centrepiece, saying it was the best legacy project.
It also warned the state government not to use the 49-year-old Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) for Olympic track and field events, saying it required a $1.6 billion upgrade that was "very hard to justify".
However premier Steven Miles ruled out the Victoria Park plan, instead opting to upgrade QSAC for athletics events and Suncorp Stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Brisbane lord mayor Adrian Schrinner on Wednesday became the latest to question the government's call, saying another $500 million would be needed to fix QSAC's transport problems.
Mr Liveris said there would be "lots of opinions" ahead of the Games but they were getting on with Olympic preparations after the review's findings.
"A review of venues and the game’s master plan is very normal in the history of Olympic and Paralympic committees," he told Melbourne's Sport NXT conference on Wednesday.
"And there’ll be natural ebb and flow in sentiment.
"Recommendations from it (review) are being assessed for their appropriateness and decisions will be made with full consultation of our organising committee and the IOC and AOC and provide a path forward for the Australian and Queensland governments to decide on."
Mr Liveris' commitment comes after the state government denied a Nine News report that it had considered cancelling the Games due to venue cost and public support concerns.
"This government is absolutely committed to delivering the best Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games ever," Mr Miles told parliament on Wednesday.
"But we will do it under the new norms. We will do it with a focus on delivering the transport infrastructure needs."
Asked by the opposition on Wednesday if the government had considered dumping the Games as recently as Monday's cabinet meeting, Mr Miles said their discussions were confidential.
The premier earlier this week claimed he could not justify committing to the $3.4 billion Victoria Park project during a cost of living crisis.
But lord mayor Mr Schrinner said the government would be looking at spending money in that ballpark anyway on upgrades to QSAC, the Gabba and Suncorp Stadium.
He said the government would need up to $500 million to improve QSAC transport on top of the $1.6 billion venue revamp.
Another $1 billion is planned for Gabba-Suncorp Stadium improvements.
Mr Schrinner believed the money would be better spent on the Victoria Park project.
"We will work with the government based on whatever decision they come up with but ultimately the question rightly needs to be asked...is this decision the right one?" he said.
"I don't want... Queenslanders in 20 years' time to look back and think that we wasted an opportunity here."
Brisbane Lions boss Greg Swann had welcomed the prospect of his AFL team relocating from the ageing Gabba to the proposed Victoria Park stadium before the plan was quashed by the government.
"The Gabba is fasting approaching its use-by-date. The stadium’s not big enough for us," he told SEN Melbourne radio.
Mr Swann described the decision to revamp QSAC as "short-sighted".
"It’s not a popular decision at all. It’s a bad place to go to and it’s a bad place to invest money."
An upgraded 40,000-seat QSAC would reportedly be the smallest Olympic athletics stadium since the 1928 Amsterdam Games.
