The Olympic Games is the biggest sporting event on Earth and the Paralympics the greatest showcase of how participation in sport provides positive social and physical benefits to people with disabilities, and plays an important role in changing community perceptions of people with disabilities. In 2032, they are both coming to South East Queensland!

Join with fellow Noosa community members to hear about how both Games will benefit Noosa and the broader Sunshine Coast. Hear from Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart who will describe how the Shire is getting ready for hosting, from Olympian Duncan Armstrong OAM who has seen firsthand the benefits hosting the Olympics brings to a community, including to its athletes and volunteers, and from Andrew Brodie, who as CEO of the Sunshine Coast Airport will enable access and business opportunities to local companies and industries to leverage positive & lasting benefits from the Games.

Following a brief AGM, the three panellists will be invited to reflect on the future Games and how Noosa can make the most of this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The panel will be moderated by Peregian Family & Friends founder and President Leigh McCready, who also sits on the Board of Sunshine Coast 2032, the organisation created to be the voice of the Sunshine Coast community when it comes to the future Games.

Our panellists:

Clare Stewart - Elected in 2020 as Noosa's Mayor, Clare has recently nominated her proudest achievements in Council to date as being her work on advocating for improved housing availability via a new Housing Strategy, strengthening Disaster Management responses and her work to prevent and raise awareness of domestic and family violence across Noosa Shire.

Duncan Armstrong OAM - Duncan is an Olympic Gold Medallist, media commentator and corporate speaker. He's been Young Australian of the Year, has received an Order of Australia Medal and has successfully inspired countless others to achieve their highest corporate and personal goals. Duncan is also Vice-Chair of Sunshine Coast 2032.

Andrew Brodie - An experienced corporate executive, Andrew came to the role in 2019, just before Covid closures decimated the aviation and travel industries. Mr Brodie weathered the storm of the pandemic, pushed for air travel to be revived through international flights and has landed a new domestic airline partnership with Bonza Airlines.