Wild Koalas - not Whitewater Elephant

Our objective is to cause a rethink of the plan for the Olympic Whitewater Venue to:-

Bring economic commonsense now and ongoing
Support Redlands Community expectations
Save an historic and environmental gem from compromise
Support the Olympic Games Principles

With the excitement of the announcement that Queensland had won the right to host the 2032 Olympics, came the surprise revelation that the Redlands would be the location of the venue for the whitewater events.

The majority of residents surveyed are against the proposition
There is no publicly-available business case
Other Olymic whitewater facilities around the world are a cost burden ...

Our objective is to cause a rethink of the plan for the Olympic Whitewater Venue to:-

Bring economic commonsense now and ongoing
Support Redlands Community expectations
Save an historic and environmental gem from compromise
Support the Olympic Games Principles

With the excitement of the announcement that Queensland had won the right to host the 2032 Olympics, came the surprise revelation that the Redlands would be the location of the venue for the whitewater events.

The majority of residents surveyed are against the proposition
There is no publicly-available business case
Other Olymic whitewater facilities around the world are a cost burden on their citizens, or defunct eyesores.
The 4 events involved could be held at the Penrith, NSW facility, in line with the Olympic objectives.
We believe it's a waste of around $100 million that could be better used to relieve hardship for so many in the wider community.

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Ask the Premier to decline the Olympic Whitewater Venue

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This letter is requesting the Premier to consider the many aspects of the proposal for a whitewater facility which, if rethought, could lead to a victory for commonsense.

The letter points out a number of the areas where thoughtful planning is being overriden in the quest to have the facility in our city.

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Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk 
Premier & Minister for Olympics
Queensland Government
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Dear Premier

REDLANDS COMMUNITY DECLINES OLYMPIC WHITEWATER STADIUM IN FAVOUR OF PENRITH

I write to ask that you nominate the existing Olympic Whitewater Stadium in Penrith, New South Wales as the designated 2032 Olympic venue for canoe/ kayak events.

I urge you to do this because:

·	Redland City Council’s own community consultation processes have shown that the Whitewater Stadium is not wanted in the Redlands.   Given the evolution of the project to date, it appears that hosting an Olympic venue is of more importance to the Council than to the people of the Redlands.  Furthermore, I am greatly concerned that Council has not disclosed to the community the economic, environmental and social impacts of building an Olympic Whitewater Stadium on the Birkdale land.

·	Allocating a fraction of the capital investment of a new Olympic Stadium to upgrade the Penrith facility would achieve significant savings for all levels of government – money that could be better spent elsewhere.

·	The unnecessary construction of a new Whitewater Stadium is contrary to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy of using existing facilities; accordingly, the existing Olympic 2000 facilities in Penrith, New South Wales should be used.

·	The proposed site for the Whitewater Stadium is surrounded by Core Koala Habitat (Queensland Government mapping).  This is also in direct conflict with IOC policy which states where new permanent venues need to be constructed, the Hosts, the Host NOC and the OCOG shall ensure they are not located in or adjacent to statutory nature, cultural protected areas or World Heritage sites.

·	Further, the unnecessary construction of a new Whitewater Stadium will be detrimental to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games’ capacity to meet contractual obligations to operate as ‘climate positive’.

·	The Redlands community has long battled to protect the extensive natural, Indigenous cultural, and European heritage of the Birkdale site, including Willards Farm and the US Army-built World War II Radio Receiving Station.

I believe these values should take precedence over an Olympic venue and that the Birkdale land should become the ‘Redlands Wild Koala Refuge & Cultural Heritage Precinct’, a destination which will bring domestic and international tourists to the Redlands before, during and long after the 2032 Olympic Games.

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