BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 8 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
JOINT STATEMENT
Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Honourable Tim Mander
Assistant Minister for Community Safety, Defence Industry, Veterans and North Queensland
Mrs Janelle Poole
* Crisafulli Government to bring world-class, high-performance support closer to home through the Queensland Academy of Sport's (QAS) new regional hub pilot program in Townsville.
* TheTownsville Regional Hub will initially support up to 30 regional athletes nominated through sports, identified through the YouFor2032 Talent Search.
* The Regional Hub will strengthen the regional athlete ...