The Queensland election campaign has entered its second week, with the LNP leader heading north of Brisbane, where he announced a $250 million local sporting fund ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games
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00:00David Cricifulli has kicked off week two of the Queensland election campaign in the seat
00:07of Pine Rivers, north of Brisbane.
00:10He visited the local football club where he announced if elected the LNP will spend $3.8
00:16million to upgrade the facilities.
00:19He also announced the LNP would invest $250 million into local sporting clubs in the lead
00:24up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
00:29The proposed fund would provide local sporting clubs with money for upgrades to facilities
00:34such as floodlights, dressing rooms and canteens.
00:38Mr Cricifulli was also pressed about the LNP's plans to review Olympic infrastructure and
00:43whether the LNP would consider a public-private partnership to build a new stadium.
00:49Our focus is not on stadiums, our focus is on generational infrastructure.
00:55We are going to give people world-class venues, it won't be CUSAC, but we've spoken about
01:00no new stadiums.
01:02While Labor holds the electorate of Pine Rivers on a margin of 6.7 per cent, it's a seat in
01:08play with the LNP hoping it will swing its way like it did in 2012.
01:14The seat is currently held by Government Minister Nikki Boyd, she's held the seat since 2015.