BRISBANE, Queensland, May 8 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Honourable Tim Mander

Advisory Board appointed for Queensland Academy of Sport

* New eight-member Advisory Board established for Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS). * Advisory Board willwork closely with QAS management to transition the Academy to a statutory body. * QAS will become a statutory body on 1 July 2025, 12 months earlier than the former Labor Government's plan.

The Crisafulli Government has appointed a new eight-member Advisory Board for the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) to steer its transition to a Statutory Body.

The members of t...