Cockatoos

I like the

fact that if you talk about Cockatoo, Queensland, artistically it has something to do with Brisbane.

It ticks all those boxes.

When you're around that environment, I am working on it and part of it and everything else.

that looks like a lion.

Anyway, I think you've heard it here first that the mascots, plural, for the Brisbane Olympics should be three galahs.

Cockatoos.

You should have a black cockatoo, like a red-tailed, Yeah, the red-tailed black

We had a lot of different inspiration.

We had hundreds of different things on our list to look at, and they just kept coming back to this cockatoo.

And so, yeah, I think Queensland has gotten right behind this cockatoo What we don't know yet is the mascot and will perhaps the Cockatoo inspired logo emblem inspire the mascot as well? But no word on that at this stage.

So we wait and see on what the mascot will be.

Now, have you heard these whispers before? a Powderfinger heading for a possible reunion.

As a big cockatoo.

Ooh.

Cockatoo.

[laughs]

Maybe.

It's a white emblem with the, uh, cockatoo teal.

Yep.

Cockatoo, what do you-

She just bounded up to the bird and spoke.

Hello, Mr Cockatoo.

Can you help us? Abby asked.

Turning its head slightly so one eye could take in Abby completely, the cockatoo looked her up and down.

Safe to say we love it.

Head of the Cockatoo, the slight silhouette of the Opera House as a possible homage.

They've noticed it as well.

We've even got the great Libby Trickett here saying it's beautiful.