A proposal to host a regional Commonwealth Games at almost half the cost of the eventual government plan was provided to senior bureaucrats at the government's major events and tourism company called Visit Victoria. abc730
abc.net.au/news/victoria-government-ignored-cheaper-commonwealth-games-plan-730/102655572A proposal to host a regional Commonwealth Games at almost half the cost of the eventual government plan was provided to senior bureaucrats at the government's major events and tourism company called Visit Victoria.Visit Victoria was provided with a $1.
In 2022, the Victorian government opted to pursue its own five-city plan in regional areas which did not include Melbourne hosting any events. It also proposed at least two new facilities be built, a velodrome in Bendigo and an Olympic-size pool in Geelong. This was something Commonwealth Games authorities advised against.
"Just because the contract said the Games would be hosted in Geelong, Shepparton, Gippsland and Bendigo it doesn't mean certain events couldn't be conducted in Melbourne as part of a variation [of the contract] if that became a more cost-effective model," Mr Creighton said. However, the government could now be forced to pay up to half a billion dollars in compensation for breaking its contract with the CGF.Negotiations with government lawyers in London stalled last week and the CGF is demanding the compensation partly to incentivise another city to host the Games.
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