Gold Coast mayor throws hat in ring for axed Commonwealth Games

Tom Tate introduced as we speak he’d be very happy to show “Victoria’s lemon into lemonade”, citing the actual fact the Gold Coast hosted the Games simply 5 years in the past, with these amenities nonetheless “maintained to the highest level”.

”We are Games ready,” Tate stated.

“The facility and the legacy facilities that we’ve had here are maintained to the highest level.

“It’s simpler to say no when you do not have the details, as a result of you then expose your self to many issues, however I’ve acquired extra of the details than most as a result of I used to be host of the 2018 video games.

“I know the budget and I know it can be done.”

Tate admitted he would first want the Queensland authorities’s assist, however stated “we have all the boxes ticked for them to say yes easily”.

However, it appears Premier Annastacia Palasczcuk is none to eager on supporting Tate’s push.

“We are 100 per cent focussed on the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” she stated when requested in regards to the Gold Coast mayor’s proposal.

Earlier this week, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews despatched shockwaves throughout the nation when he introduced the state would again away from its preliminary promise to host the video games in 2026, citing the exorbitant price.

The estimated price ticket of internet hosting the Games had blown out to round $7 billion, virtually triple the unique estimate of $2.6 billion.

Since Andrews’ announcement it seems that horror determine is a expensive sizzling potato no different Australian state or metropolis desires to deal with.

South Australian MP Tom Koutsantonis stated “it’s off our agenda” as a result of “it’s not value for money” as he revealed the tone of his discussions with SA Premier Peter Malinauskas, who’s presently away on go away.

WA Premier Roger Cook lambasted the Games as “ruinously expensive” and declared “they aren’t what they used to be”, as he confirmed the west was out of rivalry, too.

NSW Premier Chris Minns adopted swimsuit, confirming his state won’t bid to host the Games, whereas throughout the Tasman, New Zealand additionally let the chance fly by.

It stays to be seen, the place, if anyplace, the Games will now be held.