Victoria could face extra costs over 'humiliating' Games backflip

The last price of Victoria’s determination to desert the Commonwealth Games remains to be unknown, with the state authorities not revealing the price of tearing up the contract.

A report in The Age has claimed the Queensland authorities was suggested in 2018 they must hand over $1 billion in the event that they ducked their dedication to internet hosting the Gold Coast Games.

And the state authorities is standing by its funding dedication of $2.6 billion to the areas for infrastructure upgrades.

Mars stadium in Ballarat was to be used in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Photo by Jason South. 18 th July 2023. — The Victorian authorities might be dealing with unknown prices for terminating its plan to host the Commonwealth Games. (Jason South)

Premier Daniel Andrews revealed the shock determination yesterday, claiming the budgeted $2.6 billion price of internet hosting the video games at various regional centres, had blown out to $6 billion and will have reached $7 billion.

“Last year when the Commonwealth Games Authorities approached us, needed someone to step in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as a state we were happy to help out,” Andrews mentioned.

“But, of course, not at any price and only if there was lasting benefit.”

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. — Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has axed the state’s plan to host the Commonwealth Games. (A Current Affair)

However, the federal government’s determination has been blasted as “humiliating” by critics.

The Commonwealth Games Federation mentioned $6 billion was “50 per cent more than those advised to the Organising Committee board at its meeting in June”.

A press release from the federation has additional mentioned the federal government had elevated prices of the plans in opposition to its recommendation.

”Since awarding Victoria the Games, the Government has made decisions to include more sports and an additional regional hub, and changed plans for venues, all of which have added considerable expense, often against the advice of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA).”

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The federation has mentioned it was solely given eight hours’ discover of the choice and till then had been suggested the federal government had the funds to host the video games.

Commonwealth Games Australia chief government Craig Phillips mentioned his organisation additionally had not been consulted concerning the “gross exaggeration” of prices revealed by the federal government at this time, claiming he solely realized of the choice at 8am.

The price of the Birmingham Games in 2022 was $1.5 billion, alongside $2 billion for the Gold Coast Games and simply $1 billion for the Glasgow Games.

There are fears Victoria’s retreat might imply the Games are usually not held for the primary time since WWII, with all different Australian states and territories ruling out a late bid, together with New Zealand.

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