Ballarat took the first steps towards cementing its involvement with a regional Victorian Commonwealth Games push after the City of Ballarat mayor and chief executive met with taskforce organisers on Thursday morning.
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Ballarat mayor Samantha Mclntosh said she hoped the city’s elite facilities such as Eureka Stadium and Lake Wendouree would be used should the bid get the green light.
The meeting comes after four more councils from Wangaratta, Portland, Swan Hill and Horsham all expressed their interest in becoming involved in the bid.
Taskforce chair Adem Karafili there was already a level of healthy competition between councils for hosting rights.
“At this point we’re asking everyone to put their best foot forward because that’s going to be a key part of the feasibility study.”
A meeting with representatives of all regional councils in the state will take place in Shepparton in a fortnight, with a further taskforce meeting set to be held in Ballarat later in May.
