Craig phillips

The Gold Coast Bulletin: Gold Coast has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) due to a lack of backing from the state and federal governments.

Gold Coast had proposed a $700 million “scaled down” event after Victoria withdrew its bid to host the games earleir this year, citing major cost blow-outs.

But, city's Mayor Tom Tate said the Gold Coast could not host the Commonwealth Games because he had failed to secure funding from the state and federal governments. according to Sky News.