This month marks what would have been one year to go until the 2025 Commonwealth Games, but instead of a countdown, regional Victorians are still reckoning with the fallout from the event’s cancellation.
Member for Shepparton District Kim O’Keeffe has criticised the State Government for its handling of the Games, calling the $589M compensation package, which includes $200M to Glasgow, Scotland, a costly mistake.
“We are still suffering a housing crisis, and I have previously called for our region to be included in Labor’s $1 billion Regional housing fund that was promised after the Games cancellation,” she said.
“Homelessness figures continue to rise, whist this government are focused on spending billions of dollars on tunnels that won’t be finished for 10 years. The Labor government have their priorities all wrong and the significant financial cost of cancelling the commonwealth games is just another example.”
O’Keeffe pledged to continue to lobby for upgrades to the Shepparton Sports Stadium and other neglected sporting facilities.
