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The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in , then to British Commonwealth Games in , before taking on the current name of the Commonwealth Games in At the most recent Commonwealth Games in , Papua New Guinea sent its biggest ever contingent with a team travelling to Delhi, India. Early concerns arose about the large cost of staging the Games, with projected costs likely to be over 1 billion Australian dollars and a high likelihood the Victorian taxpayer would have to cover the expense.

The cost was described in some local media as excessive. National Party leader Peter Ryan said that the Labor government should win "gold medal for burning money" However, not all of this money was wasted. The actual costs for hosting the games was 1. An athlete's village in the inner suburb of Parkville housed approximately 7, athletes and support staff during the Games, and has been transformed into commercial housing with a distinctly eco-friendly image.

The creation of this village attracted controversy, with critics claiming it was created by alienating public parkland, while proponents maintained that it represented the renewal of an otherwise derelict inner-city area. The change from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time in Australian states that follow it was delayed from 26 March to 2 April for to avoid affecting the games.

Skip to Navigation. Print this page Return to site. Return to the CGF home page. Bowls Australia. Royal Victorian Bowls Association. Melbourne was the Jackaroos best performance to date, winning three gold medals, a silver and a bronze.

While it was celebration for the Jackaroos on the greens, it was heartbreak on the court for the Diamonds as the national netball team went down to archrivals New Zealand in the gold medal match, putting a silver lining on the career of three-time representative and three-time medallist Janine Ilitch who retired after the Games. Our Australian rugby 7s side narrowly missed out on the medals, losing to Fiji in the bronze medal match, the side featured then Wallabies star Lote Tuqiri in his sole Commonwealth Games appearance.

Irena Olevsky and Dannielle Liesch paired to win silver in the artistic swimming duet event, with Irena adding to the bronze she won in the solo event. The age-old battle for the top of the diving tower between Australia and Canada continued at the Games. One of the two nations had finished atop of the Diving medal tally at 12 of the previous 17 Commonwealth Games, with Australia getting the upper hand in Melbourne.

Australian swimmers dominated the pool winning an incredible 54 medals including 19 golds. At the peak of her swimming powers Libby Trickett nee Lenton had one of the greatest Games in Commonwealth history winning seven medals, including five gold medals, in her sole Commonwealth Games appearance. Sport Australia hall of fame member Matthew Cowdrey OAM continued to add to his burgeoning career at the Games winning two gold medals in Para-swimming events.

The MCG proved to be a happy place for our athletics stars with the team members winning 41 medals, including 16 gold medals.

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