A golden day for Ballarat with a raft of Comm Games announcements

A swag of goodies has been announced for our region in preparation for the 2026 games, and not just for the 10 day event.

 

Mars Stadium will be upgraded to the tune of $150 million with 5,000 permanent new seats, the Ballarat Saleyards will be converted to an Athletes Village to house 1800 athletes and officials, and the Ballarat Train station will get a $50 million ‘historically sensitive’ upgrade with passenger lifts on both platforms and a connecting pedestrian overpass.

 

Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan, who was in Ballarat for the announcement, said another sport has also been added.

 

“We are really pleased to add to the program Mountain Bike cycling which will be hosted at Creswick.”

 

“It was a pretty hotly contested field I must say,” Deputy Premier Allan said.

 

Hot on the heals of today’s announcements, the Liberals say they’ll match the $150m Mars Stadium upgrade, Wendouree candiate Samantha McIntosh confirming the move with Radio Ballarat.

 

 

 

Image: Juliana Addison MP Facebook