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Melbourne shortlisted among seven potential host cities for the 2030 Gay Games (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 3 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Despite Victoria bailing on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in a move costing taxpayers almost $600 million, the state has been shortlisted to host another major event.

A fun quote from the end:

As for any potential battle with Perth to host the Gay Games, the minister shrugged off the competition.

"I love Perth, but seriously it's Perth," he said.

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[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm getting some whiplash over whether we "can afford" to host international sporting events or not

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It comes down to "will the cost of the game's infrastructure outweigh the tourist cash we'll get"

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

I know it all just boils down to cost-benefit analysis in the end, but I'm still understandably a little skeptical haha

[–] No1@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

,,,

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Im from Perth and I can confirm, it really is Perth.

[–] kerrypacker@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This is fucking stupid, the Olympics is the gay games and the straight games.