Plans to host athletes near Phillip Island scuppered

A push to host Scottish and Welsh athletes near Phillip Island is another casualty of the decision to cancel the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, as the economic shockwaves spread beyond the regional host cities.

Bass Coast Shire has revealed that it was negotiating to secure an “innovative” accommodation package for 500 athletes and staff from Scotland and Wales for a two-week period of acclimatisation and sightseeing before the Games kicked off.

Meetings were held as late as last Sunday…