View Poll Results: Hosting commonwealth games is:
A complete waste of taxpayers money
10
45.45%
A great opportunity to inject tourism $$$
9
40.91%
Stop with the stupid questions... give me some cake!
3
13.64%
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2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
Nov 11th 2011, 1:32 pm
#16
Mostly Harmless
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Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
It's coming so I hope it brings more than it takes.
I'm optimistic it will, I'm in that kind of mood.
Come one, come all.
I'm optimistic it will, I'm in that kind of mood.
Come one, come all.
Nov 11th 2011, 1:34 pm
#17
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Posts: 6,039
Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
At least those games style flyover shots will be spectacular 
Nov 11th 2011, 1:59 pm
#18
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Nov 11th 2011, 2:52 pm
#21
221b Baker Street
Joined: Jun 2010
Location: Miles from anywhere, Victoria, Australia.
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Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
http://www.goldcoast2018bid.com/cont....asp?name=Home
So? Its looking (if press are to be believed - and I realise thats a silly idea) like the 2018 Commonwealth Games may be in our backyard here in SEQ.
Is this an outrageous waste of taxpayers money spending on infrastructure we dont need just so Qld can try and feel important? Or is it a huge opportunity for Qld to market itself to the world and inject some much needed capital into the tourism market?
Any thoughts?
So? Its looking (if press are to be believed - and I realise thats a silly idea) like the 2018 Commonwealth Games may be in our backyard here in SEQ.
Is this an outrageous waste of taxpayers money spending on infrastructure we dont need just so Qld can try and feel important? Or is it a huge opportunity for Qld to market itself to the world and inject some much needed capital into the tourism market?
Any thoughts?
Will the chooks stop laying?
Will cows stop milking?
Will the curtains fade?
Nov 11th 2011, 7:48 pm
#23
Where traffic lights rule
Joined: Aug 2006
Location: Brighton QLD
Posts: 2,460
Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
Why the cost when all they are doing it running, throwing hammers etc.
Nov 11th 2011, 8:05 pm
#24
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
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Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
Maybe - goatee growing, stubbie-holder hurling, lawnmowing, burning of sausages outside a hardware store, filling in of forms requesting "sickies" in the future, walking barefoot over the broken glass in a shopping centre carpark, not forgetting one for the marshalls - Fastest Official to eject any spectator cheering too loudly and waving vigorously..........
Nov 12th 2011, 8:36 am
#26
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Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
Wow suprised any city would want to bid after the last couple of games have become so obsolete. Seems like the competition was not so tough, a town in Sri Lanka i had never heard of. But being a sports fan myself i would say if you live in the area you will get some nice facilities and a bit of attention for a couple of weeks so heyho why not.
Nov 12th 2011, 8:51 am
#27
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Re: 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast
On a side note, London just won the 2017 World Athletic Championships, for me the Athletics are the best part of the Olympics any way so great for them to come back so quickly. Another good thing is now the running track is safe, i could never understand that we could hold an olympics and end up loosing the track afterwards and get just another football stadium. GB is one of the best track and field teams in the world and has a long proud history in the sport and there should be an international class athletics facility in London.
