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Early concerns have arisen about the large cost of staging the Games, with projected costs likely to be over 1 billion Australian dollars and a high likelihood the state government will have to cover the expense. The cost has been described in local media as excessive for what many regard as a non-premier sports event. Melbourne's premier sporting ground, the MCG is currently being redeveloped in preparation for the games.
The mascot for the games is Karak a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
The final program of events has not yet been finalised but is expected to look similar to this:
1930 - 1934 - 1938 - 1950 - 1954 - 1958 - 1962 - 1966 - 1970 - 1974 - 1978 - 1982 - 1986 - 1990 - 1994 - 1998 - 2002 - 2006 - 2010
2006 in sports Commonwealth Games