Commonwealth Games

 Welcome to the Melbourne Commonwealth Games March 15 - 26 2006

The MCG will be the heart and soul of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. From the opening moment, to the final cheer of the Closing Ceremony, the action will be set to the soundtrack of thunderous applause and cheers. Here and at other great venues, elite athletes from 71 nations will go for gold and glory across 16 sports. The Melbourne 2006 Sports Program comprises 12 individual and four team sports, with a total of 24 disciplines to be contested at the XVIII Commonwealth Games.

www.melbourne2006.com.au

The Baton

The baton will travel more than 180,000 kilometres and visit all 71 nations of the Commonwealth in one year and one day. This is a world first, as no Games relay has ever visited all member nations. This makes the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay the world's longest, most inclusive relay. The baton arrives in Australia on 24 January 2006.

See where the baton is now

http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/?s=qbr

The Mascot

Karak, a Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo is the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Mascot.

The striking South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne) is the Official Mascot of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Although the Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo is a rare bird with only about 1,000 of this species remaining, it is native to the West Wimmera.

Find out more about Karak

http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/?s=karak

Adopt a Second Team Commonwealth Games Nation

The Cook Islands

The Cook Islands will be the Horsham Rural City Council Adopt a Second Team Commonwealth Games Nation

Find out more about our friends in the Cook Islands by visiting these Cook islands websites

Cook Islands Government website

http://www.cook-islands.gov.ck/

Cook Islands Tourism

http://www.cook-islands.com/

Other Useful Commonwealth Games WWW Sites

Here are some more WWW sites about the Commonwealth Games

The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Site

http://www.melbourne2006.com.au

Australian Commonwealth Games Association

http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/

The Official Commonwealth Games Site

http://www.commonwealthgames.com

Global Classroom Projects

Commonwealth at Play

http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/commonwealth/index.htm

Karak in Action

http://www.surreal.com.au/karak/content/default.asp

Find out about other Sports and Athletes

Australian Sports Commission

http://www.ausport.gov.au/

Athletics Australia

http://www.athletics.org.au/athletes/index.cfm

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