The Greater Shepparton City Council claim that their model called the "The Greater Victoria" bid could help secure the future of the event, currently struggling to find a city to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games following the decision to take the event off Durban in South Africa.

Melbourne hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games but would not be part of this bid. 

Cities and towns slated for inclusion in the bid include Bendigo, Ballarat, Traralgon, Geelong, Shepparton, Warrnambool/Port Campbell, Mount Buller, Lake Nagambie, Yarrawonga and Wodonga. 

"What we are unveiling today is a 'first of its kind' vision - the 'People's Games' - and what we believe could form the blueprint for future major sporting events given the cost required and infrastructure needed to hold global competitions like the Commonwealth Games," Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor Dinny Adem said in a statement.

"Importantly, staging a groundbreaking concept such as this across regional cities and towns will leave a legacy for millions of people like we have never seen before.

"The economic and social impact will be so significant, not to mention the wave of optimism that would sweep the state.

“For us, Greater Shepparton with our rich multicultural mix is truly representative of what the Commonwealth Games is all about. 

"Thirteen per cent of our population are born overseas and we’re home to the largest Aboriginal community outside of Melbourne, just as the Commonwealth Games is representative of many faiths, races, languages, cultures and traditions."

Proposed venues include a new stadium at Shepparton Sports Precinct to hold the athletics and aquatics at the Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic Leisure Centre.

Other venues to be used include the Skilled Stadium, home ground of the Australian rules football club Geelong.

It would stage rugby sevens at the 2030 Commonwealth Games. 

Ballarat Badminton Centre, the Geelong Stead Park Hockey Centre and Shepparton Park Bowls Club would be among other venues utilised. 

"Under this top-line schedule, we envisage that the focus for proposed competition venues will be on significant upgrades to existing infrastructure to ensure Commonwealth Games regulations are met rather than building brand new facilities across the board at large expense," said Adem.

"Naturally, we do envisage that some temporary infrastructure will be required to house athletes and Games activities as part of a satellite approach.

"The legacy of such upgrades is that regional cities and towns would be in a prime position to successfully bid for future national and international events for years to come. This means ongoing investment and benefits into local economies for decades,"

Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney are among the Australian cities who have claimed they are interested in replacing Durban as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

It is thought unlikely, though, that the Commonwealth Games Federation would choose to host consecutive editions in Australia after the Gold Coast hosts 2018. 

But Australia could face competition to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 from Canada as that year marks the centenary of an event first staged in Hamilton in Ontario.

A decision is not due to be on which city will host the Games until 2023 but formal approaches, though, have already been made by the "The Greater Victoria" bid to the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and the state's Minister for Sport, and Tourism and Major Events John Eren, along with the Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull and new Federal Sports Minister and Victorian Member of Parliament Greg Hunt.

A 13-member taskforce, chaired by former Swisse Wellness managing director Adem Karafili, has already been set up and they are trying to arrange a meeting with Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Craig Phillips later this month.

"Naturally this idea won’t even get off the ground without very significant support across all levels of Government and the private sector," said Adem. 

"Parties of all political persuasions have been talking for years about the importance of delivering jobs and investment strategies for regional areas and this ambitious but very real proposal will deliver on many, many fronts and for many, many years. 

"No one does major events, particularly major sporting events, better than Victorians."