Daniel Andrews has won a third term as Victorian Premier after his Labor Party, which brought the Commonwealth Games to the state, enjoyed a resounding election victory.

The City of Greater Bendigo has appointed Andrew Cooney as its director for the Commonwealth Games, to support the delivery of the city's events at Victoria 2026.

Commonwealth Games England's director of sport and performance Francesca Carter-Kelly is set to serve as the country's Chef de Mission for Victoria 2026.

Torquay, the home of coastal rowing for Victoria 2026, is set to stage a taster event this week as it eyes the Commonwealth Games coming to its shores.

Athletes from Victoria who were in Australia's successful Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games team have received the Australian Sports Medal (ASM).

The Liberal Party in Victoria has confirmed its conviction that Kardinia Park in Geelong must host both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The regional partnership of 13 local Governments across the Australian state Victoria, has secured AUD $500,000 (£279,000/$320,000/€324,000) to shortlist potential World Heritage sites in the area to improve regional investment in the build-up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Netball Australia has entered a partnership with tourism company Visit Victoria to cover the next five years, including its preparations for the next edition of the Commonwealth Games.

Kardinia Park in Geelong has been chosen as the venue for the Closing Ceremony of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

An Australian delegation has visited Birmingham 2022's Sandwell Aquatics Centre to help with preparation for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.

A delegation of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games organisers visited Warrnambool today to discuss plans to redevelop the city's hockey club.

Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporation's chief executive Paul Paton has described the state's hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games as the perfect opportunity to put indigenous tourism and language into the limelight.

Ballarat Mayor Daniel Moloney believes hosting athletics during the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games will be a moment of history for the city.

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has insisted it wants to continue to collaborate with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) after it did not feature as part of the Victoria 2026 sporting programme.

Gippsland will host shooting when it makes its return to the Commonwealth Games in 2026, the Victoria Government has announced.