Earlier in the week at Parliament House Canberra, Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS), UniSport Australia and Tourism Western Australia hosted a promotional event for the bid to host the World Masters Games (WMG) 2029 in Perth. 

Deputy Premier of Western Australia and WA Minister for Tourism Hon Roger Cook, and long-time Masters competitors Lindsay Cane and Rohan Greenland spoke about the important benefits to Australia in hosting the WMG. Several WA Members of Parliament including Dr Anne Aly and Patrick Gorman attended the event as did Australian Sports Commission CEO Kieren Perkins and Minister for Sport Anika Wells. 

Working exceptionally hard towards attracting major sporting events like the World Masters Games, the Western Australian Government has spent $2.3 billion on sports and event infrastructure to create world-class facilities over the past decade. International Masters Games Association CEO Jens V. Holm regards the proposed venues to host the 2029 WMG as the best of any previous WMG.

CAS CEO Robert Bradley expressed his enthusiasm for hosting the event and thanked those in attendance for their support. 

“It was great to host the promotional event for the World Masters Games Perth 2029 bid at Parliament House Canberra on Tuesday,” Bradley said. 

“There is a lot of enthusiasm for hosting the World Masters Games which would attract over 35,000 participants and provide over $50m economic impact as well as the many health, social benefits, employment and tourism benefits”.

“We had great support from WA Members of Parliament, including Dr Anne Aly and Patrick Gorman and Australian Sports Commission CEO Kieren Perkins.”

If Perth were to be announced as the host there are expected to be more than 25,000 international athletes and spectators drawn to Perth. The Games would use more than 60 venues across the city over the course of the 12 day program.