The Games mascots are now an integral part of the promotion and commercial success of the Commonwealth Games. In 2006, the mascot was Karak.

Karak and Australian swimmerKarak and Australian swimmer Geoff Huegill
  • The 2006 mascot is a south-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
  • Its scientific name is Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne, though this one is called Karak.