Chris Hoy celebrates gold in 2002.
The Scottish team for the Games is playing down medal expectations, but remains confident of bringing home some gold in Melbourne.
Around half of the 169 Scottish athletes have arrived in Australia to begin final preparations.
But team captain Paul Bush said his nation had a goal of bringing home 15 medals from Melbourne - significantly less than their medal haul in Manchester.
"We got 30 in Manchester, but we don't have judo this time, and they accounted for 10 medals,” Bush said. "We are going to the other side of the world, out of season, and if you look at the rankings of the team we think 15 is a good benchmark."
Among the best hopes for winning those medals are in Cycling, Athletics and Swimming.
Gymnastics star Barry Koursasis and Athletics challenger Collette Fagan, who won the 10K event in last year's Great Scottish Run, are ranked as likely medal chances.
And Manchester gold medallist Chris Hoy will defend his Track Cycling gold.
Scotland’s Rugby Sevens squad is also in with a chance, after a victory over the highly regarded English side last weekend.
But head coach Rob Moffat said the tough draw in Melbourne meant Scotland would have to beat one of the top two teams in the competition if they want to make the finals.
"We have Fiji in our pool, and our cross-over match looks like New Zealand," said Moffat. "We will have to beat one of them to advance."
The squad were waved off by official team mascots - two Scottie dogs, Spirit and Sport, named by Scottish schoolchildren, and they were also given a preview of a special commemorative £10 note made for the Games.
The back of the note portrays a montage of the 14 sports the team is competing in during the Melbourne 2006 Games, whilst on the front it carries the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland logo. They are set to go into circulation on 15 March, to coincide with the opening ceremony.
Scotland will be looking for a strong performance in Melbourne in the hopes of boosting national interest in the Commonwealth Games and international attention on Scotland, ahead of Glasgow's bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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