Australia will host the next Commonwealth summit in October 2011, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday. The booming Indian Ocean city of Perth, which was last year named as the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting venue, will host the event from October 28-30. 'Australia and in particular Western Australia, looks forward to welcoming Commonwealth leaders and delegates to Perth for what I am confident will be a successful summit,' Rudd said. Sri Lanka was initially intended to host the 54-member nation summit in 2011 but reportedly withdrew because of concerns over its recently ended civil war. Sri Lanka is set to host the 2013 meeting, and Mauritius the 2015 event. Australia previously hosted CHOGM in 1981 and 2002, in Melbourne and the northeastern town of Coolum respectively. 