News: Attractions
Australia’s first indoor surfing venue opens in Perth
The Aloha Surfhouse, Australia’s first indoor surfing venue, has opened in the Perth suburb of Joondalup. Developed at a cost of $6 million over a two year period, the business...
Jan 30, 2018
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ACTVENTURE advisory board looks beyond Sunshine Coast for second attraction in the UAE
With earth moving works set to commence later this year at new Sunshine Coast adventure-based attraction ACTVENTURE, the new destination’s advisory board has revealed that it is...
Jan 30, 2018
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UAE to host Asia Pacific’s leading adventure tourism trade event
The potential, and limitations, of the fast growing adventure tourism market in Asia is to be explored at the PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart...
Jan 29, 2018
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QAGOMA achieves record two million visitors in 2017
The Queensland Art Gallery│Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) has set a new record for visitor numbers in 2017 with an attendance of more than 2.17 million. Exceeding its previous...
Jan 27, 2018
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Dreamworld reopens popular water ride
Dreamworld’s Rocky Hollow Log Ride, one of the most popular rides at the Gold Coast theme park, has reopened more than a year after a serious safety incident. With the incident...
Jan 24, 2018
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Work commences on Western Australia's new museum
Major construction is underway on Western Australia's new museum, with the $428 million project aiming to create a world-class attraction for tourists and locals. Western...
Jan 23, 2018
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QTIC fears 'negative' weather forecasts deter visitors
The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) is calling for weather reports to be more positive, saying that reports that mention cloud and rain deter potential visitors....
Jan 21, 2018
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2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists announced by WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has this week announced the 15 Finalists in its 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Selected from entries from around the world and...
Jan 18, 2018
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Stars launch Adelaide Festival Centre Walk of Fame
The redevelopment of the Adelaide Festival Centre has today seen the venue’s Walk of Fame unveiled on the northern promenade on the Torrens riverbank. Illuminating the names of...
Jan 18, 2018
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Segway tours to launch in Perth’s Kings Park
The Western Australian Government has announced that Segway tours will operate in Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Garden, providing a boost to tourism in the heart of the city....
Jan 17, 2018
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NZONE Skydive resumes operations after Queenstown fatality
Skydiving operations and commercial activity have at resumed Queenstown's NZone Skydive after a tandem incident that resulted in the disappearance of an American tourist in Lake...
Jan 15, 2018
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Uncertain future for Shepparton's Fun City family entertainment centre
Uncertainty surrounds the Fun City family entertainment centre in the Victorian town of Shepparton, with the complex having closed as of last Friday and a sign on its door...
Jan 15, 2018
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New tourism figures show visitors are staying longer in the Bendigo region
New figures from Tourism Research Australia show that the number of nights domestic visitors spent in the Bendigo Loddon region grew by 15.8% in the past year. The Bendigo...
Jan 14, 2018
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Wet’n’Wild Sydney presents summer time motocross thrills
For the third successive year, Wet’n’Wild Sydney is partnering with Australia’s leading freestyle motocross team, Showtime FMX to present the Showtime FMX Summer Slam. The...
Jan 13, 2018
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Security bollards erected to protect Luna Park Melbourne
Landmark locations on the foreshore of the Melbourne beachside suburb of St Kilda, including Luna Park Melbourne and the Palais Theatre, are now being protected by concrete...
Jan 12, 2018
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For Sale: Fun City Shepparton
Fun City Shepparton, Australia’s largest family entertainment centre is for sale. With an entertainment floor of 6,000 metre², within a building measuring 5300 metre², the...
Jan 9, 2018
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Toboggan Hill Park passes 30 year anniversary
Popular Post Stephens attraction Toboggan Hill Park marked the end of 2017 with celebrations of the 30th anniversary of its opening. With a 1 kilometre long Wiegand toboggan...
Jan 8, 2018
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Hong Kong’s first mini golf club opens in Causeway Bay
Strokes, Hong Kong’s first ‘mini golf club’, has just opened in the Fashion Walk mall in the city’s Causeway Bay area. The 750 metre² attraction offers two nine-hole mini golf...
Jan 7, 2018
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Sea World to stage Carnivale ‘street party’ through January
Gold theme park Sea World has announced that its after-dark event, Carnivale, will be returning on selected nights this January. Aiming to offer a recreation of New Orleans and...
Jan 5, 2018
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Australasian Zoo and Aquarium Association follows new direction with 2018 Conference announcement
Having appointed Nicola Craddock as its new Executive Director in the second half of 2017, the Australasian Zoo and Aquarium Association has announced that its 24th Conference...
Jan 4, 2018
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Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Surfers Paradise Alliance enter marketing partnership
Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Surfers Paradise Alliance have joined forces in a new partnership to promote the Surfers Paradise precinct and Gold Coast’s world-class theme...
Jan 4, 2018
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Sydney Olympic Park surfing attraction gains development approval
Backers of the URBNSURF Sydney artificial surfing wave attraction have announced the receipt of approval of its development application by the NSW Minister for Planning approved...
Jan 3, 2018
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Rhinoceros gores keeper at NSW zoo
A senior keeper has been gored by a southern white rhinoceros at Mogo Zoo on the NSW south coast during a "daily routine procedure" with the animal. In a statement, Mogo Zoo...
Jan 3, 2018
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Work set to begin on Sydney Indoor Motocross Park
Construction is set to begin on Australia’s first indoor motocross facility at Sydney’s Eastern Creek. Having been approved by Blacktown City Council prior to Christmas, the...
Jan 3, 2018
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