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Australian Museum opens new Crystal Hall
The Australian Museum has opened two new additions, marking stage one of the long-term renewal of Australia's oldest museum while also honouring the nation’s first inhabitants....
Sep 10, 2015
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Albury Museum aims for the Bilbao effect
The Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) is to open on 2nd October, with backers of the new regional art gallery hoping that it will affect the southern NSW town in the way that the...
Sep 9, 2015
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Belmont Park Racecourse to host pop-up waterpark through summer
The upcoming summer season will see Perth’s Belmont Park Racecourse host Xscape at the City – a pop-up waterpark that promises a new level of fun for Western Australia....
Sep 9, 2015
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Landscape architects McGregor Coxall to contribute to Sydney Modern Project
Award winning landscape architectural practice, McGregor Coxall, has been appointed to develop a landscape design concept for the Art Gallery of NSW’s proposed $450 million...
Sep 7, 2015
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Magic Memories offers special photographic momentoes to Shrek’s Adventure! guests
Queenstown-based Magic Memoires has introduced leading edge technology and design to create a seamless experience between attractions and the photographs guests take home as...
Sep 7, 2015
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Dreamworld to open interactive motorsport precinct based around Peter Brock cars
Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld is set to open an interactive motorsport precinct with the world’s largest collection of Peter Brock racing cars as its centrepiece. Dreamworld...
Sep 7, 2015
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More than 50 theme parks under development in China
With global attention focused on the development of the US$5.5 billion Shanghai Disneyland, the massive new them park is just one out of nearly 60 new theme parks set to open in...
Sep 5, 2015
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Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Debitsuccess link to deliver instalment payments for guest passes
Leading billing solution company Debitsuccess has joined forces with Village Roadshow Theme Parks to support an innovative new ticketing product, Village Theme Parks Unlimited...
Sep 4, 2015
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Battlefield Sports granted European Union patent for laser tag technology
Leading laser tag systems provider Battlefield Sports has announced that the European Patent Register has published its intention to grant it a patent for its flexible laser tag...
Sep 3, 2015
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Revived Hong Kong amusement park to close after popular season
Having entertained a million visitors since it opened in late June, Hong Kong's revived Lai Yuen Amusement Park has closed after its summer season. Located at Lai Yuen Park on...
Sep 3, 2015
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Safework SA completes investigation into 2014 Royal Adelaide Show ride death
With hundreds of thousands of South Australians expected to visit the 2015 Royal Adelaide Show both show organisers and Safework SA officers have promised an increased focus on...
Sep 2, 2015
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Dubai theme park firm to create over 1,000 jobs for UAE nationals
Dubai Parks and Resorts, the company building three theme parks in the Emirate, has launched a major employment program aimed at attracting more than 1,000 United Arab Emirates...
Sep 1, 2015
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Manukau whitewater park reaches construction milestone
Construction on the Wero Whitewater Park at Manakau has reached the halfway stage with builders expecting the construction to be completed by April next year. The $37.5 million...
Aug 31, 2015
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Hanmer Springs unveils plans for European-style luxury day spa
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools is seeking partners to back a bold $15 million premium spa investment to boost the alpine village's ability to draw in visitors from far and wide....
Aug 30, 2015
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No Wi-Fi but Hong Kong's Ocean Park is among world’s riskiest attractions for phone hacking
Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park has been branded one of the world's riskiest visitor attractions for exposing mobile devices to cyberattacks, alongside New York’s Times Square...
Aug 29, 2015
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Queensland Government and Village Roadshow to build super stage
The Queensland Government has reached an in-principle agreement to build a 4,000 metre² super stage at Village Roadshow’s Oxenford Studios in a partnership that will...
Aug 29, 2015
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Report suggests Taiwan waterpark fireball ignited by stage lights
A deadly fireball that ripped through a crowd of young people at a waterpark in Taiwan in late June was caused when coloured powder was ignited by stage lights. According to a...
Aug 28, 2015
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WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo celebrates birth of koala joey
Keepers at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo have this week celebrated the highly anticipated arrival of the first koala joey for the 2015 breeding season, with a tiny male beginning to...
Aug 26, 2015
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Christchurch Art Gallery set for December reopening
Following confusion over the completion date for the $56.7 million repair project being undetaken at the Christchurch Art Gallery, it has been confirmed that the Canterbury...
Aug 26, 2015
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Victorian Government backs tourism in Geelong and the Bellarine
The Victorian Government has committed $275,000 towards the creation of the State's 11th Regional Tourism Board (RTB): Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine. Covering the...
Aug 25, 2015
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Weather hits Village Roadshow profits
Australia's wettest January in 50 years washed away 4% of Village Roadshow's profits, hitting attendances at the Group's theme parks: Sea World, Warner Bros. Movie World,...
Aug 25, 2015
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TIANZ names Tourism Industry Awards finalists
The Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) has named the finalists in the 2015 Tourism Industry Awards. Selected from over 100 entries, the 34 finalists across two...
Aug 25, 2015
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Centaman conferences address common leisure industry challenges
Dozens of leisure industry professionals from across Australia will descend on Melbourne and Sydney this week to hear how the latest innovations in leisure management software...
Aug 24, 2015
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Surf Life Saving Australia research helps inform the new Australian Standard for Lifejackets
Innovative and world leading research conducted by Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has helped inform the newly published Australian Standard for Lifejackets. Released by...
Aug 24, 2015
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