News: Consultants
Waypoint to assist Hawthorn FC at Waverley Park
Waypoint Pty Ltd have announced their recent appointment by leading AFL club Hawthorn Football Club to undertake a scoping study on the future of the Club's training and...
Mar 8, 2012
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Coffey's integrated approach nets $9 million in funding for Tasmanian facility
The Federal Government recently announced a $9 million funding commitment for the redevelopment of the King George V Sports and Community Precinct in the North Hobart suburb of...
Mar 7, 2012
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Commonwealth Games Federation to undertake strategic review
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has appointed consultants pmplegacy to undertake a comprehensive and independent strategic review of the organisation as it seeks to...
Feb 19, 2012
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Gold Coast 2018 Games Chair announces Chief Executive appointment
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Chairman, Mark Stockwell has announced the appointment of Mark Peters as Chief Executive of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation Organising...
Feb 18, 2012
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Star Casino sacks Managing Director
Sid Vaikunta, the Managing Director of Sydney's Star Casino has been sacked. Echo Entertainment Group Chief Executive Larry Mullin announced the termination yesterday in in a...
Feb 3, 2012
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Ferrari World set for fast lane in 2012
While adjustments to its operating hours led to a number of staff reducancies at the end of last year, the operators of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world's the largest indoor...
Feb 3, 2012
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Ballarat Swimming Club backs YMCA pool management
Ballarat Gold Swimming Club President Anthony Hoffmann has come out in support of the YMCA's management of the City's Eureka Pool. Hoffmann told Ballarat newspaper The Courier...
Feb 3, 2012
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gemba announces new venues and facilities division
Sports consultancy gemba has announced the establishment of a new Venues and Facilities Division. The new Division will work closely with Gemba's existing Strategy Division and...
Jan 5, 2012
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@leisure launches new logo and branding
Leading sport, leisure and play consultancy @leisure has launched a new logo and brand. With the Melbourne-based consultancy set to celebrate 20 years in business in 2012, the...
Dec 12, 2011
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Cats unveil Elite Training Venue
The Geelong Cats have announced a long term elite sponsorship agreement with Keystone Business Park that will result in the construction of an exclusive training venue within...
Dec 7, 2011
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Dare's new consultancy leads the way
Former Stratcorp Consulting Managing Director Chris Dare has returned to the leisure, sport and venue industry, establishing a new advisory business, Waypoint Pty Ltd. In...
Nov 8, 2011
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New Thinking on Artificial Turf Solutions
Leading industry consultant Martin Sheppard of the Smart Connection Consultancy has released a synthetic turf factsheet update explaining a number of developments and...
Aug 31, 2011
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Western Australian Government welcomes Ningaloo Coast's World Heritage listing
The Ningaloo Coast has been given the highest level of international recognition with its inscription on the World Heritage List for its natural beauty and biological diversity....
Jul 4, 2011
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Taking the plunge on long term contract management
An innovative new approach to leisure facilities management contracts is set to cut costs, improve service and enhance long term planning for the City of Boroondara. The...
Jun 15, 2011
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Australian minimum wage rises by 3.4%
On Friday 3rd June 2011, the Minimum Wage Panel of Fair Work Australia awarded a Federal Minimum Wage increase of 3.4%. This decision increases the national minimum wage by...
Jun 8, 2011
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Dohnt and Hassall named Venue Professionals of the Year
The Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) [VMA] has announced that its 2011 Venue Professional of the Year Awards have been presented to: Trevor Dohnt - General...
Jun 6, 2011
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Should public pools hire lane space to commercial operators?
The Australian Leisure Facilities Association (ALFA) is looking for opinions on the matter of hiring of lane space in public facilities to commercial operators. ALFA is aware...
May 9, 2011
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BlueFit to manage Brisbane's Centenary and Chermside Pools
Fast growing leisure contract managers BlueFit Leisure are to assume the management of Brisbane City Council's Centenary and Chermside Pools. BlueFit is understood to be taking...
May 4, 2011
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Citigroup warns broadcasters over rise in AFL rights fees
Multinational financial services company Citigroup has warned that broadcasters may struggle to recoup their investment if TV rights fees in the current Australian Football...
Mar 30, 2011
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Sunshine Coast agrees Aquatics Plan
The Sunshine Coast Council has adopted an aquatics strategy that will guide the planning, development and management of the aquatics network across the region over the next 15...
Mar 28, 2011
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Clarence Valley Council tenders the Management and Operation of its Swimming Pool Facilities
Clarence Valley Council in northern NSW has released a tender for the Management and Operation of Grafton Olympic Memorial Pool, South Grafton Indoor Pool & Boyd-Nattress...
Mar 21, 2011
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SkyCity locks striking workers out, requests more negotiations
Auckland's Sky City has locked out 27 union members who took strike action last Saturday. Sky City spokesman Scott Campbell said the workers who took strike action last Saturday...
Mar 8, 2011
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Coffey Announces new Managing Director
Leading global professional services consultancy Coffey International Limited has announced that it has appointed John Douglas as Managing Director and Chief Executive....
Mar 7, 2011
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PFA Supports A-League Players in Uncertain Times
With the exclusion of North Queensland Fury from the A-League, the next few months shape as a most uncertain time for Australia's professional footballers, according to the...
Mar 3, 2011
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