News: Culture
Create NSW launches major funding program for ambitious arts and culture
Newly formed NSW arts body Create NSW is inviting artists and arts and cultural organisations across the State to apply for funding under the 2017/2018 Arts and Cultural...
Apr 10, 2017
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Pukeahu National War Memorial Park wins landscape architecture awards
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park’s overall win at 2017’s New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture annual awards has been noted as a fitting accolade a special place of...
Apr 9, 2017
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Parks
Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan models the burkini
Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan has recently been pictured wearing the Australian-designed full-body ‘burkini’ swimsuit while in Thailand. Lohan - who has recently been studying...
Apr 8, 2017
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Tokyo Olympics golf course agrees to amend membership policy
The course that will host the 2020 Tokyo Olympic golf tournament has avoided being stripped of the event by deciding to change its membership policy to include women. The...
Apr 4, 2017
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Golf
Designs revealed for State Library of Victoria renovation
Reporting that it has “never been busier”, an $88 million redevelopment of the State Library of Victoria envisages increasing publicly accessible spaces by 40%, creating new...
Apr 3, 2017
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The Dream Guards and Play Hard Sports align to promote activity programs in schools
Gold Coast-based sports equipment manufacturer Play Hard Sports has aligned with The Dream Guards to help deliver their anti-bullying, empowerment and healthy/active lifestyle...
Mar 30, 2017
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Blacktown International Sportspark to host 2017 AFL Diversity Championships
More than 300 teenagers from across Australia will be at the Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney for the 2017 AFL Diversity Championships from Saturday 8th to Thursday...
Mar 30, 2017
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Free Rainbow Laces distribution boosts ongoing campaign for inclusion in sport
Grassroots and community sporting clubs as well as individuals are invited to wear #RainbowLaces when playing their sport next month as part of the ‘Rainbow Round of Sport’....
Mar 29, 2017
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Australia's Big Things go green for St Patrick's Day
Four of Australia’s landmark ‘big things’ - the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, the Big Merino in Goulburn, the Big Kangaroo in Border Village, South Australia and the Big...
Mar 17, 2017
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Fitness First Middle East to open women-only gyms in Saudi Arabia
Fitness First Middle East has announced that it will launch womens-only gyms in Saudi Arabia this year, complementing its existing portfolio of men’s clubs. With Saudi Arabia’s...
Mar 16, 2017
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Fitness
NRL Cowboys House officially opened in Townsville
NRL Cowboys House has been officially opened in Townsville – delivering a facility that will provide significant benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families...
Mar 12, 2017
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AUSTSWIM teacher Fadila Chafic leads women to love the water
AUSTSWIM teacher Fadila Chafic is struggling to keep up with demand for the ladies only swimming and water safety classes she has recently started in south west Sydney. Earlier...
Mar 12, 2017
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Aquatics
$20 million arts and community facility to be developed in Granville
Aimed at addressing a shortfall of community spaces in the Granville area of western Sydney, a new multipurpose community centre, library and regional arts facility is being...
Mar 12, 2017
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Nike launches high-performance sports hijab for Muslim athletes
Global sports brand Nike has used International Women’s Day to launch a hijab designed to make sport more comfortable for Muslim women. Set to go on sale early in 2018, Nike...
Mar 8, 2017
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Netball Australia marks 90th anniversary achievements on International Women’s Day
As it approaches its 90th anniversary during 2017, Netball Australia will be marking 90 years of campaigning for women on and off the sporting field, celebrating their...
Mar 7, 2017
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Re-use of heritage buildings a smart way to grow the visitor economy
A new Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) study of the value to the visitor economy of adaptive re-use of heritage assets is encouraging government to work with private...
Feb 26, 2017
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AWRA to trade as Women Sport Australia
The Australian Womensport and Recreation Association has advised its stakeholders that it is to trade and identify as Women Sport Australia (WSA). In a recent communication,...
Feb 23, 2017
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Tennis Australia and UN Women’s Committee to advance gender equality on International Women’s Day
In a joint effort to promote gender equality, Tennis Australia and the UN Women National Committee (NC) Australia have announced the co-hosting of a breakfast event to mark...
Feb 22, 2017
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MuseumNext ready to open in Melbourne
Starting tomorrow in Melbourne, the MuseumNext conference will be presenting an important program with speakers from 14 countries talking about taking risks across all elements...
Feb 13, 2017
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VenuesWest and the Boab Network working together for Indigenous children
As part of its commitment to giving back to the community, VenuesWest and the Boab Network have been working together to bring 16 children from an Indigenous community in...
Feb 2, 2017
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Owners look to revamp Nambour’s Big Pineapple
After several years of uncertainty the owners of The Big Pineapple attraction on the Sunshine Coast are planning revitalise the tourism icon. After several changes of ownership,...
Jan 31, 2017
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Australian National Maritime Museum to host Escape from Pompeii exhibition
Sydney’s Australian National Maritime Museum is to host a new international exhibition that will reveal the untold story of the dramatic rescue attempt following one of...
Jan 26, 2017
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Attractions
Canberra Theatre bomb threat for displaying Australia Day billboard with girls in hijabs
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has told people offended by an Australia Day billboard featuring two young Muslim girls to “get over it” after threats were made against the...
Jan 25, 2017
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New initiatives for Chinese New Year at Twelve Apostles and Great Ocean Road
To cater for expected large numbers of Asian visitors to the Twelve Apostles on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road over the 2017 Chinese New Year, Parks Victoria will be welcoming...
Jan 22, 2017
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Parks