News: Culture
Helpmann Awards celebrate live performance
Music industry veteran Michael Gudinski was honoured at the 2009 Helpmann Awards at the Sydney Opera House last night. The Mushroom Records founder and Liberation/Frontier...
Jul 28, 2009
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Italian Forum Cultural Centre Opens
After 20 years, Sydney's Italian Forum Cultural Centre has finally opened. The first stone was laid 20 years ago by Italy's then-President, Francesco Cossiga, but Centre, in the...
Jul 27, 2009
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Celebrating Big Things
Long dismissed as tourist kitsch, Australia's ‘Big Things’ - giant models of everything from prawns to bananas - are now being heritage-listed and recognised as works of folk...
Jul 15, 2009
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NRL to review club Corporate Governance
The National Rugby League Board has requested that all NRL clubs provide detailed summaries of their corporate governance procedures. At the same time the Board has called for...
Jun 24, 2009
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WA State Theatre Centre appointments
AEG Ogden (Perth) Pty Ltd, venue managers for the Perth Theatre Trust venues, has announced new managerial appointments at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia. Alice...
Jun 19, 2009
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China to get new youth baseball league
Chinese financier Kenny Huang Jian Hua is leading a 10-year, multi-million dollar investment in youth baseball in China. A partnership has been agreed between Huang's QSL Sports...
Jun 5, 2009
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Boom at the Box Office
Further news that the leisure industry is defying the current economic downturn has come from Australian cinemas. Figures released by the Motion Picture Distributors Association...
Jun 4, 2009
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Architects appointed for Melbourne Arts Centre
Melbourne architects Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM) and Peter Elliot Architects have been appointed to design the $128.5 million redevelopment of Hamer Hall at Melbourne's...
May 22, 2009
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Budget Implications for Leisure Sectors
Martin Sheppard, Managing Director of Smart Connection Company believes that the 2009 Australian Federal budget presents "many opportunities". In an advisory note, Sheppard has...
May 14, 2009
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Australians and New Zealanders high on Global Sleeping Charts
The French spend more time sleeping than anyone else in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. They also devote more time to eating than anyone...
May 7, 2009
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Renaissance for Free Museums and Galleries
Museums and art galleries which offer free admission are enjoying a renaissance, according to the Sydney Morning Herald , helped by a recession-driven trend towards taking...
Apr 28, 2009
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Jacobsen Leaves Arena Management
Michael Jacobsen, Executive Chairman of the Michael Jacobsen Group, has stepped down as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive of venue operator Arena Management. Jacobsen, who...
Apr 22, 2009
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ARU scraps World Cup bid but plans Tokyo Bledisloe Test
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup due to the "exorbitant" guarantee fee charged by the International Rugby Board (IRB). ARU...
Apr 21, 2009
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AbaF seeks award nominations
The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) has announced details of their 2009 Awards. The awards honour the best relationships between business, the arts and donors â...
Apr 14, 2009
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Free sport and recreation for Manukau Youth
The John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation is launching AMPâ'd, a sport and recreation initiative for Manukau youth. The AMP'd programme, developed to encourage youth...
Apr 3, 2009
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Facts About NZ Culture, Recreation and Sport
New Zealandâs Office for the Community and Volunteer Sector has released a series of facts about sub-sectors of the community sector â covering culture, recreation and sport....
Apr 1, 2009
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Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope to offer 'ultimate in community leisure'
Stage II developments at the Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope (BLCS) in western Sydney are now well underway. When complete, the expanded facility will incorporate a variety of...
Mar 25, 2009
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Aquatics
Big Pineapple owners to fight heritage listing
The owners of the Big Pineapple attraction are expected to take the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to court to appeal the heritage listing of the Sunshine Coast icon. EPA...
Mar 24, 2009
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QPAC Theatres Reopen
The completion of a $34.7 million refurbishment of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has further cemented its reputation as one of Australia's best venues. QPAC...
Mar 19, 2009
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Tsunami Museum Opens in Banda Aceh
A new museum, designed to act as a symbolic reminder of the Asian tsunami in which more than 200,000 people were killed, has been opened in Banda Aceh. Situated on the northern...
Mar 12, 2009
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WA Scraps Stadium and Museum Plans
The Western Australian Government has announced that key projects, including the development of a new multi-purpose stadium, have been scrapped. Blaming the global economic...
Mar 9, 2009
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IAAPA Heads to Seoul
Following a highly successful exhibition in Macau in 2008, the Asian Attractions Expo 2009 is to be held at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Centre in Seoul, South Korea....
Mar 4, 2009
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Business volunteers contribute $5 million to the arts
Business volunteers have contributed $5 million in skills and time to the arts through adviceBank and boardBank, skilled volunteering programs run by the Australia Business Arts...
Mar 3, 2009
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Sports Sponsorship in Decline
The global financial crisis is causing sponsorships in Australian sport to decline, according to research by Sweeney Sports. As Sweeney Sports General Manager Todd Deacon...
Feb 17, 2009
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