News: Entertainment
ASM Global announces executive management changes at BCEC
ASM Global APAC has announced its activation of long-held succession plans for Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC), the company’s flagship venue and one of...
May 26, 2022
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Melbourne Art Trams initiative returns for 2022 with theme ‘Unapologetically Blak’
The Melbourne Art Tram initiative returns for 2022, with six trams once again featuring designs by First Peoples artists and curated by artist Jarra Karalinar Steel...
May 25, 2022
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Swinburne University study reveals psychological challenges facing music and performing arts
Suicide attempts among workers in Australia’s art and live performance industry rose over last two years according to findings from a Swinburne University study into the...
May 25, 2022
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Earth Sanctuary tourist attraction hosts Dark Skies Festival
Taking place in Alice Springs at the Earth Sanctuary tourist attraction, the Dark Skies Festival from 25th-29th May 2022 includes a variety of experiences to take star gazing to...
May 25, 2022
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AV1 expands to meet renewed demand for events across Australia
To meet the renewed demand for events across Australia, AV1 - curators of premium live, hybrid and virtual event experiences - is expanding. Following a record month in May, in...
May 24, 2022
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LPA looks forward to productive partnership with incoming Federal Government
Live Performance Australia (LPA), the arts and entertainment industry peak body, has welcomed the incoming Labor Government along with congratulating the successful Greens and...
May 24, 2022
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NSW consumers urged to check eligibility for ticket refunds
Consumers in NSW seeking refunds for rescheduled or cancelled ticketed events are being urged to check their eligibility details in sellers' conditions. Advising that while...
May 23, 2022
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Red Energy takes on naming rights deal for Bendigo Stadium
Red Energy, the energy retail subsidiary of Snowy Hydro Limited, has taken up the naming rights to Bendigo Stadium. To be renamed Red Energy Arena from next month, the...
May 23, 2022
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City of Sydney provides significant funding to assist delivery of Vivid program
The City of Sydney is providing significant funding and in-kind support to assist the delivery of Vivid Sydney’s program of large-scale light installations and projections,...
May 22, 2022
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BASSINTHEGRASS 2022 becomes Northern Territory’s largest music festival ever
With thousands of people attending Darwin’s Mindil Beach for this year’s BASSINTHEGRASS, the event has become the Northern Territory’s biggest music festival ever. The 2022...
May 22, 2022
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Sold-out music festival BASSINTHEGRASS returns to Darwin tomorrow
The Northern Territory’s all-ages music festival, BASSINTHEGRASS, returns to Darwin tomorrow attracting thousands of interstate and local event goers to Mindil Beach. After...
May 20, 2022
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Skyline Attractions’ observation Ferris Wheel returns to Darwin’s Stokes Hill Wharf
Darwin Waterfront Corporation is welcoming Skyline Attractions’ observation Ferris Wheel to Stokes Hill Wharf along with two new additions. The 35 metre observation wheel...
May 20, 2022
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Coles partners with Mushroom Group to help young Indigenous aspiring musicians
Coles’ new partnership with the Mushroom Group and its creative agency, Mushroom Creative House extends the Coles First Nations Pathway Program beyond sport and into music....
May 20, 2022
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Screen Queensland supports companies to host paid post-production traineeships
Screen Queensland has announced five companies that will be supported to host full-time, paid traineeships as part of Screen Queensland’s Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV)...
May 19, 2022
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TDC provides insights into the technology behind Vivid Sydney
Technical Direction Company (TDC) - a leading supplier of video technology and production for the events and entertainment Industry with a team of project managers, creative...
May 19, 2022
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Blacktown Arts Centre presents impressive program of events for Blacktown City Festival
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre is offering an impressive program of events during this year’s Blacktown City Festival running until 29th May. Blacktown City Mayor Tony...
May 19, 2022
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Federal Court orders Viagogo to pay $7 million penalty for misleading Australian consumers
Ticket resale company Viagogo has been ordered to pay a $7 million penalty for misleading Australian consumers, after its appeal against a previous judgement was rejected...
May 19, 2022
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Bondi Festival 2022 returns with playful and immersive experiences
The three week Bondi Festival is returning in 2022 and promises to offer visitors playful and immersive experiences in various locations across Bondi from 1st-17th July....
May 18, 2022
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Delegates welcome return of AALARA conference with enthusiasm
Returning as an in-person event, the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association’s Conference and Trade Show has brought delegates together over three days, with...
May 18, 2022
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Tasmanian Government announces end of COVID-19 density and capacity restrictions
The Tasmanian Government has revealed that COVID-19 density and capacity restrictions will be scrapped from midnight on Friday. Announcing today that activities, events and...
May 18, 2022
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Funlab launches all new Laser Tag and Zero Latency Virtual Reality experience at Docklands
Entertainment and hospitality provider, Funlab, have added to the already popular gaming at Archie Brothers Docklands, with today's launch of a ‘first-of-its-kind’ Laser Tag and...
May 18, 2022
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Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion relaunches with upgraded facilities
The Hordern Pavilion in Sydney’s Moore Park precinct has rebooted with a multi-million dollar seating and behind the-scenes upgrade enabling the venue to host more events than...
May 17, 2022
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City of Sydney approves $3 million for new precinct activation program
Street Festivals, hospitality activations and light installations are among the types of events the City of Sydney has approved to provide funding worth $3 million in cash and...
May 16, 2022
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Redevelopment plans progress to next stage for Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres
After three decades of performances, events and screenings, Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres is preparing for its significant redesign and expansion. The Council owned and...
May 16, 2022
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