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NSW Government reveals event support package for COVID-19 disrupted events
The NSW Government has announced its Event Saver Fund, a support package for major events that have been “cancelled or significantly disrupted” as a result of its current...
Jan 17, 2022
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Dubai Parks and Resorts set to launch new rides at Motiongate Dubai
Dubai Parks and Resorts has announced the impending launch of two new rides within its Lionsgate Zone at Motiongate Dubai as of 21st January. The additions are the first...
Jan 17, 2022
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LAI Games debut monthly podcasts
LAI Games will be airing the debut episode of its monthly podcast/video series - Arcadecast - next Thursday, 20th January, 2022 via the LAI Games YouTube channel. LAI Games is a...
Jan 16, 2022
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Themed Entertainment Association announces formation of China Development Council
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the formation of a new division in its membership, the China Development Council - tasked with cultivating member and...
Jan 14, 2022
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Confident Bluesfest organisers ‘charging towards April’
With 13 weeks to go before it returns for its first event since 2019, organisers of Bluesfest has assured fans that they are confident that its 2022 edition will be staged, with...
Jan 14, 2022
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Evangelical church Hillsong’s summercamp NSW ‘festival’ avoids action over banned singing and dancing
While the NSW Government’s ban on singing and dancing has seen the cancellation or postponement of several music festivals in the past week, it has emerged that evangelical...
Jan 14, 2022
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St Kilda Festival program extended to nine days for COVID safety
The St Kilda Festival, presented by City of Port Phillip, will this year shift from the one-day format of recent years to allow social distancing - with the extended nine-day...
Jan 14, 2022
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Omicron impact sees call for screen production insurance to be matched for live music and events
An alliance of live music and entertainment bodies is calling on the Federal Government to extend its Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF), announced earlier this week to help the...
Jan 13, 2022
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Sydney Festival Chair David Kirk apologises for event’s handling of Israeli funding
Sydney Festival Chair David Kirk has apologised for the event's handling of a funding controversy which saw a number of artists and organisations withdraw from the Festival over...
Jan 13, 2022
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Crown Resorts board endorses $9 billion takeover offer from US-based investment group
A bid by US-based global investment business Blackstone to acquire the Crown Resorts looks set to be agreed with the casino and entertainment group’s board having given...
Jan 12, 2022
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Waste diversion sees Nelson event leave small footprint
The Netsky event held at Trafalgar Park on 5th January is being praised for showing that festivalgoers know how to have a good time as well as care for the environment with...
Jan 12, 2022
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Village Roadshow owner records $36 million loss in last financial year
Village Roadshow’s owner has advised that the ongoing viability of the entertainment and theme park group is contingent on the Omicron wave not resulting in new restrictions on...
Jan 12, 2022
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Ban on singing and dancing in venues and entertainment sees new event cancellations
With 2022 having held out the prospect of a resurgence for the live entertainment and music industry, the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus is causing the cancellation of a...
Jan 12, 2022
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Turnstile appointed to provide sponsorship valuation services for the British and Irish Lions
Ahead of their tour to Australia in 2025, rugby heavyweights - The British & Irish Lions – have appointed Turnstile to provide sponsorship valuation services. The British &...
Jan 11, 2022
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Hong Kong Disneyland presents in-park live orchestral performance
With its Castle of Magical Dreams as the backdrop, Hong Kong Disneyland has staged a series of live orchestral performances. The inaugural performances on 3rd and 4th December...
Jan 11, 2022
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accesso renews global partnership with Merlin Entertainments
Leading attractions and venues technology provider accesso Technology Group plc has announced a four-year extension of its collaboration with Merlin Entertainments. The newly...
Jan 11, 2022
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New concert and family festival added to Christchurch summer events
Christchurch City Council is adding a concert and family festival to its summer calendar with the new events being held in Victoria Square over the weekend of 12th/13th March...
Jan 10, 2022
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What future for the arts in a post-pandemic world?
Platform Papers , Australia’s leading journal for the performing arts has defied two years of disruption - and an apparent hostility towards the arts - to launch a newly...
Jan 10, 2022
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City of Melbourne looks to innovative arts projects to reinvigorate the city
The City of Melbourne has announced the quadrupling of its funding for the latest round of an arts grants program after receiving what it calls “a staggering number of...
Jan 9, 2022
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Universal Beijing Resort looks to second phase expansion with five new hotels
Universal Beijing Resort in China is to embark on the second phase of its development with a 22 hectare area of land being added to its footprint that will include up to five...
Jan 7, 2022
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Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and circus among performances to tour Regional Victoria
Grant recipients for the latest rounds of the Touring Victoria and Small Regional Presenters programs have been announced with this year’s program awarding grants of more than...
Jan 7, 2022
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Organisers announce postponement of Tamworth Country Music Festival
Organisers of the Tamworth Country Music Festival have announced that its 50th-anniversary event, scheduled to start at the end of next week, will be postponed as a result of...
Jan 7, 2022
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Intamin launches new single-rail rollercoaster at Luna Park Sydney
Leading global amusement ride manufacturer Intamin has provided details of the launch of the world’s first launched single-rail rollercoaster at Luna Park Sydney. Named the ‘Big...
Jan 7, 2022
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Several COVID restrictions reinstated by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet
With almost 110,000 new COVID cases recorded between 5th and 7th January and a significant increase in the number of hospitalised patients, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has...
Jan 7, 2022
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