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Hamilton venues to operate as fully vaccinated facilities as part of new COVID-19 protection framework
Hamilton’s three major sport and entertainment venues - Claudelands, FMG Stadium Waikato and Seddon Park - will be operating as fully vaccinated venues when the New Zealand...
Nov 20, 2021
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Veritas Events bolsters in-house creative capabilities with appointment of Daniel Lowe
Veritas Events’ appointment of Daniel Lowe as Creative Director, bolsters their in-house full-service creative capabilities offered to clients for delivery and execution of...
Nov 18, 2021
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VMA announces new Chair for its Venue Management School
Advising of a “changing of the guards”, Venue Management Association (VMA) President Leighton Wood has announced that Dean Hassall CVE has been appointed Chair of its...
Nov 17, 2021
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UNIFIED Music Group partners with Collarts to address Australian music industry’s urgent post-COVID skills shortage
Aiming to create employment pathways for the next generation of much-needed music industry professionals, UNIFIED Music Group’s Red Hill Entertainment has partnered with...
Nov 17, 2021
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New Timezone and Zone Bowling opens at Top Ryde City
The Entertainment and Education Group have launched a new, dual-branded combination of Australian entertainment brands: Timezone and Zone Bowling at Top Ryde City. As the first...
Nov 17, 2021
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Big Screen Video and BetMakers Technology Group agree Exclusive Global partnership
Big Screen Video has this week advised of an exclusive, five-year global agreement with BetMakers Technology Group, partnering in the delivery of LED and LCD digital displays....
Nov 17, 2021
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Sydney Festival 2022 to inspire and entertain with more than 130 events
The inaugural Sydney Festival program from Director Olivia Ansell has been released with more than 130 events taking place from 6 th – 30th January 2022 to include theatre,...
Nov 17, 2021
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Event ticketing and tourism agencies move to integrate New Zealand’s My Vaccine Pass
New Zealand event ticketing and tourism operators are moving to integrate their technologies with the My Vaccine Pass introduced by the country’s Ministry of Health. Being made...
Nov 16, 2021
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2021 ARIA Awards to be hosted by Taronga Zoo for the first time
ARIA has revealed the incredible lineup of talent coming to the 2021 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube Music which, for the first time, will be broadcast live from...
Nov 16, 2021
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The Events Centre Caloundra to host ballet world premiere
The Events Centre Caloundra will host The Ballet International Gala’s spectacular world premiere on Saturday 5th February 2022. The Gala will feature principal dancers from the...
Nov 16, 2021
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Victoria Government announces strengthening of anti-scalping laws to halt ‘bundle’ deals
The Victorian Government has announced amendments to the state's anti-scalping legislation that will target those buying tickets and then obscuring inflated resale seat prices...
Nov 16, 2021
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Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein opens MyState Bank Arena
Described as a “a momentous day for Tasmanian sport”, Hobart’s redeveloped MyState Bank Arena was officially reopened on Sunday in advance of Tasmania’s JackJumpers taking to...
Nov 16, 2021
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Perth Festival to return in 2022 with events celebrating ocean themes
Perth Festival 2022 will celebrate the theme of Wardan (Ocean) this summer through dockside escapades in Fremantle and dancing on the sand at City Beach, to oceanic orchestral...
Nov 16, 2021
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EVANZ announce new insurance partnership to benefit members
The Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) have partnered with insurance industry leader Apex Insurance and risk management consultancy Reliance Risk to offer a...
Nov 16, 2021
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Aura utilised The Switch’s cloud capabilities to interactively livestream 2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival
Interactive streaming platform, Aura, tapped The Switch’s cloud-based MIMiC Transmission™ service to deliver interactive live coverage via multiple viewpoints from Australia’s...
Nov 16, 2021
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Immersive space experience solidifies ICC Sydney’s return of entertainment events
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) restarts its entertainment events schedule with an award-winning, immersive space event - Neighbourhood Earth - set to...
Nov 15, 2021
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NSW Government allocates $6.39 million for planned Muswellbrook Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre
A planned conference centre in the Hunter Valley has been given a funding boost from the NSW Government. The Muswellbrook Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre project...
Nov 15, 2021
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Parkes Elvis Festival returns in 2022 with events inspired by the speedway
The Parkes Elvis Festival is set to return 20th-24th April 2022 with the program presenting more than 200 Elvis and speedway inspired events, including much-loved festival...
Nov 15, 2021
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World's first Warner Bros. Hotel opened on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island
A collaboration between Abu Dhabi-based developer Miral and entertainment brand Warner Bros. has seen the opening of WB™ Abu Dhabi, located on the Emirate’s Yas Island, the...
Nov 15, 2021
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Victorian Government commits additional $241 million for Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation
The Victorian Government has today advised that it will commit an additional $241 million for the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation to include new parklands, cafes and...
Nov 15, 2021
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Live Performance Australia calls for NSW Government to replicate Victoria’s backing for live entertainment
The peak body for Australia’s live performance industry, Live Performance Australia (LPA) has called on the NSW Government to follow the Victorian Government’s move to create an...
Nov 15, 2021
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Best in Tourism Celebrated at Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards
The best of Western Australia’s tourism industry was recognised on Saturday night at the 2021 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards Gala Dinner, presented by Tourism Council WA at...
Nov 15, 2021
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TEG delivers 360 immersive cinema experience to Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter
Contributing to the reactivation of Sydney, live entertainment and ticketing firm, TEG, will be delivering WONDERDOME - the largest 360 immersive cinema experience ever to be...
Nov 15, 2021
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Adventure Park Geelong’s Christmas Festival of Lights returning this December
Victoria’s largest Christmas Lights event, the Christmas Festival of Lights, is returning to Adventure Park on Saturday 27th November 2021 with new light installations, an...
Nov 14, 2021
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