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Grassroots live music industry stakeholders combine to launch Australian Music Venue Foundation
Looking to address challenges facing live music venues across the country, key stakeholders have come together to form the Australian Music Venue Foundation (AMVF). Modelled on...
Mar 19, 2025
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Genesian Theatre opens production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth at new Rozelle venue
The Genesian Theatre has opened its production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth at their stunning new Rozelle venue in Sydney's inner west. Murder and madness take centre stage as this...
Mar 19, 2025
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fabALICE festival returns to Alice Springs
fabALICE, a vibrant four-day festival of colour, creativity, celebration and inclusivity featuring talented drag queens and kings from the Territory and beyond, is returning to...
Mar 18, 2025
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City of Sydney proposes Heritage Listing for historic Oxford Street venues
The City of Sydney is proposing for three historic venues along Oxford Street to be heritage listed following a study to identify important places for LGBTIQA+ communities. The...
Mar 18, 2025
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Theatre Royal Sydney confirms ticketing partnership with Tixly
Fast growing performing arts ticketing software company Tixly has announced its expansion into Australia, agreeing a partnership with Theatre Royal Sydney. The collaboration...
Mar 17, 2025
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Splendour in the Grass’ North Byron Parklands home placed on the market
The 229 hectare home of Splendour in the Grass at Byron Bay has been placed on the market for potential development. With Australia’s largest winter music festival cancelled...
Mar 16, 2025
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Albert Park posts record-breaking figures for Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne’s Albert Park has posted record-breaking figures for the 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with a total of 465,498 spectators attending across the four-day event –...
Mar 16, 2025
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Cedar Mill Group scales back plans for Lake Macquarie concert venue
Cedar Mill Group’s plans to develop a 30,000-capacity amphitheatre at Morisset in NSW’s Lake Macquarie region are to be scaled back with the Newcastle-based company now looking...
Mar 16, 2025
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Queensland Garden Show’s new name reflects event’s evolution
The Queensland Garden Show - formerly the Queensland Garden Expo - returns to the Nambour Showgrounds from 11th to 13th July for its 41st year, with a fresh new name that...
Mar 16, 2025
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Adelaide Botanic Garden Chihuly glass exhibition exceeds attendance expectations
The exclusive, Australian-first exhibition Chihuly in the Adelaide Botanic Garden has attracted over one million visitors since opening in September 2024 well surpassing its...
Mar 16, 2025
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National Theatre of Parramatta to deliver Heartland Festival
National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) will be presenting Heartland Festival, a two-week festival from 25th June to 5th July 2025 featuring world premieres, theatre, spoken...
Mar 15, 2025
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Vivaticket announces links with AI experience platform Tailoor
Ticketing and access control solution provider Vivaticket has announced a collaboration with Tailoor, a ‘phygital’ 3D AI platform that specialises in experience personalisation...
Mar 14, 2025
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ARIA and PPCA advise Lynne Small will be stepping down from Chief Operating Officer role
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) have thanked Lynne Small for nearly three decades of exceptional...
Mar 14, 2025
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Ticketek owner TEG impacted by allegations of ‘toxic workplace culture’
Allegations of a ‘toxic workplace culture’ at entertainment giant TEG have emerged in the wake of long serving Chief Executive Geoff Jones moving to the role of company...
Mar 13, 2025
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Luna Park Sydney opens restored wild mouse rollercoaster
Luna Park Sydney has today reopened its Wild Mouse ride after a two-year multi-million dollar restoration. One of only three of its kind operating in the world, the ride, first...
Mar 13, 2025
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Promoter behind Timeless Summer Tour and Juicy Fest NZ enters liquidation
Following reports that purchasers of tickets for the cancelled Juicy Fest NZ and Timeless Summer Tours had been frustrated in obtaining ticket refunds, the festival promoter...
Mar 13, 2025
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Dubai World Trade Centre Authority announces launch of new sports, entertainment free zone cluster
The Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) has announced the launch of the UAE’s first dedicated sports and entertainment business cluster within the Free Zone environment....
Mar 13, 2025
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Cairns Regional Council supports return of contemporary First Nations music event
Cairns Regional Council has endorsed $50,000 to help secure the return of a First Nations contemporary music event that is part of the state-wide Queensland Music Trails (QMT)...
Mar 12, 2025
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TEG announces management transition with Geoff Jones named Chairman and Brad Banducci becoming Chief Executive
TEG has today announced the appointment of Geoff Jones as Chairman with Brad Banducci taking on the role of Chief Executive. Jones moves into this role after serving as Chief...
Mar 12, 2025
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Penrith Council marks Harmony Week 2025 with free community multicultural event
The Penrith community has been invited by Council to participate in ‘Culture Fusion’ - a fun free multicultural event at Lang Park, St Marys on Saturday 22nd March 2025, to...
Mar 11, 2025
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Kyoto prefecture announces partnership for new arena development
Japan's Kyoto Prefecture has announced its selection of a development consortium that will undertake a public private partnership centred on a new arena in the city of Mukō....
Mar 11, 2025
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Melbourne to host first ever NBA games in Australia
The Victorian Government today announced that Melbourne will host the first ever National Basketball Association (NBA) games to be played in Australia. The two historic NBA...
Mar 10, 2025
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Big Red Group calls for support to help tourism and experience operators recover from ex-Cyclone Alfred
David Anderson, Chief Executive at Australia’s largest experience network, Big Red Group, says that tourism and experience operators will need sustained, long-term support to...
Mar 10, 2025
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Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2025 to encompass nine signature events
This year’s Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2025 is promising to be the biggest yet injecting fresh vitality into Hong Kong’s entertainment sector and heralding in a new vision....
Mar 10, 2025
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