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Helpmann Awards to honour Michael Lynch
In celebrating Australia’s live performance industry, the upcoming 2016 Helpmann Awards will honour the career of Australian arts administrators Michael Lynch CBE AM. Live...
Jun 30, 2016
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Falls Festival headed to Western Australia for new Fremantle event
The Falls Music and Arts Festival has announced that it is expanding to Western Australia in 2017, with a completely new event called Falls Downtown set to bring Australian and...
Jun 29, 2016
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Uptix launches in Australia at Sports Fan Summit
Uptix ticketing technology, which broadens the traditional ticket function of event access by securely enabling individual tickets to store other kinds of data, such as cash...
Jun 29, 2016
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New Apple patent to block iPhone users' recording and picture taking during concerts
The nuisance of audience members ruining concerts and live theatre plays by recording them on their phones and or constantly taking pictures could soon be a thing of the past...
Jun 29, 2016
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Royal Agricultural Society of NSW appoints new Chief Executive
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RASNSW) has announced the appointment of Brock Gilmour to the role of Chief Executive, replacing the outgoing Michael Kenny. Gilmour, an...
Jun 28, 2016
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Adelaide to host new national performing arts market
In a move set to further boost the arts in South Australia, Adelaide is to host a new national performing arts touring market from February 2017, with the endorsement of the...
Jun 26, 2016
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Melbourne's White Night event to expand to Ballarat
With White Night Melbourne to return to the streets, laneways and gardens of the Victorian capital from dusk till dawn on Saturday 18th February 2017, it has been announced that...
Jun 24, 2016
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Promoter Michael Gudinski backs Labor Party
Leading Australian music promoter and Mushroom Group founder and Chairman Michael Gudinski has lent his support and thanks to the Australian Labor Party ahead of the Federal...
Jun 21, 2016
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Architects appointed for Brisbane Live cultural precinct
International architecture and design practice The NRA Collaborative (nra-co-lab) have announced their appointment by AEG Ogden to help develop the design for the Brisbane Live...
Jun 21, 2016
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Matilda The Musical heads nominations for 2016 Helpmann Awards
Having won four awards at the Sydney Theatre Award earlier this year, Matilda The Musical has been shortlisted with 13 nominations for the 2016 Helpmann Awards. The Royal...
Jun 20, 2016
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Cape York and Fraser Island World Heritage nominations to progress
The Queensland Government has announced additional funding of $2.2 million over three years to progress two World Heritage nominations. Subject to the consent of Traditional...
Jun 20, 2016
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Vector Arena to get new brand under naming deal
Auckland’s Vector Arena will be known by a new name from next year with New Zealand communication company Spark (formerly Telecom New Zealand) taking on the naming rights....
Jun 20, 2016
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Adelaide's Her Majesty's Theatre to benefit from $35 million redevelopment
The South Australian Government has announced a $35.2 million investment over three years for the redevelopment and expansion of Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre - one of...
Jun 19, 2016
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Asian Attractions Expo 2016 breaks records for sixth consecutive year
Preliminary results show that the Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) 2016 attracted a record-breaking 11,500 total participants, including 8,100 buyers, and for the sixth consecutive...
Jun 16, 2016
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NSW Government buys back ANZ Stadium
The NSW Government has acquired ownership of Sydney’s ANZ Stadium for a reported sum of $220 million. As part of its plan for the upgrading of Sydney’s major sporting venues,...
Jun 16, 2016
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Live Performance Australia awaits Coalition to deliver a plan for live performance industry
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has released its assessment of the major parties’ policy positions for the live performance industry in the lead-up to the federal election....
Jun 16, 2016
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Etihad Stadium upgrades screens for Medallion Club Smart Seats
Etihad Stadium is enhancing its Medallion Club Membership, introducing Smart Seats with high definition screens to provide an unprecedented experience for Australian sports...
Jun 15, 2016
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Three day celebration to mark opening of Shanghai Disney Resort
A three-day grand opening celebration is currently taking pace to mark the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth Disney...
Jun 15, 2016
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Ride owners charged over Royal Adelaide Show fatality
The owners of a ride from which a young girl was flung, causing fatal injuries, at the Royal Adelaide Show in 2014 have been charged. Adelene Leong was visiting from Malaysia...
Jun 15, 2016
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Arts campaigners to stage National Day of Action
A group of arts organisations are planning a National Day of Action on Friday 17th June that will include banner drops at high-profile arts venues, a campaign encouraging...
Jun 15, 2016
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Dark Mofo overcomes ticket scalping issue and opens to acclaim
Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival, presented by the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) opened on the evening of Friday 10th June playing host to a program of large-scale art, music,...
Jun 15, 2016
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Artlands Dubbo Conference to emphasise the strength of regional arts
Described as ‘Part Conference, Part Festival, All Arts’, ARTLANDS, the biennial conference of Regional Arts Australia, is being held in the inland NSW city of Dubbo from 27th to...
Jun 13, 2016
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Christchurch Town Hall repair a third of the way through
A year into its three year rebuild, the $127.5 million repair and restoration of the Town Hall, one of Christchurch’s most treasured Civic and heritage buildings, is moving...
Jun 13, 2016
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Disneyland Shanghai draws a million visitors prior to opening
In advance of its scheduled opening on 16th June, the Shanghai Disney Resort has already welcomed nearly one million visitors. Since the park opened its subway stop on 26th...
Jun 11, 2016
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