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Liverpool Mayor announces plans for 30,000 seat arena in Western Sydney
Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun has released a proposal for a new covered roof stadium/arena to be built in Western Sydney. Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported that Mayor...
Oct 14, 2015
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James MacKenzie named new President of Arts Centre Melbourne
James MacKenzie has been named as the new President of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust, the body which oversees the landmark Arts Centre Melbourne. Arts Centre Melbourne, which...
Oct 13, 2015
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Goodlife Health Clubs partners music streaming start-up Guvera
Leading full service fitness club chain, Goodlife Health Clubs has reportedly begun a partnership with Guvera that will enable Goodlife members to listen to music through the...
Oct 13, 2015
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Live Nation Australia and Telstra agree new strategic partnership
Live Nation Australia has announced a major strategic partnership with Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications company. The multi-year partnership goes beyond the...
Oct 12, 2015
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Public voting opens for Australia’s Favourite Event
With the contest on to find Australia’s Favourite Event, anyone in Australia with an email address can cast a vote as the Australian Event Awards seek to determine the country’s...
Oct 12, 2015
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New attractions for Sydney’s biggest art festival
One of Australia’s longest running and most successful international art festivals will embrace new technologies and provide all year-round attractions following support from...
Oct 12, 2015
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Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement set to unveil Laservision multimedia attraction
Swan Hill Rural City Council has engaged with Laservision Mega Media to design, develop and install a world-class, large-scale, night-time attraction on the banks of the Little...
Oct 10, 2015
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Game on in Adelaide for the Australian Masters Games
The 15th Australian Masters Games is currently in its penultimate day of competition with 10,000 participants, volunteers and staff engaged in 49 sports. Being held from...
Oct 9, 2015
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New arts advocacy body established in Queensland
Members of Queensland’s arts sector have formed a new body, the Queensland Arts Advocacy Group (QAAG), with the aim of better identifying key issues affecting the arts and...
Oct 9, 2015
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The Ticket Group partners with Perth’s Astor Theatre
One of Australia’s most loved live entertainment venues, The Astor Theatre, located in the heart of Mount Lawley in Perth, has today announced The Ticket Group as its new...
Oct 8, 2015
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Australian musical to premiere at State Theatre Centre of WA
A unique partnership between the Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) and Black Swan State Theatre Company (Black Swan) will see a new Australian musical get its national premiere in Perth...
Oct 7, 2015
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Summer of music to rock Brisbane Showgrounds
More than 9,000 music lovers descended on the Brisbane Showgrounds on Sunday (4th October) as Listen Out brought the curtain up on a summer of music. Thousands attended the...
Oct 6, 2015
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre to pop-up in Auckland
On the 400th year anniversary of his death, William Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre is to rise in Auckland. The promoters of Pop-Up Globe - the world’s first faithful...
Oct 6, 2015
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Historic win gives impetus to plans for new Townsville stadium
The North Queensland Cowboys’ historic win in the NRL Grand Final is adding impetus to plans for a new stadium for the city of Townsville. In the aftermath of the Cowboys’ win...
Oct 5, 2015
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Luna Park Sydney celebrates 80 years
Luna Park Sydney celebrated a monumental birthday on Sunday 4th October, marking exactly 80 years since the park opened in 1935. Political and business leaders and special...
Oct 5, 2015
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Crowd numbers dip at 2015 Perth Royal Show
The 2015 Perth Royal Show has experienced a significant decline in visitor numbers during its eight days of operations from 26th September to 3rd October. While remaining as...
Oct 3, 2015
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Canberra Casino to expand with $330 million gambling and entertainment precinct
The new owners of the Canberra Casino have revealed details of a $330 million plan for a new gambling and entertainment precinct in the suburb of Civic in the centre of...
Oct 3, 2015
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ANZ Stadium prepares for NRL Grand Final
Behind the scenes of the NRL Grand Final on Sunday 4th October, ANZ Stadium is preparing for the event at its food and beverage outlets, with its technology and with a temporary...
Oct 2, 2015
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QPAC to welcome Aboriginal Performing Arts showcase
The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) will showcase the next generation of young Indigenous performers when Knock Knock comes to the Cremorne Theatre stage at...
Oct 2, 2015
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NPEA blamed for postponement of major arts disability event
Arts Access Australia (AAA), the peak national body for arts and disability has blamed the turmoil caused by the introduction of the National Program for Excellence in the Arts...
Oct 1, 2015
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Lagardère Sports unveils new global media team
As part of Lagardère Sports’ strategy to integrate its businesses globally, and following a successful rebrand that took place earlier this month, the company has announced a...
Sep 30, 2015
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Magic Memories starts putting names to 100,000,000 faces
With Magic Memories’ systems taking millions of photographs every year in some of the world’s happiest places, the company is working to better understand its guests as part of...
Sep 29, 2015
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Australia Council report highlights the value of international arts investment
The Australia Council for the Arts has released a summary report that highlights the value of a strategic approach to international arts development and explores the existing...
Sep 29, 2015
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Auckland welcomes new annual music festival
Auckland is welcoming a new annual music and culture festival, Auckland City Limits, to its summer events calendar. Announced by promoters CRS (NZ Big Day Out), C3...
Sep 29, 2015
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