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QPAC Choir to Celebrate 30 Years of Musicals
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is set to continue its 30th anniversary celebrations with the QPAC Choir to present a special concert paying tribute to some of the...
May 17, 2015
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Seoul's Lotte World Mall reimagined as flexible cultural space
The Lotte World Mall in the South Korean capital of Seoul is being rebuilt as a multi-use cultural place, with the addition of an the aquarium, cinemas and concert hall. The...
May 17, 2015
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IAAPA presents professional development events at Asian Attractions Expo 2015
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) is to stage two major professional development events in association with the upcoming 2015 Asian...
May 16, 2015
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Lack of Government backing fails to halt Brisbane International Jazz Festival
Having to be imaginative in its funding, the 2015 Brisbane International Jazz Festival is set to run from 3rd to 8th June. With its Arts Queensland funding cut under the...
May 15, 2015
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Circus Oz unimpressed by Australian Government's planned National Program for Excellence in the Arts
One of Australia’s flagship government-funded arts companies, Circus Oz, has weighed into the growing anger in the arts industry surrounding Federal Arts Minister George...
May 15, 2015
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Queensland Performing Arts Centre celebrates 30 years of arts and entertainment
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), at the world-renowned arts centre on Brisbane’s South Bank, has recently marked 30 years of creating and sharing art and...
May 14, 2015
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Gates open on 127th Gympie Show
The 127th Gympie Show event has opened, expecting to attract around 60,000 visitors over its three days of operations from 14th to 16th May. Third largest agricultural show in...
May 14, 2015
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ARV event to showcase the best of Victoria's aquatic and recreation sector
Aquatics & Recreation Victoria (ARV)’s upcoming Industry Awards gala is anticipating over 650 guests, representing all facets of the aquatics and recreation sector aquatic...
May 14, 2015
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Federal budget backs small business but adds tourism taxes
While Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey’s 2015/16 budget has been acclaimed for its provision of more than $10 billion on families and small business, tourism has been hit with new...
May 13, 2015
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Federal Budget takes $100 million from Australia Council to establish arts excellence program
Arts funding is set for a shake-up with the Federal Government announcing that more than $100 million will be reallocated from the Australia Council to a new National Program...
May 13, 2015
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Dreamworld announces ABC partnership to deliver new themed area for children
In a landmark collaboration with Australia’s public broadcaster, Dreamworld has announced that a new ABC themed children’s world will open in June 2015. Growing on the...
May 12, 2015
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Four venue managers named on shortlist to operate new Perth Stadium
Four venue management companies - AEG Ogden, Nationwide Venue Management, Perth Stadium Management and Stadium Australia Operations - have been short-listed to operate the new...
May 12, 2015
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Eventing the Future 2015 releases conference program
Inspiration, Motivation and Networking are the outcomes which the National Conference for Events Professionals - Eventing the Future 2015 is aiming to deliver to delegates at...
May 11, 2015
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Musco LED solutions light up sports venues around the world
For more than 40 years, Musco Lighting has specialised in the design, manufacture and supply of sport and large area lighting. Continually researching the lighting needs of...
May 11, 2015
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NSW Government drops proposal for $800 million Moore Park Stadium
Provisional plans to build an $800 million rectangular sports stadium at Moore Park, in Sydney’s east, have apparently been dropped following widespread opposition to the plan....
May 10, 2015
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New Sydney theatre announces closure two months before its official opening
The Depot Theatre, a new independent theatre set to open in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville, has announced its closure two months before its official opening. Scheduled to...
May 10, 2015
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Splendour in the Grass sells out again
The 15th annual Splendour in the Grass Arts & Music Festival has sold out with single-day, three-day and camping passes were snapped up through moshtix in a single morning on...
May 9, 2015
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Stadia & Arena Asia Pacific returns to the Singapore Sports Hub
Following the success of its first event in 2014, Stadia & Arena Asia Pacific will be returning in 2015 to present an international platform for key decision-makers in the...
May 8, 2015
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Innovation to the fore at AALARA 2015 Conference
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) Conference has wrapped up on the Gold Coast, following two days of presentations that largely focussed on...
May 8, 2015
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AIS Arena to get $10 million upgrade
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) will invest almost $10 million into the venue formerly known as ‘The Palace’ to revamp Canberra's premier indoor venue and breathe new...
May 7, 2015
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New Nine Live owners look for ongoing expansion
With Affinity Equity Partners acquiring the Nine Live events and ticketing business, the Asian-based private equity firm is reportedly looking to make other acquisitions in...
May 7, 2015
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Ardent Leisure boosted by revenue surge
Shares in Ardent Leisure have surged in recent days after group announced strong revenues and earnings in its latest first corporate update. Ardent’s first update since the...
May 6, 2015
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Roslyn Packer Theatre marks new era for Sydney Theatre Company
The generosity of the Packer family to the arts has been rewarded with the recent renaming of the Sydney Theatre Company's main auditorium at Walsh Bay as the Roslyn Packer...
May 5, 2015
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Attractions industry leaders gather on the Gold Coast for AALARA 2015
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association's (AALARA) annual conference has opened today on the Gold Coast, welcoming key industry players from across...
May 5, 2015
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