News: Entertainment
Moore Park's Entertainment Quarter sold to high profile investor syndicate
The high profile investor Carsingha syndicate of John Singleton, Gerry Harvey and Mark Carnegie have spent $80 million to buy the leasehold of the Entertainment Quarter at Moore...
Jul 7, 2014
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International Ice Hockey 2014 series draws NHL players to Australia
The International Ice Hockey Exhibition series touring Australia this month is set to feature a range of top National Hockey League (NHL) stars. After a sellout tour in 2013,...
Jul 7, 2014
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SkyCity secures Auckland CBD land for International Convention Centre
The SkyCity Entertainment Group has bought all the central Auckland land needed for its New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) development. The land, opposite its...
Jul 6, 2014
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Cairns Convention Centre voted world's best
The Cairns Convention Centre has been announced as the 2014 World’s Best Congress Centre. The announcement was made at the annual General Assembly of the International...
Jul 5, 2014
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Western Australian Government to keep control of Albany Entertainment Centre
The Western Australian Government has agreed to maintain control of the Albany Entertainment Centre for another 12 months. The deal, which sees the Government control the Centre...
Jul 3, 2014
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Value of the Arts explored at APACA's annual conference
Representatives of performing arts venues from around Australia and New Zealand are meeting in Hobart for the annual Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA)...
Jul 3, 2014
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Australia’s most modern library and civic hub opens in Melbourne's Docklands
The Library at The Dock, the new civic heart of Melbourne’s Docklands has been opened by Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle, Planning...
Jun 30, 2014
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VenuesWest manager wins Western Australian Achievement Award
VenuesWest Venue Operations Coordinator Jamie MacKenzie has won the Western Australian Achievement Award for Young Leader of the Year from the Institute of Public Administration...
Jun 30, 2014
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Queensland's Super Star fund brings Ballet coup
The Queensland Ballet has secured the first Australian production of Sir Kenneth Macmillan’s classic Romeo & Juliet through the Queensland Government's ‘Super Star’ Fund....
Jun 29, 2014
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Co-founder alleges Big Day Out mismanagement
Big Day Out (BDO) founder Vivian Lees has accused AJ Maddah of running the festival into the ground to wipe out competition for his Soundwave event. Last week co-owner AJ Maddah...
Jun 27, 2014
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Gold Coast Cultural Precinct moves forward
The Gold Coast Culture Precinct has taken a major step forward with Gold Coast City Council announcing that Stage One of the project will be delivered in time for the...
Jun 25, 2014
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Design and construction consortiums bid for ANZ Stadium development rights
Stadium Australia Operations Pty Ltd, operator of ANZ Stadium, has received detailed submissions from two global development and construction consortiums bidding for the right...
Jun 25, 2014
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New Big Day Out owners advise music festival will not run in 2015
The new sole owners of the Big Day Out (BDO) have confirmed the music festival will not be held next year although they intend to bring it back in the future. US company C3...
Jun 25, 2014
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Fan engagement expert to address 2014 Sports Fan Summit
With fans of the Seattle Seahawks being acknowledged as the most passionate and vocal in North America's National Football League (NFL), Mark Tamar, the Club's Managing Director...
Jun 24, 2014
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Federal Government leaves ticket scalping action to the ACCC
The Federal Government has rejected a recommendation from a Federal Senate inquiry to amend Australian Consumer Law to outlaw ticket scalping. Responding to the Senate inquiry...
Jun 24, 2014
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NARPACA Ticketing Professionals Conference to focus on regional box office and marketing in 2015
After a decade of national Ticketing Professionals Conferences, event owner the Northern Australian Regional Performing Arts Centres Association (NARPACA) is to scale back the...
Jun 23, 2014
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Blueprint to ensure Melbourne remains the arts capital
Melbourne City Council has endorsed a new arts strategy which outlines its commitment to the arts over the next three years. Developed via a comprehensive engagement process...
Jun 19, 2014
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Cirque du Soleil celebrates 30th anniversary, announces Australian tour
On Monday 16th June 2014, Cirque du Soleil celebrated its 30th anniversary. Three decades ago, Cirque du Soleil was the dream of a small community of travelling performers in...
Jun 17, 2014
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Entries open for Australian Event Awards
Event organisers, industry suppliers and organisations from around the country have just eight weeks to plan their entries and submit their events and products for the...
Jun 17, 2014
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Genting Malaysia revenues dip during Twentieth Century Fox World theme park construction
Gambling and entertainment group Genting Malaysia Bhd has seen business at its Genting Highlands integrated resort dip following the closure of its former amusement park to make...
Jun 17, 2014
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Plans progress for Melbourne Park upgrades
A streamlined planning process has been put in place to ensure Melbourne and Olympic Parks remain among the world’s greatest sporting precincts. Victorian Minister for Planning...
Jun 16, 2014
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Music Centre to be first part of Christchurch Performing Arts Precinct
Confirmation that the Music Centre of Christchurch will soon begin construction of a new $12.5 million facility is a significant step forward in the development of the...
Jun 16, 2014
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Queensland regional events boosted by $500,000 funding
Residents in regional Queensland will be able to enjoy 23 community events with $520,000 of new funding from Tourism and Events Queensland’s Regional Development Program....
Jun 15, 2014
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Federation Square lights up Melbourne's winter
As Melbourne edges towards mid-winter, the city has switched on its ‘Light in Winter’ celebration. Now in its eighth edition, under the direction of leading cultural identity...
Jun 15, 2014
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