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Naming rights deal sees Sydney Entertainment Centre renamed Qantas Credit Union Arena
The Sydney Entertainment Centre, which has hosted world-class events in the NSW capital for more than 30 years, will be known as the Qantas Credit Union Arena in its final years...
Jan 20, 2014
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The Star a centrepiece of the 2014 Sydney Festival
Cementing its position as Sydney's premier events and entertainment destination, The Star is showcasing numerous headline events as the principal partner of the 2014 Sydney...
Jan 19, 2014
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Adventure World to restore signature castle
Perth theme park Adventure World has announced that its signature castle, damaged by fire in November, is to be reconstructed during the winter off season. Damaged in a fire...
Jan 18, 2014
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Extended Royal Adelaide Show to mark Show Society's 175th anniversary
The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RA&HS) will celebrate its 175th anniversary this year by extending the Royal Adelaide Show by one day. Traditionally starting on...
Jan 16, 2014
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Melbourne's St Kilda Festival launches new fundraising campaign
Australia's largest music festival, the 34th St Kilda Festival, has launched a fundraising campaign to encourage festival-lovers to show their support for the annual community...
Jan 14, 2014
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Bangarra Dance Theatre applauds achievements of outgoing Catherine Baldwin
Bangarra Dance Theatre Chair, Professor Larissa Behrendt has announced that after four years leading the company, Executive Director Catherine Baldwin has decided to take up a...
Jan 12, 2014
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The Hobbit movies boost New Zealand tourism
The New Zealand tourism industry is bouncing back, with 2013 recording the biggest annual increase in visitor arrivals since 2004. More than 2.7 million people visited the...
Jan 11, 2014
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Tasmanian Theatre of the World exhibition now an international success
The Tasmanian Government is to consider supporting more international art exhibitions after the Parisian success of the Theatre of The World exhibition. The Theatre of The World...
Jan 10, 2014
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Major economic and cultural boost as Sydney Festival 2014 gets underway
Hundreds of thousands of locals and visitors are expected to celebrate Sydney Festival 2014 between 9th and 26th January. Acting NSW Premier Andrew Stoner said the NSW...
Jan 10, 2014
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Hannah Playhouse set to open as a children's theatre
Wellington's Hannah Playhouse has a new tenant with the Wellington Museums Trust (WMT) signing an agreement with the Hannah Playhouse Trust to lease the building during 2014 for...
Jan 9, 2014
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New role created to attract events to Napier
One of New Zealand's most experienced festival directors is set to head a new role promoting Napier as an events destination. Roger King, who helped establish and manage events...
Jan 8, 2014
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China's Wanda Group commits to build up to 120 new Imax screens by 2021
China's Wanda Cinema Line Corp. has signed a deal with Imax to build up to 120 new giant-format movie theatres in the country by 2021, making China Imax's biggest market in the...
Jan 7, 2014
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LED-Signs deliver live Ashes scores in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
LED-Signs has just completed a complex project that involved multiple stakeholders and resulted in a series of impressive scoreboards that simultaneously displayed up to the...
Jan 5, 2014
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New arts leadership grants now available
The Australia Council for the Arts is offering two significant new leadership development opportunities for arts professionals in Australia. Australia Council Director Arts...
Jan 2, 2014
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Dubai unleashes 500,000 fireworks to welcome in 2014 in world record fireworks display
The Emirate of Dubai has welcomed in 2014 with a huge fireworks spectacle which is expected to be acknowledged as the world's largest ever fireworks show. Attempting to break...
Jan 1, 2014
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Australia welcomes 2014 with fireworks displays across the nation
Australia welcomed 2014 with millions of people around the country dazzled by massive fireworks displays. About 1.5 million people gathered around and on Sydney Harbour to watch...
Jan 1, 2014
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Changes at Tix operations
Lasttix, the 'last minute' ticket distributors, is undergoing a series of branding changes, with a brand change to 'TIX', the updating of its FirstTix and LastTix channels, and...
Dec 31, 2013
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The Star's Sky Terrace now open on Sundays
Due to popular demand, Sky Terrace Bar, Sydney's newest rooftop bar which opened in November this year, will now open every Sunday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Sydney's newest...
Dec 29, 2013
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Outgoing Dunedin Venue Chief Executive defends move
Darren Burden, outgoing Chief Executive of Dunedin Venues Management Ltd (DVML), has defended his decision to leave his role just one year into a five-year contract. At the end...
Dec 29, 2013
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$1.3 million upgrade for Centennial Park's outdoor amphitheatre
Sydney's much loved Belvedere Amphitheatre, located in Centennial Park, has undergone a $1.3 million transformation, which includes new disability access paths, lighting,...
Dec 29, 2013
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Merlin Entertainments to open Madame Tussauds attraction on Singapore's Sentosa Island
Global attractions operator Merlin Entertainments is to invest about S$20 million (US$15.7 million) to develop new attractions in Singapore, including a new Madame Tussauds wax...
Dec 28, 2013
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IMG sold in US$2.3 billion deal
Entertainment talent agency William Morris Endeavor and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners have reached a deal to acquire the IMG agency, one of the sports industry's most...
Dec 28, 2013
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The Hobbit actor recreates barrel experience at Shotover Canyon Swing
Queenstown's Shotover Canyon Swing has enabled an actor from the world-famous The Hobbit movie trilogy to recreate his favourite scene from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug....
Dec 24, 2013
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MCG reveals Australia's largest vision boards
Just in time for the Boxing Day Ashes Test, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has unveiled the largest vision boards/video screens at an Australian sports stadium. The two new,...
Dec 22, 2013
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