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Program announced for Parkes Elvis Festival 30th Anniversary
Parkes Elvis Festival has announced their 30th anniversary program which features concerts, parades, markets and hundreds of Elvis and Blue Hawaii themed events. Running from...
Sep 20, 2022
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Artesian Hospitality’s Gold Coast rooftop beach venue defies tourism and hospitality downturns
Australian hospitality group, Artesian Hospitality has seen its rooftop Cali Beach Club overlooking the Gold Coasts’ Surfers Paradise beach, defy COVID- induced tourism downturn...
Sep 19, 2022
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House of Tickets rebrands as Ticketworx
House of Tickets, Australia and New Zealand’s foremost ticket specialist servicing some 2,700 clients and producing in excess of 30 million per tickets per annum, has announced...
Sep 19, 2022
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Victorian Government launches second round of popular dining and entertainment program
The Victorian Government’s popular Dining and Entertainment Program – Eat, Play, Cash Back is now live, saving Victorians money on restaurant meals, live gigs and museum visits...
Sep 19, 2022
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Timezone’s new venue in Plenty Valley offers array of its popular entertainment attractions
Australian family entertainment brand, Timezone, has opened its new venue in Westfield Plenty Valley, situated in north-east Melbourne and offers a selected array of...
Sep 19, 2022
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Parramatta Lanes street festival marks 10th anniversary
This year, to mark the Parramatta Lanes street festival’s 10th anniversary, a free four-day program of food, arts and live music will run from 12th to 15th October highlighting...
Sep 18, 2022
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Floriade celebrates its 35th anniversary
The Floriade flower and entertainment festival has returned to its traditional format in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park to celebrate its 35th anniversary with this year’s theme...
Sep 18, 2022
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Port Fairy Spring Music Festival to feature 101 performing artists
This year’s Port Fairy Spring Music Festival will feature 101 artists over three days with the theme 'Regeneration' – to reconnect, recharge and regenerate. The event returns...
Sep 17, 2022
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Walsh Bay Arts Precinct first Open Day offers public a free program of events
Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, Sydney’s newest cultural precinct on the Harbour foreshore, has today announced its first Open Day with a free public program of events including a...
Sep 15, 2022
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VMA names 2022 student scholarship winners
The Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) has announced Claire Wardley and Emma Walker as winners of scholarships to attend the annual Venue Management School or VMA...
Sep 15, 2022
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New entertainment precinct unveiled at Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone - The Fashion Capital, the largest shopping centre in Australia, has unveiled concepts for a new entertainment and dining precinct that it will open this summer. Set...
Sep 15, 2022
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Falls Festival 2022 moves to Melbourne following community objection to original planned site
Colac Otway Shire Council has wished Falls Festival organisers Secret Sounds well for the upcoming event in Melbourne, following their permit for a site near Birregurra being...
Sep 15, 2022
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Restored historic Bondi Pavilion reopens to public with inclusive celebration
After a two-year hiatus, the restored and historic Bondi Pavilion will open to the public with an all-ages community and arts and culture celebration on Wednesday 21st...
Sep 14, 2022
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International speakers to address 2022 Ticketing Professionals Conference Australia
After an enforced hiatus, the Ticketing Professionals conference is returning to Sydney’s CommBank Stadium on 2nd and 3rd November 2022 with more than 30 sessions and featuring...
Sep 14, 2022
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Adelaide’s Mercury Cinema faces closure if it fails to secure $700,000 in annual funding
The operators of Adelaide’s Mercury Cinema advise it will be forced to close in December unless $700,000 in annual funding.can be secured. Mercury CX, a training organisation...
Sep 14, 2022
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Moshtix reveal exclusive Ticketing Partnership with Merivale
Moshtix has announced a long-term partnership with entertainment and hospitality group Merivale that will see the Ticketmaster company become the exclusive ticketing partner...
Sep 14, 2022
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Sydney’s Macquarie Street East Precinct to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
A public square will be included in Sydney’s Macquarie Street East Precinct revitalisation plans, to commemorate Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The historic precinct is...
Sep 14, 2022
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Theatre company offered temporary performance space in Wellington Hockey Stadium
Wellington City Council has advised that award-winning Silver Noodle Soup Film and Theatre Company has found a temporary home at the National Hockey Stadium thanks to the Aho...
Sep 14, 2022
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Strategic partnership agreed between sponsorship platforms Turnstile and SponsorPulse
Leading innovators in sponsorship insights and measurement, SponsorPulse and Turnstile, have formed a strategic global alliance to offers clients a synergistic solution...
Sep 14, 2022
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Queensland Government considers doubling of concert events at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium
The Queensland Government has released a survey asking the community if it would consider allowing up to 12 music concerts a year at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Seven years...
Sep 13, 2022
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Red Raion partners with Leisure Expert Group to create immersive attraction for AIDA cruise ship
Red Raion, the CGI studio specialised in media-based attractions, and Leisure Expert Group, who focuses on the design and production of spaces and identities in the leisure,...
Sep 13, 2022
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Thai court orders rehabilitation of Maya Bay beach 22 years after damage by film crew
More than two decades after the Hollywood film The Beach was shot at Thailand's scenic Maya Bay, the nation’s Supreme Court has ordered the Royal Forest Department to press...
Sep 13, 2022
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Humanitix ticketing platform founders recognised with Committee for Sydney award
Humanitix co-founders, Josh Ross and Adam McCurdie, have been recognised as emerging leaders by the Committee for Sydney as part of the thinktank’s annual awards alongside other...
Sep 13, 2022
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Hobart CBD to be revitalised as cultural destination with new ‘In The Hanging Garden’ precinct
Plans to enhance Hobart’s CBD as a cultural destination are progressing with town planning and demolition works for Stage 1 of the upcoming ‘In The Hanging Garden’ precinct...
Sep 12, 2022
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