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Ticketing data reveals 2022 Adelaide Festival as a significant tourism event
According to ticketing data and results just released from an Economic Evaluation of the 2022 Adelaide Festival, a staggering 11,728 visitors came from interstate for the event...
Jun 21, 2022
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VenuesWest appoints first female Chair and welcomes new board member
The VenuesWest board, which oversees Western Australia's premier sport and entertainment venues, has appointed Mary Anne Stephens as their first female Chair and welcomed new...
Jun 20, 2022
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Funlab open world’s first challenge room ‘hotel’
Entertainment and hospitality provider Funlab has opened the doors on what it calls the world’s first challenge room ‘hotel’ in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. Featuring 15...
Jun 20, 2022
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Brisbane Powerhouse unveils four new major outdoor events
Brisbane Powerhouse will deliver arts, culture and entertainment through four new major outdoor events to be staged in the precinct surrounding its iconic building. The...
Jun 20, 2022
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UNIFIED Music Group announces return of its grant initiative to support Australian creatives
Aiming to help creatives - from photographers and designers to developers and journalists - to break into the Australian music industry, UNIFIED Music Group has today announced...
Jun 20, 2022
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SA Government supports live music industry recovery with venue improvement grants and event cancellation fund
To support South Australia’s live music industry in its recovery, the State Government will invest $10 million to deliver a suite of measures. The music industry has endured a...
Jun 20, 2022
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Australia’s Symphony Orchestras launch expanded conducting academy
Australia’s six symphony orchestras and Orchestra Victoria have launched an expanded Australian Conducting Academy, led by Johannes Fritzsch (Principal Conductor of the...
Jun 20, 2022
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Bankstown Arts Centre to celebrate Refugee Week with family festival
Bankstown Arts Centre in partnership with Settlement Services International (SSI and Create NSW will celebrate Refugee Week 2022 with ‘Homelands’, a free, family-friendly...
Jun 20, 2022
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Call for Screen Australia to proactively cultivate productions with a more Australian look and feel
‘Nobody talks about Australianness on our Screens’ by veteran industry journalist Sandy George was launched yesterday at the Sydney Film Festival by a discussion with celebrated...
Jun 20, 2022
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New Arts and Culture Trust Board to replace Perth Theatre Trust
The formation of a new Arts and Culture Trust Board for Western Australia marks the start of a new era - moving away from the Perth Theatre Trust (PTT), which was limited to...
Jun 16, 2022
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Walsh Bay Arts Precinct to celebrate Make Music Day with free event program
Sydney’s new cultural precinct, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, will celebrate Make Music Day on Tuesday 21st June with a series of free concerts and music performances. Make Music Day...
Jun 16, 2022
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Darwin Festival organisers unveil an impressive program for 2022
Spread across multiple venues, the 2022 Darwin Festival will deliver an impressive program of performing and visual artists with this year’s festival program having something...
Jun 16, 2022
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LAI Games appoints Shannon Perell as Chief Product Officer
LAI Games has promoted Shannon Perell to Chief Product Officer from his previously held position of Vice President of Product Development for the company. LAI Games is a...
Jun 15, 2022
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Accredited training program looks to address shortage of entertainment technicians
The national shortage in experienced technical crew members caused by people having left the industry for more secure work during the pandemic is to be addressed by the...
Jun 15, 2022
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$20 million invested to make Queensland a major music tourism destination
The Queensland Government will invest $20 million over three years in next week’s State Budget to deliver the a ‘road trip meets music festival’ initiative to make Queensland a...
Jun 15, 2022
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Alice Springs arts hub rebounds from COVID restrictions with robust cultural calendar
The Araluen Arts Centre has bounced back from the pandemic with a significant increase in visitor numbers and an impressive calendar of events. Visitors and locals alike are now...
Jun 14, 2022
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Stage Queensland Managers' Conference opens at Gold Coast's HOTA
Stage Queensland has commenced its annual performing arts conference this morning, exploring the sector's response to 'COVID normal' in an environment where delegates can...
Jun 14, 2022
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TDC delivers largest deployment of laser projector technology for Vivid Sydney
Vivid Sydney is currently attracting large crowds after a three-year hiatus and spotlights the results of the hard work from the TDC Crew of project managers, creative...
Jun 13, 2022
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Royal Hobart Show set for three year relocation
The pending redevelopment of the Hobart Showground will see the Royal Hobart Show relocate for three years, with much of this year’s event to be held at the Hobart Regatta...
Jun 9, 2022
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TEEG to launch new Timezone venue in Indooroopolly
The Entertainment and Education Group have announced the launch of a new venue - Timezone Indooroopolly (Queensland) on Saturday 25th June. This will be the 52nd Timezone to...
Jun 9, 2022
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Adelaide Guitar Festival to be delivered across 55 regional venues 2022
The 2022 Adelaide Guitar Festival – ‘On the Road’ – will deliver free one-day events and concerts by some of the country’s best musicians across 55 venues in ten South...
Jun 8, 2022
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Industry feedback sees Australian Festival Industry Conference add workforce skills and labour shortages discussion to program
Industry feedback sees Australian Festival Industry Conference add workforce skills and labour shortages discussion to program The organisers of the Australian Festival Industry...
Jun 8, 2022
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69th Sydney Film Festival opens to packed auditorium
The 69th Sydney Film Festival (8th to 19th June) opened tonight to a packed auditorium at the State Theatre with the World Premiere of the First Nations anthology feature film...
Jun 8, 2022
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Victorian Government backs venues and new music events
The Victorian Government is supporting the revival of the state’s live music sector through its Live Music Venues Support Program and On The Road Again initiative. Commencing as...
Jun 7, 2022
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