News: Events
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre launches inaugural food waste campaign
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Management Limited (HML) has launched its inaugural food waste collection campaign - Green @ HKCEC - to enhance public awareness of...
Jul 27, 2023
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adidas shares impressive imagery to mark FIFA Women’s World Cup
adidas has today celebrated Australian football players - Mary Fowler and Caitlin Foord - by featuring in-motion imagery on two 30-storey Sydney buildings during the FIFA...
Jul 27, 2023
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Frontier Touring to present new country music festival at Sydney Showground
Frontier Touring is later this year presenting a new country music event - Ridin' Hearts Festival - at the Sydney Showground on Saturday 4th November. The new one day festival...
Jul 27, 2023
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PGA Tour of Australasia continues to grow its golf tournament schedule
The PGA Tour of Australasia continues to expand with its recently released first half 2023/24 schedule featuring nine events along with a new tournament. The schedule showcases...
Jul 27, 2023
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Golf
National Officiating Summit signs Play by the Rules as 2023 Community Partner
National Officiating Summit signs Play by the Rules as 2023 Community Partner The National Officiating Summit has announced the signing of 2023 Community Partner, Play by the...
Jul 26, 2023
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$1.5 million donated to support Queensland Olympians and Paralympians ahead of Paris 2024
The Queensland Government is supporting the state’s athletes and parathletes at Paris 2024 with a $1.5 million donation to be split equally between the Australian Olympic Team...
Jul 26, 2023
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The Grass Is Greener festival organiser to be liquidated with $3 million debts
Creditors including multiple suppliers and contractors of a failed music festival will likely get nothing after the company behind The Grass is Greener was wound up with debts...
Jul 26, 2023
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Street League Skateboarding adds additional event at Ken Rosewall Arena
Ahead of its debut Australian visit, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) has announced an additional event coming to Ken Rosewall Arena this October. The venue will now host SLS...
Jul 26, 2023
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Chengdu ready to hold successful FISU Summer World University Games
The 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games will be held in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province from 28th July to 8th August...
Jul 26, 2023
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AMPSEA calls for Victorian Government to increase funding for Mass Participation Events in wake of Commonwealth Games withdrawal
In the wake of the relinquishing of the hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the Australian Mass Participation Sporting Events Alliance (AMPSEA) has today called on the...
Jul 25, 2023
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Griffith University Women's Cup Symposium to address issues that that continue to marginalise female voices in sport governance
With major sporting events, such as the current FIFA Women's World Cup, shining a spotlight on matters that continue to marginalise women's voices in the governance and...
Jul 25, 2023
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24th Biennale of Sydney announces curatorial vision and first 39 artists
The curatorial vision and first 39 artists for the 24th Biennale of Sydney have been announced with the major international contemporary art festival open to the public from 9th...
Jul 25, 2023
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Landmarks Go Blue to mark World Drowning Prevention Day
As dusk falls over Australia this evening, landmarks across the country will light up in a deep blue to both remember those who have been lost to drowning, and as a reminder...
Jul 25, 2023
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ICC Sydney team members recognised for innovative venue solutions at AIPC Congress
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has produced another two award winning graduates of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) Future Shapers...
Jul 24, 2023
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More than 10,000 competitors anticipated for the 2023 Australian Masters Games
Being held in Adelaide for the eighth time since its inception, the Australian Masters Games is set to welcome more than 10,000 competitors from across the nation and around the...
Jul 24, 2023
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Yoga and table tennis among activities offered during Northern Territory’s Seniors Month
With Seniors Month set to commence in less than 10 days, Northern Territory seniors are being offered an array of events and activities to participate in. The Council of the...
Jul 23, 2023
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Design revealed for Geelong’s new Convention Centre
The Victorian Government has today revealed the proposed design for the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre precinct development along with the announcement that Plenary...
Jul 23, 2023
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Schwartz Family Company and Spectapular Enterprises partner to enhance regional craft beer and wine events
A new partnership between the Schwartz Family Company and Spectapular Enterprises – organisers of the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) – is set to ‘turbocharge’...
Jul 23, 2023
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New Zealand's Business Events industry to 'Experience Extraordinary' in Marlborough
New Zealand's inaugural Business Events Week commences on 18th September with Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) opening registrations for its annual conference to be held...
Jul 23, 2023
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Tourism
NSWIS Winter Induction ceremony celebrates successful year
The annual NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Winter Induction ceremony was recently held at the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre during which winter athletes, coaches, support...
Jul 23, 2023
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The 1975 cancels Indonesia and Taiwan shows after row over Malaysia's LGBT laws
British pop-rock band The 1975 has cancelled upcoming concerts in Indonesia and Taiwan after its appearance at a music festival in Malaysia was cut short. Appearing at...
Jul 23, 2023
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Industry pioneers KP Ho and Bill Bensley to headline PHIST 2023
PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism), Southeast Asia’s biggest sustainability event for the tourism and hospitality industries, returns this September with an...
Jul 22, 2023
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Global broadcast platform in place for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
FIFA has advised that following the completion of several deals in Asia, a strong global platform is in place for the biggest ever FIFA Women’s World Cup™. Recently-completed...
Jul 21, 2023
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Ticket sales down for Splendour in the Grass
Ticket sales for this year’s Splendour in the Grass are down almost 30% on last year, with organisers saying that cost of living pressures have driven the fall. With ticket...
Jul 20, 2023
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