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Singapore Night Festival installations illuminate Bras Basah.Bugis precinct
With the theme Rebirth, the Singapore Night Festival 2022 opened last night with installations illuminating the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct. The festival returns for its 13th...
Aug 19, 2022
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Outgoing AFL club President Peggy O’Neal to chair Commonwealth Games planning committee
Peggy O’Neal, the first woman to serve as a President of an AFL club, is set to take up a new role overseeing the delivery of the Victorian Commonwealth Games. O’Neal, who is...
Aug 19, 2022
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Looking to deliver ‘vibrant precincts connecting people’ VenuesWest launches five-year strategic plan
With the aim of being Australia’s leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts, VenuesWest has released its Strategic Plan 2022-2027: Vibrant precincts...
Aug 19, 2022
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Increased demand for events sees Te Pae Christchurch launch new recruitment drive
With an unprecedented demand for events, Te Pae Christchurch is launching a new recruitment drive looking to fill a host of new permanent, fixed term and casual positions,...
Aug 19, 2022
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KPMG announced as title partner of the Australia Sail Grand Prix
SailGP has today announced a new sponsorship with leading professional service firm, KPMG Australia. In a multi-season deal, KPMG becomes the Title Partner of the Australia Sail...
Aug 17, 2022
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Ungerboeck mourns loss of eponymous co-founder Dieter K. Ungerboeck
Event software leader Ungerboeck has today paid tribute its co-founder, Dieter K. Ungerboeck, who died this at the age of 80. Manish Chandak, Ungerboeck President and Chief...
Aug 17, 2022
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Venues Ōtautahi prepare to feed 20000 fans at All Blacks test
Christchurch events and venues company, Venues Ōtautahi, is preparing to cater for an expected crowd of 20,000 at Orangetheory Stadium when the All Blacks play Argentina in...
Aug 17, 2022
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Strong support for Darwin Festival as it enters its final week for 2022
Latest attendance figures for the Northern Territory’s Darwin Festival show the event continues to garner strong support as it enters its final week for 2022. Since this year’s...
Aug 17, 2022
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Significant improvements to spectator seating underway at Mildura Sporting Precinct
Mildura Rural City Council advise that improvements to spectator seating are well underway as part of the second stage of the Mildura Sporting Precinct. Councillor for...
Aug 17, 2022
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Surf Life Saving Australia’s Coolangatta Gold race event secures new naming rights sponsor
Shaw and Partners Financial Services are the new naming rights sponsor for Surf Life Saving Australia’s Coolangatta Gold race event as part of a three year deal. The race, made...
Aug 17, 2022
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Royal Life Saving Society spotlights successful National Water Safety Summit 2022
The recently held National Water Safety Summit 2022 led by Royal Life Saving Society Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia attracted more than 200 water safety experts from...
Aug 16, 2022
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Cairns Indigenous Art Fair announces new Artistic Director
Artist and designer Francoise Lane has been named as incoming Artistic Director for Cairns Indigenous Art Fair following the departure of Janina Harding at the completion of...
Aug 16, 2022
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Scenic World to launch augmented reality attraction featuring children’s book character
Scenic World in the Blue Mountains is to launch its augmented reality attraction - The Gruffalo Spotters Trail - on 3rd September featuring the much-loved children’s book...
Aug 16, 2022
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Three construction groups shortlisted to deliver $294 million Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Three leading construction business project groups have been shortlisted to deliver the $294 million Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCEC). Following a comprehensive...
Aug 16, 2022
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Adelaide Botanic Gardens to host magical interactive musical adventure
Direct from sell-out seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, the magical interactive musical adventure ‘Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies’ will be performed in the Adelaide Botanic...
Aug 16, 2022
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Logan City Council study finds significant demand for multi-purpose indoor sporting facility
A comprehensive study undertaken by Logan City Council has found there is significant demand within the local community for more indoor sporting facilities. A range of metrics...
Aug 16, 2022
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Australian Mass Participation Sporting Events Alliance to stage first conference in November
The Australian Mass Participation Sporting Events Alliance (AMPSEA) has announced that its inaugural conference will be held in Sydney on 22nd November. With the recent staging...
Aug 15, 2022
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500 sporting events across Victoria supported by State Government funding program
The Victorian Government’s ‘Significant Sporting Events Program’ has supported 500 sporting events since 2014 with almost half of the program’s events to date having been held...
Aug 15, 2022
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Biosecurity measures to be heightened across 2022 Perth Royal Show
The Western Australian Government is delivering a $2 million package to support the 2022 Perth Royal Show with the funding going towards enhanced onsite biosecurity measures to...
Aug 15, 2022
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LiVS charitable trust searches for new users of Christchurch's Roy Stokes Hall
Life in Vacant Spaces is searching for additional users of Roy Stokes Hall in New Brighton - a coastal suburb of Christchurch - so it can become a thriving community asset. Life...
Aug 15, 2022
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2022 Darwin International Film Festival promises something for everyone
The official program for the 2022 Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) will be launched at the Deckchair Cinema on 15th August and promises to have something on offer for...
Aug 15, 2022
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New Race Series Edition announced for Abu Dhabi marathon
Aiming to provide opportunities for the public to train across shorter distances ahead of the fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Marathon, Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Abu Dhabi...
Aug 15, 2022
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Cricket Australia looks for sport’s inclusion at 2032 Brisbane Olympics
Looking to expand participation and maintain the game’s position at the heart of the country’s sporting culture, Cricket Australia is aiming for the sport to be included at the...
Aug 14, 2022
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YouGov survey looks into how much sport Australians play versus how much they watch it
With the Commonwealth Games now over for another four years, market research and data analytics firm YouGov looked into how much sport Australians play versus how much they...
Aug 14, 2022
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