News: Events
Sport at the heart of Australian ‘soft diplomacy’
The launch of the Australian Sports Diplomacy Strategy 2015-18 aims to bring in a new era of partnership between the Australian Government and sporting organisations. The...
Jun 26, 2015
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Australian National Botanic Gardens launches master plan to win back visitors
The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) has launched an ambitious plan to halt a slide in visitor numbers, which have fallen by about 20% over the past eight years. The...
Jun 26, 2015
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City of Perth raises cost of hiring parks
The cost of hiring parks and reserves in central Perth is set to rise sharply, prompting speculation ticket prices for some outdoor events could follow. Earlier this month the...
Jun 25, 2015
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Qatar's International Centre for Sport Security faces perceptions of lack of independence
While FIFA's granting of rights to Qatar to host the World Cup in 2022 is a focus of investigations by US and Swiss law enforcement agencies, the Doha-based International Centre...
Jun 25, 2015
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Strong support for tourism and events in 2015 NSW Budget
Australia’s peak accommodation body, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), has welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment of over $640 million to tourism sector in Tuesday's NSW...
Jun 24, 2015
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Nominees announced for 2015 Helpmann Awards
Musical blockbuster Les Misérables has been nominated in 12 categories in the 2015 Helpmann Awards, closely followed by the far more intimate, smaller-scale musical, Once, with...
Jun 23, 2015
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No more free entry for children at Perth Royal Show
Children under 12 will no longer get into the Perth Royal Show for free after the Western Australian Government cut funding allocated to Show admissions. Western Australian...
Jun 23, 2015
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Changes for Gisborne New Year's Eve 2015 festival
Following alcohol-fuelled violence which led to 63 arrests at the 2014 Gisborne New Year's Eve festival, alcohol limits will be strictly enforced at this year's Rhythm and Vines...
Jun 22, 2015
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Big Pineapple Music Festival co-exists with Queensland Zoo animals
The recent Big Pineapple Music Festival on the Sunshine Coast, featuring The Jezabels, John Butler Trio and Violent Soho, appears to have shown that zoo animals and a music...
Jun 21, 2015
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Barry Humphries bids farewell to Adelaide Cabaret Festival
On the final night of Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2015, Artistic Director Barry Humphries took to the stage to announce he is handing over the role of Artistic Director to the...
Jun 21, 2015
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High performance sports centre to come to Mount Maunganui
Construction of a High Performance Sports Centre in Mount Maunganui is set to commence from next month. Tauranga City Council agreed in February to contribute approximately $1...
Jun 20, 2015
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AEG Ogden announces further key management appointments at ICC Sydney
AEG Ogden has announced the appointment of three new directors to the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), completing the team that will manage daily operations...
Jun 19, 2015
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Inaugural International Day of Yoga as India raises awareness about the discipline
Yoga devotees around the world are preparing to gather at events to mark the first International Day of Yoga on Sunday 21st June. As India pushes to raise awareness about the...
Jun 19, 2015
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Newly built Taurama Aquatic Centre set for pre Pacific Games test
Residents of Port Moresby will be able to preview the newly built Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre this Sunday (21st June), when the world class aquatic venue opens its doors...
Jun 18, 2015
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Abu Dhabi records 20% rise in visitors in first four months of 2015
The number of visitors arriving in Abu Dhabi increased by 20% year-on-year during the first four months of 2015, according to new figures released by the Abu Dhabi Tourism &...
Jun 18, 2015
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MCG sets State of Origin crowd record
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) last night set a new State of Origin attendance record with a crowd of 91,513 watching NSW defeat Queensland in the second march of the three...
Jun 18, 2015
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Adelaide Fringe contributes $68 million to South Australian economy
More interstate and overseas visitors came to Adelaide for this year's Fringe festival than in previous years, which delivered South Australia more than $68.8 million in...
Jun 18, 2015
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Gold Coast to host Triathlon World Championship final in 2018
The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced that the Triathlon World Championship Grand Final will be staged on the Gold Coast in 2018. The host of the 2018...
Jun 17, 2015
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Victorian Premier vows to fight for every major event 'worth taking'
The Victoria Government aims to battle other states for every major sporting and cultural event "worth taking" as part of an aggressive events-based economic strategy. Speaking...
Jun 17, 2015
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Tennis ACT looks to host Fed and Davis Cups at revamped Canberra Tennis Centre
Tennis ACT has revealed that it will bid for the Federation and Davis Cup fixtures to be held at Canberra's redeveloped Lyneham tennis centre next year. Tennis ACT believes that...
Jun 17, 2015
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American Football exhibitions to be staged in Auckland and Wellington
American Football exhibition games to be staged in Auckland and Wellington next March are being touted as a quintessential US sports experience. Auckland's Eden Park and...
Jun 17, 2015
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Australian Event Symposium 2015 to again link with Australian Event Awards
The Australian Event Symposium is to again be staged in 2015, linking with the Australian Event Awards, and taking place in Sydney on 17th and 18th November. Coinciding with the...
Jun 16, 2015
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Australia Council announces first results of new grants model
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced $9.1 million of investment in Australian arts through the first round of its new grants program, with $4.6 million going to arts...
Jun 16, 2015
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Vivid Sydney shines with record numbers
The world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas has broken visitation records for the third year in a row with more than 1.7 million people attending the Vivid Sydney...
Jun 16, 2015
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