News: Events
Ticketek confirmed as Perth Arena ticketing provider
Venue manager, AEG Ogden has confirmed that Ticketek has been appointed as the ticketing services provider at Perth Arena. The selection of Ticketek followed a tender process in...
May 29, 2012
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AFC committed to futsal development
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Committee Chairman Richard Lai has reiterated the Asian Football Confederation's commitment to developing and promoting the game...
May 29, 2012
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Kidsafe launches 2012 National Playspace Design Awards
Kidsafe (the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia) has announced details of the 2012 National Playspace Design Awards. The Awards recognise excellence and...
May 29, 2012
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Backing for creative festivals in regional Australia
Regional Australia is about to be taken over by a creative wave of festivals featuring flash mob style choirs, claymation, circus acts, and puppets performing in a solar-powered...
May 28, 2012
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Global recognition to attract international events
Global recognition highlighting the beauty and "must-see" aspects of Sultanate of Oman will be good news for the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC) when it opens in...
May 28, 2012
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Ironman Cairns set to deliver major tourism boost ahead of Destination Q
The upcoming Cairns Airport Adventure Festival is set to be bigger and better than ever, having already eclipsed last year's participation numbers, setting new levels for...
May 27, 2012
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Doha 2020 Olympic rejection 'will not curtail Qatar ambition'
The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to shortlist Doha for the 2020 Games will not curtail the country's ambitions to become a regional and global...
May 27, 2012
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Baku and Doha fail in 2020 Olympics bids
The cities of Baku and Doha have been eliminated from the race to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee gave Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo...
May 26, 2012
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Asian futsal nations chasing Thailand 2012 places
The 2012 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship have begun in Dubai, with 15 teams aiming to prevent holders Iran from successfully defending their title. And...
May 25, 2012
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Singapore named Asia's ultimate sports city
Singapore maintained its stronghold as the best sports city in Asia after finishing in sixth place at the biennial World's Ultimate Sport Cities Awards. During its first outing...
May 24, 2012
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Melbourne and Olympic city London take the top awards for ultimate sports cities
Melbourne has come a close second only to the 2012 Olympics host city London in the prestigious World's Ultimate Sport Cities Awards. Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu welcomed the...
May 24, 2012
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Upgraded Sydney Showground Stadium opens
The new Skoda Stadium at the Sydney Showground, home of the Greater Western Sydney Giants, opens today. Over the past 18 months, the Sydney Olympic Park venue has been...
May 23, 2012
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Australian Rugby Union secures ongoing Qantas sponsorship: welcomes new IRB funding
Qantas has extended its long-established major partnership with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) by a further four years until 2015. The airline began its association with the...
May 23, 2012
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Tourism WA conceeds ultramarathon management failures
The ultramarathon tragedy that left two women runners with life-threatening burns may have affected the reputation of Tourism WA, a Western Australian Parliamentary inquiry has...
May 22, 2012
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Sydney announces development of new cultural policy
Sydney's cultural life will soon go under the microscope after Sydney City Council voted last week to develop a major new Cultural Policy for the city. Lord Mayor Clover Moore...
May 21, 2012
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FIBA establishes global media and marketing unit
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Secretary General Patrick Baumann has hailed the creation of a new FIBA Media and Marketing Services subsidiary as a "milestone" in...
May 21, 2012
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Darling Quarter Flicks the Switch on Massive Digital Canvas
The world's largest permanent interactive light display, named Luminous at Darling Quarter, was turned on in Sydney on 18th May. Luminous at Darling Quarter represents an...
May 21, 2012
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JNTO commences snow promotion
The Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) Sydney office has commenced a new series of marketing activities aimed at promoting ski in Japan. Japan's 2011/2012 snow season...
May 21, 2012
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Arabian Gulf Hotel Show awards recognise The Address Dubai Mall
The inaugural Middle East Hotel Awards have recognised The Address Dubai Mall as offering the 'Best Fitness & Leisure Facilities within a hotel'. Located at the heart downtown...
May 20, 2012
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Madame Tussauds Sydney a model of attractions investment
Madame Tussauds Sydney is a great example of the investment in new attractions Australian tourism needs to remain competitive, according to peak industry body, Tourism &...
May 20, 2012
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Melbourne ranked Australia's top business events city
Melbourne has been ranked the number one city in Australia for international conventions and number nine in Asia Pacific. The Country and City Ranking Report 2011, created by...
May 19, 2012
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Aussie surf lifesavers to join The Queen in Thames Flotilla
Members of Australia's surf lifesaving community will play a key role in Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London next month. Nine surf boats, crewed by...
May 19, 2012
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IAAPA announces Asian Attractions Expo Trade Show Floor sold out
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced that exhibition space on the Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) 2012 trade show floor has sold...
May 18, 2012
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Business events boost Australian tourism
The MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) sector is making an increasingly major contribution to Australia's tourism earnings with just released Tourism...
May 18, 2012
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