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Showmen's Guild of Australasia seals new carnival agreement for the Royal Canberra Show
A dispute over payments between the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society and the Showmen's Guild of Australasia has been resolved prior to the 2024 Royal Canberra Show at...
Feb 19, 2024
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Organisers announce cancellation of 2024 Art of Attraction Tourism Summit
Announcing that registrations had “not been strong enough”, the organisers of the 2024 Art of Attraction Tourism Summit, due to be held scheduled for just over a fortnight’s...
Feb 19, 2024
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Myrtha Pools recognised for supporting records and sustainability at Doha World Aquatics Championships
World Aquatics has acknowledged Myrtha Pools for its role at the just completed 21st World Aquatics Championships - Doha. As a partner of World Aquatics since 2009, the global...
Feb 19, 2024
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AUSactive backs Les Mills ultimate training festival
Les Mills Asia Pacific has welcomed AUSactive as a sponsor of its upcoming fitness festival - LES MILLS LIVE Brisbane. Set to be held on Sunday 3rd March 2024, over 1,200...
Feb 19, 2024
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Memorable World Aquatics Championships closes in Doha
After 17 days of world record-breaking performances, dramatic finishes and penalty shootouts, the 21st World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024 has come to a close. Having...
Feb 18, 2024
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Microhire expands into New Zealand market with JW Marriott Auckland agreement
Microhire, one of the largest Australian-owned audio-visual and event staging services suppliers, has officially launched into the New Zealand market after signing its first...
Feb 18, 2024
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Art experiences spotlighted for Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour during Spring
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour is offering an array of creative experiences this Spring from a mesmerising new teamLab installation to much-anticipated annual events like Art...
Feb 16, 2024
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Olympian Natalie Cook joins Pacific Pickleball board
Australian beach volleyball Olympian, Natalie Cook, has joined Pacific Pickleball, the parent company to Major League Pickleball Australia, as a Non-Executive Director. Cook has...
Feb 16, 2024
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New speaker announcements and passes on sale for SportNXT 2024
SportNXT, Melbourne’s annual global sport business summit, has new speakers who will participate in-person or virtually at the third edition of the prestigious sport business...
Feb 15, 2024
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Melbourne Convention Bureau set to impress at AIME 2024
The Melbourne Convention Bureau - owners of Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) - is set to impress at AIME this year, with the Melbourne, Victoria stand...
Feb 15, 2024
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Volleyball Australia partners with Mahindra Automotive
Volleyball Australia has secured a two-year sponsorship deal with Mahindra, a global leader in automotive manufacturing - marking Mahindra Automotive Australia’s first foray...
Feb 15, 2024
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Expedia Group spotlights the impact of the ‘tour tourism’ explosion in Australia
Expedia Group’s Michael Dykes has spotlighted the impact on the travel industry with the explosion of ‘tour tourism’. As, VP Market Management APAC, Expedia Group, Dykes has...
Feb 15, 2024
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Regional events continue to attract state government support in South Australia
Applications are now open for South Australia's Regional Event Fund. Managed by the South Australian Tourism Commission, the Fund encourages the development of new and...
Feb 15, 2024
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Madame Tussauds Sydney partners with Leukaemia Foundation for World’s Greatest Shave
Madame Tussauds Sydney is helping to raise vital funds for Australians living with blood cancer by having some of their popular celebrity wax figures - Jimmy Barnes, Dannii...
Feb 15, 2024
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Athlete representation and rules for transgender athletes tackled at LawAccord
Topical legal issues confronting International Federations including athlete representation, rules for transgender athletes in international sport and how to ensure integrity in...
Feb 15, 2024
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Global Sea Otter mountain bike festival to be held on NSW South Coast
The Sea Otter Classic, one of the world's largest mountain bike events, is coming to Australia for the first time with the announcement that it will staged at Batemans Bay and...
Feb 14, 2024
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Poor ticket sales sees cancellation of Groovin The Moo regional festivals
Just two months out before its first 2024 event in South Australia, Cattleyard Promotions, the organisers of the Groovin The Moo festival, have cancelled the regional tour...
Feb 14, 2024
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Luxury event space designed by Pico Play to open at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
A new luxury event space - ‘The Homestead’ - designed in collaboration with entertainment and leisure company Pico Play, is set to be unveiled at the Currumbin Wildlife...
Feb 14, 2024
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South Korean Court convicts police officers over Halloween 2022 crowd crush cover-up
A South Korean court has convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that...
Feb 14, 2024
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International esports exhibition match in Darwin to blend culture and entertainment
With support from Northern Territory Major Events Company, Darwin will host some of the best Tekken players from the Philippines and Australia when they compete in an esports...
Feb 13, 2024
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Program and speakers announced for 2024 Global Sustainable Tourism Summit
Program and speakers have been revealed for the inaugural 2024 Global Sustainable Tourism Summit to be held in Brisbane from 4th to 6th June 2024. Previously known as the Global...
Feb 13, 2024
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GLP spotlight their innovative touring lighting solutions for event venues
GLP (German Light Products) is a manufacturer of innovative and high-quality intelligent lighting fixtures for the professional lighting market. The GLP ArenaLED1 Touring is an...
Feb 13, 2024
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FDC Construction contracted to transform Barangaroo Cutaway into premier cultural facility
The Cutaway, a cavernous space that sits below the eastern end of Barangaroo Reserve on Sydney’s waterfront is to be transformed from a concrete shell, exposed to the elements,...
Feb 13, 2024
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City of Fremantle announces major sponsorship for Girls Festival of Community Soccer
Fremantle's Girls Festival of Community Soccer is in its second year and provides girls with the opportunity to enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of playing a team...
Feb 12, 2024
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