News: Finance
Jump! Swim School responds to media reports of dissatisfied franchisees
Following reports in the mainstream media over the past 24 hours on dissatisfied franchisees, Jump! Swim School has issued a statement on its activities, explaining delays that...
Jan 8, 2019
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Tourism Council WA calls for growth fund to stop industry job losses
Tourism Council WA has called on the Western Australian Government to compete with other states by establishing a Tourism Jobs Growth Fund to arrest a continual decline in...
Jan 8, 2019
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Tauranga City Council to undertake stadium feasibility study
Tauranga City Council is to undertake a feasibility study into the development of a new stadium for the Bay of Plenty region. With Council officials reportedly having undertaken...
Jan 8, 2019
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Media slam Jump! Swim Schools over dissatisfied franchisees
Nine Entertainment media outlets A Current Affair and the Sydney Morning Herald have reported on Jump! Swim Schools franchisees being “left high and dry” and in debt as a result...
Jan 7, 2019
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Federal Government launches $28.9 million activity grants program
Federal Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie has today launched a $28.9 million grants program which will enable sport and physical activity providers to get Australia’s...
Jan 3, 2019
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Probity issues sees sport training college deregistered
A national training provider that claimed to be a "global leader in innovative sports education" has been shut down and deregistered as a result of serious probity concerns and...
Jan 2, 2019
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers maintain steady budget
The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has said it remains committed to cost-cutting efforts having revealed unchanged budgets for the...
Jan 2, 2019
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New Zealand tourism spending reaches $39.1 billion
The tourism industry’s tremendous contribution to New Zealand’s social and economic wellbeing has been reinforced by newly released industry measurements. The latest Tourism...
Jan 1, 2019
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Napier City Council to continue with plans for new $41 million aquatic centre
Napier City Council is to continue with plans to develop a new aquatic centre for Hawke’s Bay communities following a narrow pre Christmas vote on the $41 million project....
Dec 29, 2018
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Tabcorp’s Play For Purpose gets backing from Sport Australia and the Australian Sports Foundation
Play For Purpose, a not-for-profit raffle supported by the Tabcorp Charitable Games division, has announced a partnership with Sport Australia and the Australian Sports...
Dec 18, 2018
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Crowds - and losses - rise at Stadiums Queensland venues in 2017/18
The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games helped boost patronage at Stadiums Queensland venues to 4,353,779 in the 2017/18 financial year, with Metricon (Carrara) Stadium, Cbus Super...
Dec 17, 2018
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Hong Kong Disneyland announces appointment of new Managing Director
The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) has announced the appointment of Stephanie Young as its new Managing Director. Young, who has been with the Walt Disney Company for 26...
Dec 13, 2018
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FFA approves A-League expansion bids from Western Melbourne and South-West Sydney
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced that consortium bids from Western Melbourne and Macarthur South-West Sydney will join an expanded 12-team A-League during the...
Dec 13, 2018
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Fiona Menzies reappointed as Creative Partnerships Australia Chief Executive
The Federal Government has reappointed Fiona Menzies as the Chief Executive of Creative Partnerships Australia. Menzies’ reappointment follows from an acknowledgement that her...
Dec 12, 2018
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Deakin University launch first report that ranks Australian obesity policies on value for money
Deakin University health economists have launched the most comprehensive analysis of Australia’s policy arsenal in the fight against obesity. The analysis from Deakin Health...
Dec 11, 2018
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Allianz Stadium demolition to begin two months before NSW election
The NSW Government has announced that it has awarded a contract for the demolition of Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, to commence in January 2019, two months before the scheduled NSW...
Dec 7, 2018
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Grassroots sport advocates unimpressed with Grant awarded to Crows AFLW team
Sports SA is seeking answers after $275,000 was granted to the Adelaide Crows women's team just days after the South Australian Government resisted calls to financially boost...
Dec 4, 2018
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Funding boost to support Adelaide Crows AFLW
The South Australian Government has announced it will increase its support of women’s sport through a $275,000 sponsorship of the Adelaide Crows AFLW team. The funding to the...
Dec 3, 2018
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Plans revealed for new Jakarta sports stadium
Details of plans for a new multi-purpose stadium in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have been revealed. Province-owned firm PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) has been appointed...
Dec 2, 2018
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Swimming Australia announces closure of National Training Centre Transition Program
Swimming Australia has announced that the National Training Centre (NTC) Transition Program in Canberra is to close at the end of the year. The decision to close the program at...
Dec 1, 2018
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Four-year strategy announced to drive powerful change for women and girls in sport
The NSW Government has today announced a four-year strategy that will drive powerful change for women and girls in sport, leaving a lasting legacy for the way women’s sport is...
Dec 1, 2018
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Australian Institute of Sport cuts funding to sports deemed to have lower medal winning prospects
The government-funded Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) announced early this week that it will be implementing a new investment model that will boost high performance funds...
Dec 1, 2018
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Athlete Travel Subsidy Scheme provides vital support to WA regional athletes
More than 180 of Western Australia's aspiring regional athletes will be helped to attend training camps and competitions through a State Government program that assists with...
Nov 26, 2018
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Community clubs across Western Australia receive funding boost
A total of 23 grassroots sporting projects from across Western Australia will share in more than $634,000 in the latest round of the Western Australian Government's Community...
Nov 25, 2018
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