News: Finance
AFL Cairns looks for $25 million Cazalys stadium upgrade
AFL Cairns has announced plans for a $25 million upgrade adding corporate boxes and a new 2,200-seat grandstand at the city’s Cazalys stadium. The new grandstand, which would...
May 12, 2018
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New Zealand Government looks to introduce levy on international visitors
With the country predicted to welcome in excess of five million overseas tourists a year by 2024, New Zealand Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis has this week announced that a levy...
May 12, 2018
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$6.5 million allocated for refurbishment of Perth’s His Majesty's Theatre
While the Western Australian Government’s 2018/19 budget has largely focussed on health, roads and education, $6.5 million has been allocated for the ongoing refurbishment of...
May 10, 2018
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Metricon Stadium to host international cricket as The Gabba’s first Test tradition comes to end
Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast will host its first International cricket match this summer after striking a deal with Cricket Australia. However, Brisbane’s the Gabba has...
May 10, 2018
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Sports Commission welcomes funding to get Australians active
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is looking forward to helping Australians become more active and healthy after receiving a boost in the Federal Budget to drive...
May 10, 2018
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New Brisbane gym operator being chased for previous owners’ unpaid debts
A gym operator in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley is being chased for debts incurred by the previous operators of his gym. Ross Macleod, who runs the X-Centre gym in Fortitude...
May 10, 2018
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Predicted tourism boom could push New Zealand’s infrastructure to breaking point
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) President Dave Cull says that a new forecast predicting an international visitor increase of 37% to 5.1 million annually by 2024 will be a...
May 9, 2018
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Live Performance Australia slams Federal budget as a 'no show'
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has described the 2018/19 Federal budget as another missed opportunity to demonstrate its support for the live performance industry in the...
May 8, 2018
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Hawthorn President Jeff Kennett warns of sports betting 'indoctrination'
Hawthorn Prresident Jeff Kennett has used the promotion of this week's beyondblue Cup to raise his long-term concerns about how sports betting advertising could impact society....
May 8, 2018
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State of the Football Nation review calls for major changes in competition finances
The Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) has reported that National Premier League (NPL) clubs see a disconnect from the top tier of the game, that junior...
May 8, 2018
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Australian Tourism Export Council calls for Federal budget to back tourism
Australia’s tourism industry needs continued strong political leadership and commitment in order to maintain its success and grow further opportunities for the national economy,...
May 7, 2018
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Dunedin's historic Fortune Theatre announces permanent closure
After 44 years of operations, Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre Trust has announced the permanent closure of the venue. Fortune Board of Trustees Chairwoman Haley van Leeuwen said the...
May 7, 2018
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Music industry enjoys best year in current millennium
With the music industry having struggled in the two decades since the advent of downloadable music, new figures from the the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)...
May 4, 2018
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Auckland Rugby League takes on New Zealand Warriors ownership
After months of speculation, it has been announced that the New Zealand Warriors has been sold to an arm of their original owners, the Auckland Rugby League. The sales of the...
May 1, 2018
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JumpClimb failure leaves Perth Fringe World artists unpaid
Management of Perth's Fringe World festival have advised that one of their largest affiliated events management companies is entering voluntary administration. JumpClimb, an...
Apr 30, 2018
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AOC President Coates takes aim at rivals in AGM address
Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates has taken aim at "barbarians" and "arsonists" while defending himself in a combatative address at the organisation's annual...
Apr 28, 2018
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Western Australian Government commits to ongoing support for Albany Entertainment Centre
The Western Australian Government is to provide ongoing funding to back the operations of the Albany Entertainment Centre (AEC). Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan today...
Apr 26, 2018
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Founder Larry Cohen sells Step into Life master franchise
Australasian Leisure Management has learned that Step into Life co-founder Larry Cohen has sold the master franchise to the business. Founded in 1995, Australia’s first ever...
Apr 23, 2018
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Newspaper questions loyalty payments to senior Gold Coast Commonwealth Games staff
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (GOLDOC) Chairman Peter Beattie has been forced to defend loyalty payments made to key Games executives. Responding to a...
Apr 20, 2018
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TTF Tourism Industry and Policy Conference to explore demands of Australia’s supergrowth industry
Tourism will be one of Australia’s largest employers and wealth creators in the next decade, with the number of Australians working in the sector set to almost double according...
Apr 17, 2018
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Brisbane newspaper slams Stadiums Queensland for ‘gouging’ football franchises
An editorial in Brisbane newspaper the Sunday Mail has slammed the management of venues by the Stadiums Queensland agency in a highly critical editorial. While acknowledging the...
Apr 16, 2018
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Summer Olympic sports look to improve governance at SportAccord
Governance issues impacting summer Olympic international sports federations are at the top of the agenda at the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)...
Apr 16, 2018
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Chinese Government looks to slow theme park development boom
With more than 60 theme parks under development across the nation, the Chinese Government is looking to slow the pace of theme park development. As of the end of 2015, China had...
Apr 12, 2018
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Cricket Australia secures $1.2 billion broadcast deal
Cricket Australia has put a challenging few weeks behind it with a massive new $1.2 billion broadcasting deal, which puts one-day internationals and and T20 Internationals...
Apr 12, 2018
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