News: Finance
Jamberoo Pool to open with new entry fees
Kiama Municipal Council has advised that Jamberoo Pool is to reopen on 16th November, but for the first time and to ensure it remains open, the community is being asked to pay a...
Oct 23, 2024
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Aquatics
CGA's Craig Phillips says Glasgow Commonwealth Games model would have worked in Victoria
Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) Chief Executive Craig Phillips has stated that Victoria could have hosted the same pared-back Commonwealth Games program in 2026 as Glasgow...
Oct 22, 2024
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Targeted Federal Government funding to support festivals and live music venues
The Australian Government, through ‘Revive Live’ is providing grants of $7.7 million to 110 organisations including 61 festival-based activities and 49 live music venues....
Oct 22, 2024
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NSW Government offers $10 million in grants to maintain and improve Crown reserves
Crown reserves provide land for recreational areas and infrastructure like sports-fields, local parks, walking tracks and campgrounds. They also provide land for community...
Oct 21, 2024
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Parks
Children in regional Western Australia to have free pool entry during summer
After a successful trial of the KidSport Regional Pool Program earlier this year in the Mid West, Gascoyne, Wheatbelt and Great Southern, eligible children throughout regional...
Oct 21, 2024
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Aquatics
Kawana Dolphins Rugby League awarded Felton Industries grant
Kawana Dolphins Rugby League in Buddina, Queensland has been announced as one of three organisations to be awarded this year’s Felton Industries Grant. Each organisation will...
Oct 21, 2024
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Parks
Australian Sports Foundation advises of record $100 million in donations
The Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) has channelled almost $100 million in philanthropic donations into sport in the past financial year, setting a new record for...
Oct 20, 2024
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Recreation
Glenorchy City Council reveals concept designs for $84 million aquatic centre
Glenorchy City Council has unveiled concept designs for a multi-million dollar redevelopment of its Glenorchy War Memorial Pool. The concept, unveiled at an open workshop on...
Oct 20, 2024
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Aquatics
Industry modelling shows Australian concert goers pay higher fees to ticketing giants than independent agencies
Consumers pay more than double in ticketing fees for live music concerts if a promoter uses Ticketek or Ticketmaster instead of an independent ticket agency of their choice,...
Oct 18, 2024
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Ticketing
Melinda French Gates launches $250 million global fund for women’s wellness
In May 2024, Pivotal founder, Melinda French Gates, announced she was committing an additional $1 billion - to be spent over the next two years - to advance women’s power...
Oct 17, 2024
Finance /
Wellness
Australian Sports Foundation and revolutioniseSPORT partner to expand fundraising opportunities
Australia’s non-profit sports fundraising organisation, the Australian Sports Foundation, (ASF) has announced a new partnership with leading online management platform...
Oct 16, 2024
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Technology
Cricket Australia reveals $32 million loss in 2023/24 financial year
Cricket Australia has revealed a $31.9 million loss for 2023/24 in its newly released annual report, citing the financial performance as a “low point”. The governing body’s...
Oct 16, 2024
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Finance
$2 swim program to return to Brisbane City Council's aquatic centres for summer
Following the success of Brisbane City Council’s move to charge a flat rate of $2 for both adults and children using its 22 aquatic centres through the last summer, the program...
Oct 16, 2024
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Aquatics
Former NSW regional gallery director convicted of fraud
Iain Dawson, the former Director of the South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Bega, located in southeast NSW, has been convicted of fraud. SECCA (formerly known as...
Oct 16, 2024
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Live Nation sets ‘the record straight on inaccuracies’ in Four Corners live entertainment investigation
Live Nation has released a lengthy fact sheet that systematically responds to a number of claims about its business and practices broadcast by Four Corners in a report on the...
Oct 15, 2024
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Merlin Entertainments announces sale of Australian rainforest Fly attractions
Merlin Entertainments has announced that two of its Australian attractions - Otway Fly in Victoria and Illawarra Fly in NSW - are up for sale. The decision to sell these two...
Oct 15, 2024
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Attractions
Federal Government announces plans to halt dynamic ticket pricing and ‘subscription traps’
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has today announced plans to protect consumers and suppliers by banning unfair trading practices under the Australian Consumer Law....
Oct 15, 2024
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Surfing Australia secures $1 million to enhance surfing’s accessibility for females
Surfing Australia has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for their ‘New Wave of Female Boardriders’ project to be delivered over the next three years and aimed at making...
Oct 15, 2024
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Finance
FIBO organisers to launch Saudi Arabian fitness exhibition
Global event and exhibition organiser RX, organiser of Germany’s annual FIBO convention, has advised that it will host a Saudi Arabian edition of the world´s leading exhibition...
Oct 15, 2024
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Wellness
Live Performance Australia says industry problems not the fault of one company
Live Performance Australia has backed entertainment giant Live Nation following a critical ABC report aired on Four Corners last night. The peak body for live arts and...
Oct 14, 2024
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South Australian sport clubs encouraged to break down barriers around menstruation
South Australia’s active recreation and sport clubs are being encouraged to apply for their share of more than $1.3 million in funding programs and equipment aimed at boosting...
Oct 14, 2024
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Wellness
Victorian Government makes camping free in National Parks for six months
The Victorian Government has made camping free at all 131 of Parks Victoria’s paid campgrounds from 1st December 2024 until 30th June 2025 – saving families $7.3 million in...
Oct 14, 2024
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Parks
Tasmania’s ‘Growing Pains in the Arts’ program returns in 2024
Tasmania’s ‘Growing Pains in the Arts’ program is underway for 2024 in partnership with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. ‘Growing Pains in the Arts’ has been offered in Hobart...
Oct 13, 2024
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Rugby Australia prepares counter-claim to Melbourne Rebels' $30 million lawsuit
The legal dispute between Rugby Australia and former Super Rugby team Melbourne Rebels has escalated this week with Rugby Australia preparing a counter-claim to Melbourne...
Oct 10, 2024
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