News: Finance
Proposal submitted for 'underwater' stadium in Auckland
With Auckland Council currently considering the viability of a new stadium on the Auckland waterfront, a designer has submitted a radical plan for a subsurface stadium. The...
May 4, 2017
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Multi million dollar budget funding boost for Victorian water safety initiatives
The Victorian Government’s latest budget has allocated a total of $17.1 million over four years for three key water safety projects, which will contribute to addressing key...
May 4, 2017
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Victorian budget confirms next stage of Geelong’s Simonds Stadium upgrade
This week’s Victorian budget has confirmed funds to kick-start planning and design for Stage 5 of the redevelopmentof Geelong’s Simonds Stadium. Aiming to transform Simonds...
May 3, 2017
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A-League clubs reject 'inadequate' FFA funding offer
A-League club owners have walked out of a meeting with Football Federation Australia after rejecting the governing body’s offer to redistribute funds for the competition....
May 2, 2017
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Tourism gains from new Northern Territory budget
The Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) has welcomed the Northern Territory Government’s 2017/18 Budget, saying it provided the right investment for tourism to become a...
May 2, 2017
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Players reject Cricket Australia pay offer
The Australian Cricket Association has rejected a new pay deal for the next five years offered by Cricket Australia. In a statement released today, the Association declared...
Apr 28, 2017
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Village Roadshow results hit by downturn in theme park visits
Village Roadshow has reported a 9.4% drop in visits to its Gold Coast theme parks for the nine months to 31st March – impacted by poor weather and effect of last October's fatal...
Apr 28, 2017
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1.1 million Australians participating in football
An update of the Australian Sports Commission’s official AusPlay survey, the largest survey of its type ever undertaken in Australia, has shown that football remains most...
Apr 27, 2017
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Analysts advise Channel Nine to move away from loss-making cricket broadcast coverage
Cricket Australia could face a major dip in its income after global investment bank UBS urged broadcaster the Nine Network to end its long-time Test and one-day cricket...
Apr 27, 2017
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Qatar spending US$500 million a week on FIFA World Cup 2022 infrastructure
The Government of Qatar is spending as much as US$500 million a week on infrastructure ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to the nation’s Finance Minister. Minister Ali...
Apr 26, 2017
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National Football Conference brings together sport leaders and strategists
To be held under the banner of July’s National Sports Convention, the inaugural National Football Conference 2017 is to bring together 60 leading global policy makers and...
Apr 25, 2017
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Zhonghong Group buys 21% stake in SeaWorld with plans to bring brand to China
SeaWorld Entertainments biggest shareholder, Blackstone, is selling its 21% stake in the theme park operator to Chinese investors Zhonghong Zhuoye Group. The deal, worth...
Apr 25, 2017
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Technologies shaping management of New Zealand aquatic and recreation facilities
A parent books her daughter in for swimming lessons on her mobile phone during her lunch break at work; a team leader at the local recreation centre sees new fitness club...
Apr 25, 2017
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Public and industry comment invited for Hamilton Zoo Master Plan
New Zealand’s Hamilton Zoo has made public a master plan featuring proposals for its development over the coming decades. Among the ideas included are an overnight ‘glamping’”...
Apr 23, 2017
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Netball Australia confirms new Directors, players protest fizzles
At the end of a week of controversy, Netball Australia's AGM yesterday confirmed the appointment of Cheryl McCormack, Marcia Ella-Duncan, and Susan Comerford to its Board of...
Apr 22, 2017
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Royalties for Regions review critical of ‘unaffordable’ recreation centres
The newly elected Western Australian Government is looking to overhaul the State’s Royalties for Regions program, with funding set to be directed toward agriculture and other...
Apr 22, 2017
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Sunbather offers a solution to soaring energy costs for Sydney pools
With a number of Sydney councils facing having to raise admission costs for their pools in the wake of ballooning gas prices, leading solar pool heating and pool cover supplier...
Apr 21, 2017
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Uncertain future for Art Gallery of NSW Director Michael Brand
The future of Art Gallery of NSW Director Dr Michael Brand is shrouded in uncertainty after the institution's board declined to renew his five-year tenure for another full term,...
Apr 20, 2017
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FFA looks to close AIS-based Centre of Excellence
Football Federation Australia has announced changes to its player development programs that will bring to an end the Australian Institute of Sport based program that produced...
Apr 20, 2017
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Australian netball in crisis ahead of AGM
The management of netball in Australia has been plunged into crisis, with Netball Australia board Chair Anne-Marie Corboy standing down after less than a year in the post and...
Apr 20, 2017
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Sport facility consultant says 'tame the architects'
Leading stadia and sports facility consultant Chris Dare has slammed architects for tending to “miss the fact that there are commercial realities” in designing facilities,...
Apr 18, 2017
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Massive gas price rises sees Sutherland Shire Council considering pool closures
Sutherland Shire Council is considering urgent measures to reduce a potential $500,000 rise in the costs of the gas that it consumes, including closing swimming pools in winter,...
Apr 17, 2017
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No opening date in sight for Ningaloo Centre and Aquarium
A new venue designed to “provide an immersive experience inspired by the rugged landscape of the Cape Range National Park” is sitting empty and with no opening date in sight on...
Apr 17, 2017
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AOC's annual report details $40,000 pay rise for John Coates
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates received a $40,000 pay rise last year, part of $300,000 in extra remuneration for senior AOC figures. The figures...
Apr 12, 2017
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