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Western Australian funding to boost tourism infrastructure and regional visitor centres
More than 100 regional visitor centres in Western Australia will be eligible to apply for $4.2 million in grant funding over the next three years to help make them more...
May 30, 2015
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Victorian Government backs community campaign to reopen Ararat Pool
The Victorian Government has announced that it will invest $350,000 in the Ararat Olympic Outdoor Pool. The investment is a major win for a local community campaign which has...
May 29, 2015
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Darwin swimming pool to be resized by 50 centimetres in $9 million project
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last week visited Darwin to announce that the Australian Government will contribute half of the $9 million cost of extensive work on the Parap...
May 26, 2015
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New Zealand Government backs Rotorua World Spa development
While making up only a small part of the expected $10 million cost of Rotorua’s planned World Spa project, a New Zealand Government contribution of $350,000 is being almost...
May 26, 2015
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Tasmanian Government to spend $8 million upgrading national park infrastructure
The Tasmanian Government has announced that it will spend an additional $8 million on infrastructure maintenance in the State’s national parks and reserves. The announcement,...
May 23, 2015
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Artists join national protest against Australia Council cuts
Arts leaders have stepped up their campaign against the Federal Government's cuts to the Australia Council for the Arts in a national day of protest that included a 'mass dance...
May 23, 2015
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New Zealand budget backs tourism ventures
The New Zealand Government’s 2015/16 budget continues to allocate funding for tourism projects from its contestable Tourism Growth Partnership fund. Announced in advance of the...
May 21, 2015
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FFA sponsorship income outstrips rugby league and union
The Football Federation Australia (FFA) is set to outperform two of its major rival sporting organisations in sponsorship revenue, posting a 30% increase for this financial...
May 21, 2015
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Tourism lobby group calls for improvements in Sydney transport
The Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) has called for the NSW Government to adopt an integrated tourism and transport strategy in order to boost the industry. Introduced at the...
May 21, 2015
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Australia Council begins cuts to programs following the Federal Budget
In the wake of changes to arts funding announced in the Federal Budget last week, the Australia Council for the Art has began a series of cuts to arts programs. The cuts follow...
May 21, 2015
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FFA cancels Nathan Tinkler's Newcastle Jets' A-League licence
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has terminated the Newcastle Jets' A-League licence after owner Nathan Tinkler placed the club in voluntary administration. The club owes...
May 20, 2015
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Fears over rising costs of new Christchurch Convention Centre
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has expressed his fears over the rising costs of the planned new Christchurch Convention Centre. Speaking in his role as Tourism Minister at...
May 20, 2015
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Federal Government backs South Australian motorsport park with $7.5 million funding
The planned $80 million upgrade of the Tailem Bend racetrack has been boosted by a $7.5 million investment from the Federal Government and a commitment that the redeveloped...
May 19, 2015
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Artists campaign against Government's Australia Council funding change
A petition titled 'Australians for Artistic Freedom' is protesting Federal Arts Minister George Brandis’ plan to take $104.8 million from the Australia Council and transfer it...
May 18, 2015
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Perth media reports another Western Australian ticketing 'scandal'
Amid ongoing scrutiny of sponsorships by Western Australian Government departments and agencies and their receipt of event tickets, Perth Now published its latest ‘exclusive’ at...
May 18, 2015
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New management of Invercargill’s Rugby Park to deliver new opportunities
With Invercargill City Council set to take on the management of the debt-ridden Rugby Park as early as this week, the venue is seen as offering massive potential for sport and...
May 17, 2015
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New Goodlife 24/7 gym opens in Perth suburb of Success
Goodlife Health Clubs has opened its first new fitness centre in Western Australia since its acquisition of Fitness First’s clubs in the state in September last year. The new...
May 16, 2015
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New Zealand tourism set to benefit from Australian move to tax backpackers
An unexpected result of the Australian Federal budget move to recover increased taxes from working holiday makers looks set to damage youth tourism to Australia – while making...
May 15, 2015
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Lack of Government backing fails to halt Brisbane International Jazz Festival
Having to be imaginative in its funding, the 2015 Brisbane International Jazz Festival is set to run from 3rd to 8th June. With its Arts Queensland funding cut under the...
May 15, 2015
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Western Australian budget boosts tourism and event funding by $20 million
With phrases like "tight rein on expenditure" and "unprecedented decline in revenue", the Western Australian Government’s 2015/16 budget has included few new funding measures,...
May 15, 2015
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Circus Oz unimpressed by Australian Government's planned National Program for Excellence in the Arts
One of Australia’s flagship government-funded arts companies, Circus Oz, has weighed into the growing anger in the arts industry surrounding Federal Arts Minister George...
May 15, 2015
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Federal budget backs small business but adds tourism taxes
While Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey’s 2015/16 budget has been acclaimed for its provision of more than $10 billion on families and small business, tourism has been hit with new...
May 13, 2015
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Federal Budget takes $100 million from Australia Council to establish arts excellence program
Arts funding is set for a shake-up with the Federal Government announcing that more than $100 million will be reallocated from the Australia Council to a new National Program...
May 13, 2015
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Australian tourism investment reaches $53.7 billion in 2014
New research from Tourism Research Australia (TRA) shows that planned investments in Australian tourism grew by 9% last year, to a value of $53.7 billion last year. TRA’s latest...
May 11, 2015
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