News: Finance
Lord to Address Football Business Event
Geoff Lord, Chairman of Belgravia Leisure and Executive Chairman of the Melbourne Victory A-League franchise, is address a Football Institute of Australia (FIA) breakfast event....
Jul 20, 2009
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Fitness First pumps up earnings
Earning at Australia's dominant fitness club chain, Fitness First, rose by more than a quarter last year as the fitness industry bucked the economic downturn. The company passed...
Jul 17, 2009
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Sport Business World set for Sydney
The Sport Business World conference to be held at the Sydney Convention Centre on 2nd and 3rd September will discuss leadership, investment, growth, sponsorship, events and...
Jul 15, 2009
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Beachley Surf Classic Left High and Dry
Layne Beachley faces a $100,000 shortfall in sponsorship for the world's richest women's surfing contest, the Beachley Classic, after the NSW Government cut its sponsorship from...
Jul 13, 2009
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Macquarie Leisure Trust to break from parent
Macquarie Leisure Trust Group, the owner of Dreamworld theme park and WhiteWater World, Goodlife Health Clubs and AMF Bowling Centre, has unveiled plans to part from parent...
Jul 9, 2009
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91 sports recognised with national status
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) today announced two additions to National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) that will be recognised for the period fro 2009 to 2013. As ASC...
Jul 2, 2009
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Macquarie Leisure Finalises US Funding Facility
The Macquarie Leisure Trust Group has finalised a US$10 million debt facility with its long term transactional banker JP Morgan Chase of Dallas, Texas, USA. Speaking of the...
Jun 23, 2009
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Six Flags files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Giant American amusement park operator, Six Flags Inc., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy is due to a rising amount of debt, the retaining a debt of US$2.4...
Jun 16, 2009
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ALFA Set to Launch in Queensland
The first ever ALFA Queensland Industry Forum will be held on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd June 2009 at the Mt Ommaney Hotel in Mt Ommaney and will address improving the...
Jun 15, 2009
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Adelaide 36ers Sold to 'Save our Sixers' Consortium
Basketball Australia has confirmed that the illustrious Adelaide 36ers National Basketball League (NBL) team has been sold to the 'Save Our Sixers' consortium, which is headed...
Jun 11, 2009
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Leisure at the Heart of Council Stimulus Projects
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has released details of more than 3,300 projects currently being rolled out by Australia's 562 councils under the Federal...
Jun 3, 2009
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ATEC Welcomes Export Grant Budget boost
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of a $50 million boost to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme in...
May 13, 2009
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Leisure Facilities Association Set to Launch
For the first time ever Australia is set to have a national organisation representing the people who work in, supply to and have responsibility for aquatic, recreation and sport...
May 6, 2009
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Australia withdraws from race to host Rugby World Cup
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced that it will not tender to host the Rugby World Cup (RWC) tournament in 2015 or 2019. Despite the enormous success of the 2003...
May 6, 2009
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Dreamworld Revenue Down but Results Solid for Macquarie
Macquarie Leisure Trust Group has blamed rain and Easter falling outside the reporting period for a drop in revenue at its Gold Coast assets Dreamworld and WhiteWater World over...
May 6, 2009
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Auckland Regional Council managers resign over David Beckham Fiasco
Two senior Auckland Regional Council (ARC) executives have resigned as a result of the losses from last year's David Beckham football match at the ARC-owned Mount Smart Stadium....
Apr 30, 2009
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Fitzroy Island resort goes into receivership
Fitzroy Island's recently revamped resort has been placed in receivership just five months after it opened. The $100 million Hunt Resort, on Fitzroy Island in the Great Barrier...
Apr 28, 2009
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29,000 Tourism Jobs at Risk
29,000 jobs in the tourism industry will go if unemployment reaches 10%, as the global financial crisis pushes the Australian economy into recession, according to analysis of...
Apr 28, 2009
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Adelaide 36ers Break Ranks on BA Bank Guarantees
Adelaide will not have an NBL team in the new league if Basketball Australia (BA) does not relent on its criteria stipulation of a $1 million bank guarantee. Mal Hemmerling,...
Apr 24, 2009
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Sports Leadership Grants for Women
The Australian Government is encouraging womenâs sporting groups across the country to submit their application for this year's $500,000 Sports Leadership Grants for Women. The...
Apr 22, 2009
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AALARA Seeks Director Nominations
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors. The election of new Board members will take place the...
Apr 16, 2009
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AbaF seeks award nominations
The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) has announced details of their 2009 Awards. The awards honour the best relationships between business, the arts and donors â...
Apr 14, 2009
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Industry Leaders for Asian Attractions Expo
Three days of education sessions and a pre-convention Safety Institute have been planned for Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) 2009, the largest conference and trade show for the...
Apr 9, 2009
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Darwin conference 'critical' for inbound tourism
The future of Australiaâs inbound tourism sector will go under the spotlight at an upcoming conference which will attract the best minds in the industry, event organisers have...
Apr 7, 2009
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