News: Government
Hamilton Island wildlife cull sparks social media fury
Hamilton Island's social media pages have been the target of angry messages and pleas from people after learning of mass animal culls at the Whitsunday’s resort. The ABC has...
Sep 7, 2016
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Environment
Western Australian community to benefit from new era of health promotion
Health promotion in Western Australia has marked a significant milestone with new legislation enacted to govern the Healthway health promotion agency. The independent statutory...
Sep 5, 2016
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CinefestOZ secures two more years of funding
With the CinefestOZ Film Festival having completed another successful event, its future looks assured with Western Australian Government extending its funding support of the...
Sep 1, 2016
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Hollingsworth resigns from Australian Sports Commission
With the Australian Government’s Winning Edge sports funding program under fire in the wake of Australia’s media performance at the 2016 Olympics, Australian Sports Commission...
Aug 29, 2016
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Government
Australian Regional Tourism Network calls for Government to ‘get serious’ about tourism
The Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN) is calling on the Federal Government to “get serious about tourism in regional Australia”, following the release of the latest...
Aug 28, 2016
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Tourism employment grows to 97,000 jobs in Western Australia
Recently released figures from the Australian Government show tourism now creates 97,200 jobs in Western Australia, an increase of 3,500 jobs on the previous year. The State...
Aug 26, 2016
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Fund launched to protect New Zealand's earthquake threatened heritage buildings
The New Zealand Government has launched a new scheme to provide funds to strengthen a number of privately-owned heritage buildings over the course of the next four years....
Aug 25, 2016
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More funding for South Australian events to boost regional visitor economy
32 South Australian events and festivals will share in grants totalling more than $390,000 to help attract more visitors and boost the local visitor economy. The South...
Aug 23, 2016
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Caulfield Racecourse trustees face sack as community calls for more open space
The trustees responsible for the management and oversight of Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse Reserve could be sacked after the findings of a bi-partisan Victorian Parliamentary...
Aug 21, 2016
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Parks
UN advice prompts Tasmanian Government to abandon World Heritage forest logging plans
The Tasmanian Government has reportedly abandoned plans to log areas of its World Heritage-listed forest based on advice from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
Aug 4, 2016
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Parks
EEAA backs combination of tourism with trade and investment in new Turnbull Ministry
The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) has welcomed the appointment of the Steven Ciobo as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and Keith Pitt as...
Jul 21, 2016
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Steve Ciobo named Tourism Minister in new Australian Federal cabinet
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first post-election Cabinet reshuffle has included the appointment of Steve Ciobo as the new Minister representing the tourism...
Jul 18, 2016
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Hong Kong Lifeguard union strike leads to closure of beaches and swimming pools
A strike by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Life Guards’ Union on Sunday (17th July) led to the closure of four beaches and 12 swimming pools across the Special Administrative Region....
Jul 18, 2016
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Aquatics
Queensland Government backs sport and recreation
The Queensland Government is to provide over 70 state sport and recreation organisations with more than $30 million in funding over three years to increase Queenslanders’...
Jul 18, 2016
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Screen Australia to allocate record-breaking funding to female-focused screen projects
The Australian Government has today revealed the 58 recipients of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters: Brilliant Stories and Brilliant Careers, marking the largest cohort of...
Jul 12, 2016
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Healthway's governance model changed after ticket scandal
Changes to the structure of Western Australia’s Healthway have been introduced that will see the health promotion agency focus on grassroots campaigns rather than sponsoring...
Jul 9, 2016
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Ticketing
Regional tourism overhaul to unlock potential of NSW visitor economy
The NSW Government will invest $43 million over four years in a major overhaul of the way regional and rural areas attract visitors, including the creation of six new...
Jul 6, 2016
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Environment
NSW Government announces new board for ANZ Stadium
Following its recent purchase of the ANZ Stadium, the NSW Government has announced a new board that will be responsible for the management of the venue. Businesswoman Christine...
Jun 30, 2016
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Venues
Raising Healthy Kids health target starts from 1st July
New Zealand Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has welcomed the introduction of the new Raising Healthy Kids health target to help reduce childhood obesity. The new health target...
Jun 30, 2016
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Promoter Michael Gudinski backs Labor Party
Leading Australian music promoter and Mushroom Group founder and Chairman Michael Gudinski has lent his support and thanks to the Australian Labor Party ahead of the Federal...
Jun 21, 2016
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NSW budget acclaimed for backing visitor economy
The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) has welcomed the NSW Government’s budget as a bar-setting example of the economic value of investing in the visitor economy and...
Jun 21, 2016
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Labor pledges to fund National Library's Trove online database
Labor has promised $12 million in funding over four years to the National Library of Australia for it to resume adding new content to its online database Trove. Trove allows...
Jun 16, 2016
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NSW Government buys back ANZ Stadium
The NSW Government has acquired ownership of Sydney’s ANZ Stadium for a reported sum of $220 million. As part of its plan for the upgrading of Sydney’s major sporting venues,...
Jun 16, 2016
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Live Performance Australia awaits Coalition to deliver a plan for live performance industry
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has released its assessment of the major parties’ policy positions for the live performance industry in the lead-up to the federal election....
Jun 16, 2016
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