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Parks Australia pleads not guilty in legal battle over alleged damage to a sacred site Kakadu National Park
Parks Australia has started a legal fight over allegations of damages caused to a sacred site at Gunlom Falls in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park. The Federal...
Oct 8, 2021
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Fernwood Fitness looks to reopen Greater Sydney and NSW clubs at midnight on Monday
Fernwood Fitness will reopen its 20 women’s-only clubs across Greater Sydney and NSW at the stroke of midnight on Monday 11th October as the state’s lockdown eases having passed...
Oct 8, 2021
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Swimming bodies applaud NSW Government’s early indoor pool opening change
The NSW Government’s decision to fast-track the reopening of indoor pools for an increased range of activities from Monday 11th October has been applauded by the swimming and...
Oct 7, 2021
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Thailand set to introduce controversial 'tourism fee' in 2022
The Thai Government is forging ahead with a contentious proposal to charge every tourist an entry fee, a move that it is feared will impact efforts to rebuild the nation’s...
Oct 7, 2021
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NSW Premier Perrottet announces further lockdown easing with more pool activities set to be allowed
Newly appointed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has today announced an expansion of operations in reopened indoor swimming pools for double vaccinated adults operations in Greater...
Oct 7, 2021
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces plans for domestic vaccine passports
The New Zealand Government is to introduce vaccine passports - that will likely contain a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate containing a QR code - for use at major public...
Oct 7, 2021
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Queensland Academy of Sport to double funding for swimming
The Queensland Academy of Sport is to double its funding for swimming in Queensland to $4 million aiming to deliver better access to talent identification and high-performance...
Oct 7, 2021
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Business Events Industry Aotearoa conference postponed despite unveiling of New Zealand’s COVID roadmap
Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) and Hawke’s Bay Tourism have announced the postponement of BEIA’s 45th Annual Conference in Hawke’s Bay until 2022 – with a New Zealand...
Oct 6, 2021
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$500,000 invested in facilities at City of Logan's Meakin Park to encourage more female participation in football
Through the Female Facilities Program, the Queensland Government has invested $500,000 in more female-friendly change facilities at Meakin Park, Slacks Creek - located in the...
Oct 6, 2021
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet confirms cabinet appointments with few changes in leisure portfolios
Newly appointed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced a new NSW Cabinet team with Ministers in leisure portfolio’s unchanged. Advising of minimal changes had been made to...
Oct 6, 2021
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VIC Active takes political sides in urging fitness sector to back state opposition
Frustrated at Victoria’s ongoing Coronavirus lockdown, industry body VIC Active has turned its back on the apolitical approach usually adopted by industry associations and is...
Oct 5, 2021
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Quayclean says cleaning industry needs Student Visa hours parity
COVID will continue to pose a significant health and welfare threat to Australian business operators, schools, public venues, and major sites unless the cleaning industry is...
Oct 4, 2021
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Revised NSW reopening roadmap will see early opening of indoor pools for lessons
The NSW Government’s latest advice on the reopening of Greater Sydney’s economy indicates that when the state reaches an 80% level of full vaccination an increased number of...
Oct 3, 2021
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Thai tourism businesses unhappy over renewed delay to industry reopening
The Thai Government’s latest postponement of the re-opening of major locations to international tourism arrivals has left leading tourism industry stakeholders accusing...
Oct 2, 2021
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Fitness Australia looking for guidance on vaccination requirements for reopening NSW gyms
Uncertainty over whether staff need to be vaccinated for when gyms and fitness facilities reopen in NSW - currently forecast to occur on 11th October – has led Fitness Australia...
Oct 1, 2021
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Key swimming organisations warn lives at risk if NSW Government keeps indoor pools shut
The impact of the NSW Government’s decision to delay opening indoor pools until 1st December 2021 will put lives at risk and force many swim school businesses to close or scale...
Oct 1, 2021
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Australia to open international borders from November
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the nation’s international borders will reopen from November. Closed since March 2020, with some of the world's...
Oct 1, 2021
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Victorian Premier announces COVID vaccines will be mandatory for all essential workers in the state
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that all essential workers in the state will need to have a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine within weeks to continue going to...
Oct 1, 2021
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Business Events Council of Australia critical of Government plans to shutdown COVID Disaster Payments
The Business Events Council of Australia is concerned and disappointed with the Australian Government’s announcement to withdraw COVID-19 Disaster Payments in line with...
Sep 30, 2021
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More than 300,000 jabs administered at Qudos Bank Arena vaccination centre
Qudos Bank Arena’s support of NSW Health’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Western Sydney has seen the venue’s team of dedicated staff play a critical role, with the quarter of...
Sep 30, 2021
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NSW gyms set to reopen but indoor aquatic facilities to stay closed until December
The NSW Government's path out of the current lockdown in Sydney and other parts of the state as of 11th October will not allow indoor aquatic facilities to reopen until...
Sep 30, 2021
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Rising Coronavirus cases sees Suncorp Stadium crowd capped at 75% for NRL Grand Final
With a rise in Coronavirus cases in Brisbane over recent days prompting speculation that this Sunday’s NRL Grand Final might be postponed or relocated, Queensland Premier...
Sep 30, 2021
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FITREC gives fitness professionals option to show that they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19
FITREC, the registration service for fitness professionals and businesses, has advised that it is giving registered fitness professionals the option to show that they are fully...
Sep 30, 2021
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World Heritage Daintree National Park returned to Traditional Owners
The Queensland Government and Traditional Owners yesterday signed an agreement at a special ceremony in Bloomfield, north of Wujal Wujal which sees more than 160,000 hectares of...
Sep 30, 2021
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