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LPA calls for Business Interruption Fund to protect entertainment sector against future COVID-related shutdowns
A new fund to help shield Australia’s live performance industry from future COVID-19 lockdowns is being proposed to prevent further financial damage to the sector and provide...
Dec 9, 2020
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Latest Australia Council grants deliver $8.4 million to support 217 creative projects and cultural activities
The Australia Council’s latest arts projects grant round has delivered $8.4 million to support 217 creative projects and cultural activities for the benefit of all Australians...
Dec 9, 2020
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Australian Marine Conservation Society highlights new Federal laws banning plastic waste won’t save wildlife
Australia’s peak marine conservation body, Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed the passing of new Federal laws that will end the practice of shipping...
Dec 8, 2020
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50 Northern Territory tourism businesses access Government’s 'Book Now Digital Support' program
Fifty Northern Territory tourism businesses are participating in the Northern Territory Government’s 'Book Now Digital Support Program' which helps create an easier way for...
Dec 8, 2020
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Tourism boost expected to follow reopening of Western Australian border to NSW and Victoria
The announcement by Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan yesterday that people from NSW and Victoria will be able to enter the state as of today without needing to quarantine...
Dec 7, 2020
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Mary Valley Rattler attraction able to maintain operation with JobKeeper support
The Rattler Railway Company (RRC) - has received formal advice from the Federal Government that it was eligible for JobKeeper support to maintain operations and employment for...
Dec 3, 2020
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NSW Government announces ‘major easing’ of Coronavirus restrictions
With the state having reached a 25th day without any local Coronavirus cases, the NSW Government has announced a range of easing measures that will impact fitness clubs,...
Dec 2, 2020
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Western Australian sport and recreation centres can now apply for new Healthy Venues grants
Local government and State-owned sport and recreation centres across Western Australia can now apply for Healthway's Healthy Venues Grants to access funding of up to $5,000 to...
Dec 2, 2020
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Victorian fitness operators call for end to gym restrictions
VIC Active has revealed that it is calling on the Victorian Government to address two directives that are restricting gym operations. Highlighting that with there having been 32...
Dec 2, 2020
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2020 Queensland Government Budget provides record funding for arts, sport and tourism
The Budget delivered by the Queensland Government yesterday has provided significant investment to back economic recovery and infrastructure to help the state emerge from the...
Dec 1, 2020
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Singapore enters into a climate change bilateral Dialogue with the United Kingdom
The first Singapore/UK bilateral Dialogue covered a wide range of topics including climate ambition and green recovery post-COVID-19, carbon markets, energy transition,...
Nov 30, 2020
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Forster Surf Life Saving Club secures $2 million grant for upgrades
The NSW State Government has announced a $2 million grant to upgrade the Forster Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) with construction of the new SLSC building expected to begin in...
Nov 29, 2020
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Three Sunshine Coast attractions receive funding from Queensland Government
Three Sunshine Coast tourism attractions - Aussie World, Bellingham Maze and Tree Top Adventure Park – are to share in $1.84 million from the Queensland’s Government’s Growing...
Nov 28, 2020
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Western United use ‘value capture’ model to drive building of Wyndham Stadium
A-League club Western United’s plans to develop its $150 million Wyndham Stadium on a greenfield site in Western Melbourne without state or federal government funding is being...
Nov 28, 2020
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Governments collaborate on monitoring Australian Marine Parks
The Federal and South Australian Government have collaborated on a six-day expedition off the remote western coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia to learn more about...
Nov 26, 2020
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Sydney’s Artspace to receive over $5 million transformation
Artspace has welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment of over $5 million that will see The Gunnery in Woolloomooloo – Artspace’s home since 1993 – transformed into a...
Nov 25, 2020
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Western Australian Government to require businesses and venues to adopt mandatory contact register
Aquatic facilities, gyms, indoor sporting centres, museums, entertainment venues and amusement parks will are among a host of West Australian businesses and locations that will...
Nov 25, 2020
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Victorian 2020/21 Budget allocates $1.46 billion for Arts Precinct transformation
The 2020/21 Victorian Budget’s $1.46 billion for the Arts Precinct transformation and cultural sector aims to assist in the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown and...
Nov 24, 2020
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Federal and Victorian Governments back Danny Frawley Centre for health and wellbeing
The Federal and Victorian Governments have confirmed their backing for the new Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin. Being built at...
Nov 24, 2020
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Auckland secures supreme prizes at New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards
Auckland personal trainer Kate Saynor and the AUT Millennium gym have won the top awards at the annual New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards. Saynor, an Olympic and Commonwealth...
Nov 23, 2020
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VIC Active questions remaining caps on Victorian gym operations
VIC Active spokesperson, Tim Schleiger has questioned measures associated with Victoria’s last step Coronavirus measures, asking who “who is expected to pay for the mandated...
Nov 23, 2020
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Northern Territory’s $4.8 million Urban Oval Lighting Upgrades Project completed
The lighting installation at Nightcliff Oval has completed the Northern Territory Government’s $4.8 million Urban Oval Lighting Upgrades Project, which was designed to improve...
Nov 21, 2020
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Australian Government announces unlocking of arts rescue funds and venue capacity increases
Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Paul Fletcher has today advised of a roadmap for reopening live performance industry, with live venues and events...
Nov 20, 2020
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Designs revealed for $225 million upgrade of Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium
The AFL, in conjunction with the Victorian Government, has revealed the designs for the upgrade of Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium precinct with the area to include new cafes,...
Nov 20, 2020
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