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Federal Budget includes ongoing commitment to Sporting Schools program
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget has included an ongoing commitment to the Sporting Schools program while also securing funding for National Sporting Organisations...
Oct 6, 2020
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NSW South Coast councils participate in workshop to discuss local tourism industry
A number of NSW South Coast councils recently participated in a workshop held in Nowra with a focus on exploring how the growth of their local tourism industry can be supported...
Oct 6, 2020
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Federal budget backs environmental initiatives and business through Coronavirus recovery
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget will see Australia’s deficit reach $213.7 billion this year as the Australian Government looks to combat the economic impact of the...
Oct 6, 2020
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Adelaide City Council seeks $40 million in Federal and state governments funds for aquatic centre redevelopment
Adelaide City Council has asked the Federal and South Australian Governments to contribute over $40 million towards the redevelopment of the ageing Adelaide Aquatic Centre or to...
Oct 5, 2020
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$473 million joint funding agreement agreed for new Christchurch multi-use arena
Christchurch City Council and the New Zealand Government have formally signed off on a joint funding agreement for the city’s new multi-use arena. Both parties agreed on today...
Oct 5, 2020
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Tourism Recovery Program delivers direct support to nearly 1,000 Western Australian operators
Almost a thousand tourism businesses have shared in more than $14 million of funding from the Western Australian Government's Tourism Recovery Program. The support program has...
Oct 4, 2020
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Leading environmental groups welcome Queensland Government's strategy to protect national parks
Leading environmental groups including the Queensland Conservation Council, National Parks Association of Queensland, Pew Charitable Trusts, WWF Australia and the Australian...
Oct 4, 2020
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Queensland Government releases long-term plan to protect and expand national parks
Days out from going into caretaker mode for this year's election, the Queensland Government has delivered on a promise made last election - to protect more wilderness areas in...
Oct 3, 2020
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Victorian Government undertakes to restore bushfire devastated forests
In a $7.7 million operation to restore forests devastated by last summer’s bushfires, the Victorian Government is undertaking its largest restoration effort by airlifting more...
Oct 2, 2020
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UNSW Law academic shares the implications of new environmental laws for koala survival
Although the new State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) caused recent political disputes, UNSW Associate Professor in Law, Amelia Thorpe says not much is changing as SEPP...
Oct 1, 2020
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Borders open between New Zealand and NSW as Queensland Government lifts stadia capacities
The Australian Government has finalised an arrangement for a limited travel ‘bubble’ that would allow people from New Zealand to travel to NSW and the Northern Territory....
Oct 1, 2020
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Fitness Australia calls for COVID Marshal overhaul in NSW
Fitness Australia is calling for the removal of what it calls “unnecessary” COVID Marshal restrictions that apply to fitness facilities in NSW, claiming “hundreds of metro and...
Oct 1, 2020
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Australian Marine Conservation Society welcomes Queensland’s new reforms for shark finning
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Humane Society International (HSI) have welcomed the announcement that shark finning in a vast swathe of Queensland waters...
Oct 1, 2020
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Queensland Government commits $31.5 million to Gold Coast Turf Club redevelopment
The Queensland Government has announced a $31.5 million commitment to the $38 million Gold Coast Turf Club redevelopment with the project to include an all-weather synthetic...
Sep 30, 2020
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Australia’s national cultural institutions receive funding boost
The Federal Government has announced that Australia’s national cultural institutions will be receiving an additional $22.9 million in the Federal Budget to assist in their...
Sep 28, 2020
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No change to fitness centre restrictions as Victorian Government eases lockdown measures
Yesterday’s announcement by the Victorian Government that it will be rolling back COVID-19 restrictions as the Coronavirus recedes, while seeing a lifting of the night curfew...
Sep 28, 2020
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Australian Chamber Tourism welcomes regional funding but highlights cities also need support
While the Australian Chamber Tourism has welcomed the Federal Government’s much needed Regional Tourism Recovery Package, it recognises that Australian capital cities have also...
Sep 27, 2020
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ATEC concerned over lack of government funding to support inbound tour operators
While the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) today welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of additional funding for regional tourism, they have expressed concern...
Sep 27, 2020
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Tourism Recovery package to inject $250 million into regional Australia
The Federal Government today announced its tourism recovery package that will inject $250 million into regional Australia, encouraging more Australians to travel and experience...
Sep 27, 2020
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Hong Kong Government halts agreement for expansion of Lantau Island Disneyland
The Walt Disney Company has lost the option to expand Hong Kong Disneyland after the Hong Kong Government decided not to renew an agreement to develop an adjacent plot of land...
Sep 25, 2020
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Billion-dollar partnership to transform central Perth
A new billion-dollar partnership between the Federal Government, Western Australia Government and City of Perth has been finalised, that will see the Perth CBD transformed with...
Sep 24, 2020
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Queensland Government commits $25 million for 10,000-seat stadium at Rockhampton’s home of rugby league
The Queensland Government has today committed $25 million towards delivering a 10,000-seat stadium at Rockhampton’s traditional home of rugby league, Browne Park. The...
Sep 24, 2020
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Ecotourism Australia implores governments for ongoing support of natural attractions and ecotourism experiences
In an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers, Ecotourism Australia has...
Sep 24, 2020
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Malaysian theme parks call for removal of entertainment tax
Malaysia’s theme park operators, seen as being among one of the country’s industry sectors most adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, are appealing for the abolition of...
Sep 24, 2020
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