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Sunshine Coast Council urges holiday travellers to stay at home
Sunshine Coast Council is advising Easter holidaymakers to postpone any planned visit to the region, in line with the nationwide effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus...
Apr 7, 2020
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TEG Live to refund thousands of basketball fans over Marvel Stadium fiasco
Promoter TEG Live has agreed to refund over $5 million to thousands of basketball fans for tickets purchased to last year's much-hyped Australia-USA exhibition series at...
Apr 7, 2020
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Sunshine Coast Council gives ‘final warning’ on need to avoid crowding in parks and on beaches
Amid concerns about people ignoring advice to stay at home and to avoid crowding and gathering in groups - even when exercising - Sunshine Coast Council has reminded residents...
Apr 6, 2020
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Popular Gold Coast beaches to be closed after Coronavirus rules ignored
The Gold Coast City Council has announced that it will take the extraordinary step of closing popular local beaches at The Spit, Surfers Paradise and Coolangatta after thousands...
Apr 6, 2020
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Rugby Australia reveals $9.4 million loss at AGM
Battling the impact of Coronavirus and still recovering from the settlement paid to the Israel Folau, Rugby Australia has revealed a provisional loss of $9.4 million at its...
Mar 30, 2020
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'Heartbreaking and confusing' time for caravan parks operators, guests and RV travelling community
The Caravan Industry Association of Australia has advised that a series of closures of caravan parks and camping grounds as part of measures to reduce the impact of the...
Mar 25, 2020
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Landmark Sydney beaches closed as social distancing regulations enforced
Bondi Beach is one of a number of popular Sydney locations to be closed by the NSW Government in an effort to enforce social distancing measures. After images emerged on Friday...
Mar 22, 2020
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Step Into Life exercise franchise facing potential collapse
With owner John Cargnello facing prosecution on child pornography charges, the Step Into Life franchise is reportedly on the brink of collapse. Franchisees within the outdoor...
Mar 19, 2020
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Former Federal Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie could be personally liable over infrastructure grants
A legal expert addressing the Senate inquiry into the allocation of funds from the controversial Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program has suggested that former Federal...
Mar 11, 2020
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NRL's Bulldogs lose $2 million sponsorship following player scandal
The NRL's Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have reportedly lost a $2 million major sponsorship deal with family restaurant chain Rashays as a result of a 'serious' code of conduct...
Mar 11, 2020
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Child sex charges against swim coach Scott Volkers will not proceed
Charges against swim coach Scott Volkers have been permanently stayed and will not proceed after a Court found it would be "unfairly and unjustifiably oppressive" to allow him...
Mar 9, 2020
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Viagogo pledges to submit to New Zealand law ahead of Commerce Commission action
The Commerce Commission has dropped injunction proceedings against online ticket reseller Viagogo after the Switzerland-based company made changes to its site and advised that...
Mar 5, 2020
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Federal Government announces appointment of National Sports Tribunal Chief Executive
The Federal Government has appointed leading sport administrator and Court of Arbitration of Sport judge John Boultbee as Chief Executive of Australia’s new National Sports...
Mar 4, 2020
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Sport Australia admits failing to tell Senate about second former Minister's email
Sport Australia has been forced to correct the record after conceding that it omitted to tell a Senate inquiry that it had received a second set of instructions from former...
Mar 3, 2020
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Fleurieu Regional Aquatic Centre cited for breaching ‘competitive neutrality’ rules
The Fleurieu Regional Aquatic Centre Authority in South Australia has been cited by the South Australian Competition Commissioner for breaching 'competitive neutrality'...
Mar 2, 2020
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Melbourne court awards $240,000 to teenager underpaid by synthetic grass installer
A 19-year-old worker has been awarded a $240,000 payout after he was underpaid by a Melbourne synthetic grass business, with the Court ordering that the company pay its fine...
Mar 1, 2020
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UK Court sentences scalpers to lengthy jail terms
Two ticket resellers found guilty of fraud by a UK Court last month have been sentenced to a total of six and a half years in prison. Peter Hunter and David Smith, who traded as...
Mar 1, 2020
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Former Sport Australia Chief Executive 'surprised' to see colour-coded grants spreadsheet
Former Sport Australia head Kate Palmer was "surprised" when she was shown the contentious colour-coded grants spreadsheet used by former Federal Sports Minister Bridget...
Feb 28, 2020
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Spartan Race acquires bankrupt rival Tough Mudder
Less than two months after Tough Mudder's creditors in the USA forced it into filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the extreme obstacle race operator has been acquired...
Feb 27, 2020
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Sport rorts inquiry implicates Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been drawn into the sports grants controversy after it was revealed his office exchanged 136 emails with former Federal Sports Minister Bridget...
Feb 26, 2020
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WorkSafe Victoria drops charges against owner of Rye carnival ride that caused boy's death
WorkSafe Victoria has dropped all charges against Wittingslow Amusements, the owner of a carnival ride from which six-year-old boy was fatally flung to his death three years...
Feb 26, 2020
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Documents reveal the timeline of the White Island tragedy
With more than two months having passed since the volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island/ Whakaari, which has so far claimed the lives of 21 people, new information has...
Feb 25, 2020
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Belgravia Kids Chief Executive explains the acquisition of Jump! Swim Schools business
Belgravia Kids Chief Executive, Mark Collins has shared details of the Belgravia Group's acquisition of much of the Jump! Swim Schools franchise business last year. Having...
Feb 25, 2020
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Ardent Leisure faces possible prosecution over 2016 ride deaths
Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure could face up to $3 million in fines over the deaths of four guests at the Gold Coast theme park in October 2016. Handing down the...
Feb 25, 2020
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