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Inaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference to be staged in Coffs Harbour
The Australian Festivals Industry Conference (AFIC), a new nationally focused event, is aiming to address key national issues facing the industry while also looking to...
May 13, 2019
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Sydney FC fan evicted from A-League finals game over disabled daughter's bathroom access
A Sydney FC fan has claimed that his disabled daughter was "traumatised" after being escorted out of the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (formerly Kogarah Park) by NSW Police in front...
May 12, 2019
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Perth ticket scammer pleads guilty over social media sales of fake concert tickets
A 19-year-old Perth woman who sold forged festival and concert tickets to more than 100 people has this week pleaded guilty in a Perth court to 28 counts of fraud. Hannah...
May 10, 2019
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Restored wellbeing measures endorse councils’ community focus
Local Government New Zealand has noted its “delight” at the Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill having passed its third and final reading in Parliament last...
May 7, 2019
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Governing bodies must add value to sport
First day presentations at the SportAccord convention on the Gold Coast have heard about how a variety of legal issues affecting sport - including doping, match-fixing and rival...
May 7, 2019
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Israel Folau guilty of breaching Rugby Australia's code of conduct
Israel Folau has been found guilty of a 'high level breach' of Rugby Australia's player code of conduct after he said "hell awaits" gay people in a social media post. A...
May 6, 2019
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Rival competitions a threat to established sporting leagues
The SportAccord 2019 convention, which is taking place all this week on the Gold Coast, has focussed on the opportunities, challenges and threats to institutional sport in its...
May 6, 2019
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High demand for MCG Boxing Day Test tickets leads to anti scalping action
Following a high demand for tickets for the 2019 Boxing Day Test against New Zealand at the MCG, the Victorian Government is declaring the game a major event under the Major...
May 6, 2019
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Victoria Police issue arrest warrant for Melbourne amusement hire operator accused of arson against competitors
An amusement business owner accused of insurance fraud and launching arson attacks on competitors has failed to appear in Court to answer charges. Facing 10 counts of arson,...
May 2, 2019
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Mushroom Group launches new neighbouring rights venture
The Mushroom Group has announced that it has joined forces with neighbouring rights specialist Susan Cotchin to form a new neighbouring rights company, Good Neighbour....
Apr 30, 2019
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Pill testing saves lives at ACT’s Groovin the Moo festival
The lives of seven young people were potentially saved at the weekend when a second pill testing trial at the Groovin the Moo festival in Canberra identified lethal substances....
Apr 29, 2019
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California Fitness liquidators' report shows chain operated at a loss for more than three years
Nearly three years after the abrupt closure of the California Fitness gym group in Hong Kong and Singapore, liquidators for its parent company JV Fitness have ended creditor and...
Apr 26, 2019
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Leading goal post supplier reminds sports ground contractors and managers of dangers of non-compliant goals
Abel Sports General Manager John Cann is concerned that with increasing demand for portable/moveable football (soccer) goals, many sports ground contractors and managers are not...
Apr 24, 2019
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Federal Court finds Viagogo guilty of misleading consumers
Swiss-based ticket reseller Viagogo - which resold tickets to events including tennis’ Australian Open, Ashes cricket matches and music concerts - was making false claims to...
Apr 18, 2019
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Result Based Training fitness group enters administration after 'very large' tax bill
Melbourne-based fitness chain Result Based Training (RBT), which operates in 20 locations across Australia, has appointed voluntary administrators. Founded by entrepreneur and...
Apr 18, 2019
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NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW assure visitors over Royal Easter Show safety
Visitors to Sydney’s Royal Easter Show are being reassured over event safety with ongoing inspections carried out by NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW. NSW Minister for Better...
Apr 14, 2019
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Hong Kong authorities arrest gym staff for using aggressive sales tactics
Hong Kong authorities have taken dramatic action against fitness centres for using aggressive sales tactics with the Chinese Administrative Region’s Customs and Excise...
Apr 11, 2019
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Geoffrey Rush wins defamation case over inappropriate behaviour allegations
Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $850,000 in initial damages after winning his defamation case against Nationwide News over two articles published by The Daily...
Apr 11, 2019
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Viagogo executives lobby Federal MPs against ticket resale restrictions
Executives from controversial ticket reseller Viagogo have been in Australia this week, meeting with politicians in Canberra to lobby against potential ticket resale...
Apr 5, 2019
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Japanese Olympic Committee President to quit amid corruption allegations scandal
The President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has said he will resign amid allegations of corruption over Tokyo’s successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games....
Mar 31, 2019
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Reports claim Adelaide Oval staff told not to admit Aboriginal people before Naidoc Week AFL game
Box office staff at the Adelaide Oval were reportedly directed to stop selling tickets to Aboriginal people while fans gathered before last year’s Naidoc Week AFL match...
Mar 29, 2019
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Ballarat swimming academy fined $150,000 after student's life changing diving injury
A 2016 diving accident that left a student wheelchair bound for life has now seen the owners of the Swim and Survival Academy in Ballarat owners fined $150,000 – an amount which...
Mar 26, 2019
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Government to pay wages to Embody gym’s staff
A $40,000 bill for unpaid wages to staff who lost their jobs with the closure of Sydney’s Embody fitness centre will be paid by the Federal Government’s Fair Entitlements...
Mar 24, 2019
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Sydney swim school to introduce ‘additional safety measures’ after teacher accused of child sex abuse
A Sydney North Shore swimming school that allowed a teacher to keep his job following complaints of "inappropriate holds" nine months before he was arrested on child sex charges...
Mar 21, 2019
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