News: Recreation
AMPSEA and STWS - Sports Tech World Series agree partnership for Australia Sports Innovation Week
The Australian Mass Participation Sporting Events Alliance (AMPSEA) has announced a collaboration with the upcoming Australia Sports Innovation Week (ASIW) with the aim of...
Sep 2, 2025
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New $52 million aquatic and recreation facility opens in Mount Barker
Aiming to support activity and wellbeing in its local community in the Adelaide Hills, the new Summit Aquatic and Leisure Centre has opened in Mount Barker. Opened at the...
Sep 1, 2025
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NSW Government backs Surf Life Saving's introduction of 26 new jet skis
The NSW Government has revealed that its ongoing funding for Surf Life Saving NSW will result in a fleet of 26 new rescue jet skis patrolling beaches across the state this...
Sep 1, 2025
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Details released of Sydney Academy of Sport's new athletics track
The NSW Government has announced the project scope and timeline for the new athletics track at the Sydney Academy of Sport. Released at an athletics community briefing at the...
Aug 31, 2025
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BlueFit appoints AFL executive Josh Mahoney as Chief Operating Officer
Community aquatic and recreation facility management company BlueFit has announced the appointment of Josh Mahoney as its new Chief Operating Officer, further strengthening its...
Aug 29, 2025
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PlayOn WA highlights sport facility upgrades across Western Australia
The Western Australian Government is continuing its investment in sport and recreation infrastructure, with $2,863,524 million in funding to local groups throughout the state to...
Aug 16, 2025
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Conference triumph for ARI NSW and ASSA’s combined SPARK event
Providing a strong reinforcement of the benefits of industry collaboration, the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) and Aquatic and Recreation Institute (ARI) NSW have...
Aug 14, 2025
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CONVIC designed $3.9 million Lismore skatepark designed for community and competitions
The new CONVIC designed $3.9-million Lismore skatepark, part of the newly upgraded Lismore Regional Sports Hub, has officially opened offering both ‘street’ and ‘park’ (bowl)...
Aug 14, 2025
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St Kilda Life Saving Club hosts men's health and wellness organisation WNOW
The City of Port Phillip has spotlighted the hosting of men's health and wellness organisation WNOW (When No One's Watching) at the St Kilda Life Saving Club. WNOW is a...
Aug 14, 2025
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Brisbane City Council announces multi-million-dollar transformation of Chermside Aquatic Centre
Plans for a major revitalisation of the Chermside Aquatic Centre are underway with the search underway for a long-term partner to design, build and operate a first-class...
Aug 14, 2025
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Gymnastics Australia makes Chief Operating Officer appointment
Gymnastics Australia has confirmed the appointment of Tom Humphries to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Described as “a key leader at Gymnastics Australia for the past three...
Aug 14, 2025
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Pickleball proposal not enough to save Warringah Bowling Club from administration
Warringah Bowling Club, a 122-year-old bowls club on Sydney’s North Shore, has called in administrators just months after hoping it could be saved by introducing pickleball...
Aug 14, 2025
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Belgravia Group’s Geoff Lord to be recognised with Beyond Activ Lifetime Achievement Award
Geoff Lord, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Belgravia Group, is being recognised with Beyond Activ’s Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented at Beyond Activ’s Melbourne...
Aug 13, 2025
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Humane World for Animals clarifies media misinformation on NSW shark net trial
Conservation organisation, Humane World for Animals, has highlighted that there have been false reports in the media that trial removals of shark nets in New South Wales are not...
Aug 13, 2025
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World Leisure Organisation counts down to 2025 Congress
Set to be hosted in the Netherlands city of Breda, the upcoming 18th World Leisure Congress is set to bring together leisure professionals from over 30 countries to explore how...
Aug 13, 2025
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South Australian Government encourages more recreation within reservoirs
The South Australian Government is encouraging not-for-profit organisations across the state to apply for funding to bring their ideas for the state’s open-access reservoir...
Aug 13, 2025
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New $3.8 million Callan Park Tidal Baths swimming site planned for Sydney’s inner west
Planned to complement Sydney’s inner west Bay Run, a new $3.8 million swimming spot - the Callan Park Tidal Baths - is on the way with a development application lodged and the...
Aug 13, 2025
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Stage two upgrades completed for Sunshine Coast’s Kawana Aquatic Centre
Stage two of a multimillion-dollar major upgrade is now complete for Kawana Aquatic Centre - one of the Sunshine Coast’s busiest aquatic centres with stage two upgrades...
Aug 12, 2025
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Perth Symposium gathers experts to discuss Western Australia’s worst coral bleaching event on record
With the Western Australian community deeply invested in their marine environment, from conservation through to ecotourism and recreation, the marine heatwave that has caused...
Aug 12, 2025
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Court levies $450,000 in fines over man's death at Sydney rock climbing gym
A failure of safety equipment that led to a man falling 12 metres to his death at the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym has led to the operating company and two of its directors being...
Aug 12, 2025
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Campgrounds and hiking trails upgraded from Alpine region to Central Victoria
Campgrounds and hiking trails from the Alpine region to Central Victoria are being upgraded so visitors can experience the very best of Victoria’s great outdoors. The completion...
Aug 12, 2025
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Neighbourhood parks across Ballarat to receive upgrades including engaging play spaces
City of Ballarat has advised that five neighbourhood parks across Ballarat will receive significant upgrades as part of the City’s ongoing Neighbourhood Parks Upgrade Program....
Aug 12, 2025
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International Trampoline Park Association announces ROLLER partnership
The International Adventure and Trampoline Park Association (IATP) has revealed a new partnership with ROLLER software, naming it as the preferred point-of-sale (POS) provider...
Aug 11, 2025
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Million Moves Campaign aims to boost physical activity in Queensland and Western Australia
Leading Australian operators and suppliers have rallied behind AUSactive’s upcoming Million Moves campaign, launching on 1st September. The 21-day community physical activity...
Aug 11, 2025
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