News: Recreation
New leisure portfolio ministers announced in Western Australia and NSW Governments
Newly re-elected Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has announced the portfolio allocations for his new Cabinet with dedicated ministers for each region to focus on local job...
Mar 19, 2025
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Centenary Park Golf Course celebrates 50 years of community, connection and Golf
This year, Centenary Park Golf Course, located in Frankston southeast Melbourne, is celebrating 50 years at its current location of being a popular golfing destination for both...
Mar 18, 2025
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H2O Xtream Aquatic Centre to open in April
New Zealand’s Upper Hutt City Council has advised that with testing and commissioning nearing completion, H2O Xtream Aquatic Centre will open to the public on 7th April. To mark...
Mar 18, 2025
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Improved access for Tasmania’s Mount Field National Park
Improved access to Tasmania’s Mount Field National Park is being planned with the designs now out for public consultation. Mount Field is one of Tasmania’s oldest national parks...
Mar 18, 2025
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$4.5 million eco-tourism revitalisation for Daintree National Park
Work has commenced on the $4.5 million 650-metre long Jindalba Boardwalk upgrade in far north Queensland's Daintree National Park. The boardwalk will have all-abilities access...
Mar 17, 2025
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Royal Life Saving research highlights further decline in children’s swimming skills
Royal Life Saving Australia has this morning advised of a generational decline in the swimming skills of Australian children, releasing findings that show half of Year 6...
Mar 17, 2025
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Blacktown City Council to expand Mount Druitt PCYC to help youth stay active, engaged and connected
Blacktown City Council has announced the expansion of the Mount Druitt Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC), a major project that will bring even more opportunities for young...
Mar 16, 2025
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Royal Life Saving advises of 349 aquatic facilities impacted by ex-Cyclone Alfred
Royal Life Saving Australia has advised of the widespread disruption to aquatic facilities across South East Queensland and Northern NSW wrought by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The...
Mar 16, 2025
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Queensland Garden Show’s new name reflects event’s evolution
The Queensland Garden Show - formerly the Queensland Garden Expo - returns to the Nambour Showgrounds from 11th to 13th July for its 41st year, with a fresh new name that...
Mar 16, 2025
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Growing number of men participate in Reformer Pilates at Belgravia Leisure facilities
Belgravia Leisure has revealed that one in five participants at its Reformer Pilates studios across Australia are male - a number that is growing as more men discover the...
Mar 15, 2025
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Greater Geelong delivers on ocean beach accessibility with MobiChair
The City of Greater Geelong is partnering with the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club to provide a MobiChair accessible beach wheelchair for public use at Ocean Grove Beach. A...
Mar 13, 2025
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Maytronics Commercial announces leadership team expansion
With a commitment to delivering exceptional experience and leading product, Maytronics Commercial has today revealed an expansion of its leadership team - bringing fresh...
Mar 13, 2025
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Integrity Code introduced in New Zealand sport and recreation stakeholders
The Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui has announced that New Zealand’s first Code of Integrity for Sport and Recreation is now in force. Intended to create safer and...
Mar 13, 2025
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$45.7 million upgrade at Lyndoch's Barossa Park completed as preparation begin for AFL Gather Round
The South Australian Government and The Barossa Council’s landmark new Barossa Park sporting precinct has been officially completed, as event works begin to ensure it is ready...
Mar 12, 2025
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$50 million pledged for recovery of Queensland sports and community facilities
Extraordinary disaster recovery packages worth more than $50 million are now available to support the recovery of sporting and community facilities in flood-hit North Queensland...
Mar 12, 2025
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Melton City Council invites feedback to inform their aquatic facility strategy
The City of Melton, situated on Melbourne's western rural-urban fringe, is calling for community feedback to inform their new aquatic and recreation strategy. To help inform the...
Mar 12, 2025
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Nelson's Chin community to have community garden celebrating their culture and heritage
Nelson City Council, situated on New Zealand’s South Island, has advised that their Chin community will soon have a community garden to celebrate their culture and heritage....
Mar 11, 2025
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Main construction now underway on Victoria's Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre
Main construction is now underway on the Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre - renamed in December 2024 to the Wurdi Baierr Aquatic and Recreation Centre project - located in...
Mar 10, 2025
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Playground renewal program continues across Rockhampton Region
Rockhampton Regional Council has advised that Alf Kele Memorial Park, Wandal, and Bartlem Oval, Depot Hill, will receive updates as Council continues its playground renewal...
Mar 10, 2025
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Melbourne's St Kilda Pier attracts over 350,000 visits since opening
The $53 million redevelopment of Melbourne's St Kilda Pier by the Victorian Government has proven successful having attracted more than 350,000 visits since the St Kilda Pier...
Mar 10, 2025
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Post storm clean up underway in South East Queensland as flooding impacts Northern NSW
The impact of ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred is being felt across South East Queensland and Northern NSW with leisure industry operators closed as the area is impacted by heavy...
Mar 10, 2025
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Sport Climbing Australia looks to recruit first Chief Executive
Sport Climbing Australia (SCA), the national governing body responsible for the sport of climbing in Australia, has commenced a search for its inaugural Chief Executive....
Mar 9, 2025
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Indoor stadium at Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre gets official opening
The $12.4 million upgrade of the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre (WSAC) has been officially opened. The venue expansion comes complete with two new multisport courts marked...
Mar 8, 2025
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Geohex takes on naming rights for Wagga Wagga’s home of rugby league
Australian-made erosion control brand, Geohex, has secured naming rights for Wagga Wagga’s premier rectangular sporting venue, and the home of rugby league in the city. As a...
Mar 7, 2025
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