News: Recreation
IOC/IAKS LAUNCH 2011 SPORTS & LEISURE FACILITIES AWARD
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) are calling...
Feb 4, 2011
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Swimming New Zealand backs Auckland Mayor
Swimming New Zealand has supported Auckland Mayor Len Brown's call for free admission to Council swimming pools and the national body is urging other Councils to follow suit....
Feb 4, 2011
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South East Coast Resorts to boom in 2011
Victorian tourism is expected to boom in 2011 according to search data from holiday rental accommodation website TakeABreak.com.au. The Bays and Peninsulas region in the state's...
Feb 4, 2011
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Decision awaited on Wanaka's sports complex
Stakeholders are awaiting a decision on the location of Wanaka's proposed $10.6 million sports complex. Landowners and staff from the Queenstown Lakes District Council met this...
Feb 3, 2011
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$5.9 million facility brings new opportunities for Albany
Western Australian Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron has described the opening of the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre (ALAC) exhibition courts as a wonderful...
Feb 3, 2011
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Revitalising Retail in Leisure
SKC Operations Pty Ltd (SKCorp) is a consulting company specialising in the delivery of proven retail strategy in the sports, recreation, fitness and leisure markets. With...
Feb 2, 2011
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Rugby Player Numbers Hit all time high
There were more Rugby Union players in Australia last year than at any time since the game was introduced to this country in the mid-1800s. Australian Rugby Union Managing...
Feb 2, 2011
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Auckland Mayor opens new Norman Kirk Memorial Pools
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has reopened the Norman Kirk Memorial Pools in Otara. The pools, which are part of the larger Otara Leisure Centre, have undergone significant...
Feb 2, 2011
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Holroyd takes plunge for new pools
Holroyd City Council is undertaking a feasibility study to review the viability of its three swimming centres. The western Sydney Council is reviewing the future of its three...
Feb 1, 2011
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Federal funds to improve remote Northern Territory swimming pools
The Australian Federal Government is to work to strengthen the health, social and economic benefits of swimming pools in remote areas of the Northern Territory, in response to a...
Jan 29, 2011
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Resources to manage drowning risks at public pools
Following an investigation into the death of a child in 2007 at a public swimming pool where a large inflatable pool device was installed, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland...
Jan 28, 2011
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Coffey Commercial Advisory Grows WA Team
Coffey Commercial Advisory have announced the recent employment of Simon Tiverios. Tiveros, who joins David Lanfear at Coffey's Western Australian office, brings enthusiasm and...
Jan 28, 2011
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Water Rides Boost Hanmer Springs Performance
The opening of a NZ$7.5 million extension at Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve in December has boosted the New Zealand attraction's holiday season performance. The 4,600 metre2...
Jan 27, 2011
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Queensland end NSW dominance at Interstate Championships
Queensland has taken out Surf Life Saving's 2011 Interstate Championships, following a tight battle with defending champions New South Wales on the final day of competition at...
Jan 25, 2011
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Earthquake Repairs Scheduled for Christchurch Pools
Christchurch City Council's swimming pools at QEII, Pioneer and Centennial Recreation and Sport Centres will undergo repair work this year to correct damage caused by the...
Jan 24, 2011
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Interstate Championships set to light up Sydney's Northern Beaches
Surf Life Saving's elite will converge on Sydney this weekend for the 2011 National Interstate Championships, with defending champions New South Wales looking to hold off a...
Jan 21, 2011
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PCYC Queensland Urges Community to Break Bad Habits
Police-Citizens Youth Clubs Queensland (PCYC) community role has been highlighted in recent weeks with several branches being used as emergency relief centres during the recent...
Jan 10, 2011
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Vale: Professor John J Pigram, pioneer leisure academic
Professor John J. Pigram, a pioneer in Australian leisure, recreation and tourism studies, an internationally recognised researcher in these fields and in the field of water...
Jan 6, 2011
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Blacktown's Youth Corroboree to connect Indigenous young people
Blacktown City Council's Emerton Leisure Centre will host a Summer Pool Party on Wednesday, 19th January as part of a Youth Corroboree program for Aboriginal and Torres Straits...
Jan 4, 2011
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Tauranga watches new venue take shape
The first nine months of construction of Tauranga's $41 million indoor venue at Baypark has been captured on time-lapse camera and condensed into an action packed minute long...
Dec 30, 2010
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Marathon revives Murray tourism
In spite of heavy rains and flooding the Murray River Marathon did not fail to draw a crowd this holiday season. Despite weather warnings the five day event, which will conclude...
Dec 28, 2010
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New Marketing and Communications Manager for YMCA Sydney
The YMCA of Sydney has appointed James Ellender as its new Marketing and Communications Manager. Ellender, the former establishment and Precinct Manager for the National Centre...
Dec 22, 2010
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City of Casey opens rejuventated Shed skatepark
A host of elite level Australian skateboarders joined City of Casey Mayor Shar Balmes at the recent reopening of the iconic The Shed skate park in Cranbourne East. Councillor...
Dec 21, 2010
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PurePlay Expands Operations into Korea
Denver Colorado-based PurePlay, the largest provider of waterpark restoration services in North America, has expanded its reach by developing a relationship with Seohee...
Dec 20, 2010
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