News: Recreation
Sydney Park Ranger Attacked
A City of Sydney Ranger has undergone surgery at a Sydney hospital after being attacked on the job. Mahmud Swalah-McDahrou was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital with a broken...
Nov 16, 2009
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ANZALS to Explore New Directions in Leisure Studies
Details of the ninth Biennial Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies (ANZALS) have been announced. Being staged in association with The...
Nov 12, 2009
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Recreation
South Korea Relaxes Rules on Attractions Development
South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance is to ease regulations and provide incentives to encourage foreign investors to build theme parks in the country as part of its...
Nov 12, 2009
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Attractions
Auckland super city plans could end free swimming
Olympic athlete and sports administrator Sir John Walker has voiced fears that thousands of children could lose free access to Manukau swimming pools under plans for the new...
Nov 12, 2009
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Aquatics
West Wave Aquatic Centre named Waitakere's best large business
Waitakere City Council's West Wave Aquatic Centre has been named the city's best large business at the 2009 Westpac Waitakere Business Awards. West Wave Assistant Manager Mary...
Nov 10, 2009
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Aquatics
New Zealand Recreation Industry Leaders Recognised
The New Zealand Recreation Association has announced the winners of its annual Awards. Presented at this week's annual NZRA Conference Gala Dinner in Hastings, the recipients...
Nov 5, 2009
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Registrations Open for WAFIC
Delegates can now register for WAFIC (the Wellness and Fitness Industry Conference), Western Australiaâs leading conference for the fitness industry. Managed by the YMCA and...
Nov 4, 2009
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Fitness
School Swimming Pool Closures Rising
Hundreds of school swimming pools have closed in New Zealand in the past five years, due to schools having no room in their operational grants to maintain them. With 80 school...
Nov 4, 2009
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Swimming Most Popular Sport for Australian children: Football Tops for Boys
Swimming is still the most popular sport among Australian children, followed by football (soccer) and Aussie Rules, according to a survey of children's cultural and leisure...
Nov 3, 2009
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Wellness
Liberty Swing Revealed at Rockdale's Bicentennial Park
Rockdale Council in southern Sydney has unveiled a 'Liberty Swing' at its Bicentennial Park. The Liberty Swing, developed by Wayne Devine of Jenway Industries, is a...
Nov 2, 2009
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Sport employs 110,000: Supported by 1.7 million volunteers
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest statistical overview of sport and recreation shows a rise of 23% in sports employment between the 2001 and 2006 censuses. The just...
Oct 30, 2009
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Beach 'bravado' killing Aussie men
Myths surrounding the bronzed, surf-savvy Aussie may be killing Australian men, who are nine times more likely to drown than women during a seaside trip, according to a new...
Oct 28, 2009
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Joint Management for Far North Queensland National Park
The transfer of a far northwest Queensland national park to joint management by the Government and its traditional owners is the first of its kind. Located 460 kilometres...
Oct 28, 2009
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Environment
Cottesloe pylon restored but diving era ends
The iconic sea pylon off Perth's Cottesloe Beach has been restored to its former glory but will no longer support climbers and divers. The renovated structure has been...
Oct 27, 2009
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NSW to allow recreational hunting in national parks?
The NSW Shooters Party has introduced a private members bill to the NSW Parliament that would open the state's national parks and reserves to recreational hunters. The bill,...
Oct 26, 2009
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More Manukau youth to benefit from AMP'd programme
An overwhelming response to the initial AMP'd pilot introduced in Manurewa earlier this year has resulted in the John Walker 'Find Your Field of Dreams' Foundation confirming...
Oct 26, 2009
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Recreation
China Highlights Sport's role in promoting world peace and development
Chinese officials have highlighted that sport has always played a major role in promoting world peace and development. The statement came as Zhang Yesui, the Chinese permanent...
Oct 23, 2009
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Government
Work Commences at Marion Aquatic Centre
Preliminary work on South Australia's $100 million Aquatic Centre and GP Plus Health Care Centre has began. The long awaited aquatic centre, in the Adelaide suburb of Marion, is...
Oct 22, 2009
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Sydney considering new skate park
Sydney skaters are one step closer to a new CBD skate park with the City of Sydney Council considering a proposal to turn under-utilised land beneath the Western Distributor...
Oct 21, 2009
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ARV and Centaman bring learn to swim to the web
As part of an overhaul of its information technology systems, Aquatics & Recreation Victoria (ARV) have entered a long term strategic agreement with Centaman for the provision...
Oct 20, 2009
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Retail
Urban trees deliver green benefits
The economic benefits of greening urban areas outweigh the costs, a new US study has found. Dr Greg McPherson of the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service in California...
Oct 19, 2009
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Parks
'Supertrees' for Singapore Garden Project
Landscape architecture consultancy Grant Associates has won an international design competition to plan Marina South Gardens, Singapore's largest garden project. The $610...
Oct 15, 2009
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Parks
North Island Builder Wins Sports Complex Contract
A $1.8 million contract has been let for the construction of multi-code clubrooms and facilities for the Far North District Council's Kerikeri Sports Complex. The design and...
Oct 15, 2009
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Recreation
Emirates Opens $125 million Blue Mountains Resort
Emirates Airlines has opened its Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa, a luxury conservation based resort, located in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area. Built at a cost of...
Oct 14, 2009
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Wellness