News: Safety
Anantara Spas reopen with enhanced hygiene measures and immune-boosting initiatives
Anantara Spas reopen with enhanced hygiene measures and immune-boosting initiatives Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas’ award-winning spa and wellness facilities will reopen with a...
Jun 10, 2020
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Funding committed for replacement beach enclosure in Albany
The Western Australian Government and the City of Albany have committed to jointly fund a replacement beach enclosure at the city's Ellen Cove. The Ellen Cove beach enclosure...
Jun 9, 2020
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Sunshine Coast Council reopens key sporting fields and courts
Sunshine Coast Council has announced that it has reopened key sporting facilities - the Sunshine Coast Stadium/Kawana Sports Precinct, the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex,...
Jun 9, 2020
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Western Australian children return to swimming lessons
With Western Australia having moved to Stage Three easing of its COVID-19 restrictions, Royal Life Saving WA has announced that with swimming lessons able to restart, parents...
Jun 9, 2020
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Quayclean to ensure health of venue attendees when AFL season re-starts
With the AFL season re-starting this week, leading cleaning, hygiene and waste management company Quayclean has been contracted to seven of the eight venues to be used by AFL...
Jun 8, 2020
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Global tourist destinations sign up to the WTTC global safety and hygiene stamp
The World Travel and Tourism Council ( WTTC ) has seen major destinations around the world sign up to its recently launched global safety and hygiene stamp. The United Nations...
Jun 8, 2020
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Flow Athletic announces gym hygiene partnership
Sydney gym Flow Athletic has announced a partnership with sanitisation leaders Aeris Active to provide a gym hygiene solution to keep facilities clean and hygienic while...
Jun 8, 2020
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Director General of Health signs off on New Zealand Events Sector Voluntary Code
With New Zealand having lifted almost all of its internal Coronavirus restrictions, the nation’s Director General of Health has signed off on a new Voluntary Code for event...
Jun 8, 2020
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Record breaking Taipan venom yield at Australian Reptile Park
The Australian Reptile Park has broken the world record for extracting the most raw venom from a single yield recorded by the infamous Coastal Taipan. Venom Supervisor, Zac...
Jun 8, 2020
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Rollercoaster riders told not to scream at reopened Japanese theme parks
Screaming, shouting and yelling are to be prohibited on Japanese rollercoasters according to new COVID-19 health and safety guidelines developed by the nation’s theme park...
Jun 6, 2020
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Tokyo considering scaled down version for 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The fate of next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Olympics depends on Japan's handling of COVID-19. According to Reuters , Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike recognises...
Jun 6, 2020
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Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium ready to claim world first with return of fans
Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium will potentially claim a world-first next week it the New Zealand Government allows spectators to again attend sporting events. With New Zealand...
Jun 5, 2020
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Organisers announce cancellation of Royal Hobart Show
Organisers have cancelled this year's Royal Hobart Show, saying Coronavirus restrictions would make it impossible for the event to go ahead in October. Despite Tasmania...
Jun 5, 2020
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Ardent and Village Roadshow look for early reopening of Gold Coast theme parks
With Queensland currently easing its Coronavirus restriction Gold Coast theme park operators, Village Roadshow Limited and Ardent Leisure, have joined together with aim of being...
Jun 5, 2020
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Qatar authorities to stage COVID-19 themed inauguration of new Education City Stadium
Qatar is set to officially inaugurate Education City Stadium, the third venue completed for the nation’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Qatar’s Supreme Committee for...
Jun 5, 2020
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NSW Government to allow corporate boxes to operate at NRL fixtures from next week
Small numbers of fans are to be allowed back into venues for NRL fixtures in NSW as of next week, with groups of up to 50 people to be allowed into corporate boxes at stadiums....
Jun 5, 2020
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Global Wellness Institute collaborates with the Vatican on 'Resetting the World with Wellness'
As part of a new commission created by Pope Francis’s to create a better world post-COVID, the Global Wellness Institute is contributing a series of white papers on how wellness...
Jun 5, 2020
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Approval of Industry Plan sets path for reopening of Queensland’s swimming pools and aquatic centres
The Queensland Government’s approval of an Industry COVIDSafe Plan for Swimming Pools and Aquatic Centres is set to see an acceleration of the reopening of facilities in the...
Jun 5, 2020
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HF Industries' Chris Skinner publishes account of Himalayan motorcycle expedition
Chris Skinner, the widely known Managing Director of leading fitness supplier HF Industries, has authored and released a book accounting for a journey he and a group of friends...
Jun 4, 2020
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Eden Park Chief Executive ‘thrilled’ at prospect of again welcoming fans to watch live sport
With New Zealand’s Coronavirus restrictions potentially being further eased next week to allow fans to again attend sporting events, Eden Park Trust Chief Executive, Nick...
Jun 4, 2020
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New Zealand fitness centres return to 70% activity levels
A survey from the Exercise Association of New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) shows that gyms and fitness facilities were back to 70% activity levels within two weeks of re-opening at the...
Jun 4, 2020
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Singapore prepares for swimming pool openings as Coronavirus restrictions eased
With aquatic centres permitted to open under Phase 2 of Singapore’s post-Coronavirus circuit breaker period, the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) is proposing that just one...
Jun 4, 2020
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Industry plan prompts Queensland Government to allow fitness clubs to operate with more than 20 exercisers
The Queensland Government is to allow gyms and fitness clubs to operate with more than 20 exercisers after the state’s Chief Health Officer’s approval of an industry COVIDSafe...
Jun 4, 2020
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YMCA Victoria leads extensive customer research to help inform its facility reopenings
The YMCA, a leader in the aquatic and recreation industry, has recently teamed up with strategy and insights agency The LAB and research agency Nature , to undertake significant...
Jun 4, 2020
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