News: Safety
Port Phillip Bay sets new personal watercraft rules
A new rule governing the operation of personal watercrafts (PWC) on Port Phillip has commenced. PWC includes jet skis, wave runners and similar vessels that have an engine used...
Dec 23, 2019
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Recreation
Campbelltown City Council commits to highest pool safety standards
Campbelltown City Council’s leisure centres will roll out new entry requirements from 6th January to meet the updated Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations from the Royal Life...
Dec 23, 2019
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Aquatics
Victoria Police look to reassure Craigieburn community with Splash Aquatic Centre visit
Victoria Police have returned to the Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre in the northern Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn to reassure the community following an incident in late...
Dec 22, 2019
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Curator confident of MCG wicket quality for Boxing Day Test
Veteran cricket curator Les Burdett has insisted that the removal of a concrete slab under the MCG wicket will ensure this year's Boxing Day Test will not be another boring...
Dec 22, 2019
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Bushfires see luxury NSW Blue Mountains resort suspend arrivals
The luxurious Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley resort to the west of Sydney has suspended guest arrivals until 23rd December - and other resorts are on alert - as enormous...
Dec 19, 2019
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Hospitality
Report reveals Belgravia Leisure’s excellence in water safety and social value
Belgravia Leisure’s excellence in water safety and the prevention of drowning deaths has been highlighted in two reports recently released by industry organisations as we head...
Dec 19, 2019
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Aquatics
Royal Life Saving WA partners with LIWA Aquatics to stress water safety vigilance over summer holidays
Royal Life Saving WA is partnering with the Leisure Institute of WA Aquatics (LIWA) to remind parents and carers of young children about their responsibility to keep close watch...
Dec 19, 2019
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Aquatics
Sapphire Coast tourism operators urge holidaymakers not to be deterred by bushfires
Despite bushfires having a devastating affect on many areas in NSW and potentially having a negative impact on what is usually the peak tourist season, tourism operators on...
Dec 18, 2019
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Qatar World Cup’s Hassan al-Thawadi says migrant worker reforms on their way
Hassan al-Thawadi, the Qatari official in charge of organising the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has advised that the Arabian Gulf nation is making progress in reforming the rights of...
Dec 17, 2019
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Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens threatened by bushfire
Under threat by a huge bushfire and for safety reasons, the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden in Mount Tomah was closed over the weekend (14th and 15th December) with the NSW Rural...
Dec 15, 2019
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Parks
Coffs Harbour trials new beach patrols and inclusive beach access equipment
This Summer will see Coffs Harbour Council’s Lifeguards trialling both a new beach patrol service and new accessible equipment and facilities for people with disabilities at...
Dec 15, 2019
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New Zealand troops to recover bodies on White Island volcano
New Zealand troops have landed on the White Island volcano to recover the bodies of people who were killed when it erupted on Monday. With family members waiting for certainty...
Dec 12, 2019
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Bushfire fears leads to cancellation of NSW Central Coast festival
The ongoing bushfire threat in NSW has led to the cancellation of the upcoming Lost Paradise festival on the state’s Central Coast region. Expected to attract more than 11,000...
Dec 12, 2019
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Entertainment
NSW Government to introduce drug amnesty bins but no pill testing at music festivals
Following an inquest into several drug-related deaths at music festivals last summer, NSW Government's response to the Deputy Coroner's recommendations is to roll out drug...
Dec 10, 2019
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Wellness
Adventure park and high ropes course provider KristallTurm sets up New Zealand-based regional distribution
Leading international high ropes course and adventure park manufacturer and supplier KristallTurm® has established a base in Rotorua to supply the modular system in Australia...
Dec 10, 2019
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Tourist excursions to White Island were a 'disaster waiting to happen'
Amid reports that eight people remain missing on New Zealand’s White Island, in addition to five confirmed dead, the wisdom of allowing the volcanic island to be a tourism...
Dec 9, 2019
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Eruption at New Zealand's White Island volcano leads to deaths and injuries
Five people have been confirmed dead after the volcano on New Zealand’s White Island erupted, with up to two dozen people remain unaccounted for as unstable conditions, toxic...
Dec 9, 2019
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Western Australia launches online education for combat sports industry
The Combat Sports Commission (CSC) has launched an online education unit to provide contestants with essential information about the industry and participation in combat sports...
Dec 8, 2019
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Northern Territory invests in sport lighting
A collaboration between the Roper Gulf Regional Council and Northern Territory Government Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture has benefitted the communities of Barunga and...
Dec 8, 2019
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Surf Life Saving NSW report identifies trends and areas of concern for the 2019/20 Summer
Surf Life Saving NSW has documented the worrying increase in fatalities in the 2019 Surf Life Saving NSW Coastal Safety Report, which details coastal drowning figures and...
Dec 8, 2019
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MCG Sheffield Shield game abandoned as pitch deemed unplayable
The Melbourne Cricket Club has today apologised for the state of the pitch at the MCG, which forced a Sheffield Shield match to be abandoned after attempts to make it playable...
Dec 8, 2019
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New waterslide tower opened at Perth’s Outback Splash
Perth’s Outback Splash attraction has opened its new six-storey waterslide tower with multiple slides measuring almost half a kilometre in length. Introducing the four new...
Dec 5, 2019
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Tourism Industry Aotearoa partners with insurers Marsh
Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) has partnered with insurance broker Marsh New Zealand to ensure New Zealand tourism sector has access to expert insurance advice. Marsh is an...
Dec 4, 2019
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Safety
AUSTSWIM receives funding boost to combat multicultural drownings
AUSTSWIM South Australia has received a $20,000 grant to ensure culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) swimmers continue to receive vital water safety training and are...
Dec 4, 2019
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