News: Safety
AAC marks 20 years in event identification industry
2017 is seeing AAC ID Solutions marking its 20 year anniversary in business. Founded in 1997 by Chief Executive Robert Borg as the first supplier of identification wristbands in...
May 7, 2017
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Closed Melbourne go-kart complex ravaged by fire
A Melbourne go-kart attraction, closed since early April, has been severely damaged in a fire. Dozens of firefighters were in attendance at the Fun City Sunshine go kart centre...
May 5, 2017
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Family of boy decapitated on US water slide to receive multi million dollar settlement
The family of Caleb Schwab, who died in August last year after riding on the world’s tallest waterslide at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, USA, have reportedly...
May 4, 2017
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David Scowsill to depart World Travel & Tourism Council
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announces the departure of David Scowsill, its President and Chief Executive over the past six years. During his tenure as the...
May 4, 2017
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Multi million dollar budget funding boost for Victorian water safety initiatives
The Victorian Government’s latest budget has allocated a total of $17.1 million over four years for three key water safety projects, which will contribute to addressing key...
May 4, 2017
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AALARA 2017 to feature key sessions on critical incident management
With the attractions industry have experienced a number of high profile critical incidents in recent months, one of the key themes of the upcoming Australian Amusement, Leisure...
May 3, 2017
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Yas Waterworld adds Annual Pass benefits
Yas Waterworld’s Annual Pass membership for all water enthusiasts and adventure seekers has been enhanced with the addition of a range of new benefits. In addition to offering...
May 2, 2017
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Rae-Line offers padding solutions for activity, gymnastics, play and sport
Meeting the safety needs for leisure operators needing to protect participants, guests and members in activity, gymnastics, play and sport settings; Rae-Line manufactures a...
May 2, 2017
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Waves Leisure Centre wins at Life Saving Victoria Pool Lifeguard Challenge
Waves Leisure Centre has been named the ‘2017 Life Saving Victoria - Pool Lifeguard Champions’ in an energetic challenge of lifeguarding skills and teamwork at the Monash...
May 1, 2017
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World’s biggest rock climbing wall manufacturer gains a hold in Australia
The upcoming Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) bi-annual Trade Show is set to welcome Walltopia, the world’s largest manufacturer of artificial...
May 1, 2017
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Swim School operator in the running for national franchising award
Amanda Hicks, founder of JUMP! Swim Schools Fairfield, has been nominated for the Franchise Council of Australia’s Franchise Woman of the Year. It has been a rapid rise to...
Apr 29, 2017
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Waikato Museum recognised for tourism excellence
Waikato Museum is among the first New Zealand visitor attractions to be awarded Qualmark’s highest level of quality assurance, under new Tourism New Zealand guidelines. Qualmark...
Apr 27, 2017
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Deborah Thomas to step aside as Ardent Leisure Chief Executive
Ardent Leisure has announced that Deborah Thomas is to stand down as its Chief Executive to take on the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer and Head of Operations for...
Apr 26, 2017
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ASSA looks to globalise the swim school industry
The Australian Swim Schools Association Ltd (ASSA) is driving the establishment of an ‘International Swim Schools Association’ (ISSA), in partnership with the United States Swim...
Apr 26, 2017
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Omani tourism officials look to New Zealand on adventure activities fact-finding mission
Skills Active Aotearoa last week hosted a group from Oman’s Ministry of Tourism, on a visit to New Zealand to learn more about the country's world-class adventure activities...
Apr 25, 2017
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Oman gets recognition as a safe destination for international visitors
Scoring highly for its economic performance in the recently released World Economic Forum (WEF) report for 2017, the Sultanate of Oman is gaining increasing recognition...
Apr 23, 2017
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Boy in Easter Mornington Peninsula carnival ride incident dies in hospital
A six-year-old boy has died four days after he was critically injured when he fell from a carnival ride on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. Paramedics were called to the...
Apr 21, 2017
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Royal Life Saving launches National Aquatic Industry Safety Awards
Royal Life Saving Society – Australia has announced the launch of the National Aquatic Industry Safety Awards - designed to acknowledge the achievements of aquatic facilities...
Apr 20, 2017
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Child critically injured in 'after-hours' carnival ride incident
WorkSafe Victoria has advised that a five-year-old boy who was critically injured when he fell from a ride on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula on Easter Monday may have been on...
Apr 17, 2017
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Consulting engineer rebuts Australian Women’s Weekly ride safety ‘investigation’
In the wake of an investigative report into theme park ride safety in the Australian Women’s Weekly magazine, leading amusement ride consulting engineer Brian Bradley has...
Apr 15, 2017
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Volunteers praised as Surf Life Saving season draws to an end
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is praising its volunteer lifeguards for a job well done as another season draws to an end with no drownings between the flags. Easter traditionally...
Apr 15, 2017
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Trampolines and AFL the leading cause of children’s recreational injuries in Western Australia
Participation in AFL and trampoline incidents have been identified as the leading cause of sport and recreation activities causing injuries to children and youth that result in...
Apr 14, 2017
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MCG steps back from plans to develop roof walk attraction
The Melbourne Cricket Club has shelved plans to create a roof walk and zip line at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In February last year, the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) secured...
Apr 14, 2017
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Cyclone Cook hits Easter tourism as it moves along New Zealand's east coast
Hundreds of people in New Zealand have been evacuated from some coastal areas as the second major storm in just over a week made landfall near the North Island town of...
Apr 13, 2017
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