News: Safety
Royal Hobart Show expected to attract 50,000 people
With carnival rides ready, the showbag hall full and animals settled, the four-day Royal Hobart Show begins today at the Royal Showgrounds in Glenorchy. Running from 22nd to...
Oct 21, 2014
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Cityfit teaches a Skill for Life
The Swim School at Bathurst's Cityfit has continued to grow in the last 12 months, a reflection of the professional and consistent approach that the Cityfit team have in...
Oct 20, 2014
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Kidsafe urges parents to let children take risks
The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (Kidsafe) is urging over protective parents to let their children take acceptable risks while at play, suggesting that a...
Oct 20, 2014
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Play
Facing up to the threat of Africa’s Ebola virus
While African safari operators are reporting declining business as a result of fears about the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, international venue managers are monitoring...
Oct 20, 2014
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16 die at South Korean pop festival
16 concert goers people were killed and nine others seriously injured when they plunged down a ventilation shaft after a grate gave way during an outdoor music event in Korea on...
Oct 18, 2014
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Entertainment
Implications of legislative changes to dominate 2015 EVANZ Conference
With the theme ‘Future Proofing the Sector’, the implications of legislative changes for venues will be high on the agenda of the Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand...
Oct 16, 2014
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Research shows Broken Hill children affected by contaminated playgrounds
High levels of toxic dust discovered in playgrounds in Broken Hill in far western NSW could affect children's heart and kidney health. A Macquarie University study discovered...
Oct 16, 2014
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Few New Zealand businesses ready for health and safety law changes
Too many businesses are ill-prepared for increased health and safety obligations under New Zealand's new Health and Safety Reform legislation. Set to become law early next year,...
Oct 15, 2014
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Government
Showman's Guild of Tasmania makes assurances on carnival ride safety
Carnival rides in Tasmania will be strictly audited through the Tasmanian show season in the wake of the death of an eight-year-old girl died at the Royal Adelaide Show last...
Oct 14, 2014
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MSAC staff receive Ambulance Victoria commendation
Paramedics have presented two Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) staff with Ambulance Victoria commendations for their efforts helping a man in cardiac arrest earlier...
Oct 13, 2014
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Lifesaving World Championships, Rescue 2018, to be held in Adelaide
Adelaide has won the right to host the Lifesaving World Championships in late 2018. Set to attract surf lifesavers from more than 40 countries, the two week-long event will run...
Oct 13, 2014
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Sporting passion leads into surfacing range suitable for all Australian conditions
Having always had an interest in sport courts and surfaces, former Queensland cricketer Wayne Broad started manufacturing tennis and netball sporting surfaces back in the early...
Oct 12, 2014
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Adventure tourism operator fined after quad bike fatality
A now-defunct Waikato-based adventure tourism company has been fined $120,000 following the death of a tourist in a quad bike accident in 2012. Now in liquidation, Riverland...
Oct 10, 2014
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Wanaka Pool reopens after reinforcement works
Hundreds of swimmers turned out to celebrate the recent reopening of the now structurally reinforced Wanaka Community Pool. The pool had been closed for two months so the...
Oct 9, 2014
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WorkSafe NZ grants registration grace period for adventure activities operators
WorkSafe New Zealand Chief Executive Gordon MacDonald has announced that 192 adventure activity operators have been granted a short extension to a deadline requiring them to be...
Oct 8, 2014
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AALARA completes input to planned Go Karting standard
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA)’s Go Kart Subcommittee has completed its work on the planned new Australian Standard for for commercial Go...
Oct 6, 2014
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Australia leads the world in decline in skin cancer
Australia has emerged as the first country in the world to show an improvement in skin cancer rates, with a small reduction in levels of melanoma and non-melanoma in the...
Oct 6, 2014
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Wellness
Record crowd for 2014 NRL Grand Final
A ground record crowd of 83,833 watched the NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final between the South Syney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs at the ANZ Stadium last...
Oct 6, 2014
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Online audit tool for adventure tourism
A new online safety management system aims to help ensure businesses comply with health and safety legislation and industry best practice in New Zealand. Aimed at the adventure...
Oct 4, 2014
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Thailand plans for tourist identification wristbands
Identification wristbands will be distributed to tourists entering Thailand as a result of safety concerns following the murder of two British backpackers last month. Amid...
Oct 2, 2014
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Safety
World Expeditions celebrates 30th anniversary of the first Australian ascent of Mt Everest
It has been 30 years since Tim Macartney-Snape made history by summiting Mt Everest – without local guiding support, without supplemental oxygen and via a new and vexing route –...
Oct 2, 2014
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Australian Government moves to cut drowning deaths
The Australian Government is to provide $4 million across five years to the Royal Life Saving Society - Australia , as part of a $15 million package to cut drowning deaths...
Sep 30, 2014
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Miss Muddy plows, hurdles and runs to empower women
Part of a growing number of multi-sport and adventure race events in Australia, Miss Muddy obstacle-races sets itself apart from others in the industry through its female...
Sep 30, 2014
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Royal Life Saving reports 'moderate but promising' reduction in drownings
The latest Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report shows a “moderate but promising” reduction in drownings in the year from 1st July 2013 to 30th June 2014 compared to the...
Sep 29, 2014
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