News: Safety
First Aid Requirements Streamlined for Exercise Facilities
The New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals has updated its requirements for first aid for both exercise facilities and exercise professionals. âThe result of the new...
May 20, 2009
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Southern Star: Repairs 'to take at least 12 months'
Following extensive consultation with international and local experts, the management of Melbourne's Southern Star observation wheel have confirmed that an agreement has been...
May 20, 2009
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Fitness New Zealand releases Kids in Gyms guidance
Fitness New Zealand has just released the final version of the Children's in Exercise Facilities guidelines (often known as 'Kids in Gyms'). Introducing the guidelines,...
May 19, 2009
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Lifeguards catch more than just waves in Coffs Harbour
More than 100 of Australia’s finest career Council Professional Ocean Lifeguards from south eastern NSW to Noosa in the Queensland have gather in Coffs Harbour this week for the...
Apr 30, 2009
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Horror Week Leads to Water Safety Plea
The Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA) has issued an urgent plea to Australians to become more conscious of the risk of drowning after a horror week where 10 lives were...
Apr 17, 2009
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IPL 2009 To Move Overseas?
The 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament will be staged away from the Indian subcontinent due to security concerns, according to a statement from Board...
Mar 23, 2009
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Mogo Zoo Lioness shot dead
A Lioness has been shot dead at a NSW zoo after it escaped from its enclosure and started heading towards a public area. Visitors had to be locked away at Mogo Zoo, near...
Mar 18, 2009
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Tsunami Museum Opens in Banda Aceh
A new museum, designed to act as a symbolic reminder of the Asian tsunami in which more than 200,000 people were killed, has been opened in Banda Aceh. Situated on the northern...
Mar 12, 2009
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Cryptosporidium Infection hits 200 in Sydney
19 public swimming pools in NSW are being super-chlorinated after an outbreak of the cryptosporidium parasite infected 200 people, half of them children under five. Since the...
Feb 27, 2009
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Sportscover assists insured clients affected by bushfires
Sports and leisure insurer Sportscover has offered immediate assistance to client businesses that have been directly affected by the Australian bushfires. Sportscover has set...
Feb 13, 2009
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Incognitus to offer solutions for Venues, Events and Retail
Global industry leaders Patrick Leahy (past Chief Operating Officer of ClearChannel Entertainment venues division) and Craig and Paul Lovett (founders of global venue and event...
Feb 11, 2009
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Sport Rallies for Bushfire Relief
Australia's major sports have joined to support victims of Victoria's bushfires, announcing plans to raise millions of dollars for the relief effort. Football, AFL, cricket,...
Feb 10, 2009
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Drownings rise through summer
January 2009 has been a sorry time for drownings in New Zealand with statistics released by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) showing that 23 people drowned in the first month of...
Feb 6, 2009
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Victoria introduces tougher regulations on Solariums
Victorians under the age of 18 are to be banned from using solariums under stricter regulations to be introduced from 1st February 2009. The new Victorian regulations build on...
Jan 23, 2009
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Drownings Forecast to Soar as Swimming Ability Sinks
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) has released research indicating that the swimming ability of New Zealand youth has reached a crisis point. The research also forecasts that...
Dec 5, 2008
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Indian amusement parks predict 25% annual growth
Riding on the demand of theme amusement parks in the country, the Indian amusement industry is expecting to grow at a robust rate of 25% year on year. According to Arijit...
Dec 4, 2008
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YMCA slams ISR approach to swim training
The YMCA has backed calls by legendary swimming coach Laurie Lawrence for Australian parents to ensure that children receive water safety skills and aquatic education in a fun,...
Nov 19, 2008
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Childcare regulations anger FitnessNZ
FitnessNZ has expressed disappointment that its ongoing lobbying of the New Zealand Government for a change in regulations in childcare operations in fitness facilities has...
Oct 28, 2008
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PCB signs up with Dubai Sports City
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) signed a three-year deal with Dubai Sports City to play various series in Dubai. The agreement was confirmed by Shafqat Nagmi, PCB's Chief...
Oct 10, 2008
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Thailand convention executive stresses its 'business as usual' for tourism
In the face of political unrest in Bangkok, Thai Convention & Exhibition Bureau President Khun Natuut Amomwat made a special appearance at the opening media conference of...
Oct 9, 2008
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Safety in Sport Program launched
New national guidelines to promote safety in sport along with a national sport injury prevention program have been launched. Safety Guidelines for Children and Young People in...
Sep 25, 2008
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Queenslanders flock to the EKKA
The 2008 EKKA, held between 7th and 16th August, was a great improvement on last year with fine weather and good attendance - with close to half a million visitors coming to the...
Aug 19, 2008
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Fatalities in NSW snowfields
Three people have died on a day of tragedy in the NSW snowfields yesterday. An avalanche buried one skier under near Mount Kosciuszko about 1pm, triggering a large search and...
Aug 18, 2008
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New Zealand Childcare Regulations Unchanged
Fitness New Zealand has expressed its disappointment that the Ministry of Education (MOE)'s new standards for childcare in fitness centres have ignored issues raised by the...
Aug 11, 2008
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