News: Venues
South Fremantle Football Club on verge of significant council sponsorship deal
Fremantle Oval will remain the home of the South Fremantle Football Club for at least the next 40 years under a new license agreement approved by Fremantle Council which sees...
Jul 1, 2022
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Queensland live music and performance industry continues to receive financial boost
COVID-impacted Queensland live music and performance venues will share in $2,597,226 from the Queensland Government’s Live Music Support Program. This funding works to offset...
Jul 1, 2022
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Wollongong Art Gallery removes naming plaque of Nazi artwork donor Bob Sredersas
Wollongong Art Gallery donor Bob Sredersas was recently confirmed as a Nazi collaborator and as such, Wollongong City Council has removed his naming plaque from within the...
Jul 1, 2022
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With receivers unable to sell Ticket Rocket assets unsecured creditors unlikely to get payout
Receivers attempting to generate value from the assets of defunct ticket company Ticket Rocket are reportedly having little luck in selling the company’s ticket platform...
Jun 30, 2022
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Sydney to host South by Southwest cultural festival for 2023
Highly regarded USA-based culture and music festival South by Southwest (SXSW) will head to Sydney over seven days in October 2023. Secured in collaboration between live...
Jun 30, 2022
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Grandstand collapses at cricket stadium during Sri Lanka v Australia Test
The roof on a temporary grandstand at the Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka has collapsed due to heavy rain and wind before the scheduled start of play on day two of the...
Jun 30, 2022
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Athletics NSW to host test event for World Cross Country Championships
Athletics NSW will be hosting the NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships (NSW XC Short Course) at Mount Panorama in Bathurst on 7th August, doubling up as the test event...
Jun 29, 2022
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External review of The Star casinos in Queensland to be led by former judge
With the Queensland Government announcing they are determined for Queensland's casinos to be "operated lawfully, ethically and in a way that maintains the highest standards of...
Jun 29, 2022
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MCA Australia launches new free creativity and wellbeing program
As part of World Wellbeing Week (27th June - 1st July), the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has introduced a new free creativity and wellbeing program, Art Flow. Co-curated...
Jun 28, 2022
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$800,000 funding secures redevelopment of Bellbird Park main football pitch
An $800,000 funding boost from the Victorian Government’s Local Sports Infrastructure Fund has secured the redevelopment of Bellbird Park’s main football (soccer) pitch in the...
Jun 28, 2022
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Henson Park among local NSW sport facilities to share in $100 million for major upgrades
The awarding of grants in Round One of the NSW Government’s Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund will see sports facilities across NSW receiving major upgrades. Almost $100...
Jun 28, 2022
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17 artists and organisations to share $1 million NSW Government funding
$1 million in funding from the NSW Government’s Visual Arts Commissioning Program will go towards career advancing opportunities for 17 artists and organisations. The successful...
Jun 27, 2022
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Cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate
Organisers of last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics have placed the final cost of the Games at US$13 billion (1.4 trillion Japanese yen) - twice the cost of what was forecast...
Jun 27, 2022
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Almost 40,000 attend Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 across six venues
Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2022 has seen almost 40,000 attendances at ticketed and free events across six venues, including Her Majesty’s Theatre and The Famous Spiegeltent,...
Jun 27, 2022
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RASF and Quayclean announce two rural scholarship recipients
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation (RASF) and Quayclean Australia have announced Natalie Letcher ( above left ) from Broken Hill and Briony Willett ( above right )...
Jun 27, 2022
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Carbon Market Watch analysis questions 2022 Qatar World Cup carbon-neutral claim
A report has been released by Carbon Market Watch, a non-profit association with expertise in carbon pricing, in which they question claims made by organisers of the FIFA World...
Jun 27, 2022
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Sports clubs and arthouse benefit from Geelong Community Solar Program
As part of the Geelong Community Solar Program, RACV Solar is donating 250 solar panels across eight community sites in the Geelong region that were nominated by local residents...
Jun 27, 2022
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Computer Score deliver innovative and interactive system for sport of Darts
Australian family-owned and operated company, Computer Score Pty Ltd, have ventured into the sport of Darts, launching an innovative and interactive system that transforms the...
Jun 27, 2022
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Kai Tak Sports Park opening delayed until 2024 as pandemic impacts construction supplies
Kai Tak Sports Park - the new sports and entertainment precinct being developed in Hong Kong - will not be ready for its planned 2023 opening date after delays in construction...
Jun 26, 2022
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Work underway on new sporting facility in North Kellyville
Hills Shire Council has commenced work on the brand-new Samantha Riley Drive Reserve in North Kellyville. Heavy earthmoving machinery is now onsite and carrying out bulk...
Jun 26, 2022
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IAKS to stage networking event during National Sports and Physical Activity Convention
Experiencing rapid membership growth in Australia and New Zealand, the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) will be staging a networking event...
Jun 26, 2022
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Goulburn Performing Arts Centre to offer music, comedy and circus in July
This July, Goulburn Performing Arts Centre is offering audiences a selection of performances catering for all ages and interests. The Centre is hosting the Sydney Symphony...
Jun 26, 2022
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Human Progress Flag created on Sydney Opera House steps to mark 44th anniversary of first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
To mark the 44th anniversary of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and to send a message of welcome to the world as Sydney gears up to host WorldPride in 2023, 1,000...
Jun 26, 2022
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ASM Global technology partnership to deliver new venue management platform
Global venue management company and live event producer ASM Global has agreed a multi-year partnership with cloud software firm Infor that will deliver the live entertainment...
Jun 26, 2022
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