News: Venues
Rugby and Cricket clubs to share new $3.425 million clubhouse at Ashgrove Sports Ground
Ashgrove Sports Ground, situated in the Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove, is to have a new $3.425 million clubhouse with its facilities to be shared by both the GPS Rugby Club and...
Jun 9, 2022
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Christchurch ready to welcome delegates for record MEETINGS
Christchurch is set to welcome business events professionals from across New Zealand and Australia to sell-out industry exhibition, MEETINGS 2022. The two-day event on 15th and...
Jun 9, 2022
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Royal Hobart Show set for three year relocation
The pending redevelopment of the Hobart Showground will see the Royal Hobart Show relocate for three years, with much of this year’s event to be held at the Hobart Regatta...
Jun 9, 2022
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Western Australian company appointed to build Perth Zoo café and function centre
Following Perth Zoo’s securing of an initial $13.5 million investment from the State Government. Western Australian company Crothers Construction has been appointed to build the...
Jun 9, 2022
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AFL’s Gillon McLachlan says new stadium key to Tasmania’s bid for 19th competition team
AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan has advised that the development of a new stadium in Hobart will be essential for Tasmania’s bid for a standalone team in the competition to...
Jun 9, 2022
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Darwin Basketball Stadium to host National Wheelchair Basketball League finals
Darwin Basketball Stadium is to host some of Australia’s best paralympians who will be competing in the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) finals from 15th to 17th...
Jun 9, 2022
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Wallabies to host first international event at Sydney's new Allianz Stadium
The Wallabies will make history by hosting the first ever international event at Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium with a clash against South Africa on Saturday 3rd September....
Jun 8, 2022
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Adelaide Guitar Festival to be delivered across 55 regional venues 2022
The 2022 Adelaide Guitar Festival – ‘On the Road’ – will deliver free one-day events and concerts by some of the country’s best musicians across 55 venues in ten South...
Jun 8, 2022
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Industry feedback sees Australian Festival Industry Conference add workforce skills and labour shortages discussion to program
Industry feedback sees Australian Festival Industry Conference add workforce skills and labour shortages discussion to program The organisers of the Australian Festival Industry...
Jun 8, 2022
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69th Sydney Film Festival opens to packed auditorium
The 69th Sydney Film Festival (8th to 19th June) opened tonight to a packed auditorium at the State Theatre with the World Premiere of the First Nations anthology feature film...
Jun 8, 2022
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Transformed Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club gets official opening
A $10 million transformation of the Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has been competed with the opening of the 1690 metre² facility at the weekend....
Jun 8, 2022
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Victorian Government backs venues and new music events
The Victorian Government is supporting the revival of the state’s live music sector through its Live Music Venues Support Program and On The Road Again initiative. Commencing as...
Jun 7, 2022
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Teenager pleads guilty to role in deadly Sydney Royal Easter Show brawl
A boy who allegedly came to the aid of a 17-year-old who was fatally stabbed during a brawl at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show has pleaded guilty to two offences. The...
Jun 7, 2022
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Sydney’s Accor Stadium lights up ahead of State of Origin game 1
The near capacity crowd attending State of Origin I at Sydney’s Accor Stadium tomorrow night is set to be dazzled by the installation of new sports and entertainment field...
Jun 7, 2022
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Two new indoor playgrounds planned for New Plymouth
Bowlarama and MegaBounce Trampoline Arena have advised on plans to open new indoor playgrounds in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Bowlarama, which already has tenpin bowling, laser...
Jun 6, 2022
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ACT Government underpaid superannuation of 633 Cultural Facilities Corporation staff
The ACT Government has admitted to underpaying superannuation to 633 current and former staff members of the Cultural Facilities Corporation (CFC) for the last 13 years. CFC, is...
Jun 6, 2022
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Penrith Council to waive sportsground hire fees for winter season
Penrith City Council is supporting its local sporting clubs this winter season by waiving sportsground hire fees for use of natural grass fields. This move is set to benefit...
Jun 6, 2022
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Female sporting facilities upgraded in Victoria’s north-east
The Victorian Government is improving the access to female friendly sporting facilities for communities in the state’s north-eastern suburbs of Greensborough and Hurstbridge....
Jun 6, 2022
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South East Leisure to manage Greater Dandenong Leisure Facilities
Greater Dandenong City Council has announced that it its four major aquatic and recreation centres will be managed its wholly-owned subsidiary South East Leisure (SEL) Pty Ltd...
Jun 6, 2022
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Consultancy firms engaged to further assess Northern Territory AFL club potential
The Northern Territory is ramping up its bid for a 20th AFL licence to enter a local team into the national league. The Northern Territory AFL Taskforce, co-chaired by NT...
Jun 6, 2022
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First Nations public art to be featured in new QPAC theatre
Submissions are now being sought to create a significant First Nations permanent public artwork that will weave into the state’s new theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts...
Jun 5, 2022
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New creative centre opens in Sydney for artists and organisations
A new 2,000 square metre, five-storey arts rehearsal and production centre has opened to artists and creative organisations in the heart of Sydney at 119 Bathurst Street. The...
Jun 5, 2022
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Documents suggest cost of Hobart stadium will be higher than $750 million
The cost of the proposed Hobart stadium is likely to be higher than $750 million suggested at the time of the project’s unveiling in March - with the figure revealed as having...
Jun 3, 2022
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Perth to host 2022 Suncorp Super Netball League Grand Final
Western Australia’s support for netball will see Perth host the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final and the Australian Diamonds use the state as their base for Commonwealth...
Jun 3, 2022
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