News: Venues
Live music industry set to experience significant growth in the Asia-Pacific region
A new report on how the global live music industry will perform over the next three years has suggested that 32% of its growth will be in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region....
Mar 14, 2022
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GIO extends naming rights deal for Canberra Stadium
Insurance company GIO has agreed a four-year extension as the naming rights sponsor of the Canberra Stadium. Extending a partnership that commenced in 2013, the new deal today...
Mar 14, 2022
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New $6 million live music precinct to open in Adelaide
Live Nation, Secret Sounds, Five Four Entertainment, and the team behind Brisbane’s successful Fortitude Music Hall and The Triffid venues have announced the launch details of a...
Mar 14, 2022
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Populous named world’s most innovative company in architecture
Populous has been named in the prestigious annual list of the world’s most innovative companies by US-based business magazine Fast Company for the sixth time. Ranking Populous...
Mar 13, 2022
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Blue Mountains Theatre supports local bands with live music opportunities
Blue Mountains Theatre is partnering with Retro Rehash this April to set up the live music event, Sounds of our Towns - Mountains Getdown, in which six local bands will perform...
Mar 12, 2022
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World Heritage Bid partnership aims to elevate goldfields tourism to an international level
A Central Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Bid was progressed in December 2021 by a partnership of 13 councils, led by the cities of Ballarat and Greater Bendigo, and...
Mar 11, 2022
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Akaroa Museum hopeful of renewed interest following discovery of Endurance
Director of Christchurch City Council’s Akaroa Museum, Lynda Wallace, is hopeful the recent discovery of the wreckage of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship,...
Mar 11, 2022
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Melbourne Royal Show receives $3.2 million to support costs incurred from 2021 cancellation
The Federal Government is providing $3.2 million to the Melbourne Royal Show under Round 2 of the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program to support costs incurred...
Mar 11, 2022
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WITH Architecture Studio and OMA to redevelop Perth Concert Hall
WITH Architecture Studio and OMA have been appointed as lead architects for the redevelopment of Western Australia's Perth Concert Hall with the $52.4 million Perth City Deal...
Mar 11, 2022
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The 23rd Biennale of Sydney opens to the public this weekend with over 330 artworks
The 23rd Biennale of Sydney opens to the public this weekend offering over 330 artworks by over 80 participants and 400 events presented across the city from 12th March to 13th...
Mar 10, 2022
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Australian National Maritime Museum to host leading arts and culture festival
The Australian National Maritime Museum is hosting the New Beginnings Festival - an arts and culture festival with a theme of ‘Where You Belong’ - held on 19th March and...
Mar 10, 2022
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MCEC announces move to ‘Break the Bias’ with new internships for women
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) marked International Women’s Day (IWD) this week with newly created partnerships with technical education providers to elevate...
Mar 10, 2022
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Ungerboeck reveals new integration between VenueOps and Tessitura Platform
Leading events and entertainment technology providers Ungerboeck and Tessitura have announced the expansion of their partnership with the launch of an integration between...
Mar 10, 2022
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ACT Government’s single-use plastics ban expanded to include Manuka Oval and GIO Stadium
The ACT Government’s move to expand its ban on the use of single-use plastics is to be widened to include sporting fixtures at Manuka Oval and GIO Stadium along with major...
Mar 10, 2022
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Inaugural PacificAus Sports Netball Series to be staged in Sydney
Netball Australia will host the inaugural PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Sydney from 21st to 26th March. Further strengthening Netball Australia’s links in the region, the...
Mar 10, 2022
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National Museum partnership to deliver world premiere multi-sensory Indigenous art experience
The National Museum of Australia has partnered with Grande Experiences, creators and producers of Van Gogh Alive to bring the world premiere multi-sensory Indigenous art...
Mar 9, 2022
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Feedback considered before decision made on Christchurch’s proposed Performing Arts Precinct carpark
Christchurch City Councillors are considering more than 250 submissions from the public before they decide whether to go ahead with an agreement that will see a new carpark...
Mar 9, 2022
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Zoos SA share sustainability information on Monarto Safari Park’s new Visitor Centre
With Monarto Safari Park’s new Visitor Centre opening to members from Wednesday 23rd March and to the general public from Friday 25th March 2022, Zoos SA has shared information...
Mar 9, 2022
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Collingwood Football Club’s headquarters renamed AIA Centre in expanded partnership with AIA Australia
Life, health and wellbeing insurer, AIA Australia is significantly expanding its partnership with the Collingwood Football Club, resulting in the club’s Melbourne headquarters...
Mar 9, 2022
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Ballarat to host Australian Regional Tourism Convention in 2022
The City of Ballarat has confirmed it will host the Australian Regional Tourism Convention from 10th to 12th October 2022 at the Mercure Ballarat. The convention aims to...
Mar 9, 2022
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New Vertigo rooftop experience launched at Perth’s Optus Stadium
Claiming to take the fan experience “to new heights”, Perth’s Optus Stadium will be opening its newest rooftop attraction as of 31st March. The VERTIGO experience, the venue’s...
Mar 8, 2022
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Canberra’s GIO Stadium becomes first neutral venue to host 2022 Women’s State of Origin
The National Rugby League, alongside the Canberra Raiders and the ACT Government have today announced that Canberra’s GIO Stadium will be the first neutral venue to host the...
Mar 8, 2022
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Melbourne's permanent hospitality and entertainment precinct Grazeland celebrates one year of operation
Melbourne’s permanent hospitality precinct, Grazeland, is celebrating one year since opening its doors to the public and to mark the occasion, over the weekend of 25th -27th...
Mar 8, 2022
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The P.A. People provide audio-visual support to the Events industry in Dubai and Australia
While Sydney was experiencing extended lockdowns, The P.A. People Events Department were busy during the final quarter of 2021 - from delivering audio-visual support for the UAE...
Mar 8, 2022
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