News: Venues
Organisers announce postponement of Tamworth Country Music Festival
Organisers of the Tamworth Country Music Festival have announced that its 50th-anniversary event, scheduled to start at the end of next week, will be postponed as a result of...
Jan 7, 2022
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Several COVID restrictions reinstated by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet
With almost 110,000 new COVID cases recorded between 5th and 7th January and a significant increase in the number of hospitalised patients, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has...
Jan 7, 2022
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Beijing Games Organisers pledge to deliver sustainable Winter Olympics
With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics less than a month away and preparation for the Games having entered their final stage, the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee has...
Jan 7, 2022
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Upgrades to continue at Perth’s WACA following demolition of Inverarity Stand
The redevelopment of Perth’s WACA is set to continue next month following the pre-Christmas demolition of the venue’s Inverarity Stand. Constructed in 1970 for the very first...
Jan 6, 2022
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Full vaccination mandate for Christchurch Council staff working in recreation facilities and art gallery
Christchurch City Council is requiring staff at all its public venues - libraries, sport and recreation centres and the Christchurch Art Gallery - to be fully vaccinated against...
Jan 6, 2022
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Middle East Film and Comic Con event to run in Abu Dhabi in March
The 10th edition of the Middle East Film and Comic Con global pop culture festival is set to take place in Abu Dhabi from 4th to 6th March. Aimed at the region’s cinema, TV and...
Jan 6, 2022
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Victorian Government’s new COVID-19 density limits set to further impact entertainment and tourism businesses
The Victorian Government has reintroduced density limits for indoor venues aimed at reducing the accelerating spread of COVID-19. Reinstated from 11:59pm last night, the density...
Jan 6, 2022
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New multidisciplinary arts venue set to open in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North
The Motley Bauhaus - Melbourne’s premier independent art space dedicated to promoting skills-based art practices - is set to launch a new 350 person capacity space on 20th...
Jan 5, 2022
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Beijing Winter Olympics staff enter ‘bubble’ at Games venues
A month away from the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Chinese authorities have this week commenced sealing up a Games ‘bubble’, with venues, transport and staff for...
Jan 4, 2022
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Barclay Street Sportsground and Community pavilion opens to the public
The construction of Bega Valley Shire Council’s new Barclay Street Sportsground and Community pavilion in Eden was completed on time and before Christmas and is ready for public...
Jan 4, 2022
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Tickets on sale for FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi
Tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup, rescheduled and relocated from its original location of Japan before Christmas and now being held in Abu Dhabi from 3rd to 12th February,...
Jan 3, 2022
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Industries that can benefit from indoor mapping in 2022 and the future
BRAND POST: The new and emerging technology of indoor mapping is changing the way we look at buildings as a whole. From retailers to hospitals, theme parks to sporting precincts...
Jan 3, 2022
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Australian Convention Bureaux confirmed for AIME 2022
The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME), the leading meetings and conventions event in the region, has today announced that almost all of Australia’s Convention...
Jan 3, 2022
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New Melbourne Park tennis venue unveiled as the Kia Arena
The new 5,000 seat show court at Melbourne and Olympic Park has been named Kia Arena, with the official signage revealed today. Announcing the naming rights deal for the new...
Jan 3, 2022
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Beijing Winter Olympic villages set to welcome athletes
With competitors and officials set to start arriving in China for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Games organisers have advised that athletes villages in Beijing's city...
Jan 3, 2022
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Australia’s 2022 summer of tennis starts in Bendigo and Traralgon
International tennis players are in regional Victoria for the Bendigo and Traralgon Internationals, which begin at the Bendigo Regional Tennis Centre and the Traralgon Tennis...
Dec 31, 2021
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Stadiums Queensland reaches 20th anniversary of operations
Stadiums Queensland has marked its 20th anniversary of operations, highlighting how over two decades the agency has hosted tens of millions of fans at thousands of events, such...
Dec 30, 2021
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MyVenue POS technology records 240,000 transactions at Adelaide Oval during Ashes Cricket Test
MyVenue’s point of sale (POS ) solution technology recorded an impressive 240,000 credit card transactions at Adelaide Oval during the recent Ashes Cricket Test Match where the...
Dec 30, 2021
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Sporting fixtures postponed as COVID-19 outbreaks impact leagues
Holiday season sporting fixtures are being severely impacted by Australia’s current COVID-19 with A-League and Big Bash League fixtures cancelled and the fourth Ashes Test also...
Dec 30, 2021
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CityLibraries Townsville reports another successful year
CityLibraries Townsville has seen more than 400,000 people pass through their doors in 2021, with the three library branches not just for borrowing books but also offering...
Dec 27, 2021
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Sydney’s major theatres cancel performances after COVID-19 outbreaks
A surge in the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus has hit live performances in Sydney, with the musicals Hamilton and Come From Away and Opera Australia’s Great Opera Hits and...
Dec 26, 2021
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Federal Government announces $19.5 million backing for 63 organisations in latest RISE creative sector funding
The Federal Government has announced its sixth round of Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) funding for the creative sector, allocating $19.5 million to 63...
Dec 26, 2021
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New COVID restrictions see South Australian gyms restricted to one person for every seven square metres
A rise in Coronavirus infections has seen South Australian Premier Steven Marshall tighten venue density limits and reduce family gathering sizes. A range of new restrictions...
Dec 26, 2021
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Israeli Embassy sponsorship prompts withdrawals from Sydney Festival
At least three arts organisations have pulled out of the upcoming Sydney Festival in protest at a sponsorship deal with the Israeli Embassy. The protests, backed by a coalition...
Dec 26, 2021
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