News: Venues
COVID-19 variant impacts world sport
The spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is impacting the sports world with football and rugby matches called off, a cricket series cancelled and Australia...
Dec 16, 2021
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Super Rugby’s Moana Pasifika partners with New Zealand ticketing provider Flicket
Set to join the Super Rugby competition next year, Moana Pasifika have announced that they will partner with New Zealand owned and operating ticketing and data solutions...
Dec 16, 2021
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Prue Warrilow named as Y NSW's new Chair of the Board of Directors
Y NSW Board of Directors has elected Prue Warrilow as the new Chair of the organisation. Warrilow is the Chief Executive of Families At Work and, for 30 years, has consulted the...
Dec 16, 2021
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Whitsunday’s rebuilt Shute Harbour Marine Terminal opens and delivers a major tourism boost
The opening of Whitsunday Regional Council’s $63.5 million rebuilt Shute Harbour Marine Terminal is anticipated to give a major boost to the Queensland Tourism industry. The...
Dec 16, 2021
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First jumps taken on Olympic sized dry slope airbag at National Snowsports Training Centre
The first jumps were taken this week on the Olympic sized dry slope airbag jump constructed at Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre as part of Stage 1 of the $5 million Snow...
Dec 16, 2021
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Hopgood Theatre transfers ownership to Onkaparinga Council and secures $5.3 million to upgrade
The South Australian Government will provide $5.3 million to upgrade Noarlunga’s Hopgood Theatre to modern standards, in a deal that will see its ownership and management...
Dec 16, 2021
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Industry events set to return to the MCG
With the industry looking to present face-to-face events in 2022, the MCG will be hosting two events in the first quarter of the year. Postponed from 2021, the Sports...
Dec 15, 2021
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Sydney Fringe collaboration secures Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett in the Spiegeltent
Sydney Fringe have collaborated with Australian independent concert and touring company Zaccaria, Dead Man Label and the New South Wales Government through Placemaking NSW to...
Dec 15, 2021
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New venues complete for 19th Asian Games as Hangzhou announces 'zero-waste’ event
The organising committee of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (HAGOC) has advised that the completed Gongshu Canal Asian Games Sports Park has passed its acceptance criteria...
Dec 15, 2021
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29-year lease for Quarantine Station at Manly North Head sold to pub owner
A 29-year lease for the historic Quarantine Station at Manly North Head in Sydney has been acquired by a local pub owner. Glenn Piper, who bought and transformed the nearby...
Dec 15, 2021
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Melbourne Skydeck relaunches with new branding and Virtual Reality Voyager Theatre
Melbourne Skydeck - formerly the Eureka Skydeck – opens to the public today having relaunched following a multi-million-dollar redevelopment, new name and brand and boasting the...
Dec 15, 2021
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US$1 billion construction contract agreed for Six Flags Qiddiya theme park in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has awarded a SAR3.75 billion (US$1 billion) contract to build the Six Flags Qiddiya theme park to Bouygues Bâtiment...
Dec 15, 2021
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Launch of COVID-19 insurance brings certainty to events
Aiming to help more performers and event industry professionals return to work, the Victorian Government has today launched Australia’s first COVID-19 event insurance. The...
Dec 14, 2021
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New synthetic facility opens in Penrith’s Jamison Park to cater for increased demand
Penrith’s Jamison Park’s new $4 million multi-use synthetic facility is complete and open for use with the synthetic surface covering an area of 22,000 square metres and...
Dec 14, 2021
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National Strategy launched for Australian Golf Industry
The Australian Golf industry’s milestone national strategy was launched today following many months of collaboration and alignment and aims to “grow golf as efficiently,...
Dec 14, 2021
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Australian music fans reveal the artists they most want to see perform live in 2022
After almost two years of lockdowns, restrictions and interruptions and with live music finally back on the horizon in 2022, a joint survey by Frontier, Live Nation and TEG has...
Dec 14, 2021
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New immersive play experience installed at Brisbane’s South Bank
IMAGINARIA - an immersive play experience offering something the whole family can do together - has been installed in purpose-built enclosure underneath the Goodwill Bridge,...
Dec 14, 2021
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Mount Morgan Aquatic Centre among Rockhampton facilities to receive funding
$7.9 million in funding from the Queensland Government and the resources sector will see Rockhampton gain major new sporting and mental health facilities. The projects were part...
Dec 13, 2021
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Marriner Group selects Ticketek to provide ticketing and data analytics solutions for their theatres
Ticketek has announced it has been selected to provide ticketing, technology, marketing, data and insights solutions to Marriner Group under a long-term partnership signed...
Dec 13, 2021
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Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre undergoes Stage 2 planned upgrades
To maintain the venue’s reputation as the premier performing arts location on the NSW South Coast, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre is undergoing Stage 2 of planned upgrades....
Dec 13, 2021
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Brisbane Bullets partner with Komo Digital to drive fan engagement
Brisbane’s NBL team - The Brisbane Bullets – have partnered with audience engagement platform Komo to enhance and personalise fan encounters at the game and beyond the gates....
Dec 13, 2021
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WA Museum Boola Bardip launches four world premiere experiences
Travelling beyond the Milky Way, roaming with gigantic dinosaurs, walking with colour and journeying down a rabbit hole to Wonderland are some of the extraordinary experiences...
Dec 12, 2021
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Fees waived temporarily for Shoalhaven businesses to expand their outdoor dining services
As part of the NSW Government’s Alfresco Restart Package, Shoalhaven City Council has announced its support of local food, beverage, entertainment, arts and cultural businesses...
Dec 11, 2021
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Hobart's Blundstone Arena to host fifth Ashes Test in cricket first for Tasmania
After days of speculation, it has today been confirmed that a joint bid by Cricket Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government has secured the fifth Ashes Test for Hobart's Blundstone...
Dec 11, 2021
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