News: Venues
Perth Festival to return in 2022 with events celebrating ocean themes
Perth Festival 2022 will celebrate the theme of Wardan (Ocean) this summer through dockside escapades in Fremantle and dancing on the sand at City Beach, to oceanic orchestral...
Nov 16, 2021
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EVANZ announce new insurance partnership to benefit members
The Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) have partnered with insurance industry leader Apex Insurance and risk management consultancy Reliance Risk to offer a...
Nov 16, 2021
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Aura utilised The Switch’s cloud capabilities to interactively livestream 2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival
Interactive streaming platform, Aura, tapped The Switch’s cloud-based MIMiC Transmission™ service to deliver interactive live coverage via multiple viewpoints from Australia’s...
Nov 16, 2021
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Immersive space experience solidifies ICC Sydney’s return of entertainment events
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) restarts its entertainment events schedule with an award-winning, immersive space event - Neighbourhood Earth - set to...
Nov 15, 2021
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Japan Tourism Agency opens historical temples and castles as accommodation options
While Japanese tourists have traditionally been offered two types of accommodation: Western-style hotels or traditional Japanese inns, in recent years, new options have emerged,...
Nov 15, 2021
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NSW Government allocates $6.39 million for planned Muswellbrook Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre
A planned conference centre in the Hunter Valley has been given a funding boost from the NSW Government. The Muswellbrook Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre project...
Nov 15, 2021
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New universities to compete in 2022 University Basketball League Australia
UniSport Australia has announced the expansion of the University Basketball League Australia (UBL) with four new universities taking to the courts in the second year of the...
Nov 15, 2021
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Cairns’ Tanks Arts Centre to receive new catering hub
As part of an infrastructure renewal program, Cairns Regional Council has approved the construction of a new catering hub and storage facility at the Tanks Arts Centre with...
Nov 15, 2021
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Victorian Government commits additional $241 million for Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation
The Victorian Government has today advised that it will commit an additional $241 million for the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation to include new parklands, cafes and...
Nov 15, 2021
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Four initiatives share $5 million to green Adelaide’s CBD
Aligned with continuing the work to create a cooler, greener, wilder and more climate-resilient CBD and further boosting Adelaide's liveability, four initiatives will be...
Nov 15, 2021
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Live Performance Australia calls for NSW Government to replicate Victoria’s backing for live entertainment
The peak body for Australia’s live performance industry, Live Performance Australia (LPA) has called on the NSW Government to follow the Victorian Government’s move to create an...
Nov 15, 2021
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TEG delivers 360 immersive cinema experience to Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter
Contributing to the reactivation of Sydney, live entertainment and ticketing firm, TEG, will be delivering WONDERDOME - the largest 360 immersive cinema experience ever to be...
Nov 15, 2021
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Christchurch Town Hall secures two international engineering awards
Christchurch’s restored Town Hall has secured two international structural engineering awards at the recently held Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) Awards in the...
Nov 14, 2021
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ACT Government delivers financial boost for Canberra sporting venues and participation
Record investment in infrastructure in the 2021/22 ACT Budget, will see Canberra with new state-of-the-art sports centres and upgrades to existing facilities across the city...
Nov 14, 2021
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Victorian Government reveals event insurance scheme in move to revive live music
The Victorian Government has today announced moves to restart the state’s live music and festival scene, with an events insurance scheme for the next 12 months along with other...
Nov 13, 2021
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Adaptive Climbing Victoria deploys Vicsport’s Innovation Lab to entice more inclusivity at climbing gyms
Adaptive Climbing Victoria have used Vicsport’s Innovation Lab over the course of five months to entice more climbing gyms to become more inclusive by removing the barriers...
Nov 12, 2021
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Southport Sharks reveal ambitious boutique stadium development plan
Southport Sharks Football Club has unveiled a venue masterplan which includes plans for a boutique stadium that it intends to become the heart of a major sport and entertainment...
Nov 12, 2021
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Beijing ice sports venue to operate at one-fifth capacity during Winter Olympics
Beijing’s landmark ‘Ice Cube’ venue will likely run at around one-fifth spectator capacity during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, according to the venue’s manager. Developed as...
Nov 12, 2021
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VibeLab Asia Pacific presents the inaugural edition of Global Cities After Dark Parramatta
VibeLab Asia Pacific presents the inaugural edition of Global Cities After Dark Parramatta - a capacity building and resilience-focused program of international keynotes,...
Nov 11, 2021
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Expo 2020 Dubai attracts three million visitors since opening
Expo 2020 Dubai has welcomed nearly three million visits in the five weeks since the world fair opened at the start of October. Expo 2020 Dubai Senior Vice President of...
Nov 11, 2021
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Western Australian Premier reveals COVID-19 roadmap to border reopening
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has set the lofty goal of 90% immunisation in people aged 12 and older before he will reopen the state’s border to the rest of the...
Nov 11, 2021
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Australian projects recognised at 2021 IOC, IPC and IAKS international sport architecture awards
Australian projects the Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Rod Laver Arena, Ken Rosewall Arena and Coogee Surf Life Saving Club have been recognised at the 2021 International...
Nov 11, 2021
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ICC Sydney expands employee benefits program
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has expanded its employee benefits program to include provisions for both its permanent and casual workforce. The large scale...
Nov 10, 2021
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QAGOMA prepares for tenth chapter of Asia Pacific Triennial exhibition
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) is being transformed in preparation for the tenth chapter of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10 on 4th...
Nov 10, 2021
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