News: Venues
Eden Park unveils new look, new logo
Auckland's Eden Park has unveiled a new look ground and new logo, aimed at presenting a distinctively New Zealand face to almost half a million guests expected at next year's...
Oct 20, 2010
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PICA performance space to remain open
Western Australian Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has announced that the performance space at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) will remain open beyond the...
Oct 20, 2010
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Australia's Asian Cup Bid Advances
The bid to bring Asia's premier football competition, the AFC Asian Cup 2015, to Australia continues with the host of the tournament set to be announced on 6th January 2011 by...
Oct 19, 2010
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News Limited launches Foxtix
News Limited has announced the launch of a new national ticketing service, Foxtix, which, it says “will take on the Ticketek/Ticketmaster duopoly with an aggressive entry into...
Oct 18, 2010
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Managers want more control over ticketing buyer data
On the back of its launch into market, Australia’s newest ticketing provider, Foxtix, has released its State of Event Ticketing Industry Report. The Report is an in-depth...
Oct 18, 2010
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Indigenous Land Corporation buys Ayers Rock Resort
Australian tourist icon Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara will be purchased by the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) for $300 million. The ILC has exchanged contracts to acquire the...
Oct 15, 2010
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New Ulladulla Recreation Centre Opens
The first stage of Ulladulla's Dunn Lewis Memorial Complex has opened. The facility, which includes a 12-lane bowling alley, conference room, lounge area, youth service rooms...
Oct 14, 2010
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Opening date announced for new State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
The State Theatre Centre of Western Australia will open with a series of events in January 2011. Western Australian Culture and the Arts Minister John Day announced the events...
Oct 13, 2010
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Additional $13 million for Jubilee Oval redevelopment
The WIN Jubilee Oval in the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, the home ground of NRL Premiers St George Illawarra Dragons, is to receive an addition $13 million in funding from the NSW...
Oct 12, 2010
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$13 million to bring Circus Oz Home to Collingwood
Australia's most famous circus will stay in Victoria and return to its original home in Collingwood if the Brumby Labor Government is re-elected. Victorian Minister for the Arts...
Oct 11, 2010
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Victorian Sports Centres Trust a 'world leader in Sport Facility Management and the Environment'
The MSAC Institute of Training's upcoming seminar on Sport Facility Management and the Environment will showcase Victoria's State Sport Centres Trust (SSCT) as an...
Oct 11, 2010
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Sengstock: 'NBL Poised for Breakthrough Season'
With the 2010/11 iiNet National Basketball League Championship season set to tip-off in eight days time, the NBL is poised to have a breakthrough season according to Basketball...
Oct 7, 2010
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Qatar Reveals 86,250-seat World Cup Stadium
The Qatar 2022 Bid Committee has unveiled detailed plans for the Lusail City stadium that would host the opening and final matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Revealed at the...
Oct 7, 2010
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Roller derby makes a comeback
Recent roller derby events ('bouts' as they are called) at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and Wollongong's WIN Entertainment Centre confirm the rise in popularity...
Oct 7, 2010
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Auckland's Aotea Square reopens
After two years of construction activity, Auckland's Aotea Square has reopened to the public. One of the city's largest capital projects over the past two years, Aotea Square...
Oct 6, 2010
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Council and Stadium Trust to work together to rebuild Stadium Southland
Invercargill City Council and the Stadium Southland Trust are to work together to rebuild the Stadium Southland following the recent collapse of the Stadium's roof. Invercargill...
Oct 5, 2010
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Spectacular opening ceremony for Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games have begun with a spectacular opening ceremony in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Athletes from the 71 competing nations joined in a parade that...
Oct 4, 2010
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South Korea F1 Organisers insist Grand Prix will go ahead
The organisers of the Korean Formula One Grand Prix have insisted that the circuit will be completed in time for an inspection by F1 officials in a fortnight's time. Repeated...
Oct 2, 2010
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The Art of Creating Great Cities and Places
Melbourne's Federation Square is to host a major conference on the creation and delivery of our future cities and communities. To be held from 27th to 29th October, the...
Oct 1, 2010
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ATMAAC closes in on $45 Million Strategic Expansion
Security and facility management group ATMAAC International is poised to finalise the acquisition of three security companies within the coming weeks. A company press release...
Sep 30, 2010
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Austrade ready to do business in Delhi
A program that has generated more than $1.7 billion in international trade for Australia since 2000 will go ahead in the precarious environment of the Delhi Commonwealth Games....
Sep 30, 2010
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Ken Edwards takes the reins at Newcastle Jets
The new owners of the Newcastle Jets A-League club have appointed Ken Edwards as Executive Chairman. Mining magnate and horseracing identity Nathan Tinkler, who took control of...
Sep 29, 2010
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Gates Open for Perth Royal Show
The resolution of a pay dispute between train drivers and Western Australia's Public Transport Authority has removed a threat to the opening day of the Perth Royal Show. As a...
Sep 25, 2010
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Doubts Over 'unfit' Delhi Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games are in crisis following a series of construction incidents and with the accommodation in the Games' athlete's village being described as unfit for human...
Sep 23, 2010
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