News: Venues
Election Messages for the Performing Arts
Performing Art peak bodies APACA, AMPAG and LPA have called for Australia’s next Government to increase support for the development and presentation of new Australian work and...
Aug 5, 2010
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LPA announce 2010 Helpmann Awards nominations
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has announced the List of Nominations in each of the 42 categories for the 2010 Helpmann Awards®. The announcement was made concurrently at the...
Aug 3, 2010
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Labor leader backs Mariners Centre of Excellence
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a re-elected Labor Government will commit $10 million in funding to the Central Coast Mariners at Tuggerah Centre of Excellence. The...
Aug 3, 2010
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Delhi Commonwealth Games Safety Certificates Faked
With barely two months to go before the Commonwealth Games start in October, the event has been caught up in a flood of allegations of rampant corruption. The Times of India...
Aug 2, 2010
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Iconic Queensland Tennis venue to be redeveloped as parkland
Brisbane's Milton Tennis Centre, the one-time home of Queensland Tennis, is to be redeveloped as parkland. The 3.5-hectare site, which was vacated by Queensland Tennis when it...
Aug 2, 2010
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Senior Leisure Appointments at New Auckland Council
Senior appointments with responsibilities for the broad range of leisure services to be delivered by the new unitary Auckland Council have been made. Appointments include: •...
Aug 2, 2010
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2010 Helpmann Awards venue and new Cabaret Award announced
In 2010, the Helpmann Awards will celebrate its 10th year with lively celebrations, recognising excellence and achievement in Australian live performance. To be held at the...
Jul 30, 2010
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Venues Near Completion for Delhi Commonwealth Games
Although not all venues are complete for the scheduled 1st August handover, new facilities have been inaugurated for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Delhi University...
Jul 29, 2010
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New Outdoor Laminate Dance Floor From SICO
SICO South Pacific has released their newest addition to their extensive range of portable dance floors. The Starlight II is a laminate surface dance floor that is specifically...
Jul 29, 2010
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FFA Submits 2015 AFC Asian Cup Bid
On the back of a glowing report from the FIFA inspection team that visited Australia to examine its Bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Football Federation Australia (FFA) today...
Jul 29, 2010
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Etihad Stadium Playing Surface Under Fire
The sight of players slipping and falling during last Fridayâs AFL match between St Kilda and Hawthorn at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium has led to renewed criticism of the venue's...
Jul 28, 2010
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Beijing Water Cube Set for Waterpark Rebirth
Beijing's 2008 Olympic swimming venue, the Water Cube, is set be relaunched as an indoor waterpark on 8th August. Following a 10 month reconstruction, the National Swimming...
Jul 28, 2010
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$50 million upgrade for Ballarat's Eureka Stadium
The Victorian Government is believed to be ready to commit $50 million for the redevelopment of a new AFL-standard stadium in the goldfields city of Ballarat. Melbourne's the...
Jul 27, 2010
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FIFA clears FFA over Bid conduct
World football governing body FIFA has cleared Football Federation Australia (FFA) of any wrongdoing around its conduct in bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. FIFA wrote to FFA...
Jul 25, 2010
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$75 million plan for Geelong's Skilled Stadium
Rugby League, A-League football and national Twenty20 cricket would join AFL at Skilled Stadium as Geelong Football Club seeks Federal Government backing for $75 million stage...
Jul 23, 2010
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V8 series returns to Perth in 2010
A commitment from the Western Australian Government has resurrected Perth's annual V8 Supercars race. Controversially cut from the 2010 V8 Supercars Championship Series...
Jul 20, 2010
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New Cairns Regional Tennis Centre to host Davis Cup tie
Cairns' long-awaited new tennis centre will open in September with the Cairns International, an Australian Pro-Tour event, followed by Australia hosting Belgium in a Davis Cup....
Jul 19, 2010
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No Sleaze at the Hordern Pavilion
Sydney’s Sleaze Ball will not be held at the Hordern Pavilion this year. A recent Mardi Gras communication to members stated the decision not to engage the Hordern Pavilion was...
Jul 19, 2010
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Cairns Cultural Precinct Campaigns Go Online
Cairns Regional Council has revealed an 18-month community consultation program that will help shape an architectural brief for its planned cultural precinct. The final design...
Jul 16, 2010
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Awards for James Christou + Partners Architects
The designs of Perth based architects James Christou + Partners Architects have been rewarded at the Australian Institute of Architects WA (AIAWA) Architecture Awards. The...
Jul 16, 2010
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Sebel Completes Fit-out for Dublin's Aviva Stadium
Australian furniture manufacturer Sebel has supplied and installed 50,000 seats at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Sebel was awarded the contract for the supply and...
Jul 15, 2010
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2022 FIFA World Cup would be worth four times more to Australia than Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
With the final whistle, and the final vuvuzela, of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa still reverberating around the globe, business information research and analysis group...
Jul 14, 2010
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Perth Stadium to miss out on corporate facilties?
The new $82.5 million eastern stand at Perth's rectangular stadium may be built without corporate boxes, limiting the capacity of the cash-strapped Western Force rugby team to...
Jul 14, 2010
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VMA Presents 'After Five' Function in Melbourne
The Venue Management Association [Asia and Pacific] (VMA) is to stage its latest 'After Five' function at the Melbourne Arts Centre on Thursday 5th August. The event, which will...
Jul 13, 2010
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