News: Venues
Soft opening for Singapore's Universal Studios theme park
Part of Singapore's $5.25 billion Resorts World Sentosa development, Universal Studios Sentosa transports visitors into a world of Hollywood magic where celebrity culture and...
Feb 15, 2010
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Kathy Keele Reappointed Australia Council Chief Executive
Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett has announced the reappointment of Kathy Keele as Chief Executive of the Australia Council for the Arts for a further five years. Speaking of...
Feb 15, 2010
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Nanjing awarded 2014 Youth Olympics
The Chinese city of Nanjing has been awarded the right to host the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014. Poznan in Poland, the only other candidate, was defeated by a vote of...
Feb 12, 2010
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Auckland Transport Prepared for Rugby World Cup
Following media criticism over its readiness for the expected influx of tens of thousands of Rugby World Cup visitors in 2011, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA)...
Feb 12, 2010
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Gold Coast Welcomes High Profile Sports Stars
The Gold Coast's reputation for sporting excellence is set to be enhanced with the arrival of another high profile sporting team. The Australian womenâs water polo team will...
Feb 10, 2010
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Viewing Deck Closed on World's Tallest Tower
The viewing deck on the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, has been closed indefinitely just a month after its lavish opening. The move has disappointed...
Feb 10, 2010
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Spotless to Buy Cleanevent
The Spotless Group has signed a conditional agreement to acquire the privately owned international cleaning and related services company, CE Property Services Group (widely...
Feb 10, 2010
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Claudelands Development to enhance the 'event city'
Hamilton is set to continue to grow its reputation as an events city, with the $68.4 million development of Claudelands events centre considered key to attracting new, diverse...
Feb 10, 2010
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Problem for mobile ticketing as 80% of consumers say they would never make a purchase on their mobile phone
The annual Cybersource UK Online Fraud Report, which also looks at how companies are dealing with such activity, claims 78% of consumers will never make a purchase on their...
Feb 9, 2010
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Brown To Head Wellington City Services
Neville Brown, General Manager of the Wellington Convention Centre, is to take up the role of Director - City Services for the Wellington City Council. During 11 years leading...
Feb 8, 2010
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David Beckham fiasco at Mt Smart Stadium: 'tension' in the public sector operating commercially
The LA Galaxy/Oceania All Stars football match in December 2008 was the "wrong event, at the wrong time" according to a report by the New Zealand Auditor-General's Office....
Feb 8, 2010
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Energie opens club in Qatar
The first ever énergie Fitness Club in the Middle East has been opened in Doha, Qatar. Located close to the Doha International Airport, the new $4 million facility boasts Precor...
Feb 8, 2010
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Hamilton Island Yacht Club opens its doors
The new Hamilton Island Yacht Club has opened its doors to visitors and members. Designed by renowned Australian architect, Walter Barda, alongside famed yachtsman, Iain Murray,...
Feb 4, 2010
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Recycled-glass turf a 'world first'
A "world first" new turf system is being laid at Nelson City Council's Trafalgar Park in readiness for the Rugby World Cup 2011 and events beyond. The $5.9 million park upgrade...
Feb 4, 2010
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Festival to christen Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Melbourne is likely to enjoy a week-long festival of football to open its new rectangular stadium, with games of top-class football, rugby league and rugby union. It is hoped...
Feb 4, 2010
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Spotless to join the team at Dairy Farmers Stadium
Spotless have been appointed caterers at Townsville's Dairy Farmers Stadium until 2013. Following a competitive tender process the company have been appointed to provide...
Feb 2, 2010
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Police Detain Top Chinese football officials
Chinese state media has reported that the former head of China's scandal-ridden football association and other executives have been detained as part of a police probe into...
Feb 2, 2010
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Applauding 25 Years for QPAC
Queensland Premier and Arts Minster Anna Bligh has congratulated the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on 25 years as the state's home for world-class performance....
Feb 2, 2010
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New Zealand Institute of Sport opens Wellington campus
The New Zealand Institute of Sport (NZIS) has opened its new Wellington campus at the city's Westpac Stadium. NZIS took over the former University of Otago Stadium Centre and...
Feb 1, 2010
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All New Ripley's Opens on the Gold Coast
An all-new Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum has opened in Surfers Paradiseâs Cavill Mall. The new $4 million dollar attraction includes 15 air-conditioned and individually...
Feb 1, 2010
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Ungerboeck Promotes Key Team Members
Ungerboeck Systems International (USI) has promoted two of its key team members. Shannon Heaney has been appointed Director of Marketing and Dale Overton is now Director of...
Jan 29, 2010
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Cricket receives high-level ambush advertising protection
Today's One Day cricket international between Australia and Pakistan at the WACA Ground will be the first major sports event in Western Australia to be protected from ambush...
Jan 29, 2010
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Dubai opens billion dollar horseracing complex
Dubai has opened the 4.6 billion-dirham (AUS $1.35 billion) Meydan horseracing complex that can hold 80,000 people and includes a 290-room five-star hotel. The course will host...
Jan 29, 2010
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US Approves Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger
The US Government has given the go-ahead to the merger between concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticket-selling and artist-management powerhouse Ticketmaster Entertainment...
Jan 27, 2010
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