News: Venues
World Rally Championship returns to Australia
Australia will end a three-year absence from the World Rally Championship (WRC) with confirmation that a round of the 2009 WRC will be staged in northern NSW. Australia last...
Sep 11, 2008
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Guggenheim Museum for Abu Dhabi
The New York-based Guggenheim Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Abu Dhabi government to open a new museum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The...
Sep 8, 2008
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Strong Ticket Sales for Phillip Island MotoGP
With the 2008 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix less than a month away, Victorian Tourism and Major Events Minister Tim Holding has highlighted that "ticket sales are again...
Sep 8, 2008
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Work starts on Dubbo venue
Dubbo Mayor Greg Matthews and City Council General Manager Mark Riley have ceremonially begun work on the first stage of the Dubbo Regional Theatre & Convention Centre. In...
Sep 5, 2008
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UQ Sport to manage Queensland Tennis Centre?
Following a competitive tender process Tennis Queensland is in the final stage of negotiations with UQ Sport to manage the day-to-day tennis operations of the soon-to-be-opened...
Sep 4, 2008
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Cleanevent expands to New Zealand and Asia markets
Waste services managers The Cleanevent Group is to expand its business activities into New Zealand and South East Asia, appointing Robi Rogerson to lead the venture as Managing...
Sep 3, 2008
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Lovett stands down at Cleanevent
After 21 years at the Cleanevent Group, founder Craig Lovett has retired from the day to day operations of the Company. From small beginnings, Cleanevent has grown into the...
Aug 20, 2008
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Queenslanders flock to the EKKA
The 2008 EKKA, held between 7th and 16th August, was a great improvement on last year with fine weather and good attendance - with close to half a million visitors coming to the...
Aug 19, 2008
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Sydney to bid for F1 Grand Prix?
Major upgrades to Western Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway are part of a plan to secure the long-term future of the Australian Grand Prix, according to organisers. Allan Moffat, a...
Aug 19, 2008
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Empty Seats in Beijing
Organisers of the Beijing Olympics have admitted that they are using volunteers to fill empty seats at competition venues, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation...
Aug 13, 2008
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Moveable Pool floor opens at MSAC
Innovative new sport technology has been revealed at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) with the recent unveiling of a moveable pool floor in the Centre's outdoor...
Aug 12, 2008
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$16 million events centre for Okara Park
The Whangarei District Council has shortlisted five firms from an initial 14 expressions of interest to build a $16 million multi-purpose events centre at Whangarei. The...
Aug 12, 2008
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Art Gallery of NSW selects Centaman entry management system
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has selected Centaman for its event and online ticketing and admissions management. With over 1.3 million visitors each year the central...
Aug 5, 2008
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Good intentions 'not enough' to ensure post-Games sports development in China
A researcher at Queensland's CQUniversity (CQU) has suggested that the administrators' good intentions will not be enough to ensure the development of sport in China after the...
Aug 1, 2008
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AEG Ogden express interest in managing Perth Arena
Following last week’s announcement by Western Australian Premier, Alan Carpenter that the Government is seeking private sector expertise to manage the new Perth Arena, venue...
Jul 31, 2008
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New Zealand to send largest ever team to Beijing Olympics
New Zealand will send a record-sized team of 182 athletes to the Beijing Olympic games next month. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was able to finalise the team after the...
Jul 30, 2008
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Work begins on Perth Arena
Construction of the new Perth Arena has commenced, coinciding with an annoucement from WA Premier Alan Carpenter that the $335 million venue will be built debt free. Premier...
Jul 28, 2008
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AEG Ogden Gets International Awards
Two Queensland venues managed by AEG Ogden have received prestigious international accolades. Both the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Cairns Convention Centre...
Jul 25, 2008
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UFS covers new Queensland Tennis Centre
Universal Fabric Structures (UFS) has been awarded the contract to design, engineer and construct two architectural membrane structures to cover the two outdoor show courts at...
Jul 24, 2008
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Razorbacks to represent all of Sydney
Following the demise of the Sydney Kings basketball franchise, the West Sydney Razorbacks is to change its name to the Sydney Spirit for the 2008/09 season. As Razorbacks Chief...
Jul 17, 2008
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Blacktown Commits to AFL
Work has commenced on what will eventually be a new 20,000 seat-sporting venue in Western Sydney. Located at the Blacktown Olympic Park (BOP) site at Rooty Hill, the venue will...
Jul 17, 2008
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English Exits Tickets.com
Ian English, longtime head of tickets.com in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, has stepped down from his role of tickets.com's Chief Executive Asia and Managing Director,...
Jul 16, 2008
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VMA Restructures
The Venue Management Association (Asia Pacific) [VMA]has agreed to significant changes in its governance including a strategic review of the associationâs key membership...
Jul 16, 2008
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Beijing Olympic Stadium now complete
China's National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, is now fully operational, signaling the readiness of all 37 venues for next month's Beijing Olympics. Covering 20.4 hectares...
Jul 16, 2008
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