News: Venues
First grant round opens for Community Energy Upgrades Fund
Announced in June 2023, the Australian Government's Community Energy Upgrades Fund (CEUF) - which is targeted at community facilities such as aquatic facilities - has opened its...
Feb 28, 2024
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Notification period commences for naming of Wyndham City’s Regional Football Facility
With work close to completion on the Regional Football Facility, Wyndham City has commenced a public notification period regarding the preferred names of the Facility’s Reserve...
Feb 28, 2024
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Comment sought from Shoalhaven residents on proposed location of boxing club
Shoalhaven Council is inviting residents to comment on the proposed location of a boxing club at Clifton Park in Sanctuary Point. While Council has previously sought feedback on...
Feb 28, 2024
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Western Bulldogs secure Mission Foods as naming rights sponsor for Whitten Oval
Mission Foods has expanded its sponsorship links with the Western Bulldogs by taking on the naming rights for the AFL club’s headquarters at Whitten Oval. Already a major...
Feb 27, 2024
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Small-sided football facility operator KikOff unveils franchise model
KikOff, Sydney's largest provider of five-a-side football competitions, is looking to expand across the country by offering a franchise model for investors. Launched in 2008,...
Feb 26, 2024
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New hub and sustainability initiatives for Tasmania’s 2024 Clarence Jazz Festival
The annual Clarence Jazz Festival, presented by Clarence City Council is Tasmania’s longest running music festival and this year, the 28th Festival will be held at a new hub and...
Feb 26, 2024
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Encore Event Centre among Wyndham City facilities to receive lifesaving defibrillators
More than 20 Wyndham City Council facilities are having lifesaving defibrillators installed during February. They will be located at community centres, libraries, Encore Event...
Feb 26, 2024
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Surface and lighting upgrades among projects to be supported by Victorian Government’s Country Football and Netball Program
Surface and lighting upgrades are among the 12 new projects to share in more than $2.5 million from the Victorian Government’s Country Football and Netball Program that’s been...
Feb 26, 2024
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Surfaces
MCG links with 24/7 Software to improve venue security
Cloud-based venue operations and safety management platform 24/7 Software has partnered with the Melbourne Cricket Club to enhance safety, security and the overall guest...
Feb 25, 2024
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AEG Global Partnerships secures new Asian collaborations
AEG Global Partnerships has advised of alliances it has agreed with IG Group, Bacardi and Volvo at its live events venues in Japan and Thailand. The first of these links has...
Feb 25, 2024
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Bill Jacob Athletics Centre demolition commences making way for high quality athletics facility in Wagga Wagga
Demolition works commence today at Bill Jacob Athletics Centre, making way for a premium quality athletics facility at Wagga Wagga’s Jubilee Park. Jubilee Park, a large 30ha...
Feb 25, 2024
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Tropical Arts Association promotes inclusive theatre productions at Tanks Arts Centre
Tropical Arts Association has secured $25,000 in Cairns Regional Council funding over the next three years to assist with the production of inclusive community theatre...
Feb 25, 2024
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Grand Prix circuit build underway at Albert Park
The 2024 Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix circuit build is underway at Albert Park with the huge build featuring 12 kilometres of track barriers, 99 portable buildings and more...
Feb 24, 2024
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Taylor Swift’s Sydney concert impacted by storm event
Fans were briefly evacuated from the floor and lower bowl of Accor Stadium yesterday evening in advance of music superstar Taylor Swift’s first Sydney concert after a huge storm...
Feb 23, 2024
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Live Nation reports 2023 as ‘biggest year ever’ for concert attendance and ticket sales
Live Nation, the entertainment giant that owns Ticketmaster, has reported its biggest year ever in 2023, with soaring revenue driven by 145 million fans attending 50,000 events...
Feb 23, 2024
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Football Australia reveals strategic vision to build on FIFA Women’s World Cup legacy
Football Australia has today unveiled a comprehensive post-tournament report on the Legacy ’23 strategy, calling for continued investment and support to build on the success and...
Feb 22, 2024
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University of Auckland and Eden Park agree strategic partnership
University of Auckland and the Eden Park Trust have announced a three-year strategic partnership with the Eden Park Trust to foster greater community connection and create...
Feb 22, 2024
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Upgraded George Thornton Reserve delivers expanded sporting opportunities
The Hills Shire has advised that following the completion of renovations at George Thornton Reserve located in West Pennant Hills, north-west of Sydney , cricketers, footballers...
Feb 22, 2024
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The Array opens as Darwin’s first co-located digital games and esport centre
The Northern Territory has seen its first co-located digital games and esport development centre open in Darwin’s Victoria Hotel, The Array. Led by Dylan Bennet of Larrikin...
Feb 22, 2024
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Half-century milestone of Sunbury Music Festival to be acknowledged
50 years after its first electrifying run, Hume City Council is holding a commemorative event celebrating the Sunbury Pop Festival at one big show at The Nook on Saturday 13th...
Feb 22, 2024
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AFL Chief Executive Andrew Dillon firm on Hobart Stadium requirement for new Tasmanian team
With the funding of the planned new Hobart Stadium having emerged as a major issue in the Tasmanian election, AFL Chief Executive Andrew Dillon has reiterated that the state...
Feb 21, 2024
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Expanded three-day rugby sevens festival returns to Singapore
Organisers on the Singapore SVNS have promised an expanded entertainment offering to compliment the sporting action ahead of this year’s event. With ticket going on sale...
Feb 21, 2024
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Sydney Olympic Park introduces new technology to deal with large crowds for Taylor Swift concerts
With more than 300,000 fans set to descend on Sydney's Accor Stadium for four consecutive shows from Taylor Swift as of tomorrow, artificial intelligence (AI) technology is to...
Feb 21, 2024
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ICC Sydney delivers carbon neutral 'RESPECT' experience
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) celebrated its commitment to fostering respect for ‘People, Place and the Planet’, by delivering a carbon neutral spectacular...
Feb 21, 2024
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