News: Venues
Expedia Group spotlights the impact of the ‘tour tourism’ explosion in Australia
Expedia Group’s Michael Dykes has spotlighted the impact on the travel industry with the explosion of ‘tour tourism’. As, VP Market Management APAC, Expedia Group, Dykes has...
Feb 15, 2024
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Program launched for 31st Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress
The Venue Management Association has today officially launched its 2024 Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress. As the largest annual gathering of venue industry professionals in...
Feb 14, 2024
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Tasmanian Premier makes election pledge to limit state government’s contribution to new Hobart Stadium at $375 million
On the election trail, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has pledged to cap the state government’s input into the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium in Hobart at $375 million....
Feb 14, 2024
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Luxury event space designed by Pico Play to open at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
A new luxury event space - ‘The Homestead’ - designed in collaboration with entertainment and leisure company Pico Play, is set to be unveiled at the Currumbin Wildlife...
Feb 14, 2024
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The P.A People look back on the success of their Australian Open logo device
Introduced by industry audio-visual specialists The P.A People at the Australian Open in 2017, the large three-dimensional AO logo at Melbourne Park has proved to be an ongoing...
Feb 14, 2024
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One Playground's newest Reformer Pilates studio to open in Newtown
Fast growing boutique gym, One Playground, has announced their newest Reformer Pilates studio will be opening in the Sydney inner city suburb of Newtown in March 2024. The...
Feb 13, 2024
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GLP spotlight their innovative touring lighting solutions for event venues
GLP (German Light Products) is a manufacturer of innovative and high-quality intelligent lighting fixtures for the professional lighting market. The GLP ArenaLED1 Touring is an...
Feb 13, 2024
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Technogym helps SIRO One Za’abeel become Dubai’s first fitness and wellness hotel
While gyms, spas and complementary wellness services have increasingly become expected additions to any hotel experience, very few hotels place a focus on their fitness and...
Feb 13, 2024
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FDC Construction contracted to transform Barangaroo Cutaway into premier cultural facility
The Cutaway, a cavernous space that sits below the eastern end of Barangaroo Reserve on Sydney’s waterfront is to be transformed from a concrete shell, exposed to the elements,...
Feb 13, 2024
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Counting down to Te Kaha Stadium opening Christchurch City Council threatens event funding
Approaching the two-year mark to Christchurch’s Te Kaha Stadium opening in April 2026, Venues Ōtautahi has advised that building work is on track with the stadium now visually...
Feb 13, 2024
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Ed Sheeran opens UOB Live Bangkok
Bangkok’s UOB Live entertainment venue has staged its opening event, an Ed Sheeran concert, in front of a 6,000-capacity crowd. Developed with the aim of becoming a world class...
Feb 13, 2024
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Plans revealed for new downtown Auckland stadium
The consortium behind a proposed new stadium and surrounding precinct at Auckland’s Quay Park believes the development will activate the eastern side of the city. Revealed in...
Feb 12, 2024
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Suspected carbon monoxide leak at Adelaide Ice Arena sees Ice Hockey League players attend hospital
During game 32 of the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League at the Adelaide Ice Arena in Thebarton on Saturday 10th February 2024, many players from the Melbourne Ice and...
Feb 11, 2024
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AFL to freeze general admission ticket prices at the MCG and Marvel Stadium for 2024 season
The AFL has announced that ticket prices for general admission seats at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium and the MCG for the coming season, with a new deal for families to apply to...
Feb 11, 2024
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New Bayside Community Sports Centre delivers for community netball
The new Bayside Community Sports Centre, located at Sandringham College’s Holloway Road campus, is delivering for local netball. The purpose-built facility provides additional...
Feb 11, 2024
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Community input invited on Burnside’s Regal Theatre accessibility
The Regal Theatre, owned and managed by Adelaide’s City of Burnside, is a heritage listed attraction in the community and home to a range of movies and also includes the popular...
Feb 10, 2024
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Australians head back to cinemas through summer
The summer season has seen close to 10 million Australian visit the movies over the six-week run from mid-December, with younger demographics in particular enjoying the...
Feb 9, 2024
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Singapore Sports Hub saw 30% growth in event days through 2023
The Singapore Sports Hub has entered 2024 looking forward to the presentation of a wide range of sporting and community events during the year. Having recently passed the first...
Feb 9, 2024
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Review recommends that the Australian Institute of Sport remain in Canberra
A Federal Government review into the location and infrastructure of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has recommended that the institution remain at its current site in...
Feb 9, 2024
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City of Launceston votes to transfer ownership of UTAS Stadium
The City of Launceston has voted to transfer ownership of its UTAS Stadium to Stadiums Tasmania - the Tasmanian Government's venue management authority. The transfer now move to...
Feb 9, 2024
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Organiser of Hong Kong Inter Miami fixture offers refunds after Lionel Messi no-show
Tatler Asia, the organiser of the Hong Kong fixture featuring Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami CF and a local XI last weekend, has advised that it will issues partial refunds...
Feb 9, 2024
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P!NK’s sold-out concert in Newcastle to have transformative impact across the city
Newcastle is preparing for global pop sensation Pink’s sold-out concert at McDonald Jones Stadium on 13th February with Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes noting that large events such...
Feb 8, 2024
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City of Newcastle shares updates on delivery of its Strategic Sports Plan
Representatives from sporting codes across the City of Newcastle were updated on the progress of the City’s Strategic Sports Plan during last night’s third annual Sports Summit,...
Feb 8, 2024
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Gabba redevelopment likely to be scrapped after new evidence to Brisbane Olympics venues review
New doubts have emerged over the planned redevelopment of Brisbane’s Gabba ahead of the 2032 Olympics after the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) laid out a series of new...
Feb 7, 2024
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