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Brushboarding International partners with Attractions Academy to deliver operator certification and development programs

Looking to delivering training and development for BrushBoarding owners around the world, BrushBoarding International has announced an exclusive global partnership with...

Designs finalised for Blue Mountains’ Buttenshaw Park Small Pump Track

Blue Mountains Council has advised that the design for the much-anticipated Buttenshaw Small Pump Track has been finalised, with construction to begin in January/February 2025....

Recreation Aotearoa award recognises industry achievements

Recreation Aotearoa's recently presented Outdoors and Recreation Awards 2024 have celebrated the people, places. programmes and projects that are enhancing people's wellbeing....

Zoos SA appoints Dr Phil Ainsley as new Chief Executive

Adelaide Zoo Director, Dr Phil Ainsley, has been named the next Chief Executive of Zoos SA with the Board of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia having made the...

Wearable Technology and Exercise Programs for Older Adults among ACSM top Fitness Trends for 2025

The 2025 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Worldwide Fitness Trends report has been published in its November/December issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal....

Man drowns after incident in swimming enclosure on the Gold Coast Broadwater

The body of a man who went missing on Sunday afternoon after submerging in a swimming enclosure off the Gold Coast Broadwater parklands has been recovered. Emergency services...

New Zealand Government appoints new Climate Change Commission Chair

The New Zealand Government has appointed former Governor-General Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy as the new chair of the Climate Change Commission, the independent Crown entity that...

Paddle Australia names General Manager for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

Paddle Australia has announced Penrith local Lauren Chester as the General Manager for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Chester, who commenced in the role on 25th...

Volunteers sought for Canberra’s 2025 National Multicultural Festival

The ACT Government is encouraging members of the community to register to volunteer at the 2025 National Multicultural Festival, which runs 7th-9th February 2025. ACT Minister...

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Orange Aquatic Centre pool hall closes for first repainting in 12 years

Orange City Council has advised that the pool hall at its aquatic centre has been closed for its first repainting since it was built in 2012. Closed as of Saturday (7th...

Phygital Football among disciplines to be included in Games of the Future 2025

Phygital International has announced that the Games of the Future 2025, hosted in the UAE and commencing on 21st November next year, will include phygital disciplines - Phygital...

NSW Government moves forward with plans to repurpose Moore Park Golf Course to nine-holes

The NSW Government is to move ahead with its plans to reduce the size of the Moore Park Golf Course from 18 to nine holes and return the land to public use as a new ‘central...

Livingstone Shire Council awards tender for construction of Yeppoon Aquatic Centre

Livingstone Shire Council has confirmed a major step forward in the Yeppoon Aquatic Centre development, awarding a $15.87 million construction contract to Woollam Constructions...

The Big Banana launches new axe throwing attraction

Coffs Harbour’s The Big Banana Fun Park has unveiled its newest attraction, Axe Throwing, debuting for the peak summer season during the park's 60th-anniversary celebrations....

Shepparton Cycling Precent Velodrome to receive lighting upgrades

Shepparton Cycling Precent Velodrome is set to have lighting upgrades with Greater Shepparton City Council noting the contract for the lighting project has been awarded to local...

Pat Rafter to highlight Padel at Australian Open showcase events

Former world No.1, US Open champion and Australian of the Year Pat Rafter is set to highlight one of the world’s fastest-growing racquet sports, Padel, in a series of...

ROLLER software’s ongoing growth recognised on the 2024 AFR Fast 100 List

Roller, the software platform for the attractions and family entertainment industry, has welcomed it being placed 20th out of 100 finalists on the prestigious 2024 Australian...

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City of Kwinana receives $17 million funding for Recquatic facility upgrade and city centre redevelopment

The City of Kwinana has been awarded over $17 million in Federal Government funding from the Thriving Suburbs Grant program towards two key projects. The funding will see $15...

MENALAC to spotlight role of attractions and entertainment in inaugural edition of ‘Focus on Egypt’

The Middle East and North Africa Leisure and Attractions Council (MENALAC) is hosting its inaugural edition of the ‘Focus on Egypt’ event to highlight growth opportunities in...

Victoria’s significant sporting events program passes 1,000 events

The Victorian Government’s Significant Sporting Events Program (SSEP) has hit a massive milestone with the program now bringing more than 1,000 sporting events to the state...

2024 sees global tourism approach full recovery

Despite economic, geopolitical and climate challenges, the global tourism industry is expected to reach a full recovery from the biggest crisis in its history by the end of the...

Backers revive plans for key Brisbane 2032 Games venues at Victoria Park

Proponents of a new sporting hub at Brisbane’s Victoria Park - that would include key venues for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics including the main Games stadium - have...

Live Nation to launch new entertainment venue in Singapore

Live Nation has announced that it is to launch its first live music venue in Southeast Asia. Described as a ‘first of its kind’ venue, the 3,000-capacity facility is to be built...

Social fitness and mental health continue to trend within the active landscape

Social fitness and mental health identified as trending within the active landscape Strava, the digital global community of more than 135 million people across over 190...

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