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NSW Office of Sport to host child safety workshops

The NSW Office of Sport has partnered with the Office of the Children’s Guardian to deliver a series of interactive child safety workshops in the Central West and Western Plains...

Coach Welly partners with Aspen Medical Technology to enhance employee wellbeing

Wellness and member retention platform Coach Welly has announced its newest customer, Aspen Medical Technology, part of the Aspen Medical Group, a global leader in healthcare...

Glenorchy City Council reveals concept designs for $84 million aquatic centre

Glenorchy City Council has unveiled concept designs for a multi-million dollar redevelopment of its Glenorchy War Memorial Pool. The concept, unveiled at an open workshop on...

Penrith City Council invites community input on Cook Park upgrade

Penrith City Council is delivering a multi-million-dollar upgrade to transform Cook Park into a high-quality sport and recreation precinct and is inviting community feedback on...

Melbourne’s accessible music event to feature over 20 acts

Melbourne’s Ability Fest is being held today at Alexandra Gardens and features more than 20 of Australia's biggest musical acts. The festival is supported with funding from the...

Capacity crowd at Go Media Stadium witness Auckland FC's winning A-League debut

A sell-out crowd at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium yesterday evening witnessed A-League newcomer Auckland FC secure their first ever competitive win. Almost 25,000 fans packed the...

Port Kembla Surf Club upgrades enhance safety and accessibility

Scheduled for completion in December 2024, Port Kembla Surf Club upgrades will offer modern and accessible amenities that will benefit not only surf lifesaving members but the...

Vigour Media offers white label digital health and wellbeing magazine to fitness operators

Digital media agency Vigour Media has launched a new health and wellbeing magazine into the fitness industry. Designed to empower fitness businesses to connect with their...

Funlab looks at AI experimentation improve customer engagement

As part of plans to enhance its offerings and improve customer engagement around its ‘leisure-tainment’ venues Funlab is experimenting with artificial intelligence. Speaking at...

Auckland Council announces award of contracts for outsourced aquatic and recreation centres

Auckland Council has revealed that Community Leisure Management (CLM) and YMCA North Incorporated (The Y) have been awarded new contracts for the operation of 20 of its aquatic...

Industry modelling shows Australian concert goers pay higher fees to ticketing giants than independent agencies

Consumers pay more than double in ticketing fees for live music concerts if a promoter uses Ticketek or Ticketmaster instead of an independent ticket agency of their choice,...

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MyVenue announces technology partnership with FreedomPay

MyVenue has revealed that it has become the first sport and entertainment point-of-sale solution certified by FreedomPay - the world’s largest independent payment gateway - on...

YMCA Victoria recognised with two AUSactive 2024 National Awards

YMCA Victoria have been recognised with two major AUSactive 2024 National Awards: Y managed Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre was named Multi-Service Business of the Year,...

Coroner’s report includes summer swimming warning

A Coroner's report into the death of an Indian student at a notorious Victorian beach is highlighting the dangers of swimming as the summer period fast approaches, particularly...

World Aquatics threat of expulsion precedes Swimming Australia crisis meeting

A year on from seemingly having resolved governance issues that had seen World Aquatics threaten expulsion from international aquatic competition, Swimming Australia will meet...

Organisers cancel National Officiating Summit 2024

Event organisers along with support from their Advisory committee have made the decision to cancel the National Officiating Summit 2024. This follows the event having already...

Parramatta Aquatic Centre wins in three categories at 2024 NSW ARI Excellence Awards

The Parramatta Aquatic Centre in Western Sydney has secured three awards at the 2024 Aquatic and Recreation Institute (ARI) NSW Awards of Excellence. Presented yesterday evening...

Eco Expo Asia showcases green innovation and technology for events and venues

Themed ‘Fostering Green Innovations for Carbon Neutrality’, the 19th edition of Eco Expo Asia in 2024 is being held at the Hong Kong convention and exhibition venue,...

New regional sports hub set to elevate football in Adelaide’s north

A new regional-level sports facility in Munno Para, a northern suburb of Adelaide, is set to become home to one of the City of Playford’s most successful football clubs -...

Melinda French Gates launches $250 million global fund for women’s wellness

In May 2024, Pivotal founder, Melinda French Gates, announced she was committing an additional $1 billion - to be spent over the next two years - to advance women’s power...

NSW Environment Protection Authority releases update on Sydney Beaches

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) officers are inspecting a number of Sydney’s eastern suburb beaches following the contamination of ‘tar balls’ at Coogee beach earlier...

ASM Global announces key Middle East appointments

ASM Global has announced two significant appointments that to its business operations in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) Region. The international venue management operator...

Corowa Aquatic Centre transitions to tiered supervision and looks to fill instructor positions

A new service delivery model known as Tiered Supervision is to commence at the Corowa Aquatic Centre - located in Corowa, the largest town in the Federation Council, situated on...

Water quality testing impasse set to prevent reopening of Bathurst Aqua Park

The owner of the Bathurst Aqua Park has cancelled his plans to reopen the waterpark at the Chifley Dam in the NSW Centre Tablelands after being unable to reach a satisfactory...

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