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Australian Performing Arts Collection acquires items from leading circus company Circa

Leading circus company Circa, has joined Australia’s other great circus companies represented in the Australian Performing Arts Collection, which is dedicated to preserving the...

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Recreation Aotearoa honours open space management and provision at 2025 Parks Awards

Recreation Aotearoa has advised that a record crowd has gathered in Auckland for its annual Parks Awards, a celebration of the people, places, and spaces shaping New Zealand’s...

Northern Territory Government allocates $1.5 million for multipurpose multicultural facility in Katherine

The Northern Territory Government is allocating $1.5 million in the 2025/26 Budget to support a dedicated multicultural facility in Katherine. Advising that the investment...

Race Walking spotlighted as an emerging cardio trend

While the benefits of regular walking to health and wellness are often highlighted, Jeremy Goldstein, founder of Fastwalker, notes “it doesn't elevate the heart rate...

ABEA strengthens business events sector impact with industry partnershi

The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) - Australia’s peak body for business events - has secured ten strategic partnerships in under two years, a sign of growing...

Gold Coast secures Australian Surf Life Saving Championships for 2026

Surf Life Saving Australia has announced that the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, also known as ‘The Aussies’ will return to North Kirra, Gold Coast from 21st to 29th...

Improved active transport infrastructure planned for NSW to enhance community fitness

The NSW Government is improving active transport infrastructure across the state, with more than 50 construction-ready projects funded and to be delivered by local councils. The...

Bounceback program monitoring shows Quolls and possums thriving in Flinders Ranges

Despite the harsh summer conditions in the in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges, more than a decade after their reintroduction to the Flinders Ranges by Bounceback, western quolls and...

Golf Australia spotlights significant contribution of volunteers

Golf Australia has advised that with close to six million Australians volunteering their time within local communities across the country, National Volunteer Week provides an...

Football ties strengthen between Australia and Indonesia

Football Australia recently joined Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Jakarta as part of his first official bilateral meeting, since his re-election, with the President of...

Livingstone Shire Council names new aquatic centre after local sporting identity

Livingstone Shire Council has endorsed the naming of its new Cooee Bay Aquatic Centre after a local sporting pioneer. A motion at the Council’s most recent meeting, submitted by...

Court clears Warner Bros. Movie World of wrongdoing over ‘scalping’ injury on Looney Tunes Carousel

Gold Coast theme park Warner Bros. Movie World has been cleared of any wrongdoing in relations to an incident on a carousel ride that left a 12-year-old boy with severe head...

Sport strategy consultation focusses on Brisbane 2032 legacy

The Queensland Tennis Centre recently hosted a dynamic consultation session focused on innovation and the sport industry’s future as part of Queensland’s next 10-year sport...

Semnox Solutions to power Saudi Arabia’s Noor Island family entertainment destination

Attractions industry technology specialist, Semnox Solutions, has had its integrated venue management system selected to power the operations of Noor Island - the latest family...

Padel Australia partnership aims to drive female participation

Padel Australia has announced a collaboration with Empower Padel, the global community for female padel players, to deliver three new events aimed at increasing female...

Sunshine Coast Council spotlights actions to protect coastline and communities

Sunshine Coast Council has advised that construction is soon to commence on a vital project to protect a popular foreshore and to make enhance beach access for everyone to enjoy...

Cricket Australia celebrates outstanding volunteer contributions

Coinciding with National Volunteer Week, Cricket Australia has announced its National Community Cricket Award winners, celebrating the impressive contribution and tireless work...

Attractions Academy’s Shaun McKeogh receives IAAPA Service Award

Audit, risk and compliance auditor Shaun McKeogh has been acknowledged by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) with the 2024/25 IAAPA Service...

Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre and Coburg Leisure Centre maintain Quality Business Accreditation with AUSactive

Active Merri-bek’s Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre and Coburg Leisure Centre have maintained their Quality Business Accreditation with AUSactive - reinforcing their strong...

ICC Sydney Apprentice Chef secures Gold award

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) Apprentice Chef Pastry Thida Htay has won a Gold Medal in the 2025 Australian Culinary Federation New South Wales (NSW),...

Quayclean appointed to manage University of Tasmania cleaning and waste

Quayclean Australia has been appointed by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) to manage cleaning, hygiene, and waste management at all campus sites across the state. The...

Total Ninja partners with Valo Motion to open interactive entertainment venue in Dubai

Total Ninja has partnered with Valo Motion to open Total Ninja Interactive Dubai – Dubai’s newest indoor adventure park blending physical action with digital gaming, anchored by...

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Basketball Australia appoints Diversity and Inclusion leader Rana Hussain

Basketball Australia has appointed Diversity & Inclusion leader Rana Hussain – with her commitment to equity and cultural understanding anticipated to drive transformative...

New data highlights overwhelming failure of NSW’s shark nets

The Humane World for Animals has flagged figures just released under Freedom of Information which show the overwhelming failure of NSW’s shark nets with almost 90% of the...

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