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$4.5 million eco-tourism revitalisation for Daintree National Park

Work has commenced on the $4.5 million 650-metre long Jindalba Boardwalk upgrade in far north Queensland's Daintree National Park. The boardwalk will have all-abilities access...

AFL Round One crowd breaks record attendance

The AFL’s Round One of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season attracted 431,505 fans at matches across the weekend - breaking the record of the highest ever attended round. It...

Theatre Royal Sydney confirms ticketing partnership with Tixly

Fast growing performing arts ticketing software company Tixly has announced its expansion into Australia, agreeing a partnership with Theatre Royal Sydney. The collaboration...

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Royal Life Saving research highlights further decline in children’s swimming skills

Royal Life Saving Australia has this morning advised of a generational decline in the swimming skills of Australian children, releasing findings that show half of Year 6...

Hong Kong Tourism Board launches campaign to inspire visitors to engage in Green Travel

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has launched a new campaign ‘Four Corners of Hong Kong’ – a video series inviting visitors to explore the four points of the compass in Hong Kong and...

Giant Pandas settle into new habitat at Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo has advised that Giant Pandas, Xing qui and Yi Lan, have settled into their new Bamboo Forest habitat. As the only two pandas in Australia, and in the Southern...

Spotlighting Surf Life Saving Tasmania and championship event

Tasmania’s surf lifesavers tested their athleticism and rescue skills at last weekend’s 2025 Surf Life Saving Tasmania Open State Championships in Penguin. Surf Life Saving...

LED Scoreboards enhance Alan Garden Recreation Reserve

Swan Hill Rural City Council has advised that the Alan Garden Recreation Reserve has been upgraded with the installation of new LED scoreboards on two netball courts and the...

Victorian Institute of Sport Chair steps down from role

The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Chair Nataly Matijevic stepped down from her role on 15th March 2025, concluding nine years of significant leadership and strategic...

Registrations open for 'Heat Management in Sport and Exercise' Symposium

Sports Medicine Australia and the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSAMS) are conducting a one-day Heat Management in Sport and Exercise Symposium – a hybrid event with...

PATA and Travel Unity combine to promote diversity and inclusion in Asia Pacific tourism

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Travel Unity, a charitable non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering diversity in travel and tourism through individual and...

Feedback sought on draft cultural strategy for Parramatta

The City of Parramatta has revealed its 10-year cultural strategy - Creative Parramatta. This forward-looking approach outlines the aspirations of the community, arts and...

Sport Australia Hall of Fame marks 40th anniversary and welcomes Harvey Norman as Gold Sponsor

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025 - marking 40 years of being the guardian of 180 years of Australian sporting history, honouring the...

Blacktown City Council to expand Mount Druitt PCYC to help youth stay active, engaged and connected

Blacktown City Council has announced the expansion of the Mount Druitt Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC), a major project that will bring even more opportunities for young...

Splendour in the Grass’ North Byron Parklands home placed on the market

The 229 hectare home of Splendour in the Grass at Byron Bay has been placed on the market for potential development. With Australia’s largest winter music festival cancelled...

TreadLightly encourages tackling sport waste this Global Recycling Day

TreadLightly, a national recycling initiative, is encouraging local communities to take action against a growing sport waste problem by recycling unwanted sport shoes and balls...

Collective Wellness Group partners with Maddimax Group to expand Anytime Fitness operations in Western Australia

The Collective Wellness Group (CWG) has announced a direct investment in Western Australia through a joint venture with successful multi-site Anytime Fitness franchisee Wazz...

Royal Life Saving advises of 349 aquatic facilities impacted by ex-Cyclone Alfred

Royal Life Saving Australia has advised of the widespread disruption to aquatic facilities across South East Queensland and Northern NSW wrought by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The...

2025 Spartan Race spotlights Shenzhen as sport destination hub

On 15th March, the globally renowned obstacle racing event, the Spartan Race, commenced its 2025 season at Bijiashan Park in southern China's Shenzhen city. The mass...

First round of Foundation Events announced for NSW

The Sydney Festival, the Parkes Elvis Festival, Vivid Sydney and the Bathurst 1000 are among 14 renowned NSW events to be included in the first round of Foundation Events and to...

Allianz Partners Travel Index reveals wellness a priority for Australian tourists

The Allianz Partners Travel Index, which surveyed 1,000 Australian adults regarding travel plans and holiday aspirations for the year ahead, revealed Australian tourists are...

Albert Park posts record-breaking figures for Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne’s Albert Park has posted record-breaking figures for the 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with a total of 465,498 spectators attending across the four-day event –...

AMCS welcomes wetland restoration funding to protect Great Barrier Reef from pollution

With water pollution being the biggest local threat to the Reef and requiring a long-term commitment to wetland restoration, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)...

Penguin Parade summer season experiences record 47 sell out nights

The summer season for Phillip Island’s world-famous Penguin Parade experienced a record 47 sell out nights between December 2024 and February 2025 with visitors able to get...

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