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Climb Fit Kirrawee a community hub for climbing and fitness

After more than 20 years of operations at its climbing gym in the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, Climb Fit has opened its second site - Climb Fit Kirrawee. Opened just before Christmas, the…

Mar 26, 2019 Attractions / Fitness / Recreation /

Multi-sensory tourism venture makes attractions available for the vision impaired

Cocky Guides, a new multi-sensory tourism venture offers eight tactile and sensory tours from Sydney, allowing vision impaired travelers unique experiences and access to some of Sydney and…

Mar 26, 2019 Access / Attractions / Recreation / Tourism /

New multipurpose sports facility opens in Sydney South

Perry Park Recreation Centre, a new $12 million multipurpose sport facility, is opening this Saturday 30th March in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. The new venue offers four new…

Mar 26, 2019 Recreation / Sport / Venues /

State-of-the-art lighting installed at popular Newcastle football field

High-quality floodlights equipped with a powerful, energy-efficient beam have been installed at Hamilton South’s Darling Street Oval. The City of Newcastle invested $295,000 into the…

Mar 26, 2019 Parks / Sport /

GWS GIANTS home venue to be known as GIANTS Stadium in new naming rights deal

The GWS GIANTS have announced a naming rights partnership that sees the AFL club rename the club’s Sydney Olympic Park home ground to GIANTS Stadium. Formerly known as Spotless…

Mar 26, 2019 Marketing / Sport / Venues /

ACT Government to sacrifice 1.6 hectare Holt sporting fields for shopping centre expansion

Plans by the ACT Government to allow the expansion of a retail mall, along with the development of dining precinct bordered by townhouses, are set to see the loss of scarce sporting fields…

Mar 26, 2019 Parks / Recreation / Retail / Sport /

Conservation organisations resign from Auckland parks group

The Tree Council, Waitakere Ranges Protection Society and Waitakere Forest and Bird have all this week resigned their group memberships of the Friends of Regional Parks Society (FOR Parks)…

Mar 26, 2019 Environment / Recreation /

New Sunshine Coast netball court encourages community participation

A new custom-designed netball half court funded by Sunshine Coast Council to honour the region’s back-to-back premiers, the Sunshine Coast Lightning, was recently unveiled at Des…

Mar 26, 2019 Parks / Recreation / Sport / Surfaces /