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Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi

Vice President of Operations, Farah Experiences

Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi has served as the Vice President of Operations at Abu Dhabi-based Farah Experiences since 2017, overseeing the operations across all of Yas Island’s theme parks: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld, and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.

Children’s swimwear brand Splash About acquires Australian distributor Little Toggs

Splash About, the UK’s best-selling children’s swimwear brand, has increased its investment in the Australian market announcing its acquisition of NSW-based baby and toddler…

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Nov 7, 2024 Aquatics / Attractions / Retail / Safety / Waterparks /

 
 

Jetts Fitness’ culture get further recognition at Women’s Agenda Awards

Jetts Fitness has continued its winning streak at industry award ceremonies securing their latest accolade, Employee Initiative of the Year, at the 2024 Women’s Agenda Award. The award…

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Nov 7, 2024 Fitness / Marketing / Wellness /

 
 

World Rugby and Fanatics partner to launch global licensed merchandise program

World Rugby has announced an exclusive global partnership with digital sports platform Fanatics to launch and manage its official retail and licensing program, including Rugby World Cups…

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Nov 7, 2024 Events / Retail / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Vibrant new branding launched for Adelaide’s Beach Volleyball 2025 World Championships

Vibrant new branding has been launched today by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and Volleyball Australia to promote the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships being held in…

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Nov 7, 2024 Events / Marketing / Sport /

 
 

Rockhampton 2nd World War Memorial Swimming Pool to host ‘Twilight Meet’

Rockhampton’s 2nd World War Memorial Swimming Pool is hosting the Rocky City Amateur Swimming Club Inc’s Twilight Meet 9th to 10th November. This year, the meet will boast the…

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Nov 7, 2024 Aquatics / Events /

 
 

Victoria’s public arts and cultural institutions welcome millions of visitors

Creative Victoria has advised of the tabling in Parliament today of the state’s 2023-24 Annual Reports. The reports show that collectively the NGV, State Library Victoria, Melbourne…

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Nov 7, 2024 Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Tourism /

 
 

Rainforest Wild Asia immersive and accessible experience to launch at Mandai Wildlife Reserve in 2025

Rainforest Wild Asia - the first phase of Singapore’s fifth zoological park - will be launched at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in March 2025. Rainforest Wild Asia will offer a very…

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Nov 7, 2024 Attractions / Environment / Zoos /

 
 
 
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Katherine Elmy

Customer Relationship Manager, Fitness Australia

Katherine Elmy is a highly enthusiastic, creative professional who is determined to support organisations enhance their brand awareness, online presence and revenue stream.

Leveraging off marketing qualifications and solid experience, Katherine has demonstrated tremendous success in developing, implementing and managing digital marketing strategies across a number of social media platforms, mobile APPs and websites. She is able to anticipate change by keeping abreast of emerging trends while making sound decisions to establish new industry benchmarks and maintain an industry leader.

Yvette Audet

Senior Consultant at Otium Planning Group and IAKS Australasian Ambassador

Yvette Audet is a Senior Consultant at Otium Planning Group and Australasian Ambassador for the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS).

She also posts to the Sporting Mum Blog page.

Click here to view Yvette's profile on LinkedIn.

Joe Cusmano

An experinced airline and travel industry professional, Joe has over 25 years international airline sales experience of which 18 have been in senior positions in Australia, North Africa and Europe, Middle East and Thailand.

Committed to sharing news and personal experiences, he explains that, post-COVID, "once I resume travelling with people that like me are nomads by nature and love to travel, (I will) provide you with as much advice and tips to make your travel experience a memorable one."

Click here to visit his website.

Ben Gallizzi

Ben Gallizzi, Senior Content Editor, uSwitch.com

Energy expert Ben Gallizzi is money.co.uk's authority on all things energy, making sure all energy content on the site is kept 100% accurate and up to date.

Kevin Wilson

PhD Student, Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Wilson has worked in recreational programming for approximately 10 years and has a passion for recreational sport, leadership development and community. His research interests include sport participation, sport and recreation facilities, program outcomes and campus recreation. Over the last two years, he's served as a member of the NIRSA Canada Leadership Team. For his PhD, he'd like to conduct research in the Campus Recreation space to help better understand how post-secondary institutions and campus recreation professionals can understand and meet students' changing needs.

Manuscripts In Review
Wilson, K. E. S., & Millar, P. (IJSMM-303252). Investigating the sport participation legacy of a major event: The case of one multi-use sport facility. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.

Wilson, K. E. S., & Millar, P. (RSJ.2020-0028). Examining the impact of participant benefits and service quality on intramural program satisfaction and student retention. Recreational Sports Journal.

Mel Tempest

Fitness Business Influencer Speaker Podcaster

Mel Tempest is the Chief Executive and the founder at Ignite Fitness Business Events, the host and founder of The Gym Owners Fitness Business Podcast and The Womens Leaders Fitness Business Podcast.

In 2017, Tempest, who organises fitness business events and roundtable events globally, was the first Australian to receive an award from the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and, in the same year her Ballarat health club was in the top three Smart Company Australian awards.

In 2019 and in 2020 she was recognised as a top three fitness business influencers in the USA by the Association Of Fitness Studios.

In 2005 she was the first Australian to receive approval from the Equal Opportunity Board and Human Rights Commission to open Australia’s first male gym.

In early 2021, she was named 2020 influencer of the year by the US-based Fitness Business Association.

Click here to visit Mel's LinkedIn page.