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Dr James M. Dorsey

Dr James M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist and scholar, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and the author of the syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer.

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AUSactive unveils emerging fitness and wellness trends for 2025

AUSactive has revealed the emerging trends within Australia's fitness and wellness industry for 2025 after a comprehensive analysis of industry-led data shed light on the…

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Oct 23, 2024 Fitness / Wellness /

 
 

Royal Life Saving encourages aquatic facility managers to adopt key health and safety guidelines and regulations

October is National Safe Work Month - a time employers and workers across Australia commit to creating safe and healthy workplaces. Royal Life Saving Society – Australia is…

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Oct 23, 2024 Aquatics / Education / Safety / Wellness /

 
 

Sport organisations share their disappointment at being omitted from Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Having been advised this week of their omission from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games - Squash Australia, Volleyball Australia, Diving Australia and AusTriathlon have shared their…

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Oct 23, 2024 Events / Sport /

 
 

New format launched for gym-based fitness challenges

With traditional fitness challenges often seeing a waning in enthusiasm after the first few weeks, co-founders of My Inspiration Never Dies have developed and launched a new format for…

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Oct 23, 2024 Fitness / Wellness /

 
 

Change Our Game continues to support opportunities for women as sport and active recreation leaders

Victoria's 2024-25 Change Our Game Professional Development Scholarships Program, which supports more opportunities for women as leaders in the sport and active recreation…

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Oct 23, 2024 Education / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

Targeted Federal Government funding to support festivals and live music venues

The Australian Government, through ‘Revive Live’ is providing grants of $7.7 million to 110 organisations including 61 festival-based activities and 49 live music venues.…

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Oct 23, 2024 Arts / Entertainment / Events / Finance / Venues /

 
 

Tasmanian construction company announced as builder for Devonport Oval Sports Complex

Devonport City Council has selected Tasmanian construction company Fairbrother Pty Ltd to build the new $60 million Devonport Oval Sports Complex. This follows Council’s selection in…

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Oct 23, 2024 Sport / Venues /

 
 
 
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Lindsay McGrath

Chief Executive, Swimming Pool and Spa Association Australia

A founding Director of several not-for-profit trade associations and one global alliance, McGrath advises "I enjoy adding value to the wider community. With experience at both board and executive levels, I bring a blend of efficient governance and commercial acumen to drive a strong growth mind set to any group.

"I have had the privilege to lead in the creation of several new trade qualifications across Australasia, and the unification of the federated regions to form one Swimming Pool and Spa Association."

Robert McMurtrie

Founder and Director, Sportspeople Recruitment

A former Chief Executive/Event Director for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and CEO, Netball Australia Robert McMurtrie founded industry recruitment service Sportspeople Recruitment in 1996.

Sportspeople Recruitment rapidly grew to become the industry's largest recruitment service.

He is presently Sportspeople Recruitment’s Director, Talent and Search.

Kate Cracknell

Journalist/editor/content creator

As the former editor of Health Club Management magazine, Kate is one of the world's leading journalists covering the global fitness industry.

She is an authoritative and in-demand content creator working with a range of leading fitness brands.

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Jarod Pickering

Head of Cricket, Sportradar

Jarod Pickering is an experienced product leader and strategist with over 20 years' experience crafting digital experiences in domains including insurance, education, e-commerce and sport.

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Jordan Fuller

Golf Mentor and writer on the Golf Industry

Jordan Fuller is a retired golfer and businessman. When he’s not on the course working on his own game or mentoring young golfers, he writes in-depth articles for his website, Golf Influence and other publications reporting on the Golf Industry

Dan Stretch

Dan Stretch is a global rescue operations manager based in Nepal during the Mount Everest climbing season. he has coordinated hundreds of evacuations and crisis response operations.

He is an experienced high-altitude mountaineer with ascents in The Himalayas, Europe, South America and Africa.

He graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK with a BSc in paramedic science.

Anti Kajlich

Founder, Anti Wave Global

Former professional water polo player and 2017 FINA Masters 70+ champion goalie, Anti Kajlich founded Anti Wave in 1971.

Anti Wave equipment was first selected for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, as well as the 1st World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia in 1975. Since then the Brisbane-based company has led the world in product innovation and development and Anti Wave products have been featured in multiple Olympic games included Sydney’s 2000 Games where its products contributed in breaking 15 World Records.

Today, Anti and his son Anton continue to design, innovate and produce the world’s best aquatic sports products with licensed production in eight countries around the world and with Anti Wave products exported to over 150 countries.

Anti Wave has filed for patents to protect a range of aquatic facility and water polo inventions with Anti continuing to work hard in reaching new countries and provide the best quality and value aquatic sports equipment around the world.