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Swimming Australia camps kick off around the country

Australia’s top swimmers will begin assembling around the country this week for a series of technical stroke-based National Event Camps (NECs), as they start their campaigns to…

Feb 9, 2019 Aquatics / Sport /

New Zhengzhou tennis complex to host WTA tour event

A new state-of-the-art tennis venue will be built in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou after the Women's Tennis Association confirmed it will stage a tournament there later this year. Due…

Feb 9, 2019 Events / Sport / Venues /

Funding transforms indoor USC Stadium and boosts champion netball team

The Queensland Government has invested an extra $2 million into the expansion of the indoor University of Sunshine Coast (USC) Stadium to provide a major boost for champion netball team the…

Feb 9, 2019 Government / Sport / Venues /

AEG Facilities and SMG announce merger to create global venue management giant

AEG Facilities and SMG, two of the world’s largest managers of sport and entertainment venues, have announced that they are to merge as a new global entity, ASM Global. The…

Feb 8, 2019 Entertainment / Events / Hospitality / Sport / Ticketing /

Sport Australia’s Kate Palmer says now is the time to stop talking about ‘women’s sport’

Sport Australia Chief Executive Kate Palmer has expressed the view that talking about "women's sport" is no longer acceptable, stating that it's time to "rewrite the…

Feb 8, 2019 Recreation / Sport /

NSW Premier accused of $25 million sport venue ‘blackmail’ in marginal electorate

The NSW Government is facing a backlash in a marginal country electorate after Premier Gladys Berejiklian made a conditional promise to build a $25 million stadium and sports centre. As…

Feb 8, 2019 Finance / Government / Recreation / Sport /

SportAccord Gold Coast conference features key topics for sport lawyers and administrators

SportAccord has confirmed the program for this year’s LawAccord conference program: Key Opportunities, Challenges and Threats to Institutional Sport – From Within and Without,…

Feb 8, 2019 Events / Legal / Sport /

VenuesWest looks back on its successful 2018

Western Australia’s VenuesWest facility management agency has shared its experiences of 2018, describing it as “a year full of change, transformation and growth (with) a long…

Feb 7, 2019 Entertainment / Events / Recreation / Sport / Venues /