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NSW Tourism Minister talks of backing for new Sydney theatres

Sydney’s abandoned Theatre Royal which, after years of neglect has been the focus of campaigns for its reopening, has reportedly been subleased to a commercial operator who will…

Jul 30, 2019 Arts / Entertainment / Venues /

Ticketmaster to introduce new anti-ticket scalping technology in Australia

Ticketmaster is to introduce its Safetix anti-scalping technology next year, with the AFL set to be among the first users. As reported by the Herald Sun, the technology will allow fans to…

Jul 30, 2019 Events / Legal / Sport / Ticketing / Venues /

Inaugural TicketingBusiness Asia conference to be held in Hong Kong

Xperiology, the business behind Europe’s TheTicketingBusiness Forum, has announced that it will be staging a new Asian event, TicketingBusiness Asia 2019, in Hong Kong, on 16th and…

Jul 30, 2019 Entertainment / Sport / Technology / Ticketing / Venues /

New Phillip Island Penguin Parade visitor centre opens

One of Victoria’s most popular tourism experiences, the Penguin Parade at Phillip Island has opened its new visitor centre designed by award-winning Terroir Architects. Built at a…

Jul 29, 2019 Attractions / Education / Environment / Tourism / Venues /

Melbourne’s Regent Theatre set to be transformed

The Victorian Government is supporting a major transformation of Melbourne’s Regent Theatre with a contribution of $14.5 million towards the $19.4 million upgrade, which will renew…

Jul 29, 2019 Arts / Design / Entertainment / Venues /

Draft ‘Global Settlement’ sets path towards final Christchurch rebuild costs

Ownership of several central city anchor projects and the residential red zone will transfer from the Crown (New Zealand Government) to Christchurch City Council under a proposed Global…

Jul 29, 2019 Entertainment / Parks / Play / Sport / Venues /

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre continues with renovations to maintain world class standards

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML) is continuing with its US$128 million five-year advancement project at the venue with mega scale renovations of…

Jul 29, 2019 Entertainment / Events / Venues /

Board of Directors announced for Major Events Gold Coast

The City of Gold Coast’s plan to attract further internationally recognised events has today seen the announcement of the Board of Directors for its new events entity, Major Events…

Jul 29, 2019 Events / Sport / Tourism / Venues /