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read more17th December 2021 - Insurer Sportscover surprised by Small Business Ombudsman’s support for attractions mutual fund
16th December 2021 - Five children dead after inflatable jumping castle blown into air at Tasmanian school
15th December 2021 - Launch of COVID-19 insurance brings certainty to events
6th December 2021 - Small Business Ombudsman’s report calls for a Discretionary Mutual Fund as solution for amusement and attractions insurance challenges
18th November 2021 - Risk management the key to way out of attractions industry’s insurance crisis
25th October 2021 - AALARA urges members to respond to Australian Small Business Ombudsman’s insurance crisis interim report
20th October 2021 - Ombudsman’s insurance crisis report says ‘the show must go on’
28th September 2021 - AALARA President defends Adventure World in enforcing ride weight restrictions
26th August 2021 - ASTM International Standard for inflatable attractions to be adopted into 2024 International Fire Code
25th August 2021 - Fair Work Ombudsman penalises former operators of Big Buoy Waterpark
2nd August 2021 - AALARA works through solution to insurance market challenges
21st June 2021 - Small Business Ombudsman launches review of AALARA’s Discretionary Mutual Fund proposal
13th May 2021 - ASTM International revises key amusement rides standard
19th March 2021 - Event industry suppliers circle Victorian Parliament in protest at lack of state government support
4th February 2020 - WorkSafe Queensland prosecution results in $50,000 fine following inflatable amusement ride injury
25th October 2019 - Children fall 8 metres to the ground after winds lift inflatable slide into the air in Western Sydney
16th January 2019 - New solution to fix tears on inflatable play equipment
13th July 2017 - Royal Adelaide Show ride owners fined $157,000 over child’s death, but unlikely to pay up
25th October 2015 - Weekend incidents put focus on fairground ride safety
30th June 2015 - Appeal of jumping pillow decision falls flat
6th November 2014 - Four injured after inflatable castle goes airborne
29th October 2014 - Uncertainty surrounds future of inflatable play standard
14th October 2014 - Showman’s Guild of Tasmania makes assurances on carnival ride safety
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