Latest News

Back to Latest News back

 

What you read the most, our top news stories of the year. Part 1: January to March

What you read the most, our top news stories of the year. Part 1: January to March
December 28, 2023

As 2024 comes to a close, a year in which Australasian Leisure Management has endeavoured to inform those with a professional and business interest in all areas of the leisure industry, we can reflect on our most read online news items of the year.

With more than 8,000 news items posted, and the most read news item of the year generating more than 50,000 page views, over the coming four days we will present the 100 most read articles.

Today we commence with the 25 most read items from January to March 2023.

28th March 2023 - CAMATIC UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST RECYCLED PLASTIC STADIUM SEAT

21st March 2023 - LYNXIGHT DROWNING PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY ENTERS THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET

21st March 2023 - URBAN PARKS ACROSS MELBOURNE RECEIVE NEW AND UPGRADED FACILITIES

16th March 2023 - RAGING WATERS SYDNEY IMPACTED BY RANSOMWARE ATTACK

14th March 2023 - MATERIAL DEFECTS TO DELAY REDEVELOPMENT OF GEELONG’S GMHBA STADIUM

10th March 2023 - NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL SEEKS TO ADDRESS GROWING ENERGY COSTS OF OPERATING MANLY ANDREW ‘BOY’ CHARLTON AQUATIC CENTRE

10th March 2023 - REVITALISED PAVILION PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE SUTHERLAND OPENS

10th March 2023 - RETAIL REPORT SHOWS ONGOING GROWTH IN FITNESS CLUB LOCATIONS

6th March 2023 - AUSACTIVE HIGHLIGHTS URGENT NEED FOR FEDERAL BUDGET TO PRIORITISE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

3rd March 2023 - MEDIA ADVISES OF CLOSING OF F45 STUDIOS AS FOUNDER REPORTEDLY BEING CHASED FOR $10 MILLION BY CREDITORS

24th February 2023 - EXPECTED AUGUST COMPLETION FOR FIRST WYNDHAM STADIUM PRECINCT VENUE

24th February 2023 - NEW RESOLUTION FOR GLOBAL DROWNING PREVENTION CHAMPIONED BY 60 NATIONS

23rd February 2023 - BIG RED GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL IT SERVICES COMPANY COGNIZANT

17th February 2023 - QUEENSLAND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AGREE $7 BILLION FUNDING FOR 2032 BRISBANE GAMES VENUES

10th February 2023 - TOTALFUSION OPENS LATEST BRISBANE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLUB

10th February 2023 - SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN CONTINUES TO BACK AALARA’S DMF PLANS FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND ATTRACTIONS INDUSTRY

7th February 2023 - ADCO CONSTRUCTIONS BEGINS DEMOLITION OF COLLAPSED ROOF AT KEW RECREATION CENTRE

3rd February 2023 - DIRECTORS APPOINTED TO NEW STADIUMS TASMANIA BOARD

3rd February 2023 - ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY VOTE FOR NEW AQUATIC CENTRE LOCATION

31st January 2023 - GEARING UP FOR GROWTH FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE GROUP APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

24th January 2023 - PLUS FITNESS REVEALS TRANSFORMATION AND EXPANSION PLANS FOR 2023

17th January 2023 - NEW VENUE MANAGER AT BRISBANE’S SLEEMAN SPORTS COMPLEX

14th January 2023 - LES MILLS IDENTIFIES THREE KEY FITNESS TRENDS SET TO SHAPE 2023

13th January 2023 - ‘FAKE’ SPORT AND TOURISM CONFERENCES SCHEDULED FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE

3rd January 2023 - CITY OF MELBOURNE TO DEVELOP NEW GREEN SPACE IN ARTS PRECINCT

To be sure to continue readling Australasian Leisure Management's online news you need to be a subscriber.

Click here for subscription details.

Image: Plus Fitness reveals transformation and expansion plans for 2023.

About the author

Nigel Benton

Co-founder/Publisher, Australasian Leisure Management

Nigel Benton is the co-founder and Publisher of Australasian Leisure Management, Australia and New Zealand’s only magazine for professionals in all areas of the leisure industry. Having established the magazine in 1997, shortly after his relocation to Australia, he has managed its readership rising to over 11,500 and its acceptance as the industry journal for professionals in aquatics, attractions, entertainment, events, fitness, parks, recreation, sport, tourism and venues.

In 2020, he launched the new Asian Leisure Business website.

Among a range of published works and features, his comments on a Blog (blogspot) from 2007 to 2011, when this website went live in its current form, may be interesting to reflect back on.

Click here to connect with him via LinkedIn.

Read more from this author

Related Articles

5th December 2023 - SPASA acquires Australasian Leisure Management

11th September 2022 - Latest edition of Australasian Leisure Management magazine now with readers

26th July 2022 - Australasian Leisure Management introduces free to use industry jobs page

13th May 2022 - Australasian Leisure Management on the move

10th March 2022 - Australasian Leisure Management - keeping you informed

31st December 2021 - Our top news of 2021. Part 4: October to December

31st December 2021 - Our top news of 2021. Part 3: July to September

30th December 2021 - Our top news of the year. Part 2: April to June 2021

29th December 2021 - Our top news of the year. Part 1: January to March 2021


Support our industry news service
We hope that you value the news that we publish so while you're here can we ask for your support?

As an independent publisher, we need reader support for our industry news gathering so ask that - if you don't already do so - you back us by subscribing to the printed Australasian Leisure Management magazine and/or our online news.

Click here to view our subscription options.

 

supplier directory

The Complete Guide to Leisure Industry Products & Services.

See the directory see all

SWIMPLEX AQUATICS

Swimplex Aquatics are a world-class company dedicated to the commercial pool, waterslide industry. We are Australian market leaders servicing all states Australia wide. Swimplex provide a full…

read more

Aquatics / Attractions / Design / Play / Waterparks

 
 

@leisure Planners

@leisure is a team of experienced leisure, aquatic and sports facility managers and planners, with market modelling, sports management, recreation planning, business and GIS qualifications. We have…

read more

Consultants

 
 

Abel Sports

INTRODUCTION Abel Sports is Australia’s leading manufacturer and suppliers of Goal Posts, sports ground safety netting systems and coaches boxes for Stadiums ,Sports Clubs, Councils and…

read more

Recreation / Sport / Venues

 
 

TJS Services

TJS Services is a leading national facility services provider. We deliver quality cleaning, maintenance, construction and facility management services to over 1,500 sites Australia wide.  Our…

read more

Hospitality / Retail / Venues

 
 

Elite Pool Covers

Since 1989 Elite Pool Covers have designed and manufactured an extensive range of high quality affordable manual,semi-automatic and fully-automatic pool cover systems for the harsh Australian…

read more

Aquatics / Environment / Technology / Venues

 
 

State Wide Pool Services

Known as Hydrilla since September 2020 - see www.ausleisure.com.au/suppliers/hydrilla-pty-ltd

read more

Aquatics

 
 

Goplay Commercial Playground Equipment

Goplay designs and manufactures specialised playground equipment for indoor play centres, hotels, food chains, clubs and resorts. If our years of experience and dedication have taught us one thing,…

read more

Play

 
 

Ticketworx Pty Ltd

Ticketworx (formerly House of Tickets) is Australia and New Zealand’s foremost ticket specialist servicing some 2,700 clients and producing in excess of 30 million per tickets per annum.…

read more

Entertainment / Events / Technology / Ticketing / Venues

 
 
 
 

get listed with our suppliers directory

Get your business noticed in our targeted directory. Viewed by 10,000 industry professionals per week!

list your business