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Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi

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Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi

Vice President of Operations, Farah Experiences

Alhasan Kaabous Alzaabi has served as the Vice President of Operations at Abu Dhabi-based Farah Experiences since 2017, overseeing the operations across all of Yas Island’s theme parks: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld, and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.

Taipei Zoo to mark World Tapir Day with themed events for guests

Taipei Zoo is hosting tapir-themed events to help visitors learn about the species to celebrate World Tapir Day on 27th April. The Malayan tapir is listed as an endangered species by the…

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Apr 19, 2025 Attractions / Education / Environment / Events /

 
 

ATEC announces Meeting Place 2025 to be held in Perth

The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has advised that Meeting Place 2025 (MP25), in partnership with Tourism Western Australia, will be held in Perth from 27th to 29th October 2025.…

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Apr 18, 2025 Events / Marketing / Tourism /

 
 

Active Manningham program delivers life-saving water safety skills to CaLD adults

Manningham Council has reported on the success of a program providing life-saving water safety skills to adults from its multicultural community who have little or no swimming experience,…

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Apr 18, 2025 Aquatics / Education / Safety /

 
 

Development application approved for Launceston’s UTAS Stadium

The City of Launceston Council has approved a Development Application for the $130 million redevelopment of UTAS Stadium. The approved Development Application includes the construction of a…

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Apr 18, 2025 Government / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Inaugural GTI Southeast Asia Expo attracts support from national associations and trade bodies

With less than a week to go, the highly anticipated inaugural GTI Southeast Asia Expo, the event is shaping up to be a must-attend event for the amusement and attractions industry across the…

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Apr 18, 2025 Attractions / Entertainment / Events /

 
 

Plus Fitness achieves 5 star FRANdata rating

Plus Fitness has advised that it has been recognised as a high performing brand through the Australian Franchise Rating Scale™ from FRANdata Australia - the country’s leading…

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Apr 17, 2025 Fitness / Retail /

 
 

Work begins on $309 million Penrith Stadium redevelopment

The NSW Government has begun construction on the $309 million redevelopment of Penrith Stadium with the project led by John Holland Group. The State Government has worked with award-winning…

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Apr 17, 2025 Events / Sport / Venues /

 
 
 
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Kunal Sawhney

Chief Executive, Kalkine Group

An entrepreneur with revolutionary ideas, Kunal Sawhney is a financial professional with wealth of knowledge in equities who aims to transform the delivery of equity research through tech-driven digital platforms

With his knowledge, skillset, and overarching vision, Sawhney established Kalkine (a business that is based on Digitally Powered Architecture and Extensive Data Science led Premium Research) that has become one of the fastest growing equity market research firms across Australia in 2014; and subsequently, in other emerging and developed markets.

Sawhney’s entrepreneurial and commercial skills backed by the passion to establish a tech-empowered research platform, helped in building Kalkine’s global presence across diverse geographies - Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Further, the plans for the US launch in 2021, have set the premise for attaining an all-encompassing client reach for Kalkine’s Subscription and Media Operations.

With a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Technology, Sydney; Sawhney’s business acumen has enabled his brainchild, Kalkine, help clients navigate through equity related matters in a proficient and seamless manner.

Sawhney is featured regularly on CNBC, Sky Business, Biz News, Daily Mail, Yahoo Finance, KCBS Radio (Audacy), Bloomberg, Sydney Morning Herald, Global Banking and Financial Review and many more.

Click here to visit the Kalkine website.

Katherine Elmy

Customer Relationship Manager, Fitness Australia

Katherine Elmy is a highly enthusiastic, creative professional who is determined to support organisations enhance their brand awareness, online presence and revenue stream.

Leveraging off marketing qualifications and solid experience, Katherine has demonstrated tremendous success in developing, implementing and managing digital marketing strategies across a number of social media platforms, mobile APPs and websites. She is able to anticipate change by keeping abreast of emerging trends while making sound decisions to establish new industry benchmarks and maintain an industry leader.

Yvette Audet

Senior Consultant at Otium Planning Group and IAKS Australasian Ambassador

Yvette Audet is a Senior Consultant at Otium Planning Group and Australasian Ambassador for the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS).

She also posts to the Sporting Mum Blog page.

Click here to view Yvette's profile on LinkedIn.

Joe Cusmano

An experinced airline and travel industry professional, Joe has over 25 years international airline sales experience of which 18 have been in senior positions in Australia, North Africa and Europe, Middle East and Thailand.

Committed to sharing news and personal experiences, he explains that, post-COVID, "once I resume travelling with people that like me are nomads by nature and love to travel, (I will) provide you with as much advice and tips to make your travel experience a memorable one."

Click here to visit his website.

Ben Gallizzi

Ben Gallizzi, Senior Content Editor, uSwitch.com

Energy expert Ben Gallizzi is money.co.uk's authority on all things energy, making sure all energy content on the site is kept 100% accurate and up to date.

Kevin Wilson

PhD Student, Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Kevin Wilson has worked in recreational programming for approximately 10 years and has a passion for recreational sport, leadership development and community. His research interests include sport participation, sport and recreation facilities, program outcomes and campus recreation. Over the last two years, he's served as a member of the NIRSA Canada Leadership Team. For his PhD, he'd like to conduct research in the Campus Recreation space to help better understand how post-secondary institutions and campus recreation professionals can understand and meet students' changing needs.

Manuscripts In Review
Wilson, K. E. S., & Millar, P. (IJSMM-303252). Investigating the sport participation legacy of a major event: The case of one multi-use sport facility. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.

Wilson, K. E. S., & Millar, P. (RSJ.2020-0028). Examining the impact of participant benefits and service quality on intramural program satisfaction and student retention. Recreational Sports Journal.