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Karen Sweaney

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Karen Sweaney

Co-founder and Editor, Australasian Leisure Management

Artist, geoscientist and specialist writer on the leisure industry, Karen Sweaney is Editor and co-founder of Australasian Leisure Management.

Based in Sydney, Australia, her specific areas of interest include the arts, entertainment, the environment, fitness, tourism and wellness.

She has degrees in Fine Arts from the University of Sydney and Geological Oceanography from UNSW.

Parks Victoria Chief Executive ‘departs’ role as state government announces review of organisation

Parks Victoria Chief Executive Matthew Jackson has today “departed his position by mutual agreement” following an announcement by the Victorian Government of a full independent…

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Nov 28, 2024 Karen Sweaney Environment / Government / Parks / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

Global Sustainable Tourism Council publishes new Attractions Criteria

Aiming to help attractions businesses - such as theme parks, museums, national parks and waterparks - in implementing sustainable practices in response to the growing focus on sustainability,…

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Nov 25, 2024 Karen Sweaney Environment / Recreation / Tourism /

 
 

World Athletics video highlight impacts of climate change on sport

World Athletics has released ‘Becoming a Champion for a Better World: Athlete Messages for COP29’, a video in which elite athletes and Olympians share personal experiences of how…

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Nov 20, 2024 Karen Sweaney Environment / Sport /

 
 

Fuel Summit organisers reveal event dates and 2025 plans

Deborah Goldberg founding Partner of fitness platform Subaclass and co-founder of the Fuel Women's Fitness Business Summit, has outlined what Fuel events will be delivering moving…

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Nov 13, 2024 Karen Sweaney Events / Fitness / Wellness /

 
 

Parks Victoria climbing decision for Mount Arapiles delivers mixed reactions

Parks Victoria has released a new management plan for Mount Arapiles, in western Victoria, with plans to close half of the climbing routes as well as the renowned Pines campground that for…

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Nov 6, 2024 Karen Sweaney Culture / Environment / Parks / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

World Aquatics threat of expulsion precedes Swimming Australia crisis meeting

A year on from seemingly having resolved governance issues that had seen World Aquatics threaten expulsion from international aquatic competition, Swimming Australia will meet with the…

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Oct 18, 2024 Karen Sweaney Aquatics / Legal / Sport /

 
 

Australasian Leisure Management’s Nigel Benton inducted into Australian Fitness Industry Roll of Honour

Nigel Benton, Publisher of Australasian Leisure Management, has been named as one of four inductees into the Australian Fitness Industry Roll of Honour at the AUSactive National Awards…

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Oct 12, 2024 Karen Sweaney Fitness / Marketing / Recreation / Wellness /

 
 
 
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Authors

Declan Gillard-Martin

Brand Manager Australasian Leisure Management / SPASA

Declan Gillard-Martin is Brand Manager for Australasian Leisure Management / SPASA.

Adelaide-based Gillard-Martin has a solid industry background, holding a number of roles across the commercial and community aquatics industry - most recently with Royal Life Saving Society - South Australia, as General Manager Operations, and as Chief Executive of public safety-focused organisation, Quack Group.

A volunteer Surf Lifesaver, with a working career in local government, for facility manager BlueFit and the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Gillard-Martin also spent years as a high-performance swimmer and triathlete.

Lindsay McGrath

Chief Executive, Swimming Pool and Spa Association Australia

A founding Director of several not-for-profit trade associations and one global alliance, McGrath advises "I enjoy adding value to the wider community. With experience at both board and executive levels, I bring a blend of efficient governance and commercial acumen to drive a strong growth mind set to any group.

"I have had the privilege to lead in the creation of several new trade qualifications across Australasia, and the unification of the federated regions to form one Swimming Pool and Spa Association."

Robert McMurtrie

Founder and Director, Sportspeople Recruitment

A former Chief Executive/Event Director for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and CEO, Netball Australia Robert McMurtrie founded industry recruitment service Sportspeople Recruitment in 1996.

Sportspeople Recruitment rapidly grew to become the industry's largest recruitment service.

He is presently Sportspeople Recruitment’s Director, Talent and Search.

Kate Cracknell

Journalist/editor/content creator

As the former editor of Health Club Management magazine, Kate is one of the world's leading journalists covering the global fitness industry.

She is an authoritative and in-demand content creator working with a range of leading fitness brands.

Click here to view her LinkedIn profile.

Jarod Pickering

Head of Cricket, Sportradar

Jarod Pickering is an experienced product leader and strategist with over 20 years' experience crafting digital experiences in domains including insurance, education, e-commerce and sport.

Click here to contact him via LinkedIn.

Jordan Fuller

Golf Mentor and writer on the Golf Industry

Jordan Fuller is a retired golfer and businessman. When he’s not on the course working on his own game or mentoring young golfers, he writes in-depth articles for his website, Golf Influence and other publications reporting on the Golf Industry

Dan Stretch

Dan Stretch is a global rescue operations manager based in Nepal during the Mount Everest climbing season. he has coordinated hundreds of evacuations and crisis response operations.

He is an experienced high-altitude mountaineer with ascents in The Himalayas, Europe, South America and Africa.

He graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK with a BSc in paramedic science.