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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.

Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium prepares for FIM World Supercross Championship

Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium will be transformed into a dirt battlefield when it hosts the FIM World Supercross Championship on 21st and 22nd October. In December 2021, The…

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Oct 7, 2022 Karen Sweaney Entertainment / Events / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Australia’s State Governments extend trading hours for hospitality venues during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

With Australians anticipated to fill hospitality venues to celebrate major sporting events such as the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 this summer, trading hours are being extended by…

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Oct 7, 2022 Karen Sweaney Events / Government / Sport / Venues /

 
 

World Health Organization backed summit calls for sustainable mega sports event legacies which boost physical activity

Launched during the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, a new report, co-authored by WISH partners and the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on governments, sports…

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Oct 6, 2022 Karen Sweaney Events / Recreation / Sport / Venues / Wellness /

 
 

Report reaffirms need for defibrillators in all sport and exercise environments

The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne recently published the results of a study looking into the causes, circumstances and potential prevention of cardiac arrest in younger…

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Oct 3, 2022 Karen Sweaney Education / Fitness / Safety / Sport / Technology /

 
 

Northern Territory Supreme Court rules on Director of Parks Australia damage to sacred site

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has today found the Director of Parks Australia not criminally liable for damaging a Kakadu sacred site because the Commonwealth Government is not…

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Sep 30, 2022 Karen Sweaney Culture / Environment / Legal / Parks /

 
 

Australia’s BFT launches first UK studio

Leading Australian fitness franchise BFT (Body Fit Training) has launched its first studio in the UK in the Midlands city of Leicester. Opened this week, BFT Leicester has attracted almost…

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Sep 29, 2022 Karen Sweaney Finance / Fitness / Retail /

 
 

Queensland Government announces funding of 23 social enterprises ahead of Social Enterprise World Forum in Brisbane

Ahead of the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) 2022 being held in Brisbane from 28th to 29th September, the Queensland Government has announced $500,000 in funding to be shared among 23…

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Sep 27, 2022 Karen Sweaney Arts / Events / Finance / Hospitality / Recreation /

 
 
 
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