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Vivid Sydney to explore the concepts behind a city’s success

Sydney’s largest creative festival, Vivid, returns in 2019 to deliver a number of events exploring how cities can boost visitation and transform their economies. The festival…

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Mar 19, 2019 Arts / Attractions / Culture / Design / Events /

 
 

Coffs Harbour’s marine attraction ends breeding dolphins in captivity

The Dolphin Marine Conservation Park in the NSW city of Coffs Harbour has announced that is has ceased breeding dolphins, making the five dolphins in its pools the last generation in…

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Mar 19, 2019 Attractions / Environment / Tourism /

 
 

Death of longtime Art Gallery of NSW Director Edmund Capon

Edmund Capon, who was Director of the Art Gallery of NSW for 33 years, has died in England at the age of 78. He had been known to have been suffered from melanoma and was reported in…

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Mar 18, 2019 Arts / Attractions / Education /

 
 

Cairns tourism industry leaders call for changes to marketing of Far North Queensland

Executives from some of Cairns’ leading tourism attractions have been reported as being highly critical of state and national tourism bodies for their “dumb” strategy for…

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Mar 18, 2019 Attractions / Environment / Marketing / Tourism /

 
 

Flatback Sea Turtles at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium help raise awareness of endangered marine life

SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium has introduced Thorpey and Moana, two Flatback Sea Turtles into the aquarium’s turtle rescue zone where they are acting as ambassadors raising…

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Mar 16, 2019 Attractions / Education / Environment / Tourism /

 
 

Auckland Museum refurbishment will transform visitor experience

A programme of capital works recently commenced at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum is expected to transform the way Aucklanders and visitors experience their museum. Dr…

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Mar 15, 2019 Arts / Attractions / Education / Tourism / Venues /

 
 

Sovereign Hill’s Gold Museum celebrates 40th Anniversary with eclectic exhibition

Major Victorian tourist attraction Sovereign Hill is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of its Gold Museum with an exhibition ‘Wonderful Things: Celebrating 40 Years of the…

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Mar 15, 2019 Arts / Attractions / Culture / Tourism /

 
 

Australian developers identify site for Gold Coast surf park

Having tested their technology on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, Surf Lakes International have reportedly identified a site on the Gold Coast at which they will operate a world-first…

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Mar 13, 2019 Aquatics / Attractions / Technology / Tourism / Waterparks /

 
 

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