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Mackay venue named APACA Performing Arts Centre of the year

The Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre (MECC) has taken home the 2015 Australian Performing Arts Centre's Association's (APACA) Drover's Award for Performing Arts…

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Sep 6, 2015 Culture / Entertainment / Venues /

 
 

North Stradbroke Island should revert to traditional indigenous name

Queensland’s North Stradbroke Island should be renamed Minjerribah - its traditional indigenous name - in the same way Ayers Rock was renamed Uluru in 1995, according to an economic…

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Sep 5, 2015 Culture / Environment / Tourism /

 
 

Live Performance Industry worth more than $1.51 billion to the Australian economy

Australia's live performance industry outperformed the retail and accommodation industries in 2014, with Live Performance Australia (LPA) revealing that the industry generated $1.51…

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Sep 3, 2015 Culture / Entertainment / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

Western Australian theatre companies express fears over Federal arts funding changes

Theatre companies in Western Australia have criticised the Federal Government’s planned changes in arts funding and the uncertainty created by the new National Program of Excellence…

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Sep 2, 2015 Culture / Entertainment / Finance / Government / Venues /

 
 

Live music lounge tops Sydney Town Hall during spring

Locals and visitors can kick-back at a New York-style rooftop venue complete with garden furniture, a bar and live music from some of Sydney’s finest artists at Sydney Town Hall this…

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Aug 31, 2015 Culture / Entertainment / Hospitality / Venues /

 
 

Melbourne wins most liveable city title for the fifth year running

Melbourne has been named the world’s most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for the fifth year running. The EIU’s Liveability Ranking assesses living…

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Aug 31, 2015 Culture / Parks / Sport / Tourism / Venues /

 
 

Circus Oz creates circus hub

After its first year in the new purpose-built space in Collingwood, Circus Oz has built a genuine 'circus hub' where an incredibly diverse range of circus artists gather to train,…

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Aug 31, 2015 Culture / Entertainment / Venues /

 
 

More women on sports boards would reduce doping and match-fixing

More women on the boards of sporting organisations would likely to lead to less corruption, doping and match-fixing, according to La Trobe University Professor Catherine Ordway. Speaking…

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Aug 29, 2015 Culture / Sport /

 
 

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