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Woodford Folk Festival founder Bill Hauritz says event will survive

Countering reports that the annual event may no longer be held, Woodford Folk Festival Director Bill Hauritz has advised that the popular art and music festival will survive the…

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May 13, 2020 Entertainment / Events / Safety / Venues /

 
 

Vbase proposes to reduce permanent staff by 60% in response to the COVID-19 crisis

Vbase Limited, the Christchurch City Council owned venues and events company, has today released a proposal to reduce permanent staff by 60%. This is a direct response to COVID-19 and the…

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May 13, 2020 Entertainment / Events / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Village Roadshow Chief Executive calls for JobKeeper extension as Queensland Government’s Coronavirus easing roadmap suggests reopening of theme parks, entertainment venues and stadiums in June

Village Roadshow Chief Executive, Clark Kirby has called on the Federal Government to extend the $130 billion JobKeeper package beyond September. With JobKeeper payments set to run until…

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May 12, 2020 Attractions / Entertainment / Government / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park faces closure as Government considers financial aid package

With the city's tourism sector at a standstill and having been closed since late January due the Coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park could go out of business by the…

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May 12, 2020 Attractions / Entertainment / Finance / Government / Tourism /

 
 

Concepts complete for Surf Coast’s community outdoor performance space

Concept designs are now complete for a new outdoor performance space in Victoria’s Surf Coast Shire’s Jan Juc Bob Pettitt Reserve. The space will be a permanent structure…

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May 12, 2020 Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Events / Parks /

 
 

Gemba launches program for high-potential sport and entertainment industry start-ups

Leading sport and entertainment consultancy Gemba has unveiled its new sports start-up initiative Tenka, which aims to support high-potential ventures within the sports and entertainment…

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May 12, 2020 Consultants / Entertainment / Finance / Sport /

 
 

Melbourne to invest in events following lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

The City of Melbourne plans to invest $2.6 million in events to attract people back to the city once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp advises “our…

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May 12, 2020 Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Events / Tourism /

 
 

Live Nation says no return to ‘full scale’ concerts until 2021 as it looks to drive-in events

With the spread of Coronavirus have stopped live shows across the world, international entertainment giant Live Nation has advised that it is not planning to resume concerts at “full…

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May 11, 2020 Entertainment / Finance / Venues / Wellness /

 
 

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