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Australian Swim Schools Association and NSW Aquatic and Recreation Institute to stage joint conference in 2025

Aiming to deliver on commitments for more unity in the aquatics industry, the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) and the Aquatic and Recreation Institute NSW (ARI NSW) have…

Dec 20, 2024 Aquatics / Education / Recreation / Safety /

Pill testing trial to commence at NSW music festivals

The NSW Government has announced it will permit a 12-month trial of pill-testing at music festivals beginning in early 2025 - a practice some other states have already adopted and expanded…

Dec 19, 2024 Entertainment / Events / Legal / Safety / Wellness /

World Athletics moves to protect 25 athletes from online abuse

Following the release of findings from a four-year report analysing online abuse in athletics, World Athletics has offered 25 athletes year-round AI protection on their social media…

Dec 19, 2024 Safety / Security / Sport /

Rockhampton Zoo conducts ‘live’ animal escape drill

Rockhampton Zoo has carried out a simulated animal escape drill, with staff looking for Zoo Director Liz Bellward dressed up as a giant bird exhibit that had escaped. The simulated escape…

Dec 19, 2024 Attractions / Safety / Security / Tourism / Zoos /

New ‘living seawall’ to help protect Sunshine Coast’s Golden Beach

An innovative project - part of a trial with the University of the Sunshine Coast and the Queensland Government funded QCoast2100 Program – is aimed at providing protection from…

Dec 19, 2024 Environment / Recreation / Safety /

Dreamworld ends all human interactions with tigers

Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld has advised that its staff will no longer come into direct contact with the animals at its Tiger Island attraction. The move comes after a tiger handler…

Dec 18, 2024 Attractions / Environment / Safety / Tourism / Zoos /

World Athletics publishes concerning findings from four-year analysis into online abuse

World Athletics has unveiled the findings of a ground-breaking four-year report analysing online abuse in athletics - the first in-depth, longitudinal analysis of the issue by an…

Dec 18, 2024 Marketing / Safety / Security / Sport /

Court orders Granties Maze owner to dismantle ‘materially unsafe’ amusement rides

John Grant, the owner of the Granties Maze in the NSW Illawarra, has been ordered to dismantle more than two dozen attractions at the fun park - including a climbing wall, bumper car track…

Dec 18, 2024 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /