News
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Cannes in Cairns
Thursday | Jul 7 2022THE Cairns Convention Centre welcomed over 700 delegates last month for the inaugural Cannes in Cairns advertising industry conference, which kicked off with a welcome party at a sugar cane farm, complete with a ferris wheel!
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VSC eyes major mice ambition
Thursday | Jun 30 2022VISIT Sunshine Coast (VSC) has announced Ali Thompson as its new Business & Leisure Events Manager, where she will help promote the region as a leading MICE destination.
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Cairns Convention Centre campaign
Thursday | Jun 30 2022CAIRNS Convention Centre has gone to press with a new international digital campaign, supported by Tourism Australia.
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New sustainable event standards
Thursday | Jun 30 2022THE Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Centre for Sustainability & Social Impact has published an updated version of its Sustainable Events Standards.
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Tas’s Dark Mofo
Thursday | Jun 30 2022THE Tasmanian Govt has praised DarkLab for its “spectacular” program of Dark Mofo events this year, which sold 72,000 tickets – 65% of which were bought by interstate visitors – and generated around $3.5 million in ticket sale revenue.
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W Melb appoints BE specialist
Thursday | Jun 30 2022W Melbourne has announced the appointment of Kelly Ferguson in the newly created role of Account Director – MICE, to help meet growing demand for meetings, incentives, conferences and events across the hotel’s venues and meeting spaces – for more appointments, see p7.
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Goulburn Duathlon
Thursday | Jun 30 2022GOULBURN Mulwaree Council, in partnership with multi-sport event company Elite Energy, is gearing up to host the inaugural Goulburn Duathlon on 16 Jul, after it was postponed several times in 2021 due to COVID-19.
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Ignite Bendigo
Thursday | Jun 30 2022THE City of Greater Bendigo is encouraging visitors to the Central Goldfields region with its winter Ignite Bendigo campaign, featuring a line-up of 50 experiences throughout Jun, Jul and Aug.
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Victoria funds cultural events
Thursday | Jun 30 2022AS part of the Victorian Government’s Multicultural Festivals and Events program, 189 community organisations will share in $1.2 million of funding to deliver events between 01 Jul and 31 Dec.
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WA Regional Events boost
Thursday | Jun 9 2022THE WA Government has announced it will allocate up to $1 million to 68 regional events, through Tourism Western Australia’s 2022-2023 Regional Events Scheme (RES).
