Tag: Australia

Australian Open likely in February

Article posted by Coliseum, December 8^th, 2020

With less than a month to go for 2021 to ring in, the season’s first Grand Slam tournament – Australian Open – which was supposed to begin on January 18th next year will now likely commence three weeks later on February 8th, 2021. This is as per media reports. The Australian Open is a... » Read more

WACA Ground as boutique venue

Article posted by Coliseum, December 3^rd, 2020

The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Ground in Australia which is all set to be reduced and repurposed into a boutique sporting venue will yet retain its flavor as an international cricket stadium that maintains the International Cricket Council (ICC) – the governing body for... » Read more

Rugby on a roll as fans swarm Australia venue

Article posted by Coliseum, November 23^rd, 2020

Australia held the most-attended sporting event since the onset of COVID-19 menace – a rugby league fixture between Queensland and New South Wales on Thursday. Rugby league in Australia has accounted for most of this year’s biggest sporting attendances. The State Of Origin fixture is... » Read more

Australia get act together for Big Bash event

Article posted by Coliseum, November 19^th, 2020

The Gabba and Adelaide Oval (both in Australia) are among the venues in four States that have been lined up to host the opening matches during the forthcoming KFC Big Bash League. The Big Bash League is an Australian professional franchise Twenty20 cricket league, which was established in 2011 by... » Read more

Cash injection for Kardinia Park face-lifting

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

The Victorian Government in the Australian State of Victoria has announced a $40 million capital injection into the final stage of the overhauling of Geelong’s GMHBA/Kardinia Park which will raise the capacity of the venue to more than 40,000. Work on the project is expected to begin early next... » Read more

SEA pitch for (sea) change in sports venues

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Community Sport and Youth, Ros Spence, recently launched the Victorian Government (Australia)-backed Future Proofing Community Sport and Recreation Facilities online guide and toolkit at the opening of the 2020 Sports Environment Alliance Virtual Summit... » Read more

Ambitious plan all set to (per) k up Perth

Article posted by Coliseum, November 10^th, 2020

An ambitious development plan A$1.5bn (£856m/€922m/$1.1bn) between the Commonwealth Government, Western Australian Government and City of Perth (Australia) envisages a new esports stadium in Perth. The Perth City Deal has allocated A$360m of investment from the State Government, Curtin... » Read more