Tag: Australia

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

Dolphins hardsell stadium for NRL spot

Article posted by Coliseum, November 6^th, 2020

The rugby league team Redcliffe Dolphins’ new northern grandstand at its facility (Dolphin Stadium) in South East Queensland (Australia) has been completed and according to Club Chairman Bob Jones this means that the Dolphins are “NRL-ready” i.e., the team can get a place in the National... » Read more

Community-centric sports complex in Australia

Article posted by Coliseum, November 5^th, 2020

Ground was broken on November 3rd on the West Woolgoolga Sports Complex in Coffs Harbour (City in Australia) by Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan, MP, State Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, MP, and Coffs Harbour Mayor Councilor Denise Knight. Major construction work on the project will... » Read more

Huge crowd for Australia sporting spectacles

Article posted by Coliseum, November 2^nd, 2020

Two biggest sporting extravaganzas of the year held in Australia recently were graced by almost 70,000 people. Some 29,707 people attended the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final Aussie rules showpiece on October 24th at ‘The Gabba’ in Brisbane. Meanwhile, more than 37,300 fans were in... » Read more

‘The G’ locked in to stage cricket tourneys

Article posted by Coliseum, October 30^th, 2020

Cricket Australia (the national governing body for the game in Australia), the Melbourne Cricket Club, Manager of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and the Victorian Government have announced a new three-year venue hire agreement for the MCG, starting with the 31st consecutive Boxing Day Test... » Read more

Australia Senator check cook up a storm

Article posted by Coliseum, October 28^th, 2020

The Queensland Government (Australia) recently committed $25 million towards delivering a 10,000-seat stadium at Rockhampton’s traditional home of rugby league, Browne Park. Browne Park is a rectangular football stadium located in the Rockhampton suburb of Wandal, Queensland, Australia. The... » Read more