Two Months in Leisure Some of the industry headlines over recent months. Daily industry news can be read at www.ausleisure.com.au
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust reveals naming rights deal with the Sky Network
The Wellington Regional Stadium Trust and New Zealand’s Sky Network Television Ltd have announced a new partnership that will see the broadcaster replace Westpac as the venue’s naming rights holder from 1st January 2020. The six-year agreement will see the Stadium rebranded and renamed Sky Stadium and includes a number of activations aimed at improving the fan experience both at the Stadium and on TV.
Evolution Wellness expands in fast growing south east Asian fitness market
More funding for Western Australia’s national parks and reserves
The Western Australian Government is investing more than $22 million towards the creation and ongoing management of national parks, marine parks and conservation reserves in its 2019/20 state budget. Increasing Western Australia’s conservation estate by over 20%, the ambitious Plan for Our Parks initiative will see five million hectares of new national and marine parks and reserves established over the next five years.
Offering two major brands - Fitness First and Celebrity Fitness - that target key market segments, Evolution Wellness has grown over the past two years to become the largest fitness operator in south east Asia, with over 160 clubs across six countries, more than 375,000 members and over 6,000 staff members. With members in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Thailand, using its clubs over 25 million times a year, the growth has been driven by the merger of Fitness First and Celebrity Fitness to become Evolution Wellness in 2017.
Belgravia Group assumes ownership of additional JUMP! Swim Schools businesses
Byron Bay named among world’s worst locations for overtourism
After months of speculation and a series of legal proceedings involving various entities of the JUMP! Swim Schools business, the Melbourne-based Belgravia Group has assumed ownership of the franchise agreements for another 21 Jump! Swim School trading businesses. Having purchased an initial 40 franchise agreements of the main franchisor company, Swim Loops, in July, Belgravia will now become the franchisor for these businesses and reunite them with the rest of the Jump! group.
The NSW coastal community of Byron Bay has been named among two Australian locations - along with Uluru in the Northern Territory - as places suffering the greatest rates of overtourism. Byron Bay was among 98 identified in a new global map as struggling with the burden of too many visitors by UK tour company Responsible Travel - which drew upon news reports of overtourism from around the world in an effort to shed light on the scale of the issue.
Brisbane City Council
Massive tree planting has potential to tackle climate crisis
Tenders are invited for:
Details Council is seeking industry feedback on how to best secure Riverstage as an iconic music venue and cultural icon for the people of the Brisbane for the next generation. Market Sounding documents are available at: https://supplierportal.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ For assistance to register and download documents telephone the Business Hotline on 133 BNE (133 263). For further information Ph. (07) 3027 3636 or e-mail chelle.day@brisbane.qld.gov.au
Colin Jensen, Chief Executive Officer 10 Australasian Leisure Management Issue 136 2019
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Tender Market Sounding for Riverstage Partnership Project (560230)
The planting of billions of trees across the world would be the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientific analysis. New research estimates that a worldwide planting program could remove two-thirds of all the emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by human activities, a figure the scientists describe as “mind-blowing”.
