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Fitness Australia names Sport Australia Executive and Glen Eira Leisure Manager as appointed Directors
Fitness Australia’s growing links with the wider activity, recreation and sport sectors has seen it announce Kate Corkery, Director of Sport Governance and Strategy at Sport Australia (pictured above left) and Paige Buse, Manager of Glen Eira Leisure (pictured above right) as appointed board Directors. Advising that the appointed Directors have been selected to complement the current Board composition, Fitness Australia note that both Buse and Corkery have “strong professional backgrounds and experience that will help strengthen Fitness Australia’s foundations”.
Live Performance Australia Executive Council
Among those appointed to Live Performance Australia’s executive council for 2020/21 are Live Nation Australasia President Michael Coppel, Ticketmaster Australia and New Zealand General Manager Maria O’Connor (Vice President), Fiona Winning of the Sydney Opera House, Liz Hawkins of the Adelaide Festival Centre, Shirley McGrath of the Gordon Frost Organisation, Melanie Smith of Arts Centre Melbourne and Judy Vince of Crown Perth.
Victoria University PhD for swimming champion Shane Gould
Olympic swimming champion Shane Gould has received a PhD from Victoria University in Melbourne. With three Olympic Gold medals, multiple world records, and more than 45 years of involvement with swimming organisations - from grass roots to international federations Dr Gould’s thesis is among the first scholarly cultural studies of swimming in Australia.
DEPARTURES
Having recently marked 107 years since its opening, Luna Park Melbourne’s long-term Chief Executive, Mary Stuart has stepped step down from the role. Stuart, who is currently VicePresident of the Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA), will continue as a consultant at the famous St Kilda attraction where she has worked since 2004. The attractions former General Manager, Matt Butta, has taken on the Chief Executive role. After 17 years as Chief Executive of the Nunawading Swimming Club – one of Australia’s most successful organisations in learn to swim, competitive swimming and high performance swimming - Gary Barclay has left the organisation. Commenting as he left the Club, Barclay stated “the Club has been a second home for me having spent 32 years of my life there as an athlete, swim teacher, swim coach and CEO.” Joyce DiMascio has left her role as Chief Executive of the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) to join Sydney hospitality group, The Venues Collection, as its Director of Marketing and Communication. Outgoing Football Federation Australia (FFA) Chief Executive, David Gallop, has handed over his position as Chair of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) to Tennis Australia Chief Executive, Craig Tiley. Overshadowed by the recent controversy surrounding allocations from the Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program, Sport Australia Chief Executive, Kate Palmer has departed the role. Palmer, who announced her resignation last October, prior to investigation by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) into the program, is understood to be returning to Melbourne to care for a sick family member. A steady decline in climber numbers, exacerbated by the recent bushfires, have prompted the operators of BridgeClimb Sydney to end the tenure of Chief Executive Chris Zumwalt. The change comes just 18 months after Hammons Holdings, owner of Blue Mountains attraction Scenic World, secured a 20-year contract from the NSW Government to run the landmark attraction.
Leadership change at Links Modular Solutions
Software provider Links Modular Solutions has appointed Jeff Bogensberger, in the role of Links Chief Executive, replacing Ian Jones, who has decided to retire after 12 years of service to the Transaction Services Group (TSG) where he held a variety of other senior executive roles including Chief Executive Paysmart and Chief Executive TSG USA. TSG has also appointed Olivier Vandercamme to the new position of Chief Executive, Asia. 32 Australasian Leisure Management Issue 137
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