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The Emerald Tourist Railway Board has confirmed the appointment of Peter Abbott as incoming Chief Executive for Victorian heritage tourist attraction - Puffing Billy. Mornington Peninsula Shire and Belgravia Leisure have appointed Dan Andrews as Centre Manager of the soon-toopen Yawa Aquatic Centre. Shooting Australia has appointed experienced sports administrator Sarah Brady to their newly created position of General Manager, Commercial and Marketing. SportWest has announced the appointment of Matt Fulton as its new Chief Executive. Mark Gosling, Chief Executive of The Trusts Arena, has assumed the role of Board Chair of the Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ), taking over from Keith Parker. Sport and entertainment insights and strategy company, Gemba has appointed Adam Hodge to the newly created role of Divisional Manager - Marketing Strategy. Eddie Idik, Director of the Vital Protection Group, has been elected as Chair of the NSW Chapter of ASIS International for 2021. Former Sydney Swans star Alex Johnson, who was forced to end his AFL career prematurely as a result of a series of knee injuries, is now the owner of two soon-to-open Infinite Cycle studios in metropolitan Melbourne - in Armadale and Brighton. Anita Mitchell has been named Chief Executive, Placemaking NSW, to lead the team responsible for managing and transforming some of NSW’s most treasured places including The Rocks and Darling Harbour, Sydney Olympic Park, and in the Hunter and Central Coast.
New rubber safety flooring for Horsham Aquatic Centre Horsham Rural City Council in western Victoria has replaced the rubber floor covering throughout the entire indoor pool walkways with Life Floor at its large aquatic centre. As with a number of aquatic construction projects across Australia, the enforced Coronavirus shutdown provided an opportune window to embark on the major task without any disruptions. Grassports Australia (Queensland) was awarded the contract following a tender process and completed the 450 metre² installation in under two weeks using the 10mm thick anti-slip ripple texture tile. Contact 1300 721 135, E: info@lifefloor.com.au, www.lifefloor.com.au
Athletics Australia has announced the appointment of former Sport Australia Chief Executive Kate Palmer to its Board of Directors. Swimming Australia has appointed two-time Olympic gold medallist, Kieren Perkins as its new President. Y NSW swim instructor at Ku-ring-gai Fitness and Aquatic Centre, Randev (Dev) Sappany, has been named the nation’s best adult swim instructor at the AUSTSWIM 2020 Awards of Excellence. Emeritus Professor David Simmons has been presented with New Zealand tourism’s most prestigious individual honour, the Sir Jack Newman Award, representing the first time the honour has been presented to a university academic. Tenpin Bowling Australia has announced the appointment of Damien Smith to the role of General Manager, Industry. Former international cricketer Martin Snedden has been elected as the new Chair of the New Zealand Cricket board, filling the role vacated by Greg Barclay, who was required to stand down from the position after being elected Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). New Zealand industry training body, Skills Active has announced that lighting technician for the performing arts sector, Lucas Tofani Souza is the winner of their 2020 Apprentice of the Year. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a limited Cabinet reshuffle, moving Education Minister Dan Tehan to the trade portfolio where he becomes the new Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Radical Fitness Australia has announced Trish Veugelaers as the newest member of its Master Trainer team. Legendary middle-distance runner Sir John Walker has been named as Patron of Athletics New Zealand.
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Vivaticket announces company enhancements to drive post COVID growth Vivaticket has announced enhancements to its existing integration with the MailChimp EDM software,Vimeo, to provide ticketing for clients who are streaming their shows. Additionally, enhancements will be made to the Seat Ownership functionality to address the COVID-19 requirements. Clients can now automate pre and post-show emails to customers who attend a performance, via the integration with MailChimp. The information about who is to receive the pre and/or post-show email is automatically sent from the Vivaticket solution to Mail Chimp daily. Using Mail Chimp’s automation features, clients will be able to trigger when these emails are sent. This will assist in marketing efforts, in addition to allowing clients to communicate quickly with their customers about closures, and other important details relating to COVID-19. Additionally, Vivaticket has created an integration with Vimeo (other streaming services are also available) allowing clients to make a purchase and view video content within their website. The enhancement of Seat Ownership functionality will help clients address the required COVID-19 reporting requirements with Vivaticket seeing that many of its clients have already prepared their websites for when sales restart. Contact John Godwin on 0411 470 205 or john.godwin@vivaticket.com Australasian Leisure Management Issue 142 69
