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Published by Australian Leisure Media Pty Ltd, 45/30 Nobbs Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010 (PO Box 478, Collaroy, NSW 2097) AUSTRALIA
ABN 32 092 549 721 Tel: 02 8018 6808 E-mail: leisure@ausleisure.com.au www.ausleisure.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/AusLeisure Editor Karen Sweaney Publisher Nigel Benton Design Australian Leisure Media Pty Ltd Contributors Kate Cracknell and Gwen Luscombe Advertising Inquiries Nigel Benton Tel: 0411 551 731 Email: nigel@ausleisure.com.au James Croll Tel: 0488 090 904 Email: jcroll@ausleisure.com.au
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Australasian Leisure Management is an Australian product, Australian owned and printed in Australia. People living through momentous periods in history would never realise that a significant new age was upon them.
For example, at the beginning of the 1400s, Italians didn’t wake up and say “Mamma Mia!, the Renaissance has started” or Britons on the first day of 1760 didn’t think “crikey, it’s the Industrial Revolution”.
However, given how the world is emerging from the Coronavirus pandemic, it is quite possible a new age is upon us.
Already, 2022 is seeing a post pandemic world emerging with new consumer behaviour patterns and new ways of interacting in business. Beyond that, a consensus seems to be emerging about climate change and, with remarkably little consultation with electorates, a move to net zero by 2050.
With a general acceptance - with the exception of the more extreme elements of politics - that it is for the greater good, society is moving down the road to turning its back on oil, the most influential commodity of the past 120 years.
At the same time, moves towards authoritarianism and the dangerous emergence of ‘strong men’ rulers of recent years, coupled with the overall undermining of democracy and democratic institutions, may also be set to decline following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the ways that has exposed the inadequacy of that type of rule.
Of course, such thoughts go way beyond leisure, but, as our cover image of venues lighting up in solidarity with the people of Ukraine shows, leisure and its contributions to quality of life, attainment and enjoyment, does have a role to play in a new age.
The Return of Live Industry Events
Following more than two years of disruption, with sporadic events being held during windows when cities, states and countries weren’t locked down, industry events have now returned.
Like the overall live experience of sport and entertainment, which is impossible to satisfactorily replicate by video or broadcasts, industry conferences, exhibitions, seminars and award programs are now back in a face-to-face format.
In fact, so many industry events are now scheduled over the months to the end of the year that fitting them all in will be a challenge.
Nonetheless, to event organisers who have suffered through the Coronavirus with postponements, rescheduling and cancellations, we wish you all success.
We have moved
After more than 20 years located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and 18 years in North Narrabeen, Australian Leisure Media (publishers of Australasian Leisure Management) has moved.
We are now located close to the Sydney CBD at 45/30 Nobbs Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010.
Our emails remain the same but our new telephone number is 02 8018 6808.
Also, having transitioned our subscriptions and mailing management to a new platform, if readers have questions, contact 02 8227 6486, E: subscribe@ausleisure.com.au Nigel Benton, Publisher
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