May 29, 2024

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Play Well Participation Grant Program recently announced its recipients, showing major support for sports including golf and bowls. The objectives of the government’s program are to both increase involvement in and address barriers to playing sports, ensuring there is a place for everyone. Anika Wells, Minister for Sport believes all

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May 22, 2024

After in-fighting and re-zoning initiatives, the Cyprus Community of NSW has put its ‘Stanmore Collective’ properties to market for the first time ever. The historic inner west community club has been the subject of news as it looks to safeguard its future, which has brought about plans to sell property, to lower its more than

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May 22, 2024

The Federal government this week handed down its latest budget, hinting at a troubled global outlook and hedging Australia’s position, and hospitality has given the strategies a thumbs-down. A core focus of the budget was the forecast for inflation, which has fallen to less than half of the 7.8 per cent peak of late 2022,

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May 22, 2024

Our previous story on artificial intelligence’s role in hospitality looked at the benefits and challenges of using AI, including training, ethics and standards. This article focuses on the importance of governance and strategies, policies and regulations and how these will affect the hospitality industry in Australia. As AI systems advance, it’s crucial that they remain

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May 22, 2024

Backburning is thought to have been the cause of another golf club fire, this time destroying an estimated $350,000 in assets belonging to Eidsvold Golf Club and its members. Eidsvold Golf is a small volunteer-run club with a nine-hole course, located in the Burnett region of Queensland. Items lost to the fire include two fairway

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