November 27, 2025

Sydney Portugal Community Club (SPCC) in the inner west suburb of Marrickville is the newest festival destination in the area following the Inner West Council’s approval allowing the club to hold large-scale outdoor events. The club will now be able to hold five large-scale events each year, with up to 5,000 attendees per event. It

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November 27, 2025

For clubs to remain relevant and effectively governed, it is important that planned, strategic turnover is applied to senior management. Industry consultant Warren Tapp explains * I have seen clubs with the same Board or committee for 20 years, and that is not good for a sustainable club. Succession planning is the key to the

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November 20, 2025

Pymble Golf Club has forged ahead with future-driven plans for a mid-rise housing complex on its land, circumventing council and securing approval for the required rezoning from the state government. Golf has been played in the upper north shore since the 1920s, when areas like St Ives were still used for cattle grazing. In 1924

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November 20, 2025

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources is assisting Australian businesses in responsibly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) through the launch of a new guide. The Guidance for AI Adoption, released in October this year, presents six core practices to ensure responsible AI adoption and oversight. The guide has been developed by the National Artificial Intelligence

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November 20, 2025

Australia’s financial watchdog AUSTRAC has issued key updates to its Regulatory Guide that affect how pubs and clubs manage their AML/CTF obligations. In October AUSTRAC released its updated Regulatory guide for pubs and clubs with gaming machines, and accompanying priorities, reflecting the forthcoming reforms under the Anti‑Money‑Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Act 2006. There are multiple

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