Along with the high-profile issues the industry has faced this year, it is sad to have to reflect on the fact that this year has been one of too many cases of crime and security breaches.
While information on such matters will inevitably generate interest and clicks, it is an advertisement that we have had to cover with stories relating to theft and fraud as well as abuse, especially sexual abuse.
Sadly, 2021 has also seen too many accidents and safety incidents, culminating in the pre-Christmas deaths of six children on a bouncy castle at a Tasmanian school.
I wasn’t deeply saddened by the loss these families suffered, but I was really, really angry that it could have happened.
There have been enough jumping castle experiences taking flight and enough advice given that a fatal incident (I won’t call it an accident as it suggests it was not preventable) because it did. shouldn’t happen.
Serious questions need to be asked of the school and whoever managed and supplied the inflatable and all the weight of the law enforced, with officials unable to hide behind ignorance, liquidated entities and / or government bailouts.
It’s also worth remembering some of those we’ve lost this year, from important industry numbers to those at the heart of the industry.
Here it is worth remembering:
With apologies to all who missed.
On a less morbid note, this quarter also saw remarkable alliances in activity, exercise, fitness, leisure and sport with the creation of the new Alliance Active Australia and Fitness Australia relaunched as AUSactive, revitalizing its activities to fight against the country’s inactivity crisis. .
Remarkably, both initiatives were announced on the same day!
And beyond this assessment of the year, the team of Australasian recreation management wish you a happy new year and look forward to a safe, healthy and prosperous year 2022 for all of us.
December 20, 2021 – $ 10.3 MILLION IN SPORTS COMMISSION FUNDS TO GET AUSTRALIANS ACTIVITY
December 20, 2021 – SIXTH CHILD DEAD OF TASMANIA JUMP CASTLE TRAGEDY WHEN OPERATOR CLOSES WEBSITE
December 17, 2021 – SPORTSCOVER INSURER SURPRISED BY SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN’S SUPPORT FOR MUTUAL FUND FOR ATTRACTIONS
December 15, 2021 – DREAMWORLD CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW STEEL TAIPAN ROLLERCOASTER
December 6, 2021 – BOARDS CANNOT MAXIMIZE NET ZERO EMISSIONS WITH THEIR AQUATIC ASSETS
November 25, 2021 – AUSTRALIA’S NEW ACTIVE ALLIANCE REPRESENTS “THE COMMUNITY RECREATION INDUSTRY”
November 25, 2021 – WITH A NEW VISION FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FITNESS AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES NEW AUSACTIVE BRAND
November 23, 2021 – ASM GLOBAL EXPANDS ITS FOOTPRINT IN ASIA PACIFIC WITH A NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN SINGAPORE
November 23, 2021 – AUSTRALIAN FITNESS INSTITUTE PREDICTS 10 FITNESS TRENDS FOR 2022
November 22, 2021 – LUNA PARK SYDNEY ACCOUNTS FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW BIG DIPPER RIDE
November 18, 2021 – BIG SCREEN VIDEO GROUP AND BETMAKERS TECHNOLOGY AGREE AN EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
November 18, 2021 – RISK MANAGEMENT THE KEY TO EXIT THE INSURANCE CRISIS IN THE ATTRACTIONS INDUSTRY
November 14, 2021 – NOTICE: ARE TODAY’S AQUATIC LEISURE CENTERS REALLY SERVING THE COMMUNITY?
November 12, 2021 – NEW RESEARCH ON ROYAL RESCUE SHOWS SOCIAL IMPACT OF AQUATIC INDUSTRY
November 8, 2021 – CATAPULT LAUNCHES NEW MODULES FOR BASEBALL ANALYSIS AND INJURY PREVENTION
November 1, 2021 – THE CTE CENTRALE SITE TO BE DEVELOPED AS A NEW TYPE OF TOURIST ZONE
October 29, 2021 – TOURISM AND TRANSPORT FORUM ADVISES SKILLS SHORTAGE HINDERING INDUSTRY RECOVERY
October 27, 2021 – FIRST SEATS INSTALLED AT THE NEW SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM
October 22, 2021 – SYDNEY ROCK CLIMBING FACILITY SUGGESTS AUTOMATIC DEATH INSURING FAILURE
October 11, 2021 – RECREATION AOTEAROA RESPONDS TO REPORTS OF CUSTOMER STAFF ABUSE AT NEW ZEALAND FACILITIES
October 8, 2021 – TEG APPOINTS RACHAEL CARROLL AS NEWLY CREATED GENERAL MANAGER OF TEG SPORT AND EXPERIENCES
October 6, 2021 – ELITE SWIMMING SWIMMED BY NEW SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
October 5, 2021 – FORMER MSAC CHIEF SIMON WEATHERILL, APPOINTED ACTING DIRECTOR OF AUSTSWIM
October 2, 2021 – GLENN BOURKE Resigns as CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF HAMILTON ISLAND
October 1, 2021 – SUPREME COURT TO HEAR DETAILS OF OLD SURF LIFE’S $ 1.8 MILLION FRAUD SAVING NSW
Image: AUSactive launched at the end of November.
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Nigel benton
Co-Owner / Publisher, Australasian Leisure Management
Nigel Benton is co-owner and publisher of Australian leisure managerst, Australia and New Zealand’s only magazine for professionals in all areas of the leisure industry. Having established the magazine in 1997, soon after moving to Australia, it managed to grow its readership to over 11,500 and its acceptance as an industry journal for professionals in watersports, attractions, water sports, entertainment, events, fitness, parks, recreation, sport, tourism and places.
As early as 2020, he launched the new Asian leisure business website.
Among a range of books and articles published, his blogspot comments from 2007-2011 when this website went live in its current form may be of interest to consider.
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