Major arts sector sponsorship increased by almost 9% in 2012, despite an overall reduction of $1.1 million in private giving, fundraising, and sponsorship in the sector, according to a 2013 Australian Major Performing Arts Group report.Read more
Suspension company Pedders will offer its Chrysler 300 SRT8 "course car" as a prize, worth $75,000, as a part of its leveraging program for the V8 Supercars Sydney 500 event.Read more
Chinese sportswear company Peak Sports Products has signed with the WNBL basketball competition to become its official apparel partner for the next three years.Read more
Coffs Harbour City Council has decided to delegate the sale of the naming rights to its international sports stadium to general manager Steve McGrath, after a tender process failed to generate any proposals.Read more
Surfwear brand Hurley, a Nike subsidiary, will be the title sponsor for the next two years of the Australian Open of Surfing, which had a successful debut last year.Read more
Insurance broker Lifebroker says its "Gentle GIANTS" community program with the GWS Giants AFL club is responsible for a 38% increase in personal insurance policies in Canberra.Read more
The Cronulla Sharks NRL club has ended its major sponsorship drought, securing a multi-national company for its stadium naming rights on a two-year deal.Read more
Insurance broker Lifebroker, major sponsor of the GWS Giants AFL club, says the team's matches at StarTrack Oval in Canberra has given it the opportunity to expand its business into the capital's surrounds.Read more