The NSW Waratahs Rugby Union team has bolstered its business-to-business sponsorship network through signing merger advisors, Succession Plus as a new major partner heading into the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.
The head of the Publicis Group Sport and Entertainment (PSE) division in Australia, Ashley O’Rourke, has announced via LinkedIn that he will leave the agency after a near three-year stint.
Specialist non-bank lender, RedZed has renewed its sponsorship of the Melbourne Storm making it one of the most significant partners in the club’s history.
The AFL has partnered with Virgin Australia to launch AFLConnect, an online networking platform that will encourage the 1350-plus organisations that sponsor the sport and its clubs to form closer business relationships.
Private sector cash sponsorship for the arts and cultural sector in Australia was up $26 million from $351 million to $377 million during the onset of the pandemic. However, overall support for the sectors was down 11%, according to a biennial report by Creative Partnerships Australia.
Diageo has expanded its sports sponsorship program in Australia by signing as a major sponsor of Cricket Australia to promote its Bundaberg Rum and ginger beer brands.
Melbourne Southbank-based distillery Patient Wolf has signed a pourage rights deal with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation for next April’s return of Formula 1 to the city.
Battery World is encouraging Australians to get outside over the summer with a new Power Your Summer program with three athlete ambassadorships across cricket, ironman and beach volleyball.