New Australian motorsport promoter, the Australian Racing Group (ARG), has built a solid foundation of teams and interest from sponsors for its marquee event, TCR Australia, and has signed a deal to host a fifth major racing event at the iconic Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit in Bathurst.
Activewear brand Lorna Jane will not renew its principal sponsorship with the Queensland Firebirds Super Netball but will instead focus on grassroots netball.
The National Rugby League has denied reports that it’s planning to introduce measures to prevent clubs from under-selling major sponsorship assets, with chief commercial office Andrew Abdo confirming there will be no minimum rates for major sponsorships for NRL clubs in the foreseeable future.
WA family owned food company, Canon Foods has become a major sponsor of the Western Australian Scorchers WBBL team in a deal the company’s managing director, Arthur Abrahams, said would target a key consumer group as well as help support gender parity in sport.
The AFLW series continues to spark sponsor interest with more club sponsors expanding their deals and, in some cases, renewing at a much higher level of sponsorship.
Bridgestone has renewed its sponsorship of the World Solar Challenge and will be the naming rights partner of the largest solar event in the world for the next ten years.
The Trade Marks office has rejected a challenge by the global distributor of Burn energy drinks to the registration of a new Australian trade mark for a coffee franchise, despite finding that Burn’s global sponsorship campaign had clearly established a reputation and brand image in Australia.