Ardent Leisure Group, formerly Macquarie Leisure Trust Group, is principally engaged in investing in the leisure and entertainment businesses.

It operates in six segments: Theme Parks, which comprises Dreamworld and WhiteWater World in Coomera, Queensland and the QDeck observation deck in Surfers Paradise, Queensland; Marinas, which comprises seven d’Albora Marina properties, located in New South Wales and Victoria; Bowling centers, which includes nine Main Event sites in Texas; Health clubs, which comprises 38 centers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, and Other, which includes a fractional boat ownership business in Sydney, commission revenue received for Australian tour desk and management fees earned in managing the Adventure World theme park in Perth.

On April 12, 2010, it acquired seven health clubs in Western Australia. On May 7, 2010, it acquired Playtime. In December 2009, it acquired QDeck in Surfers Paradise.
Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:AAD)
Company Directors
Ms Anne Jillian Keating (Independent Director)
Mr George Venardos (Independent Director)
Mr Gregory David Shaw (CEO, Director)
Mr Neil Richard Balnaves (Chairman, Independent Director)
Mr Roger Andrew Davis (Independent Director)
Contact Information
Phone: 0294093670
Website:

Address
Level 16, 61 Lavender Street, MILSONS POINT, NSW, AUSTRALIA, 2061
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    06 May 2011 - Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:AAD) posts an 8.4 per cent improvement in its operating revenue to $288 million in the nine months to 31 March, 2011.
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    16 Feb 2011 - Aus shares close flat. Regional lender, Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) cuts its 2011 profit guidance by $35 million.