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Creative Communities - the NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy

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Creative Communities is the state’s Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy, recognising the unique place of the sector in NSW.

Creative Communities is an inclusive policy that puts culture, arts, and the creative industries at the heart of NSW. It provides a framework for the next 10 years that supports artists, creatives and cultural organisations and expands to include the rapidly growing creative industries.

Read more on the NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy.

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Port Stephens to take line honours as global sailing destination
West Wyalong warbird restored for Anzac Day
Revealed: the music festivals that received a financial lifeline
Loving the nightlife as Byron Bay becomes first entertainment precinct outside Sydney
Wanderer Festival set to return as jewel of the Sapphire Coast

Arts and culture news - Create NSW

Ministerial media release
24 April 2025

Port Stephens to take line honours as global sailing destination

The Minns Labor Government is charting the course for Port Stephens to become a global sailing destination when Newcastle Airport’s upgraded international terminal opens in August 2025.
Ministerial media release
23 April 2025

West Wyalong warbird restored for Anzac Day

A proud piece of Australia’s aviation history has been preserved for future generations with West Wyalong’s much-loved Douglas DC-3 Dakota going through a multi-month restoration to bring it back to its former glory in time for Anzac Day.
Ministerial media release
20 April 2025

Revealed: the music festivals that received a financial lifeline

The NSW Government has stepped in to help five music festivals avoid the fate suffered by many others forced to fold since the pandemic.
Ministerial media release
19 April 2025

Loving the nightlife as Byron Bay becomes first entertainment precinct outside Sydney

The iconic North Coast town of Byron Bay will become the first regional area to establish a trial Special Entertainment Precinct to promote and preserve its nightlife.
Ministerial media release
15 April 2025

Wanderer Festival set to return as jewel of the Sapphire Coast

The NSW Sapphire Coast will once again provide a stunning backdrop for one of the country’s most distinctive cultural celebrations, as the Minns Labor Government investment has ensured the return of the Wanderer Festival at Pambula Beach over the October long weekend, 4-5 October 2025.

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