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Departmental Release
20 August 2025

Live Performance Venue Grant program hits the stage statewide

Hospitality venues across NSW can now apply for up to $80,000 in grant funds to diversify or expand their live performance offerings and bring even more vibrancy to the state’s nightlife. 

Departmental Release
11 August 2025

Purple Flag program waves in a new era

Local councils and night-time precincts across Greater Sydney will soon be able to learn how they can fly the Purple Flag with Registrations of Interest (ROI) opening today for the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner’s Purple Flag program. 

News
5 August 2025

Hollywood Quarter collaborates with Great Southern Nights on an epic 10-venue gig trail

Explore the activation event that turned an inner Sydney District into an (almost) all-night live music extravaganza. 

Ministerial media release
1 August 2025

$770,200 to put Newcastle and lower Hunter night-time districts on the map

The NSW Government’s successful night-time district grant support initiative, the Uptown program, has expanded to Newcastle and the Lower Hunter, with $770,200 to support 4 successful districts across the region.

Ministerial media release
29 July 2025

$1.9 million to put Illawarra, Wollongong and Shoalhaven night-time districts on the map

The NSW Government’s successful night-time district grant support initiative, the Uptown program, has expanded to Wollongong, Illawarra and the Shoalhaven.

Ministerial media release
29 July 2025

$1.9 million to put Illawarra, Wollongong and Shoalhaven night-time districts on the map

The NSW Government’s successful night-time district grant support initiative, the Uptown program, has expanded to Wollongong, Illawarra and the Shoalhaven.

News
17 July 2025

Brookvale boogies away the weekend at the Black Winter Block Party

Inside the event that turned a Northern Beaches brewery into a wild weekend of First Nations cultural events.

News
9 July 2025

“Fitz of Laughter” livens up Monday nights in Woolloomooloo

How an historic Inner Sydney pub theatre made Mondays a stand-up night.

Ministerial media release
4 July 2025

Sundowner Summer: beachside suburbs catch nightlife wave

In the latest push to bring Sydney’s night-time economy back to life, the Minns Labor Government is supporting Manly and Cronulla to establish Special Entertainment Precincts.

News
2 June 2025

Bars of Barangaroo shine with Aperol ‘Golden Hours’ collaboration

25 bars in Barangaroo and bites inspired by the bittersweet drink proved a golden end-of-summer pairing. 

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24-Hour Economy Strategy

Offering an updated blueprint for the work the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner will deliver across the state, the refreshed 24-Hour Economy Strategy builds on the work done by the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner over the last few years.

The updated strategy sets out a new vision for the state’s vibrant nocturnal landscape – one that includes regional communities, focuses on improving amenities for night-time workers, and puts an emphasis on data and measurement.

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