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Find out what is happening in NSW, including NSW Government news, announcements and events.

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Vivid Sydney 2025

Vivid Sydney, the Southern Hemisphere’s leading multi-artform festival, transforms Sydney from 23 May until 14 June 2025 into a vibrant hub of creativity, innovation and community connection. Over 23 nights, light installations, music, ideas and food inspire global audiences and drive cultural exchange. The 2025 theme, ‘Dream’, sparks imagination and engagement, attracting visitors and fuelling economic growth.

The 2025 program will include both free and ticketed events featuring local and international artists, musicians, guest speakers and chefs, held across a range of Sydney venues.

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Ministerial media release
30 April 2025

Construction begins on state's largest mental health complex

Construction of the state's largest mental health facility has commenced today in Western Sydney as the Minns Labor Government continues work to build a better New South Wales by investing in the essential services people rely on.
Ministerial media release
30 April 2025

NSW Government celebrates support of innovative small business

Following the release of the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 , innovations that transform industries and tackle some of the state’s most pressing problems will be celebrated today at the 2025 NSW Commercialisation Showcase.
Ministerial media release
30 April 2025

Upgraded Forbes Public School returned to community after destructive 2022 floods

Students and staff at Forbes Public School are celebrating as they return to their upgraded school two and a half years on from the destructive 2022 Central West floods, with school improvements making way for the return of play space and the removal of demountables.
Ministerial media release
30 April 2025

New public preschools on the way for Illawarra and South Coast families as contracts awarded

Hundreds of families in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven are a step closer to accessing new public preschools with the award of contracts for the construction of the new facilities, co-located with public schools across the region.
Ministerial media release
30 April 2025

NSW Government commits to legalising virtual stock fencing

The Minns Labor Government has today announced virtual stock fencing will be legalised across the state providing landholders with a new effective way of controlling cattle.

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