Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

Putting culture at the heart of NSW

We bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Views of Harbour Lights installations on marine vessels moving across Sydney Harbour during Vivid Sydney 2018

Who we are

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport brings together the NSW Government's key organisations supporting our:

  • creative industries
  • visitor and night-time economies
  • arts, major events and hospitality sectors
  • Cultural Institutions; and
  • sports and entertainment agencies.
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Our people and policies


Our department

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Organisational structure

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport includes a range of agencies, divisions and business units helping to put culture at the heart of communities.

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Creative industries, visitor and night-time economies

We invest in and champion our creative industries, and our visitor and night-time economies across NSW.

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Hospitality and Racing

We support the development of vibrant and safe hospitality and racing sectors, while providing important regulatory oversight.

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Sport and active recreation

We help make sport and active recreation accessible for everyone in NSW, from our high-performance athletes to community organisations and individuals.

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Olympian Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains National Park.
Visitor Economy Strategy Review

A review of the Visitor Economy Strategy 2030 recommends steps to build a vibrant and sustainable visitor economy to 2035.  




Contact Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

We welcome your feedback, questions, comments and complaints:


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