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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is set for 14 February to 2 March 2025.

Celebrating 47 years in 2025, get ready for 17 days of unforgettable moments, international performers, parties, theatre, community events and more. The Festival will wrap with the world-famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025.

The 2025 Festival theme "Free to be" is a celebration of the strides toward true LGBTQIA+ equality.

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Ministerial media release
10 March 2025

NSW Police Force makes significant arrests in relation to recent attacks

The NSW Police has today executed 11 search warrants and three firearm prohibition orders resulting in the arrests of 14 people in relation to recent hate-filled, antisemitic attacks on our city.
Ministerial media release
10 March 2025

More than 166,000 people using Hazards Near Me app during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Residents in Northern NSW have been using the Hazards Near Me app in their thousands over the past week, keeping up with the latest emergency information as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred passed through the region.
Ministerial media release
10 March 2025

Building the allied health workforce in Western NSW

The Rural Allied Health Educator Pilot Program, a joint venture between NSW Health and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), is helping build a pipeline of allied health clinicians in regional and rural NSW by boosting student placements in Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD).
Ministerial media release
9 March 2025

Recovery efforts gearing up in wake of Ex-TC Alfred

Recovery services have begun setting up in Northern NSW ahead of community outreach as the NSW Government appoints a Recovery Coordinator in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Ministerial media release
8 March 2025

NSW Councils activated for disaster assistance in preparation for Tropical Cyclone Alfred

A $15 million Community Recovery Support Fund, jointly funded by the Albanese and Minns Governments, is now available to NSW councils and their communities following the impacts of the Cyclone Alfred weather event.

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