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Sydney to host 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup 27 March 2020
NSW Government and Basketball Australia have won the bid to host the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney.

Regional Event Fund will continue to support industry 19 March 2020
Destination NSW will continue accepting Regional Event Fund applications from event owners to support NSW communities to attract visitors and provide a boost to local businesses.

Vivid Sydney 2020 cancelled 15 March 2020
The NSW Government today announced the cancellation of Vivid Sydney 2020 following recommendations by the Federal Government and health authorities to limit non-essential organised gatherings to less than 500 people to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Best Australian music to feature in new Blue Mountains festival 11 March 2020
A new three-day festival curating performances from The 100 Best Australian Albums is heading to the Blue Mountains.

Coffs Harbour top Aussie town for 2020 5 March 2020
NSW north coast gem Coffs Harbour has been named Wotif.com’s Aussie Town of the Year, with Batemans Bay and Katoomba also in the country’s top 10 destinations to visit this year.

NSW Strengthens Trans-Tasman Ties Through New Partnership 3 March 2020
New South Wales is set to bolster tourism from New Zealand, after the NSW Government through Destination NSW signed a fourth consecutive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the nation’s flagship airline carrier, Air New Zealand.

Sydney Harbour Bridge moves into the Big Apple 2 March 2020
Sydney’s greatest icons including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach will light up 18 storeys of screens in New York’s Times Square for the next two weeks to promote Sydney as a world-class holiday destination.

It’s Out There campaign shines spotlight on Broken Hill and the Central Darling region 27 February 2020
Australians are being encouraged to experience ‘a different kind of outback’ in Broken Hill and its surrounds through a new marketing campaign launched by the NSW Government today.

$1 million fund for regional events now open 21 February 2020
Regional communities – in particular those affected by bushfires and drought – can now apply for $1 million worth of grants to deliver events that attract visitors and provide an economic boost to local businesses.

Welcome to the Big Dance! Sydney officially welcomes the T20 World Cup 20 February 2020
Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor today officially welcomed the Australian and Indian Women’s cricket teams to NSW ahead of the T20 Women’s World Cup 2020 opening match at Sydney Showground Stadium on Friday, 21 February.

NSW’s record representation at leading meetings and events exhibition 20 February 2020
NSW’s largest ever contingent of regional conferencing venues, products and suppliers featured at Asia-Pacific’s leading trade show for the business event industry this week.

Business events to turbocharge recovery – government and industry push 15 February 2020
An expanded partnership between the NSW Government and the tourism industry to drive even more business events in regional NSW will help turbocharge the recovery efforts by the NSW Government and industry partners.

T20 World Cup set to take over Sydney 14 February 2020
With just a week to go until the first ball of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Sydney is set for a T20 take over, with a number of fan activations taking place in the lead up to the opening match at Sydney Showground Stadium on Friday 21 February.