The future of rugby league will be on display at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on Wednesday when, for the first time in competition history, four public school teams will line-up in the finals of the NSW Schoolboys Cup and NSW Schoolgirls Cup. The Peter Mulholland Cup is the pinnacle competition for the code, showcasing the best…
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Berry NSW Secures Funding Through Round 4 of the Uptown Grant Program
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As Australia’s live music industry grapples with rising costs, changing audience habits and the challenge of creating sustainable opportunities for musicians and venues alike, Berry NSW has secured NSW Government funding through Round 4 of the Uptown Grant Program to build on encouraging early results from its collaborative regional live music model.The funding will support…
10,000 Visitors Celebrate Historic North Sydney Olympic Pool Opening Weekend
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More than 10,000 people visited North Sydney Olympic Pool during its free opening weekend, with hundreds of coffees, cups of hot chips and gelato cones enjoyed by the community. Between Friday 7 August and Sunday 9 August, the newly reopened facility welcomed community members eager to explore the redeveloped pool, enjoy free entertainment and experience…
NSW councils applying for the latest round of the Return and Earn bin baskets program
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NSW councils are invited to apply for the latest round of the Return and Earn bin baskets program, which is helping keep bottles, cans and cartons out of landfill and into the hands of eager recyclers. The simple but innovative solution to recycling drink containers ‘on-the-go’ is becoming a regular sight at parks, beachfronts and…
2026 North Sydney Garden Competition
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Open to residents, schools and community groups across the North Sydney local government area, the annual competition celebrates the creativity, care and environmental stewardship behind the area’s green spaces — no matter their size. With dedicated categories for balcony and courtyard gardens, apartment dwellers working with limited space and plenty of hard surfaces are just…
July 30 Open Doors, Open Books, Open Minds, a statewide celebration of libraries
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Public libraries across New South Wales will throw open their doors on Thursday 30 July 2026 for Open Doors, Open Books, Open Minds, a statewide celebration of libraries during Library and Information Week. Led by the NSW Public Libraries Association (NSWPLA) in partnership with the State Library of NSW, the initiative will see libraries across…
Australia’s first adoption centre for small animals from research
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The Central Coast of NSW is now home to Australia’s first adoption centre for small animals formerly used in research, looking for their forever homes. The Liberty Adoption Centre in Wyong provides a haven for rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice, supporting them to transition from research facilities into the community as pets and companions.…
Bettongs Return to the Desert
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Researchers are celebrating the release of the once locally extinct burrowing bettong back into the NSW desert – with the aim of training them to survive alongside feral cats and foxes. The burrowing bettong once thrived across Australia’s arid interior, but within a century of European settlement it had vanished from much of the mainland.…
16 billion bottles cans and cartons returned by the community
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NSW’s container deposit scheme, Return and Earn, has reached two major milestones with 16 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned by the community though local return points, resulting in $1.6 billion in refunds back to recyclers. Over $100 million has also been raised for charities and community groups through donations and return point hosting fees.…
Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton and Zazie Beetz to Star in Kockroach
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Upcoming genre-bending crime drama Kockroach, starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton and Zazie Beetz, is set to film in NSW with support from Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund. The production is expected to create more than 600 jobs and contribute an estimated $37 million in expenditure to the state’s economy. Provocative and wildly entertaining, the…