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Deputy Director AGNSW appointed Acting Director

January 30th, 2012

30 January 2012

Deputy Director AGNSW appointed Acting Director of the Art Gallery of NSW
Anne Flanagan,  Deputy Director of the Art Gallery of NSW, has been appointed Acting Director of the Gallery following the departure of former Director Edmund Capon just prior to Christmas 2011. Continue Reading »

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Food trucks to roll out for Sydney’s late night crowds

January 24th, 2012

Sydney’s first food truck operators chosen to feed late-night crowds
23 January 2012

Meals on wheels for late night food on the go
A fleet of 10 food trucks has been chosen to deliver quality food at all hours, Lord Mayor Clover Moore announced today.

A food truck is a mobile eatery that travels to different locations in the city. A panel of food experts chose the successful operators in a selection process that included a cook-off challenge. Continue Reading »

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Sydney Theatre Awards for 2011 – nominations list

January 13th, 2012

18 December 2011
Nominations announced for the Sydney Theatre Awards for 2011.  Awards will be presented at a gala ceremony on Monday January 16, 2012  Sydney Theatre Awards 2011 list of winners

Leading the list of nominations with seven nominations each are Belvoir’s The Dark Room and the musical Hairspray, followed by The Libertine and The Wild Duck each with five nominations, and Baal, Gross und Klein, Mary Poppins, Neighbourhood Watch and The Seagull with four nominations each.  Full list of nominations for Sydney Theatre Awards 2011 Continue Reading »

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And so this is Christmas.. Happy Christmas (War is Over) John Lennon

December 21st, 2011

 

Lyrics for Happy Christmas (War is Over) Happy Christmas (War is Over) John Lennon

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?
Another year over, and a new one just begun. Continue Reading »

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Call for Entry: The Lightbulb Lounge Room, Exhibition 2 – Hunt or Be Hunted

December 19th, 2011

 

* SYDNEY

The Lightbulb Lounge Room is excited to announce its artist call for entries to showcase the next instalment of creative inspiration at the gallery’s upcoming exhibition, titled Hunt or Be Hunted, opening on January 18th, 2012. 

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FilmLife Project Film Festival – for young and emerging filmmakers with heart

December 16th, 2011

 

* SYDNEY

FilmLife Project Film Festival  is Calling all young and emerging filmmakers with heart to help save lives with new Film Festival. FilmLife Project Film Festival is giving young and emerging filmmakers an opportunity to use creativity to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation in Australia and in doing so, save lives. Continue Reading »

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Party like a VIP on NYE11 with exclusive tickets to Dawes Point!

December 15th, 2011

 

* SYDNEY

Have you ever dreamed of scoring a bird’s eye view of the City’s world-famous Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks? Well, here’s your chance! The City of Sydney is giving you and 10 friends the chance to see the Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks at the exclusive Dreamscape party at the Dawes Point Viewing Area.  

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City grants boost Haymarket and Potts Point business

December 8th, 2011

 

* SYDNEY

A new iPhone app featuring self-guided walking tours of Chinatown and a campaign encouraging people to shop at Potts Point will commence shortly, after the City of Sydney approved more than $150,000 for local business partnership grants.

Council has approved $72,000 from the new Village Business Partnership Grant Program for the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce and $80,000 for the Potts Point Partnership.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said the grants would support the growth of local businesses in Haymarket and Potts Point, two of Sydney’s most dynamic villages.

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Show you CARE with City’s NYE Anthem

December 1st, 2011

 

* SYDNEY

The City of Sydney has produced its first New Year’s Eve anthem, We Are The Light, to raise money for international humanitarian aid organisation CARE Australia. The uplifting original pop song about the importance of future hopes and dreams is available for download from the iTunes store, with all proceeds going to the 2011 Sydney New Year’s Eve charity partner.

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NYE11 Midnight Fireworks soundtrack is a home-grown cracker!

December 1st, 2011

 

* SYDNEY  

The City of Sydney is proud to announce that this year’s New Year’s Eve Midnight Fireworks will “go off” to an all Australian soundtrack – for the first time in Sydney New Year’s Eve history. The 12-minute mix of home-grown tunes includes songs by Aussie drum’n'bass band Pendulum, 1980s new-wave rockers The Swingers, ARIA Award-winning Aboriginal artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, as well as established Australian acts INXS and AC/DC.

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