Sailing World Championships for South Coast
20 February 2013NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, today announced that NSW has secured the 2014 Hobie 16 World Championships, in partnership with Hobie Cat Australasia.
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18 February 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris today joined legendary former Australian Rugby player Nick Farr-Jones and newly appointed Chief Executive Bill Pulver to officially announce tickets for the 2013 British and Irish Lions Australian rugby tour will go on sale tomorrow.
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15 February 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, has praised the New South Wales winners at the 2012 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards after the State scooped the pool during this evening's gala ceremony, receiving 16 awards in total.
Read more about NSW shines at Qantas Australian Tourism AwardsTiger Airways first intrastate route a boost for regional tourism
15 February 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, and Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser, welcomed the commencement of Tiger Airways first intrastate NSW service from Sydney to Coffs Harbour today.
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11 February 2013The Sydney Opera House has been lit up in red tonight to mark the start of Chinese New Year.
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5 February 2013Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce today congratulated the 16 finalists of Sydney's Tropfest 2013 short film festival, saying he was delighted to see so many talented NSW filmmakers in the running for first prize.
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4 February 2013Sydney's thriving cruise industry hits another all-time high this month with a record 36 ship visits scheduled for the 28 days of what's become known as super February.
Read more about Sydney cruising to another record yearNSW films and TV productions dominate 2nd Annual AACTA Awards
1 February 2013Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, has congratulated the winners of the second Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards last night, which were dominated by films and television programs produced in NSW.
Read more about NSW films and TV productions dominate 2nd Annual AACTA AwardsGovernment to help recovery of regional tourism after fires and floods
31 January 2013Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, has announced that the NSW Government will be offering support to the State's communities devastated by recent natural disasters to rebuild their tourism trade.
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29 January 2013Parts of NSW are currently affected by flooding. For the latest flood news and updates please visit the NSW State Emergency Service website: ses.nsw.gov.au
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