Sydney stays in COVID lockdown for another week
Sydney’s two-week lockdown will continue for another week to midnight, Friday, July 16, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced. The decision came following 27 new COVID-19 cases were identified...
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Sydney startup leaders respond to the city’s extended lockdown
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian extended Sydney’s two-week lockdown for another week to midnight, Friday, July 16, today as the focus for COVID-19 infections shifted from Sydney’s eastern suburbs to the...
View ArticleSydney tightens lockdown screws: Shop browsing banned, 10km travel limit to...
Travelling more than 10km from your home to exercise will be banned from 5pm tonight, July 9, amid a range of tightened lockdown rules announced by NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian today. From 5pm today...
View ArticleYou need to sign in with a QR code if you’re at work in NSW or even just...
Signing in on the Service NSW QR code is mandatory at all workplaces and retail businesses from today, July 12. The change comes as Sydney recorded a record 112 locally acquired cases in the 24 hours...
View ArticleBusinesses that have taken a hit in Sydney’s lockdown will get up to $10,000...
NSW businesses and others hit by Sydney’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown will receive additional support from a financial support package announced by the NSW and federal governments. The...
View ArticleSydney lockdown extended to July 30 as Victorian cases start to rise
Sydney and surrounds will remain in lockdown for at least five weeks, with NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian announcing a two-week extension to the restrictions until Friday, July 30. “It always hurts to...
View Article4 MORE WEEKS: Sydney’s Covid lockdown is set to continue until the end of August
The NSW government is set to extend Sydney’s Covid-19 lockdown for another month – a total of nine weeks – on Wednesday after the state hit a new record of 172 daily infections. Media reports on...
View ArticleSydney stays in lockdown until at least August 28
Greater Sydney will remain in lockdown for another four weeks at the daily Covid cases continue to climb to record levels. There were 177 new cases to 8pm Tuesday, with 74 linked to a known case or...
View ArticleMorrison government chips in $750 million a week for NSW small businesses in...
The federal and NSW governments have upped the ante on support packages for small businesses following the extension of the current lockdown to August 28. The extended lockdown has moved both state and...
View ArticleSydney is getting a $2 million National Space Industry Hub at Cicada Innovations
A $2.1 million National Space Industry Hub to help bolster the NSW space ecosystem will be set up at Sydney startup incubator Cicada Innovations. NSW investment minister Stuart Ayres said the state was...
View ArticleThe City of Sydney is opening a massive tech innovation hub in Salesforce...
The soaring 56-storey Salesforce Tower at Sydney’s Circular Quay will be home to a new innovation hub focused on tackling climate change. Named ‘Greenhouse’, the hub spans 3,800sqm on first three...
View ArticleSydney residents limited to 5km radius of home as daily Covid infections rise...
Sydney residents must stay within 5km of their home and fines for breaches of NSW Covid rules will increase to up to $5000, with police enforcement increased, as daily infection numbers continue to hit...
View ArticleCURFEWS, CLOSURES, PERMITS, 4 MORE WEEKS: Sydney Covid restrictions clampdown...
The current lockdown in Greater Sydney, which began on June 26, will now last until at least the end of September, with the NSW government adding further restrictions to the capital’s hotspots,...
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Here are the key lessons from the Sydney Startup Hub to ensure the new Tech...
I’ve been a mentor, advisor, investor and Board member to many individual startup residents and an incubator within the Sydney Startup Hub (SSH), so I guess you can say I’ve seen the birth and...
View ArticleNSW hits 80% double-vaxxed: so here’s what you now can and can’t do from today
The reopening of NSW continues today with masks coming off in the office after the state hit its 80% double dose vaccination target last week. Under the Reopening NSW Roadmap’s 80% settings for people...
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Atlassian’s new 40-storey HQ has been approved a part of Sydney’s Tech Central
The NSW government has approved tech giant Atlassian’s plan for a 40-storey timber skyscraper next to Sydney’s Central Railway The 180-metre tower will be the tallest commercial hybrid timber building...
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From funding to future tech: Major event in Sydney’s startup calendar...
The stage is set for one of the year’s big moments for the Sydney startup ecosystem: the Visiting Entrepreneur Program 2022. Global thinkers and local entrepreneurs will discuss how transformative...
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A bunch of cool new things happening at Vivid Sydney this year, including food
The annual Vivid Sydney festival, May 26 to June 17, is expanding its program with new food events to accompany the evening lights. The 23-day festival features more than 300 events showcasing...
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The team behind one of the coolest restaurants in Sydney’s Inner West,...
Former Hartsyard owners Jarrod Walsh and Dorothy “Dot” Lee are diving back into restaurant game after Easter with a new venue at the Old Clare Hotel in Sydney’s Chippendale, across the road from UTS...
View ArticleThe Techstars team – in their own words – on what to expect in Sydney
Sydney-based startups were buzzing earlier this year with the news that global accelerator Techstars would be launching a local program. Techstars TechCentral, powered by the NSW Government, will...
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