Business & Community Enterprise

The City aims to strengthen local business through forums, grants, promotions and sustainability programs. We are also upgrading and beautifying main street and retail precincts.

These include the CBD, Redfern and Regent Streets, Oxford Street and Darlinghurst Road, with work on Glebe Point Road underway. Upgrades are planned for Stanley Street, East Sydney and Harris Street, Pyrmont.

Image: Redfern Street

Business Awards 08

Local businesses will be recognised at the fifth annual City of SydneyBusiness Awards on 27 August. A new award will also recognise excellence in environmental business and the awards dinner will be carbon neutral.

Visit sydneybusinessawards.com.au

Image: Councillor Phillip Black with the winner of last year’s award

Backing Community Enterprise

Our annual $7.5 million grants program, including environmental grants, supports communities, heritage, culture and business.

Last year community gardens, music for children, heritage restoration, community festivals and business precinct development projects all received grants. Information at cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/grants

Image: Community garden, Newtown

 

And Beyond Sydney City

As a global city, we respond to other cities in our region. The City donated $100,000 to the Australian Red Cross China Sichuan Earthquake Appeal and $100,000 to the Australian Red Cross Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal. Visit redcross.org.au to make a donation.

Image: Consul-General People’s Republic of China in Sydney Qui Shaofang and Clover with Councillors (l-r) Hoff, Black, Kemmis, Mallard and McInerney