Bernadette Chua 
Sydney’s quirkiest and most unique festival has opened early bird bookings for the first highlights of its 2025 program. The Sydney Fringe Festival – known for its avant-garde and mind-boggling performances – will be taking over the city from September 1-30. It’s the 12th year of the Sydney Fringe Festival, and there are some new … Read more
The Norfolk, one of Redfern’s most beloved pubs, has gone through many lives. It is considered one of the oldest landmarks on Cleveland Street. But with the times, the pub has gone through three defunct hospitality groups. The first was Drink n Dine’s House of Crabs Era, followed by The Norfolk House & Hotel, run … Read more
The 2025 lineup includes artists like Partiboi69, Hector Oaks, X-Coast, Miss Bashful and Carla Martinez.
SailGP is returning to Sydney this weekend for an action-packed weekend of yacht racing.
Café Freda’s has found a new home after calling last drinks on its Darlinghurst venue in December last year. But owners Dave Abram and Carla Uriate will return home to their OG suburbs of Chippendale. They have joined forces with hospitality group Solotel who own venues like The Clock, The Erko, and The Marly. What … Read more
Work has started on an ambitious new sports centre – not any kind of sports centre but one for snow lovers. Construction has started on a huge new indoor snowsports facility which is on track to open in Penrith in 2028. The proposal to build the Winter Sports World in Sydney’s Western Suburbs was granted … Read more
A former Noma chef and owner of Iluka in Copenhagen Denmark has been named as the new head chef of Kiln, the restaurant on top of the Ace Hotel in Surry Hills. Beau Clugston, who grew up in Sawtell on the New South Wales coast, worked at the world’s best restaurant for six years and … Read more
After the closure of her South Eveleigh’s Lucky Kwong in June, acclaimed Australian-Chinese chef Kylie Kwong will begin her next chapter in the depths of Western Sydney. She will be co-hosting a series of six bi-monthly dinners to showcase the “deeply delicious” Indian cuisine of Harris Park. Kwong has also been brought on the board … Read more
As part of the Westpac Openair Cinema schedule, Paul Hogan, the star of Crocodile Dundee will walk to the red carpet on the harbour for a screening of his famous movie. He and the original filmmakers will gather to celebrate the premiere of the 4k digital restoration screening of the Australian epic, that was made … Read more
Sydney restaurant institutions, Golden Century and Icebergs Dining Room and Bar are set to open new venues in Crown Sydney this summer. The five-star hotel is already home to hatted restaurants Oncore by Clare Smyth as well as the Italian eatery a’Mare. It is also the home to Nobu from famed Japanese American chef, Nobu … Read more
