The NSW Government is investing $600,000 in a new Vivid Sydney First Nations Light Accelerator. The program will connect emerging First Nations artists with motion graphic design studios and offer professional development and chances to showcase their work at the festival. It will create pathways for participation in 2027 and beyond and honours the late Rhoda Roberts, Vivid Sydney's inaugural First Nations Advisor. Vivid Sydney will return from 28 May to 19 June 2027.
Vivid Sydney has launched a new program to create pathways for First Nations artists to take part in the festival in 2027 and beyond. The Vivid Sydney First Nations Light Accelerator will connect emerging artists with motion graphic design studios, aiming to showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories to global audiences. The NSW government has committed $600,000 for professional development, industry connections and showcase opportunities. The program honours the late Rhoda Roberts AO, the festival's inaugural First Nations Advisor.
CHAPMAN Yachting has reintroduced Evolution, a 39-metre superyacht built by Oceanfast in 2008, for charters on Sydney Harbour. The vessel can host up to 70 guests for cocktail-style events and offers an à la carte bar with drinks partners Moët Hennessy and Papa Salt. Catering comes from Elite Chefs Sydney. Summer hire starts from $3,700 an hour for up to 40 guests, with a four-hour minimum. Charters depart from five Sydney wharves, with Pittwater available for overnight trips.
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The NSW police watchdog has begun hearings into police actions at a February protest in Sydney against a visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has received more than 800 complaints. Counsel assisting said no findings have been made. Case studies include an elderly couple hit with pepper spray and a young woman who had seizures after being sprayed. The commission will hold private hearings for five weeks before public hearings begin, then deliver a final report to parliament.
Reuben Kaye will play Harold Zidler when Moulin Rouge! The Musical returns to Sydney in March 2027. Erin Clare will play Satine and Nigel Huckle will play Christian. The production opens at Sydney Lyric, with performances from March 9 to May 30, 2027. Tickets are on sale from $89 with no additional booking fees. The musical, based on Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film, follows its previous Australian tour, which drew 1.4 million theatregoers across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. The role of Lady Ms has not yet been announced.
An investor who already owned units in the Goldsbrough building in Pyrmont paid $666,000 for another apartment at auction on Saturday. The buyer beat a first home hopeful, as Sydney's auction clearance rate reached 46 per cent, its lowest level this year. Domain recorded the figure from 472 reported results, with 176 auctions withdrawn. Agents and economists linked the softer market to the fourth cash rate rise, which has made many buyers nervous.
