2018 media releases

  1. NSW Government logo

    NSW to bank billions with 2030 tourism target

    29 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    In a bid to triple overnight visitor spending by 2030 the NSW Government has launched an ambitious tourism target and new Visitor Economy Industry Action Plan.

  2. Minister Blair at the Australian Target Systems indoor firing range

    Albury defence company sets the target high

    28 August 2018
    Minister for Trade and Industry

    Albury-based Australian Target Systems will take the world stage next week when it joins 11 NSW defence companies on show at the 2018 Land Forces expo.

  3. NSW Government logo

    NSW space start-ups set for US landing

    27 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    The NSW Government today announced funding for seven NSW space start-up companies to attend the Austrade Landing Pad in the United States.

  4. NSW Government logo

    Rising river alert - Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

    23 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    The NSW Department of Industry today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Thursday 30 August 2018.

  5. Students in lecture at ACU

    $50,000 for budding student entrepreneurs

    23 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    More than 250 international students from eight Australian universities are getting a crash course in entrepreneurialism at a four day event.

  6. NSW Government logo

    First-ever regional tourism target for NSW

    21 August 2018
    Minister for Tourism and Major Events

    Rural and regional NSW will get its fair share of the state’s rapidly growing tourism pie with the first regional tourism target to double the current spend.

  7. NSW Government logo

    Don't lose confidence in our farmers

    20 August 2018
    Minister for Primary Industries

    Despite the severe drought conditions, government and farmers representatives are reminding consumers that NSW produce should still be at the top of their shopping list.

  8. NSW Government logo

    NSW Businesses get grants to expand for the NDIS

    16 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    Deputy Secretary Skills & Economic Development congratulated 10 businesses who received Business Acceleration Grants part of the Disability Sector Scale-Up program.

  9. Marian McGann, app founder

    Sheep counting app helps farmers sleep better

    16 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    Central West farmer Marian McGann is helping farmers sleep better at night by developing an app that counts and records their stock numbers while they’re out in the paddock.

  10. IPC scorecard cover

    New scorecard measures NSW performance

    16 August 2018
    NSW Department of Industry

    The NSW Government has developed a first-of-its-kind report to measure the state's innovation and productivity performance.