Media Releases

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to build better communities, today unveiling the first look at the new $63.5 million Carss Park Pool and marking a major milestone in bringing this much-loved facility back to life.

Football fans across Australia are being encouraged to take part in a fashion-led world record attempt on International Women’s Day (Sunday 8 March), as part of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ match between the CommBank Matildas and Korea Republic at Stadium Australia.

The NSW Office of Sport is bringing a series of interactive child safety workshops to the Mid-North Coast and North Coast in March to support local sporting organisations to keep children safe from harm and abuse in sport.

The Minns Labor Government is backing local businesses and the local economy to help drive locals and visitors back to Bondi, one of the world’s best places to visit.

2026 is set to be a Sydney sports-lover’s dream with an influx of major sporting events to hit the Harbour city. 

It’s a Happy New Year for the Northern Beaches athletics community with work officially commencing on the redevelopment of Sydney Academy of Sport’s Athletics Track. 

For the first time ever, primary school students will get the opportunity to compete for the title of Winter Warrior as the 2026 edition of the popular obstacle race looks set to be bigger and better than ever.

Rugby union in western Sydney and regional NSW is set to benefit from a major investment in the sport following the opening of the NSW Office of Sport’s $4.8 million NSW Rugby World Cup Legacy Program.

The Minns Labor Government has invested $250,000 to support students from 120 NSW schools participate in an innovative program featuring Paralympians that challenges perceptions about people with disability.

Thousands of NSW residents will be safer in the water this summer, with more than 25,000 lessons delivered under the Minns Labor Government’s Learn to Swim program.

The Minns Labor Government is building a safer New South Wales, committing more than $3 million over the next two years to partner with sporting organisations to deliver programs that address the drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence.

The Minns Labor government together with players and coaches from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NRL club are marking the start of construction on the club’s $51 million Centre of Excellence at Belmore Oval.