Moved by Councillor Jarrett, seconded by
Councillor Gannon –
It is resolved that:
(A) Council note:
(i)
as a
consequence of the 2023 NSW budget cuts, the Noel Sydney Christmas Festival hosted
by Destination NSW has been scrapped by the NSW Labor Government for 2023;
(ii)
the
Noel Sydney Christmas Festival was an annual free Christmas festival through
Macquarie Street and the Royal Botanical Gardens that attracted more than
100,000 visitors to Sydney in 2023;
(iii)
that
Noel Sydney was nominated as a finalist for the Eventex
Awards for Events and Experience Marketing; and
(iv)
that
the City of Sydney did not partake in sponsoring the event in 2022; and
(B)
the
Chief Executive Officer be requested to investigate whether discretionary
funding and resources are available to fund the Noel Sydney Christmas Festival
for 2023 and report back to Council as to the costings and logistics of running
a Noel Sydney event through the City of Sydney.
Carried unanimously.
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