News | City of Parramatta

Media Release | 30 August 2023

City of Parramatta calls for funding to launch Vivid Parramatta program

City of Parramatta is calling on the NSW Government to increase funding for tourism and events in Western Sydney including launching a ‘Vivid Parramatta’ program. 

Media Release | 29 August 2023

It’s easier being green with a free tree giveaway in Parramatta

Residents are encouraged to go green this September with the return of Council’s annual free tree and plant giveaway.

Media Release | 28 August 2023

Community Grants Program applications now open!

Local community and sporting groups can apply for a share in $575,000 of funding assistance with applications now open for City of Parramatta’s 2024 Community Grants program.

Media Release | 18 August 2023

Isn’t it time you took your tastebuds on a tour of Parramatta?

A new video series will take foodies on a culinary journey of Parramatta and help cement the City’s reputation as one of Sydney’s top dining destinations.

Media Release | 15 August 2023

Parramatta gives green light for affordable housing action plan

City of Parramatta is lobbying the NSW Government for planning reforms to deliver affordable housing in perpetuity, rather than for a limited time period, as part of a two-year action plan aimed at urgently driving up the supply of affordable housing.

Media Release | 14 August 2023

Explore space, solar cars and how things work at Family Science Day

Young budding scientists will get a chance to discover what makes toilet paper fly, how to levitate a beach ball and the key to controlling a robot at Family Science Day in Parramatta on 19 August.

Media Release | 11 August 2023

Calling all designers: Help us Reimagine Riverside Theatres!

The City of Parramatta is excited to launch its multi-million-dollar redevelopment of Riverside Theatres, calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the first stage of the Riverside Theatres Redevelopment Design Competition.

Media Release | 04 August 2023

City of Parramatta recognised at Local Government NSW awards

The City of Parramatta’s Artists’ Studios has picked up one of the top gongs at the 2023 Local Government Awards, winning the Arts and Cultural Strategy/Plan of the Year for its First Nations Engagement Framework.

Media Release | 02 August 2023

City of Parramatta receives major night-time economy boost

City of Parramatta’s unique arts and culture sector and night-time economy is about to get bigger and better, all thanks to a major funding boost from the NSW Government.

Media Release | 01 August 2023

Major upgrades begin in George Kendall Riverside Park

One of the City of Parramatta’s most loved parks is set for a new lease on life as construction begins on a multi-million-dollar upgrade of George Kendall Riverside Park in Ermington.

Media Release | 27 July 2023

First Nations artwork honouring the eel launched in Parramatta Square

A new landmark public artwork, Where Eels Lie Down, which honours the history of the eel in Parramatta has been officially launched in the city centre today.

Media Release | 21 July 2023

$10.6 million boost for Parramatta’s city-shaping promenade

The City of Parramatta has secured matching funding for the final section of Civic Link – a green-canopied pedestrian corridor connecting Parramatta’s CBD with the river foreshore.

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