SYDNEY SET FOR EVENT WEEKEND BONANZA

Sydney is set for a bumper weekend of events in August when the Bledisloe Cup clash, the Netball World Cup and The Good Food and Wine Show take place from 7-9 August, at Sydney Olympic Park.

In the ultimate trans-Tasman battle, the Qantas Wallabies face off against arch rivals the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium to try and win back the Bledisloe Cup after a 13-year drought on Saturday 8 August. The rivalry continues on Sunday 9 August when the Aussies and Kiwis battle it out at Allphones Arena on Sunday 9 August in the round robin stage of The Netball World Cup, which returns to Sydney for the first time in more than two decades.

Food and wine lovers can also pop into The Good Food and Wine Show at the Sydney Showground from 7-9 August to discover hundreds of local and international exhibitors, meet celebrity chefs, enjoy live cooking demonstrations and more.

The events are expected to attract more international and domestic visitors to the State, with travel packaging an important element across the major events.

NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres said, “Sydney continues to set the benchmark as Australia’s international sports capital, securing some of the world’s most prestigious teams and sporting events. Super Sydney Week in May showcased the city to a global audience and we can’t wait to do it all again with the next round of sporting events during the big August weekend.”

To date in 2015, Sydney has already secured and supported a feast of major sporting events including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the AFC Asian Cup, State of Origin Game One, The Star Australian Badminton Open and major English Premier League football clubs, Tottenham Hotspur FC and Chelsea FC, and the momentum is not stopping with more events lined up for the rest of the year.

“The recent Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC matches alone have injected $16 million of visitor expenditure into the NSW economy with almost 20 percent of all ticket sales for both games sold to interstate or international fans,” he said.

For more information on all of the events taking place in Sydney visit www.sydney.com/events

Tickets to the Netball World Cup, Bledisloe Cup, Telstra Premiership Grand Final, Emirates Australian Open, AUS-X Open Sydney and V8 Supercars Sydney 500 can be purchased through ticketek.com.au

Registration for Blackmores Sydney Running Festival is now open via www.sydneyrunningfestival.com.au