NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Minister for Sport Natalie Ward and Member for Pittwater Rob Stokes today announced $16 million in funding, over four.
Narrabeen on Sydney’s Northern Beaches will host one of the biggest events on the global surfing calendar when the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour comes to town, thanks to a partnership between WSL and the NSW Government.
The partnership means the WSL will now host two Championship Tour events in NSW, with Newcastle debuting as the opening event of the Australian leg of the tour in April 2021.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the Narrabeen Championship Tour event will see some of the world’s biggest athletes battle the waves to win a share of over $1 million in prize money.
The iconic Snapper Rocks event is now set to take place on Sydney’s northern beaches. It is the second World Surf League event NSW has secured from interstate.
Cash grants to be available to northern beaches businesses
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Northern beaches business owners will be able to apply for relief packages of $3000 and $5000 after missing out on the lucrative Christmas trading period due to the Avalon COVID-19 outbreak.
The grants will be offered to small businesses that experienced severe financial hardship as a result of restrictions forced upon them by the cluster, which would eventually grow to 151 cases.
Businesses that experienced a 30 per cent decline in turnover will be eligible for a $3000 grant, while those that endured a decline of at least 50 per cent can apply for $5000.
Cover band Nothing Too Serious have become the target of online abuse after their drummer tested positive to coronavirus following a gig at Avalon RSL Club - as the Northern Beaches cluster climbs to 38.
The drummer, a Frenchs Forest man in his 60s, likely contracted the virus during the performance at the RSL club on December 11. There are 15 infections now connected to the venue.
The man then performed at the Penrith RSL on December 13 and at the Kirribilli Club on December 14 before NSW Health issued an urgent alert for the Northern Beaches on December 16 - at which point he got tested and went into self-isolation.