About Uptown Grant Program
Background information about the Uptown Grant Program from the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.
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Uptown Program - Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner
The program aims to establish self-sustaining districts that have a distinct identity/offering, by installing a coordination function for effective district management and building consumer engagement and connection.
Applications closed on 9 March 2023. Applicants were advised the outcome of their application in May 2023.
Here is a list of the successful 21 districts. Download profiles of all 21 districts (PDF 7.73MB) receiving 2023 funding in the Uptown Grant Program.
Project Title | LGAs |
Balmain Rozelle | Inner West Council |
Brookvale Arts District (BAD) | Northern Beaches Council |
Chippendale Collective | City of Sydney |
EDDY | City of Sydney |
Green2 | City of Sydney |
Haymarket Precinct | City of Sydney |
HQ Sydney | City of Sydney |
Kings Cross Quarter (KXQ) | City of Sydney |
Eastwood KoreaTown | City of Ryde |
Paddo Collective | Woollahra Municipal Council |
Stanley Street | City of Sydney |
The Gathering | Blacktown City Council |
YCK Laneways | City of Sydney |
Rainbow Precinct | City of Sydney |
Pyrmont+Ultimo24/7 | City of Sydney |
UpTown Sydney CBD | City of Sydney |
Walsh Bay Arts Precinct | City of Sydney |
2077 AD Hornsby After Dark | Hornsby Shire Council |
Freshwater | Northern Beaches Council |
New Sydney Waterfront | City of Sydney |
Ujjala Little India | City of Parramatta |
For more about the grant, see Uptown Grant Program guidelines (PDF 1.29MB)