In Sydney today: Housing pressure, food openings, weekend events and local business stories.
Sunday 8 November 2026 · Sydney
The Sydney Scoop
Breaking city news, incidents and stories from across greater Sydney.
Business
Ikaya Finance founder Janine Wade’s Northern Beaches business has earned back-to-back industry recognition after a decade built around local clients and mentoring.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·8 November 2026· 2 min
Music
Tame Impala returns to Afterpay Arena tonight, with evening trackwork and precinct road closures making the trip home part of the plan.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·20 October 2026· 2 min
Sport
Australia and New Zealand play the second match of their women’s T20 series at North Sydney Oval tonight, with gates opening from 6pm.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·20 October 2026· 2 min
Business
Revelop founders Charbel Hazzouri and Anthony El-Hazouri are due to discuss the family-owned property group’s retail growth at a Sydney forum today.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·20 October 2026· 2 min
Events
Crows Nest Fest takes over Willoughby Road today with more than 200 stalls, four stages and a free Lower North Shore program.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·18 October 2026· 2 min
Sport
Triathlon Pink begins its 2026–27 season at Sydney Olympic Park today with a pool swim, closed-road ride and family runs.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·18 October 2026· 2 min
Events
Mort Bay is hosting a free community fishing event today as NSW expands Gone Fishing Day into a full weekend.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·18 October 2026· 2 min
Business
Sydney bars, restaurants, retailers and on-water operators can now register interest in the 2027 Vivid Local Business Program.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·15 October 2026· 2 min
Sport
The 2026 Rugby League World Cup begins in Sydney tonight, with Australia and New Zealand set to open the tournament at Allianz Stadium.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·15 October 2026· 2 min
Business
A Sydney founder meetup today is built around a Junto: a small, facilitated discussion where business owners bring real operating questions to peers.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·15 October 2026· 2 min
Business
Ascend 2026 opens in Sydney today with Google Cloud, venture funds, founders and operators spreading AI and startup sessions across the city.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·14 October 2026· 2 min
Transport
MOVE AU opens at ICC Sydney today, putting transport technology, fleet transition, charging infrastructure and mobility startups into a two-day program.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·14 October 2026· 2 min
Business
A Western Sydney Startup Hub morning tea today is inviting founders and small-business owners into OzHarvest's CEO CookOff campaign.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·14 October 2026· 2 min
Business
The ARENA and Innovation Bay renewables startup showcase lands in Sydney tonight, pairing climate-tech founders with investors and energy-sector backers.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·14 October 2026· 2 min
Business
Three Sydney business owners and operators are taking the stage at Barangaroo tonight for a frank small-business storytelling event built around what went wrong.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·13 October 2026· 2 min
Lifestyle
The Silvan Collective founder Claudia Walters is sharing the progress of a Lugarno permaculture and housing project at Hurstville tonight.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·13 October 2026· 2 min
Lifestyle
A free weekly Hyrox-style fitness club starts at The Rocks today, rotating workouts through harbourfront public spaces from First Fleet Park.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·13 October 2026· 2 min
Business
A free NSW Small Business Month workshop in the CBD is giving owners practical help with media releases, pitching and AI-era communications.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·13 October 2026· 2 min
News
Greater Sydney is under an extreme fire danger rating and total fire ban today, with National Parks closing tracks and trails across several Sydney-area parks.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·12 October 2026· 2 min
Events
Campus Consultancy is running its Sydney Student Leadership Summit at UNSW today, with founder and advocate Natalia Hogan headlining a youth-homelessness fundraiser.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·12 October 2026· 2 min
Culture
Sydney Craft Week has spotlighted Makers Frontyard Trail, an Inner West event that turns front yards and driveways into pop-up spaces for local makers.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·12 October 2026· 2 min
Culture
NSW has locked in three years of support for Tropfest, with founder John Polson preparing to take the free short-film festival back to The Domain in February.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·11 October 2026· 2 min
Sport
General admission has sold out for The Everest at Royal Randwick, with NSW expecting a record 52,000 race-day crowd and at least $30 million in Sydney activity.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·11 October 2026· 2 min
Culture
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and Sydney Festival will stage a citywide summer dance program across The Cutaway, Carriageworks, Parramatta, the Opera House and AGNSW.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·11 October 2026· 2 min
Business
A Harvard Club of Australia startup immersion moved from Tech Central to UNSW yesterday, with Aquila and Antares Aerospace founders fronting the afternoon program.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·10 October 2026· 2 min
News
The NSW Government says Rouse Hill High School's upgrade will open for Day 1, Term 4, adding 11 permanent classrooms and two science labs.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·10 October 2026· 2 min
Culture
UNSW Art & Design hosts a free Makers' Market today, bringing contemporary craft and design practitioners together for Sydney Craft Week.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·10 October 2026· 2 min
Sydney
Taskforce Falcon detectives have charged two people after an investigation into a public-place shooting at Punchbowl, keeping organised-crime enforcement in sharp focus across south-west Sydney.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·10 June 2026· 4 min
Sydney
NSW will hold a preventative health summit by the end of the year, with the government framing chronic disease prevention as part of a broader answer to pressure on hospitals and primary care.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·10 June 2026· 4 min
Sydney
A man and three teenagers were arrested after an early-morning pursuit through Sydney's north ended with a police officer injured, according to NSW Police.
Sydney Scoop Newsroom·8 June 2026· 3 min