Friday, 20 June 2025

Parramatta will host Parramatta Lanes Collective thanks to the NSW Government’s renewed $14.65 million Open Streets 2025-28 Program, which supports councils to temporarily close streets to create places for people. 

Every year, the City of Parramatta host Parramatta Lanes Collective, a collaborative space that celebrates the artistic and culinary talents of Western Sydney within the popular Parramatta Lanes festival in October. 

Following a competitive grants process, City of Parramatta will now receive up to $350,000 in funding to deliver the free event each year over three years. 

From Tweed Shire to Bega Valley Shire to out west in Broken Hill, 44 councils across the state have secured funding under the NSW Government’s renewed $14.65 million Open Streets 2025-28 Program. 

The program highlights the government’s agenda of getting NSW back to its best by supporting events, cutting red tape, boosting local economies, creating safe and vibrant spaces, and stimulating nightlife activity. 

The funding offers existing popular events longer term certainty, enabling event organisers and local businesses to build momentum, while benefiting from cost and planning efficiencies. This includes: 

The Open Streets Program is part of the Government’s wider agenda to address cost-of-living and build better, more vibrant communities across NSW. 
 

For more information on the Open Streets Program, and to see the full list of successful grantees, visit: Open Streets Program | Transport for NSW. 

 
Donna Davis MP said: 

“We live in the best state in the world – people deserve to get out and about in their own communities and have a good time in a cost-friendly way. 

“The last round of spectacular Open Streets events attracted over a million people – supporting local jobs, businesses and economies. 

“I can’t wait to see Parramatta transformed into an electrifying "Parra Lanes" festival with a hive of activities across multiple public spaces.”