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Benjamin Fitzgerald Published December 15, 2024 Reading time
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Australian Fashion Week gets new backing from state government to save event

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Benjamin Fitzgerald Published
December 15, 2024

Australian Fashion Week (AFW) will go ahead next year in Sydney, thanks to the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) which on Sunday said it has secured funding from the NSW Government to deliver the nation's principal fashion event.

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The AFC said AFW will take place from May 12-16 May, at Carriageworks, with funding coming in from the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. 

In a strategic mover, AFW founder Simon Lock has been recruited form part of the team who will deliver the 2025 event.