Sydney and New South Wales offer first class services and infrastructure to support the planning and delivery of major events.
The NSW Police Force is Australia's largest police organisation and one of the biggest in the English speaking world.
Sydney has Australia's largest public transport system (rail, bus, ferry, monorail and light rail) that carries over 2 million passengers per day.
It is supplemented by private bus and taxi networks along with an extensive network of freeways, tollways and arterial roads.
Developed for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the Transport Management Centre co-ordinates special traffic management arrangements to support the staging of major on-road and off-road events.
Sydney has 27 public hospitals with over 8,500 beds.
The NSW Ambulance Service is one of the largest in the world and operates the NSW Health Counter Disaster Unit to address all health-related aspects of disaster planning and response.
Major event venues
Sydney and New South Wales possess a stock of world class venues to stage major sporting, business, arts, cultural, entertainment and lifestyle events.
Some of these venues were constructed for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games and provide an ongoing legacy for elite athletes and the community alike.
Telecommunications/media
Sydney has a world class telecommunications infrastructure.
Four high capacity international fibre optic cable networks link Australia with the US, Europe and Asia.
Sydney is Australia's internet exchange point and telecommunications hub with fast reliable links to all major international destinations.
The headquarters of all major free-to-air and pay TV networks are in Sydney.
Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport is Australia's leading international gateway and domestic airport.
Recently there have been record-breaking passenger numbers at Sydney Airport. For the first time the number of passengers travelling through Sydney Airport reached 30 million over the twelve months to January 2007.
Sydney Airport has direct connections to 62 international, 22 domestic and 27 regional locations, and is served by 39 international and eight domestic airlines. In 2006 there were 283,000 aircraft movements with 20% of these being international passenger flights and 45% domestic passenger flights.
Tourism infrastructure
Sydney has a wide range of accommodation options for visitors including hotels, motels and serviced apartments.
Sydney has some of the best hotels in the Asia Pacific region and according to Condé Nast Traveler in the UK it has food to rival any in the world.