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Blue plaques are installed at publicly accessible places throughout New South Wales, from Broken Hill to Grafton, Castle Hill to Bondi Beach – with more to come soon. Whether you're exploring your local neighbourhood or taking a drive around the state, there's a blue plaque for you to discover.

Explore stories

New South Wales has a unique and diverse heritage, and our plaques recognise a wide range of people and events, including Aboriginal cultural heritage.

The map below displays the locations of blue plaques across New South Wales. You can zoom in and click on each marker to view more information.

You can also see the full list of blue plaques with options to filter by category or search by keywords or name of the local government area.

Key: Blue Plaque
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Koori Knockout
Camdenville Park, 63-65 May Street, St Peters NSW 2044
Orry-Kelly
The Sebel Kiama, 2 Minnamurra Street, Kiama NSW 2044
Nancy Bird Walton
Royal Hotel, 2 Ocean Drive, Kew NSW 2439
Myxomatosis
Balldale Hotel, 3 Railway Street, Balldale NSW 2646
May Gibbs
5 Wallaringa Avenue, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Malcolm Cole
NAISDA Dance College, 32 The Avenue, Kariong NSW 2250, Darkinjung Country
Louisa Lawson
The Old Eurunderee Post Office, 349 Henry Lawson Drive, Eurunderee NSW 2850
Little Company of Mary Sisters
Calvary Riverina Hospital, 26-36 Hardy Avenue, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Leslie Mervyn (Les) Tanner
National Cartoon Gallery, 1 John Champion Way, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Ida Leeson
Mitchell Building - State Library of NSW, 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney NSW 2000

Featured news and stories

Peter Allen performing on stage in Central Park, summer 1977. He leans behind a grand piano, smiling broadly with eyes closed, raising his right hand toward the audience. Behind him, vivid red and green stage lights glow with a cross pattern.
Singer, songwriter and performer Peter Allen on stage in Central Park in the summer of 1977. 
Credit: Alamy
News and updates

Stay up to date with all the newest Blue Plaques installations across NSW and the remarkable people and events they commemorate. Explore the stories, see where plaques are popping up next, and find out how your nominations are shaping the history we celebrate.

Crop of a tin, showing girl with yellow hair holding a Weet-Bix box box against a yellow landscape with blue sky, and the word "Weet-Bix' in blue all caps.
Tin for Weet Bix biscuits by Bokomo, n.d. 
Credit: Apic and Getty Images
The introduction of Weet-Bix

Introduced in 1926, Weet-Bix quickly became a breakfast staple and remains an iconic part of Australian mornings, earning its reputation as the “Breakfast of Champions.”

Black and white photograph of a bus with the sign 'Student Action For Aborigines' parked outside the Hotel Boggabilla. A small crowd of people is gathered near the hotel entrance.
Student Action for Aborigines bus outside Hotel Boggabilla, 17–26 February 1965. 
Credit: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and SEARCH Foundation
1965 Freedom Ride Blue Plaque Trail

The 1965 Freedom Ride was a student-led bus journey through country NSW that exposed and challenged discrimination against Aboriginal people. Eight Blue Plaques mark key locations along the original Freedom Ride route. Visit them to discover this important chapter in Australia's history.

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