Limelight is delighted to announce that it has received a Small Business Grant from the City of Sydney through its COVID-19 Relief Grants program.

Limelight will use the grant in three ways: firstly to expand its coverage of Sydney arts companies as they gradually return to live performance, secondly to increase the number of reviews of live performances by employing specialist freelance reviewers over a six-month period, and thirdly to develop an events calendar for the Limelight website.

The grant is one of 455 awarded by the City of Sydney to help businesses survive the economic impacts of the global pandemic and provide support to the most vulnerable in the community.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the City created the new grants program with great urgency, to help support the City’s creatives, community sector and small businesses.

“Sadly, the physical distancing measures required to save lives is continuing to hurt the livelihoods of many in our community,” said the Lord Mayor.

“Many workers...