Storm damage, industrial action brings Sydney trains to a crawl | Your chance to win ABC Radio Sydney’s Golden Ticket

Welcome to the first ABC Sydney newsletter for 2025. I hope you had a great holiday and got some time off. If you were working, thanks for keeping the state going while we lazed around and I hope you still got to soak up some sunshine.

I'm back bright and early for Breakfast in 2025. Thank you all for your great calls, texts and stories across 2024. I'm very excited to be back and look forward to talking to you about everything happening across Sydney.

We've got some really exciting things lined up for this year. Starting off with our Golden Ticket giveaway. And no, it won't entitle you to a dangerous tour around a Chocolate Factory. It will give you access to some of the best gigs across Sydney this year. Tune in to enter.

Stick around post-AM, because our new Mornings presenter Hamish Macdonald is bringing you his insight into local Sydney stories and what's happening in and around the world. The brilliant James Valentine is back on in Afternoons from 12.30pm, keeping you thinking and inspired each weekday. Our other new and exciting addition to the team, Chris Bath, is here and ready to take up the Drive mantle from 3.00pm. While the amazing Renee Krosch returns to quiz you in the Evenings from 6.45pm.

See you bright and early Sydney.

Cheers,

Craig Reucassel

From Monday, 702 ABC Radio Sydney has your chance to win tickets to some of Sydney's biggest events. Be listening across the day for the Golden Ticket window to open. The longer you listen, the more chances you have to win.

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