NSW MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Penny Sharpe has started the government 2.0 ball rolling in NSW, launching an event called NSWsphere modelled on Senator Kate Lundy's successful Public Sphere event in Canberra.

Mosman Municipal Council is the local government authority for the northern shores of Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. On 7 April 2009 the Council adopted its new Community Engagement Strategy with an intention to "inform", "consult", "involve" their residence. The Council has committed to providing open data and utilising social media and networking and licensing under Creative Commons licences to help them deliver on this Strategy.