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A Fairer Future for the Inner West

"Our Fairer Future Plan will fix the housing supply crisis in our local community, while preserving what we love about it."

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Leichhardt
Fri 2 Oct 2020 - Fri 2 Oct 2026
School Holidays: Science Inspired Art Experiments

Kids will travel across several exploration stations with curious challenges, from optical illusions and swirling marbled prints to crystallised designs.

Accessibility support provided:
Mobility accessible
Joyful Noise - Christ. Choirs. Chaos
Marrickville
Wed 9 Sep - Sat 19 Sep 2026
Joyful Noise – Christ. Choirs. Chaos.

The true backstory of the struggles George Frideric Handel had to get the Messiah onto the London stage!

Accessibility support provided:
Mobility accessible
The Art of Becoming, Together
Camperdown
Thu 10 Sep - Sun 27 Sep 2026
Exhibition: The Art of Becoming, Together

Bringing together artists working across painting, sculpture, and ceramics, exploring identity, transformation, and the shifting space between memory and instinct.

Accessibility support provided:
Mobility accessible
Service animals
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Your Say Inner West

The community engagement hub where you can get involved in important projects that shape the future of the Inner West.

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Local Democracy Groups recruitment 2026 Creating an inclusive play space at Centenary Park, Croydon Loftus Street Reserve, Dulwich Hill Review of governance and risk policies Investment Policy 2026 Norton Street, Permit, Plug and Play Carlisle Street, Leichhardt pedestrian space trial Our Fairer Future Plan 2

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An Aboriginal Australian, painted in traditional white-clay body paint and brandishing two handfuls of leaves, participates in a smoking ceremony.
Featured
14 August 2026
Inner West Council News – August 2026

One of the most significant urban wetland restorations in Sydney's history is now open as Council celebrates the completion of the Gumbramorra Wetlands Re-Creation Project.

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16 September 2026
Housing growth the Inner West way: Council launches community input on latest housing plans
Media Release
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13 September 2026
Vale Mary Gaudron
Media Release
Wests Tigers game at Leichhardt Oval
07 September 2026
Wests Tigers fans unite for a real club voice
Media Release
Craig Reucassel stands in front of large colourful letters on a stage holding a microphone.
04 September 2026
War on Waste host Craig Reucassel to headline new sustainability festival ReFest
Media Release
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Sydney Basin.

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Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) 8:30am to 5pm

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02 9392 5000

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PO Box 14, Petersham NSW 2049

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