2024 media releases Leichhardt Oval to host 120 sporting fixtures in 2024 - Amidst ongoing calls for Leichhardt Oval to be closed, Inner West Council has today announced that an extraordinary 120 individual sporting fixtures will be played at the Eighth Wonder of the World in 2024. Artists announced for EDGE Inner West × Biennale 2024 - Inner West Council is very proud to announce the artists commissioned for EDGE Inner West 2024. Ashfield mental health hospital should be repurposed for good by Wesley Mission - Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne has today condemned the imminent closure of the Wesley Hospital in Ashfield and called on Wesley Mission to repurpose the facility for the good of the community, not to just sell it off to the highest bidder. Balmain Leagues Club demolition delayed yet again - Council has been informed by Heworth, the owner of the Balmain Leagues Club site, that they will not be commencing their approved 12 storey mixed-use development and will instead apply to the NSW Government for a 30 per cent density bonus on the site. Biennale at White Bay needs more transport links - Inner West Council is calling on the NSW Government to urgently provide a shuttle bus service to the White Bay Power Station when the Biennale opens there this Friday. Book banning has no place in Inner West libraries - The accusation from a Cumberland City Councillor that the Inner West community is wrong to have books for rainbow families in our libraries is pathetic. Contractors have washed their hands of Rozelle asbestos mess - One month after asbestos contamination was first reported at Rozelle Parklands, the contractors who built the park, John Holland and CPB, are still arrogantly refusing to meet with the local community to discuss the remediation and reopening of the park. Council welcomes WestConnex whistle-blowers’ evidence - “Today’s revelations from respected former Transport executives that the traffic chaos at the Rozelle Interchange had been identified a decade ago proves that the planning of WestConnex is one of the great infrastructure debacles in the history of NSW." Feel the Love 2024: free pride event this weekend - Experience the love at Feel the Love 2024, a celebration for LGBTQIA+ families this Saturday 10 February at Newtown Neighbourhood Centre. Four new Special Entertainment Precincts for the Inner West - Following the outstanding success of Sydney’s first Special Entertainment Precinct at Enmore Road, Inner West Council is proposing four more precincts in Darling Street Balmain/Rozelle, Marrickville Road Marrickville, Marrickville Road Dulwich Hill, and Norton Street Leichhardt. Inner West condemns Greenlife arrogance and offers new Fair Day location - The comments from Greenlife Resource Recovery that the asbestos crisis across Sydney is not their problem is the height of arrogance and should be retracted. Inner West Council demands bolder action on housing supply - Inner West Council is offering to work with the NSW Government on their housing reforms while proposing that the Government pull more levers to address the crisis. Inner West Council issues asbestos clean-up notices to John Holland and CPB - Inner West Council is taking legal action to force John Holland and CPB, the contractors who built Rozelle Parklands and the Rozelle Interchange, to expedite the clean-up of the asbestos contamination in Rozelle. Inner West Council to stop the spread of tobacconists - The Inner West Council has now resolved to stop the spread of tobacconist and vape shops in the Inner West. Inner West Council welcomes agreement for planning to stay local - Inner West Council welcomes the decision of the NSW Government to allow planning powers over locations around 4 train stations in the Inner West to remain with the Council. Inner West demands compensation for WestInvest rort - Following the release of the Auditor General's scathing investigation into $5 billion WestInvest fund, Inner West Council, the primary victim of the rort, is calling for the NSW Treasurer and Premier to acknowledge this inequity and compensate our community. Inner West Film Fest Kicks off Friday - The second Inner West Film Festival will commence this Friday after the inaugural event was launched last year. Inner West Kids Fest is back tommorrow with free headline act The Vegetable Plot! - Inner West Council is proud to announce that the inaugural Kids Fest 2024 launches this Saturday at Enmore Park. Join us for an afternoon of free, epic family fun with excellent food, music, performances, workshops, activities and more. Inner West Mardi Gras Parade Screening returns for second year - Following last year’s inaugural event the Inner West Council is again hosting a screening of Mardi Gras parade live on the big screen at Camperdown Memorial Rest Park in Newtown. Inner West to engage constructively in housing reforms - The housing supply crisis in Sydney is real and all councils have a responsibility to help solve it. In the Inner West, we are carefully assessing the housing reforms the Government has put forward and will be seeking engagement and negotiation to address concerns we have. John Holland and CPB can’t be trusted on asbestos clean up - Following yesterday’s announcement about the clean-up of asbestos contamination in Rozelle Parklands, maximum scrutiny must be applied to contractors John Holland and CPB because they can’t be trusted not to do it on the cheap Laws to lock up more children must be opposed - Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne has today called on the NSW Government to withdraw their proposed legislation to incarcerate more children. Leichhardt Oval must be saved, not closed - Inner West Council is calling on the NSW Government to transfer 10 per cent of the $309 million allocated to the Penrith Stadium upgrade to save Leichhardt Oval. Mass street closures and removal of 150 parking spaces slated for Rozelle - Transport for NSW have sprung yet another unwelcome surprise on residents in Rozelle by scheduling the long-term closure of 6 major streets and the loss of more than 150 car parking spaces in Rozelle. Mayor calls for Inquiry into Rozelle Interchange and WestConnex - Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne is calling for a Parliamentary Inquiry into WestConnex and the Rozelle Interchange to find out who knew what and when about the design of this infrastructure disaster. Mayor calls for more action on Rozelle Interchange traffic - With schools reopening and peak traffic recommencing, Inner West Mayor, Darcy Byrne, has today called on Transport for NSW to do more to prevent the return of unacceptable traffic congestion on Victoria Road and the City West Link. Mayor cautiously welcomes concessions on Rozelle Interchange - Inner West Mayor, Darcy Byrne, has today cautiously welcomed concessions by Transport for NSW on mitigating traffic congestion on Victoria Road and the City West Link. Mayor welcomes first sign of transparency on Rozelle Interchange - Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne has today welcomed the announcement by Roads Minister, John Graham, that travel time data for roads surrounding the Rozelle Interchange will now be made publicly available. New friable asbestos in Rozelle shows clean-up is off track - Today’s discovery of new friable asbestos at a location on Victoria Road in Rozelle shows that John Holland and CPB are not on track to meet the Environment Protection Authority’s orders to complete all remediation of Rozelle Parklands and surrounding areas by February 28. NSW moving too slowly on rental reforms - With the housing affordability and rental crisis deepening by the day, the NSW Government is not acting urgently enough to enact new renter's rights and provide support to tenants. Opt-in weekly red bin service now available for Inner West food recycling - Inner West Council has this week further strengthened our food recycling service by providing a free, opt-in weekly red bin collection for residents who need more support. Opt-in weekly red bin service proposed for Inner West food recycling - Labor Councillors have today proposed to further strengthen Inner West food recycling by providing a free, opt-in weekly red bin collection for residents who need more support. Passage of laws to lock kids up a dark day for NSW - The passage through Parliament of the NSW Government’s laws to increase the number of children in jail marks a dark day for justice in this State. Proposal to rezone the whole of the Inner West to 6 storeys is absurd - Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne: "Today's revelations that the Department of Planning is proposing to rezone the entirety of the Inner West for 6 storey development are greatly concerning." Renters' Rights and Affordable Housing Stakeholder Forum - Inner West Council is proud to hold the first Renters' Rights and Affordable Housing Stakeholder Forum at the Marrickville Pavilion at Marrickville Library. Renters' rights must be legislated immediately - Today’s revelations that almost 30,000 tenants have been subjected to no-grounds evictions in the past year shows that legislating new protections for renters should be the single highest priority of the NSW Parliament. Response to discovery of asbestos at Rozelle Parklands - Council has been notified by the NSW Government about the discovery of asbestos contamination in the newly opened Rozelle Parklands. Rozelle Parklands asbestos clean-up delayed 1 month - The Environment Protection Authority has now abandoned today's legal deadline for the clean-up of asbestos at the Rozelle Parklands and surrounding areas. Statement on ICAC Operation Hector - Inner West Council welcomes the findings by NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Operation Hector Public Inquiry regarding officers from Transport for NSW, employees of Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd and former employee of Inner West Council, Tony Nguyen. Tougher penalties needed for asbestos contamination - Inner West Council is calling on the NSW Parliament to legislate tougher penalties for businesses and individuals who cause asbestos contamination. Transurban acting too slowly on blue-green algae bloom - Multi-billion-dollar tollway company Transurban are moving too slowly to treat the outbreak of blue-green algae in their water filtration system at Rozelle Parklands. Transurban and Inner West Council meeting on blue-green algae bloom - A meeting was held today at the Rozelle Parklands Wetlands site between officers of Inner West Council and Transurban to discuss the remediation of the blue-green algal bloom in the park. Transurban profiteering not helping to fix Rozelle Interchange - Following today’s revelations from Professor Allan Fels, that the public will pay the cost of constructing WestConnex three times over in toll revenue to Transurban, Inner West Council is calling on this corporate monolith to stop profiteering and start helping to fix the Rozelle Interchange.
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