News and announcements

Blooming Arts Exhibition – call for entries

The Blooming Arts Exhibition celebrates the work of artists with a disability, and supports their art practice.The call out for artists to register is open and will close on 7 November 2017.Members of ...

Mayor calls for Vivid for the inner west

Wednesday 18 October 2017 Mayor of Inner West Council Darcy Byrne has today called on the State Government to bring the Vivid Sydney festival to the inner west in 2018. ...

Council pushes ahead with Callan Park recreation plans

Wednesday 18 October, 2017 Council is intensifying its efforts to force the NSW Government to support the delivery of recreational facilities at Callan Park. At i ...

Open Inner West 2018 grant applications now open

Wednesday 18 October 2017 10 days, 24 suburbs, 69 cultures Applications are now open for events and activities as part of Inner West Council's ten day festival, Open Inner West 201 ...

Council plans groundbreaking NAIDOC Week Citizenship Ceremony

Tuesday 17 October 2017 Inner West Council is set to become the first Council in NSW to initiate and hold a new annual citizenship ceremony in NAIDOC Week. & ...

Mayor calls for track free tram technology

Tuesday 17 October 2017 Mayor of Inner West Council Darcy Byrne today called on the Government to look to the future and install an innovative Guided Electric Transit System (GETS) or track-f ...

Marrickville Festival set to return in 2017

Inner West Council's Marrickville Festival is on soon. The event brings together the inner west's diverse and vibrant people, cultures, and creative communities with a feast of international ...

Council Opens Town Halls for Free Same Sex Marriage Ceremonies

Friday 13 October 2017 Council last night gave its full backing to inviting same-sex couples to marry free of charge in Council's beautiful heritage halls and community centres for 100 days i ...

Inner West Taking Lead on Bike Share Regulation

Inner West Council will bring together metropolitan councils to develop a regional response to bike share schemes that are spinning out of control on Sydney streets. Mayor of Inner West Counc ...

Council improvements to Rozelle Interchange ignored – Government pays price

The sheer stupidity of the WestConnex project has been revealed yet again with the State Government unable to find a single contractor willing or able to construct the ill-thought out Rozelle intercha ...

New Locals Inner West free app to help refugees and asylum seekers

Wednesday 11 October 2017 A new app designed to help refugees and asylum seekers was officially launched yesterday by Mayor of Inner West Council Darcy Byrne. Mayor Byrne said the Ne ...

Carrington Road Planning Proposal public meeting

Tuesday 10 October 2017 Inner West Council is holding a public meeting about the Carrington Road Planning Proposal a Marrickville Town Hall on Thursday 19 October at 7:30pm. ...

Grab a bargain at Inner West Libraries Book Sale

Thursday 5 October 2017 Book lovers are in for a treat when Inner West Libraries host their annual book sale at Marrickville Town Hall on Sunday 22 October, from 10am until 5pm– the sam ...

New Council renews opposition to WestConnex

Wednesday 4 October 2017 The newly elected Inner West Council last night recommitted itself a position of opposition to the Westconnex project. At an Extraordinary Council ...

Iconic Leichhardt Oval celebrated in new movie

Thursday 28 September 2017 Inner West Council and AllStar Productions have today released a moving film about Leichhardt Oval, spiritual home of the Wests Tigers and Sydney's most famous subu ...

2017 Business Environment Awards

Wednesday 27 September 2017 Inner West Council's Business Environment Awards (BEA) nominations are now open. Last year, more than 20 inner west businesses were celebrated for their s ...

Same Sex Couples to Marry Free of Charge in Inner West Town Halls

Tuesday 26 September 2017 The inner west is opening its arms to marriage equality, with newly elected Mayor Darcy Byrne intending to invite same-sex couples to marry in Council's beautiful he ...

Summer Hill Neighbourhood Feast

Summer Hill – renowned for its heritage architecture, contemporary restaurants, great coffee and a growing small bar scene – is once again hosting its annual Neighbourhood Feast on Sunday ...

Council to host WestConnex Public Meeting

Wednesday 20 September 2017 Inner West Council is holding a public meeting at Leichhardt Oval on Wednesday 4 October to inform the community about the Government's Environment Impact Statemen ...

Council welcomes back elected representatives

Monday 18 September 2017 An Extraordinary Council Meeting will be held this Thursday (21 September) at Ashfield Service Centre to elect the first Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Inner West Council. ...

Free School Holiday activities for children and teens

Thursday, 14 September 2017 Free School Holiday activities for children and teens Inner West Council has an extensive calendar of free events to keep the kids and teenagers ...

Fundraiser exhibition at Chrissie Cotter Gallery - ArtStaff #6

Wednesday 13 September 2017 Inner West Council's Chrissie Cotter Gallery is the venue for the sixth fundraising exhibition by staff from the Art Gallery of NSW. Art Staff ...

Leichhardt Oval to host FFA Cup quarter final tomorrow

Tuesday 12 September 2017 Leichhardt Oval will host a rematch of last year's FFA Cup final when A-League champion Sydney FC plays Melbourne City tomorrow night (Wednesday 13 September 7.30pm ...

Council champions child protection with awards night

Tuesday 12 September 2017 As part of its commitment to addressing domestic and family violence in the inner west, Council hosted the 2017 NSW Play Your Part Awards on 7 September at the Hanna ...

Call for feedback ahead of $320,000 playground boost

Monday, 11 September, 2017 Inner west residents near the location of five proposed playgrounds in Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle and Balmain have the chance to state their play equipment and ...

A new skate space at Sydenham Green

Tuesday 5 September 2017 Inner West Council will commence construction of the new skate space at Sydenham Green this month. The skate park, which was first proposed in the ...

New Art at Newtown ArtSeat

Tuesday 5 September 2017 Pull Your Punches, by local artist Wendy Murray, was installed at Newtown's ArtSeat on Friday morning and represents a socio-historical investigation into poster maki ...

Lords Road decision major win for local community

Monday 4 September 2017 A decision to refuse a proposal to rezone one of the last pieces of valuable industrial land in Leichhardt was a major win for the local community, Administrator of th ...

Rainbow Flags to fly high for marriage equality

Monday 4 September 2016 Inner West Council will fly rainbow flags from its key buildings throughout the voting period for the same-sex marriage postal survey, the Administrator of Inner West ...

Big Bike Week Rides Back Into Inner West

Thursday 31 August 2017 The second Inner West Big Bike Week will feature free workshops and events across the new Inner West Council local government area to celebrate NSW Bike Week in Septem ...

2017 NSW Play Your Part Awards

Tuesday 29 August 2017 Inner West Council is supporting NSW National Child Protection Week, and will host the 2017 NSW Play Your Part Awards at the Hannaford Community Centre on Thursday 7 Se ...

Restoration of Camperdown war memorial

Friday 25 August 2017 Inner West Council will restore the WWI memorial in Camperdown Park in time for ANZAC Day 2018. The $36,000 restoration is part-fu ...

Floral Shadow at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Wednesday 23 August 2017 Artist in residence at Council's Whites Creek Cottage studio, Sally Mowbray, is exhibiting her solo show Floral Shadow at Chrissie Cotter Gallery in early September.& ...

Million dollar upgrade for Petersham Park

Wednesday 23 August 2017 Petersham Park will get a new lease of life with a million dollar upgrade of the facility set to start in September, Administrator of Inner West Council Richard Pears ...

Significant progress made, says Administrator in end of term report

Tuesday 22 August 2017 Significant progress has been made over the past 16 months to create a modern, high performing, customer-focused Inner West Council, but there is still more work to be ...

2017 Dulwich Hill Village Fair

Tuesday 22 August 2017 Delicious food, live entertainment, a wide range of market stalls and fun for kids – it's all happening at this year's Dulwich Hill Village Fair on Sunday 10 Sept ...

LGBTIQ Rainbow Roundtable forum next week

Inner West Council will host an evening that invites the LGBTIQ community to share stories, celebrate diversity and plan for the future. The Rainbow Roundtable forum and discussion, now just ...

Early voting for Inner West Council elections

Monday 21 August 2107 Early voting for Inner West Council elections has commenced. Inner West Council elections are on Saturday 9 September 2017. &# ...

WestConnex EIS jumps the gun

Friday 18 August 2017 The Government's decision to release the WestConnex Stage 3 EIS (M4-M5 Link) just days after the end of the consultation period on the Concept Design has short-changed t ...

footprints ecofestival on again soon

Thursday 17 August 2018 The 2017 footprints ecofestival is a day of live entertainment, free workshops and hands-on environment-themed experiences, plus a large option of food and drink choic ...

2017 History Week in the inner west

Thursday 17 August 2017 Inner West Council is celebrating History Week with a series of events in early September. History Week runs from September 2-1 ...

Bread and Circuses at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Wednesday 16 August 2017 The beauty and horrors of contemporary life are the general themes behind the next exhibition to feature at Chrissie Cotter Gallery. ...

Visit a mobile waste-free kitchen at the footprints ecofestival

Friday 11 August 2017 Inner West Council's footprints ecofestival this year features the Green Living Centre's mobile waste-free kitchen. footprints ecofestival i ...

LGBTIQ Rainbow Roundtable forum

Thursday 10 August 2017 Inner West Council will host an evening for the LGBTIQ community to share stories, celebrate diversity and plan for the future. ...

Council calls for fundamental redesigns of WestConnex

Wednesday 9 August 2017 Administrator of Inner West Council Richard Pearson today released Council's detailed expert submission to the State Government on the Stage 3 concept design for WestC ...

Registrations open soon for 2017 Garage Sale Trail

Tuesday 8 August 2017 Registrations open Thursday 10 August for the 2017 Garage Sale Trail, one of Australia's biggest community events. This year for the first time the Tr ...

2017 Children’s Book Week in the inner west

Inner West Council is supporting Children's Book Week with a series of FREE events at Council's libraries. Children's Book Week is Saturday 19 – Saturday 26 August. The theme this year ...

Leichhardt Library Annual Photography Award 2017

Leichhardt Library Annual Photography Award 2017 exhibition opens on Wednesday 9 August, 6.30pm. Media are invited to attend. Now in its fourth year, the exhibiti ...

Applications now open for 2018 Chrissie Cotter Gallery and ArtSeat

Wednesday 2 August 2017 Inner West Council is inviting local artists to submit ideas for the exhibition of artworks at the Newtown ArtSeat and Chrissie Cotter Gallery for 2018. Counc ...

Peter Solness: Luminous at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Monday 31 July 2017 Well-known photographic light painter Peter Solness is the next artist to feature at Inner West Council's Chrissie Cotter Gallery. The exhibit ...

Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor public meeting

Wednesday 26 July 2017 Residents are urged to attend a public meeting to hear what local community action groups and Council's concerns are with the State Government's revised plans to add 8, ...

Draft food truck policy on public exhibition

Friday 28 July 2017 Inner West Council's new draft Mobile Food Vending policy and draft checklist is now on public exhibition, and everyone is invited to have their say. Th ...

Join a free Perfect Match neighbourhood celebration

Tuesday 25 July 2017 Inner West Council, along with Perfect Match artists and property owners, will host neighbourhood celebrations where the community can view the new public artworks and me ...

Perfect Match free street art tours are back

Monday 24 July 2017Inner West Council's public art program, Perfect Match, is back bigger and better than ever in 2017.From its first year, when eight property owners and 33 artists registered to be & ...

Council opposed to WestConnex M4-M5 Link

Thursday 20 July 2017 Inner West Council is opposing State Government plans for the M4-M5 WestConnex link and is urging local residents to have their say before it's too late. Admin ...

Still time to nominate for Inner West Council elections

Wednesday 19 July 2017 Inner West Council is reminding local citizens that there is still time to nominate as a candidate for the local government elections on Saturday 9 September. ...

From Material to Product: Sydney’s mercantile past

Tuesday 18 July 2017 An exhibition that explores Sydney's retail and manufacturing history, memory and place is the next to feature at Inner West Council's Chrissie Cotter Gallery. & ...

Council urges: Check or update enrolment details

Monday 17 July 2017 Inner West Council is encouraging all citizens to check their enrolment details are correct, as the local government elections fast approach. ...

Amy Large Volunteer of the Year awards

Friday 14 July 2017 Inner West Council's 2017 Amy Large Volunteer of the Year is Demetra Proestos. Ms Proestos is also the Adult Volunteer of the Year. & ...

Lords Road Planning Proposal public meeting

Thursday 13 July 2017 Inner West Council is urging all residents to attend the State Government's Central Sydney Planning Panel public meeting on the controversial Lords Road Planning Proposa ...

Haberfield Winter Pop Up Borgo street party

Wednesday 12 July 2017 A ‘Winter Pop Up Borgo' Haberfield street party will be held in Federation Plaza, in the heart of Haberfield's shopping district in Ramsay Street, on Saturday 22 ...

Become a candidate at Inner West Council elections

Tuesday 11 July 2017 Inner West Council is encouraging all citizens to consider becoming a candidate at the forthcoming local government elections. Cou ...

Free trees for Inner West Council residents

Monday 10 July 2017 Inner West Council is giving away free trees to residents in celebration of National Tree Day on Sunday 30 July. Council will host t ...

Stories About Hope at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Thursday 6 July 2017 Unique stories of people who have sought safety in Australia will feature next at Inner West Council's Chrissie Cotter Gallery. Stories about ...

Amy Large Volunteer of the Year announced next week

Tuesday 4 July 2017 Inner West Council's inaugural Amy Large Volunteer of the Year awards will be presented at Leichhardt Town Hall next week. The awards honour l ...

Marrickville Park upgrade opening

Tuesday 4 July 2017 Marrickville Park upgrade will be officially opened on Saturday 15 July at 1pm. Media are invited to attend. The ...

Council Advances State Heritage Listing of Haberfield

Tuesday 4 July 2017 Council has approved work on a project to list the Haberfield Conservation Area on the State Heritage Register. The work was approved by Counc ...

Lords Road Fight Continues at Public Meeting

Inner West Council's fight against State Government plans to rezone one of the last pieces of valuable industrial land in Leichhardt is set to continue, with the Sydney Central Planning Panel announci ...

Council’s first-ever Budget delivers record capital works spend

Friday 30 June 2017 Inner West Council approved its first-ever integrated draft budget and operational plan at Tuesday night's Council meeting. Adminis ...

Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor back on the agenda

Thursday 29 June 2017 The State Government's revised draft Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor Strategy is under review by Inner West Council. The Strategy would ...

New Ashfield Aquatic Centre plans approved

Wednesday 28 June, 2017 Inner West Council's $23.5 million Ashfield Aquatic Centre redevelopment will be opened in time for the 2019/20 summer swimming season, with a concept design and fundi ...

Council fast tracking high-rise fire safety checks

Tuesday, 27 June 2017 In the wake of the Grenfell fire tragedy in London, Inner West Council is fast tracking a fire safety audit of all high-rise with external cladding in the local governme ...

NAIDOC Week in the inner west

Tuesday 27 June 2017 Inner West Council will celebrate the contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made to the community during NAIDOC Week 2017 from 2 - 9 July. & ...

Inner west seniors Art Group wins art competition

Thursday 22 June 2017 Seven members of Inner West Council's seniors Art Group have won a state-wide art competition that aims to raise awareness of elder abuse. The ‘ ...

Our Energy Future launched today

Wednesday 21 June 2017 Inner West Council residents can now receive free energy help and advice from experts, with today's launch of Our Energy Future (OEF). Our Energy Future offer ...

Disconnex: Reframing Resistance at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Monday 9 June 2017 A group exhibition at Chrissie Cotter Gallery will showcase salvaged heritage items from homes destroyed due to WestConnex. The exhib ...

Another planning tick of approval for Sydenham Station Creative Hub

Council works to bolster booming Ashfield

Wednesday 14 June 2017 Inner West Council's $7 million Ashfield Town Centre Upgrade, which commences this week, is part of a big boost in investment in the booming centre. ...

Pachamama Festival comes to inner west

14 June 2017 Running as part of Council's multi-event, cultural celebration Open Inner West, the Pachamama Festival promises to bring together Latin-American and Indigenous artists and story ...

Refugee Week in the inner west

Wednesday 14 June 2017 Inner West Council will mark Refugee Week (Sunday 14 June - Saturday 20 June) with events in Marrickville and Ashfield. The Addison Road St ...

Help Create Our Inner West

Inner West Council is inviting residents to help build a new Community Strategic Plan for the future inner west. A Community Strategic Plan (CSP) is a vision and plan for the whole community ...

Amy Large Volunteer of the Year awards now open

Tuesday 6 June 2017 Inner West Council's inaugural Amy Large Volunteer of the Year awards are now open. The awards honour local resident and much loved volunteer Amy Large, ...

Experience the world at Open Inner West

Monday 5 June 2017 Council's ‘Open Inner West 2017 festival showcases the rich cultural diversity of Sydney's inner west. Over 10 days in June, everyone can revel in 57 cultur ...

100 Days to Council Elections

Friday 2 June, 2017 Friday 2 June marks an important milestone for the Inner West Council – 100 days to Council elections on 9 September. Administrator for the Inner West Counc ...

Council urges: Share the Path, Share the Road

Inner West Council's Share the Path and Share the Road campaigns will educate and increase awareness of safe and responsible riding, walking, and driving. Council officers will be out about a ...

Community Asked How Council Meetings Should Run

Friday 2 June 2017 Council is inviting residents to have their say about Council's new draft Code of Meeting Practice, which is aimed at making sure that all Council's decisions are made in a ...

Footprints Film Festival 2017 Entries Set to Open

Friday 2 June 2017 Starting Monday next week, budding filmmakers again have the chance to enter Inner West Council's annual Footprints Film Festival that showcases the best of Sydney's short ...

Council tackles Our Energy Future – one household at a time

Inner West Council is one of eight Sydney councils offering free energy advice to all residents through the Our Energy Future partnership. Our Energy Future (formerly Our ...

Inner West Council set to be greenest in NSW

Thursday 01 June Inner West Council is set to become the greenest Council in New South Wales with the endorsement of a new Investment Policy. The Policy, adopted at last week's Counc ...

Council makes inclusion its cornerstone

Tuesday 30 May, 2017 Inner West Council's new inclusion action plan will remove barriers to access and participation for people with disability. Council administr ...

Guided Electric Transit Gaining Traction

Thursday 25 May, 2017 Inner West Council's ground breaking proposal for a modern public transport solution for Parramatta Road is gaining momentum, with both Northern Beaches Council and the ...

WestConnex “Clayton's” consultation an insult to the inner west

Inner West Council has slammed the latest round of WestConnex community consultation as “inaccurate, confusing and misleading”.

Council improving the development application process

Thursday 25 May 2017 Council on Tuesday night approved a new Development Assessment Policy aimed at speeding up the development approval process for ‘mums and dads' ...

New Beginnings Festival for Refugee Week to close Open Inner West

SSI New Beginnings Festival event The Spirit of Welcome will officially close 2018 Open Inner West at the Refugee Welcome Centre in Callan Park, Leichhardt, on 24 June. Open Inner ...

First compost huts in Australia

Tuesday 23 May 2017 Inner West Council's trial of compost huts – the first in Australia – continues to gain pace, with more local residents invited to drop off fruit an ...

Rock ‘n’ Roll theme jives the Leichhardt Long Lunch

Tuesday 23 May 2017 Sunday 4 June heralds the rock ‘n roll return of this successful communal celebration known as the Leichhardt Long Lunch. The Leichhardt Long Lunc ...

Preparing tweens for High School

Tuesday 23 May 2017 Inner West Council's Stepping Up program supports tweens (students in years 5 and 6) transition from primary to secondary school. Stepping Up ...

Council’s successful push for safer school crossing

Monday, 22 May 2017 The Beauchamp Street school zone at Marrickville West Public School will soon have flashing lights after successful advocacy by Inner West Council and local member Jo Hayl ...

Mind at Play at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Thursday 18 May, 2017 An exhibition that is the result of “years of play with mixed media” is the next to feature at Inner West Council's Chrissie Cotter Gallery. & ...

King George Park Amenities Building Set to Open

Thursday 18 May, 2017 The unveiling of a new $1million amenities block at King George Park sporting ground on Saturday 27 May in Rozelle will be welcomed by local sports club players, parents ...