News and announcements

First inner west Community Leaders in Sustainability

Inner West Council will recognise the first inner west Community Leaders in Sustainability at a graduation next week (Thursday 25 May). Media are invited to attend. RSVP t ...

Inner West Council calls for guarantee that bus service levels will not fall

Tuesday 16 May, 2017 Inner West Council has called on the State Government to ensure public transport service levels are not reduced. The call comes after the NSW ...

Leichhardt Oval to host NSW State of Origin Squad

Tuesday 16 May 2017 The NSW State of Origin Team will train in Leichhardt in the lead up to the vital Game 2 in the Origin season in June, with local kids set to train with their Origin heroe ...

Council urges – Look Out Before You Step Out

Inner West Council has launched a campaign aimed at improving pedestrian safety, in response to figures showing the inner west has a higher incidence of pedestrian casualties. ...

WestConnex Juggernaut Set to Hit Rozelle & Camperdown

Vague construction details, dive sites in residential areas, ventilation stacks and extended pain for local communities feature in the State Government's M4/M5 WestConnex Link plans, released today.&# ...

Coptic Church “unsafe and unstable” says independent report

The NSW Government's Public Works Advisory has confirmed that the former Coptic church in Sydenham is “is in very poor condition” and that a recent fire “has caused a significant fur ...

Celebrate 2044

Celebrate 2044 – St Peters, Sydenham and Tempe's own community fair – is in Tillman Park Tempe on Sunday 21 May, from 11am to 4pm. Heading into its fifth year, ...

Upgrade Works to Commence on Ashfield Commuter Car Park

Work to provide an extra 99 parking spaces for Ashfield commuters is set to begin, with the Brown Street commuter car park to be upgraded. Transport for NSW has confirmed that works ...

Still time to Have Your Say on dogs off leash trials

Inner West Council's trial of dog off leash areas in Johnson, Morton and Petersham Parks is now open for feedback from the community. Council has been trialing ...

Free Sustainable Homes Walking Tour

Inner West Council's Sustainable Homes Walking Tour will uncover secrets of sustainable design. The tour, on Sunday 21 May, 10am - 2pm, is of homes in Lewisham and Marrickville. ...

Ashfield Aquatic Centre refurbishment – Have Your Say

Inner West Council is asking residents for feedback on three different options for the refurbishment of Ashfield Aquatic Centre. The much-loved 50 year-old Ashfield Aquati ...

Council successful on WestConnex advocacy

Inner West Council has welcomed a guarantee by WestConnex Minister Stuart Ayres that all residual land associated with the motorway will be given back to the community. Th ...

First Inner West Open Studio Trail

Tuesday 2 May 2017 13-14 and 20-21 May, 11am-5pm Over 100 studios, galleries and ARIs (Artist Run Initiatives) open their doors over two weekends in May for the Inner Wes ...

Community Engagement Framework on Exhibition

Tuesday 2 May, 2017 Council is exhibiting a Draft Community Engagement Framework that aims to strengthen local democracy through ensuring the community has a strong voice in Council's decisio ...

Finding new spaces for canopy trees - Garners Avenue car park upgrade

Inner West Council's recently completed upgrade to Garners Avenue car park included the installation of two super-advanced native trees that will improve shade and amenity - and extend the serviceable ...

Business boost for inner west

Inner West Council will boost local business in the inner west, with the adoption of several initiatives in the 2017/2018 Budget. The initiatives are part of Council's commitment to revitalis ...

Council Budget delivers record capital works spending

Thursday 27 April, 2017 Council last night approved the first integrated draft budget and operational plan of the Inner West Council for public exhibition. Administrator Richard Pear ...

Sydney Writers Festival comes to Ashfield

Wednesday 24 May 6pm for 6.30pm start Ashfield Town Hall John M. Green The Tao Deception In John M. Green's The Tao Deception: A Tori Swyft Thriller, today's conspiracy is tomorrow' ...

Authors at Ashfield in May

Thursday 4 May 11am Level 6 Council Chambers The Unintentional Medium: Suzi Samuel. When the boundaries between the real world and the unseen world overlap and y ...

Public Art Opportunities at Patyegarang Place

Contemporary artists have the chance to have their artwork featured at Council's new state of the art Library and community spaces in Marrickville. Three high profile sites are up for grabs a ...

Time Running Out for ClubGRANT Applications

Community organisations have until the end of April to apply for an Inner West ClubGRANT to help them deliver local projects that benefit the inner west community. Each year clubs across NSW ...

$200,000 for new technology at new Marrickville Library

Inner West Council has welcomed a grant of $200,000 to fund new technology at the new Marrickville Library, to be constructed on the old Marrickville Hospital site. Inner West was o ...

Inner West hosts Anzac Day Memorial Services

Tuesday 11 April, 2017 Inner West Council and Balmain-Rozelle RSL will hold an ANZAC Day Memorial Dawn Service at Balmain's Loyalty Square from 6am on Tuesday 25 April. The Balmain D ...

Combating domestic violence in the inner west

Inner West Council will spend more than $300,000 over four years to address domestic and family violence in the inner west. Council is partnering with local community groups, organisations, n ...

Everyone wins with Second Hand Saturday

Thursday 6 April, 2017 Second Hand Saturday has become a familiar and popular weekend activity for many bargain hunters in the inner west for almost two decades. Coordinate ...

Marrickville Public School's yard will Rule with help from Council

Inner West Council has stepped in to help complete Marrickville Public School's school yard re-design project. Last year, Marrickville PS won the national www.myparkrules.com.au com ...

A study in masculinity

An exhibition inspired by issues and influences surrounding masculinity is next to feature at Chrissie Cotter Gallery. In his show Borne From My Youth, Martin Claydon has mined his ...

Callan Park Master Plan awaits green light

Council has called for the long awaited adoption of its award-winning Callan Park Master Plan more than five years after it was first handed over to the State Government. The push comes after ...

Council’s ‘quantum leap’

Inner West Council has signed a contract with TechnologyOne that will allow Council to take a quantum leap forward in customer service, systems integration and business processes. T ...

Council wins green light for Waterfront Oval upgrade

Monday, 3 April 2017 After extensive lobbying from Inner West Council and community groups, Council now has the go ahead to give Waterfront Oval a $2 million dollar upgrade entirely funded by ...

Council welcomes NSW Govt scrapping of planned dive site

Inner West Council has welcomed the announcement this morning that the NSW Government has abandoned all plans for a WestConnex Stage 3 construction dive site near a Leichhardt high school. & ...

2017 Citizens of the Year

Wednesday 25 January 2017 Dennis Laris of Ashfield and Sylvana Mahmic of Marrickville are the joint Inner West Council Citizens of the Year. For the 18 years that Dennis has worked i ...

Petersham pool swimming season to be extended

Inner West Council will trial an extended swimming season at Petersham pool (Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre). Council decided to extend the swim season at its Council meeting on Tuesda ...

A progressive inner west Affordable Housing Policy

Inner West Council now has a pioneering Affordable Housing Policy which sets a city-leading 15 per cent target on large developments, and 30 per cent on government owned land in urban renewal areas.&# ...

Council pledges $80,000 towards ‘track-free trams’ feasibility study

Council last night approved $80,000 in funding to back a feasibility study to examine the provision of a centre-running Guided Electric Transit System (track-free trams) along Parramatta Road between ...

Council plans to help rough sleepers

29 March 2017 Inner Westies sleeping rough, in temporary shelters, supported and emergency accommodation and homeless in other ways will find Council more focused on helping them to find long ...

Track-free trams would transform Parramatta Road

Tuesday, 28 March 2017 Clean, silent track-free trams would bring Parramatta Road to life and create new public transport between Strathfield and the city under ...

Another bird sighting milestone for Tempe Lands

Inner West Council's Tempe Lands continues to astonish local wildlife lovers with 110 bird species now identified as frequenting the former ‘Tempe Tip'. The land was a shale q ...

Inner west's main streets revitalisation continues

Inner West Council's successful revitalisation of Norton Street Leichhardt is now being repeated in Rozelle and Balmain main streets. The Darling Street Mainstreet Revitalisation Implementat ...

Free Movies in the Park: Finding Dory

Inner West Council presents a free movie screening of Finding Dory in Johnson Park Dulwich Hill on Saturday 8 April from 5pm. This will be the last chance to catch an outdoor movie ...

Site and Sound Arts 2017

Friday, 24 March 2017 Inner West Council's annual performing arts program Site and Sound Arts returns this Autumn. Leichhardt Town Hall comes alive in April and May to showcase a div ...

Bay Run works to extend separate pathways

Thursday 23 March, 2017 Work to extend the separate pathway for cyclists and pedestrians is about to commence on a 500 metre section of the Bay Run from the new Iron Cove Creek Bridge to UTS ...

New Plans Developed for Callan Park Skate Park

Thursday 23 March 2017 A redesigned Callan Park skate park proposal catering to skaters of different abilities and ages is a step closer following the development of a new design in a new loc ...

The future of Sydney transport

Inner West Council's Strategic Transport Planner will address the Australian Institute of Urban Studies (NSW) on future transport and technology on Tuesday 28 March. The address ref ...

Inner West Heritage Festival

Inner West Council's Heritage Festival, during April and May, is part of the National Trust's 35th year of celebrations. The theme this year is Having a Voice, encouraging communities across NSW to te ...

Classics at Callan Park

Friday 17 March, 2017 Classics at Callan Park' returns this month as a part of Inner West Council's Sunset Series. Classics at Callan Park is a biennial ...

Have Your Say on Council’s draft Inclusion Action Plan

Inner West Council is inviting comment on the draft Inclusion Action Plan, which will improve inclusion of people with a disability and remove barriers to access and participation. Council de ...

Authors at Ashfield in April

Authors at Ashfield in April Wednesday April 5 11am Level 6 Council Chambers Susannah Fullerton illustrated lecture on J.M. Barrie and Peter Pan. Thursday April 6 6pm for 6.30pm Leve ...

Work commences on new inner west childcare centre

Tuesday 14 March, 2017 Inner West Council has commenced construction of a new childcare centre. The childcare centre, in Steel Park South Marrickville, was designed by Chippendale-ba ...

Inner West Council celebrates Earth Hour

Inner West Council will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Earth Hour with a series of special events. For Earth Hour, Saturday 25 March, inner west residents can dance like no one's ...

Free information session on solar for business

Going solar is a double win for businesses, saving money and being more environmentally sustainable. ‘Solar for business' is a free session for companies interested in solar but not sure where t ...

Strategic Reference Groups up and running

Inner West Council's eight Strategic Reference Groups (SRG) have all now met for the first time, providing feedback, guidance and recommendations to Council on specific issues such as Council's Statem ...

Celebrate Harmony Day at Carnival of Cultures

Enjoy a wonderful day of free, fun activities and great entertainment for the whole family at this year's Carnival of Cultures on Sunday 19 March, 10am-4pm at Ashfield Park. The event will ce ...

New cycleways for inner west

Inner West Council has approved three new cycleways for Sydney's inner west. Concept designs for the three cycleways were approved at Tuesday night's Council meeting. The n ...

Council cancels David Wolfe event at Marrickville Town Hall

Inner West Council has cancelled the Raw Cacao Dance Party, at which controversial personality David Wolfe was scheduled to appear. Council decided to cancel the event after numero ...

Inner West residents embrace Perfect Match

Inner West Council's public art program, Perfect Match, goes from strength to strength – and is being copied by councils around Australia. From its first year, when eight pro ...

Council Calls on Government to Abandon WestConnex Dive Sites

Thursday 2 March 2017 Inner West Council this week called on the State Government to abandon any further consideration of WestConnex Stage 3 construction dive sites in Lilyfield and ...

GreenWay wins inaugural Greater Sydney Planning Award

The Cooks River to Iron Cove GreenWay has won the inaugural Greater Sydney Planning Award for Great Community Led Project. The prestigious award is testament to the hard work, dedication and ...

Bairro Português Food & Wine Fair

Inner West Council's Bairro Português Petersham Food & Wine Fair is on once again. Since its inception in 2003, every year thousands of people attend Australia's largest P ...

Celebrate International Women’s Day 2017

Monday, 27 February 2017 ‘Be Bold For Change' is the theme to celebrate International Women's Day 2017 at Leichhardt's Pioneers Memorial Park with a twilight supper on 8 March. ...

Council Categorically Rejects WestConnex Dive Site Options

Sunday, 26 February 2017 A Council report undertaken to examine the feasibility of WestConnex Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) ‘dive' site options for tunnelling works in the inner west has raised ...

Would I scare you if you saw me now?

Thursday, 23 February, 2017 To coincide with Mardi Gras, Inner West Council is hosting art at the Newtown ArtSeat and the Chrissie Cotter Gallery. Artists Mog&Mog's (Kate Fennell ...

Have your say about the new public space for Balmain

Inner West Council is partnering with Telstra in a project that will create a new landscaped public space on the corner of Darling and Montague streets. The idea for the project dat ...

Revision of Ashfield Aquatic Centre works

15 February 2017 The program of works at Ashfield Aquatic Centre (AAC) has been revised, and refurbishment of the centre will now commence no earlier than April 2018. Ashfield Aqua ...

Celebrate Life with Seniors Festival 2017

Tuesday 14 February 2017 Local seniors are invited to celebrate life in the inner west during March with a jam packed program for Seniors Festival 2017 including a local bus tour, a celebrati ...

February Household Chemical Cleanout & ewaste drop offs

13 February 2017 Inner West Council residents now have even more opportunities to safely dispose of unwanted chemicals, and recycle electronic waste. T ...

Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers

10 February 2017 Inner West Council, with support from Roads and Maritime Services, present a FREE workshop to assist parents and supervisors of novice drivers. The two-hour worksh ...

Council calls for stronger enforcement of WestConnex works

9 February 2017 Inner West Council is calling for the State Government to improve WestConnex compliance enforcement by allowing Council officers to monitor and penalise any breaches of consen ...

Alice Campion: Author talks at Marrickville Library

6 February 2017 Under the collective pseudonym Alice Campion, four members of a Sydney book club will be discussing their latest novel The Shifting Light at Marrickville Library, o ...

Feel the Love Celebrates Five Years

Council's fifth annual ‘Feel the Love' Mardi Gras reception is set for 16 February at Petersham Town Hall as the Mardi Gras festival continues to be embraced in the inner west. Administ ...

Inner West Built Environment Awards 2017

Nominations are now open for the Inner West Built Environment Awards 2017. The Awards celebrate Inner West Council's rich cultural and architectural heritage. In particular, the Inn ...

Noise Expert Calls for Cruise Terminal Changes

Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 Real time noise monitoring for ships berthed at the White Bay Cruise Terminal is essential to improve outcomes for residents according to a noise mitigation expert.& ...

Authors at Ashfield in February and March

Authors at Ashfield for February and March Thursday February 16 - 11am Level 6 Council Chambers - Jo Henwood Illustrated lecture: Icelandic sagas. Arguably the first European novels ...

At the Green Living Centre in February

Solar Assessment February Residents of Inner West Council can access free, bespoke advice about installing solar PV on their property. The advice is independent and impartial and FREE. All at ...

$60,000 Seals Refugee Welcome Centre Staff

Inner West Council and the Justice and Peace Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney are delighted to announce $60,000 in funding that will provide two on-site personnel at the Callan Park Refuge ...

Photo opportunity - Commencement of Centenary Park Croydon works

MP for Strathfield, Jodi McKay and Inner West Council LRAC Committee Member and former Ashfield Council Mayor Lucille McKenna OAM will speak at the ceremony. Media are invited to attend. ...

All Things Inner West’ at Chrissie Cotter Gallery

The Australian birds, plants, flowers and people observed on “my bike rides around the Bay Run” are the subjects of a new exhibition at Inner West Council's Chrissie Cotter Gallery. &# ...

Australia Day in Enmore Park

Inner West Council will host Australia Day in Enmore Park, with a stunning line-up of entertainment, food and activities.The day commences with a Citizenship Ceremony, and announcement of Citizens of ...

Council Flags Changes with Ausgrid Tree Trimming

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Celebrate Lunar New Year 2017

Celebrate the Year of the Red Fire Rooster at an Inner West Council Lunar New Year event. According to Chinese astrology, people born in a year of the Rooster are observant, hardworking, reso ...

Call for WestConnex to deliver more parkland

11 January 2017 The Inner West Council is calling on the State Government to convert residual lands not used for WestConnex into public parklands or other facilities. Administrator ...

VPA a big win for the community

Inner west residents will now realise the benefits of a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) that was negotiated in 2014. The VPA, which was associated with Meriton's Lewisham Towers redevelopm ...

Free Summer Movies Under the Stars

Grab a blanket and some popcorn and enjoy a movie under the stars with Inner West Council's free Pics in the Park film series this summer. Pics in the Park is Council's annual free outdoor mo ...

At the Green Living Centre in January and February

Go Green this summer by attending one of these workshops, talks or consultations at the Green Living Centre in Newtown. Bookings essential at greenlivingcentre.eventbrite.com Please ...

Another Consultation Rushed Through at Xmas

Inner West Council is calling on Sydney Ports to extend the consultation on the Noise Mitigation Strategy they are proposing for residents affected by Cruise Ships berthing at White Bay. ...

School Holiday activities for children and teens

Inner West Council has an extensive calendar of (mostly free) events to keep the kids and teens busy these school holidays. Some activities are already booking out. Adult supervision is required for t ...

Lords Road Consultation Buried in Christmas Rush

Council is calling on the Sydney Central Planning Panel to extend the due date for submissions on the rezoning of employment land at Lords Road, amid fears that the community will miss their opportuni ...

Help Council develop a Statement of Vision and Priorities

Inner West Council's draft Statement of Vision and Priorities is now open for comment. The Statement is a requirement of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for all newly me ...

Council investing $500,000 to Analyse WestConnex

Inner West Council will spend $500,000 to examine the impacts of WestConnex on inner west streets. The funds will include $250,000 for traffic modelling studies and $250,000 for con ...

Bid to expand number of before-and-after-school places

Inner West Council will create an extra 45 before-and-after school care places to ease the chronic shortage in the inner west. Council has responded to the demand by applying to the ...

Stunning Mural Creating Spiritual Connection

A Rozelle wall is to receive an exceptional makeover with internationally renowned artist Matt Adnate commissioned to paint a mural to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Wall2Wall Mural Competition.&# ...

Council announces the first Inner West Open Studio Trail

Inner West Council is inviting local artists to register their art spaces for the first Inner West Open Studio Trail. Inner West Open Studio Trail will be held on Saturday 13 and Su ...

Council releases first community satisfaction survey

Inner West Council's first community satisfaction survey shows 85% of residents are at least ‘somewhat satisfied' with Council performance. Seventy per cent reported they are ...

Inner West Council wins at LGNSW Environment Awards

Inner West Council was recognised for environmental excellence at the Local Government NSW (LGNSW)'s Environment Awards held in Sydney this week. Council took out the overall Susta ...

Inner West Council Meeting Live Streams Next Week

Live streaming of Inner Council meetings via YouTube will start next week in a move to make it easier for many more in the community to follow meetings and hear about issues that interest them. &# ...

Winners of the first Inner West Council Business Environment Awards

The environmental achievements of more than 20 inner west businesses will be celebrated at the first Inner West Council Business Environment Awards (BEA). The BEA were held on Tuesday evening ...

Shop Local This Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Inner West Shoppers are encourage to shop local this festive season and spread the local Christmas cheer to our local economy. Resid ...

Plunge in at Dawn Fraser Baths Open Day

Held annually in December, the Dawn Fraser Baths Open Day is a chance for water lovers of all ages to celebrate this heritage harbour pool of the inner west. The Open Day will be h ...

Photo opportunity – opening of the Tempe Cooks River Bridge

Administrator of Inner West Council Richard Pearson and Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, Roads, Industry, Resources and Energy John Sidoti MP will officially open the Tempe Cooks River Bridge on ...

Light and the disappearing line - A solo exhibition of landscape painting

Light and the disappearing line, the next exhibition at Chrissie Cotter gallery, will feature oil paintings and drawings that are the culmination of over 12 months of travel, says artist Ochre Lawson. ...