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Council has announced the launch of Town Halls Alive, a vibrant new festival series that will bring the community together across the Inner West’s historic town halls, showcasing the very best of local arts, culture and creativity.

Council is launching a call for submissions of stories, photos and memorabilia from rugby league fans to help bring the new museum to life.

An Extraordinary Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 28 April 2026 at the Ashfield Service Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield commencing at 7:30pm

Amidst the largest ever increase in sales of electric vehicles, Inner West Council provides more access to public EV charging than any community in Australia with 146 public charging ports already operational and 40 more due to be installed by the end of June 2026.

For the first time in its long and storied history, Balmain’s iconic and breathtakingly picturesque Dawn Fraser Baths is now available for private functions all year round.

Inner West Council is progressing with the rollout of speed reductions on local roads to make them safer for residents, cyclists and pedestrians.

The eagerly anticipated Callan Park Tidal Baths is another step closer to opening next summer with the appointment of SMC Marine to deliver the baths.

Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne has slammed the "enforceable undertaking" of a $150,000 payment required from John Holland and contractors CPB by the NSW EPA over the asbestos mulch debacle in the Rozelle Parklands as being just a "slap on the wrist".