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 films with an environmental or sustainability theme.

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

Council on Tuesday night approved a new Development Assessment Policy aimed at speeding up the development approval process for ‘mums and dads’ developers and reducing costs.

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

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 and vegetable scraps, tea bags and coffee grounds.

Sunday 4 June heralds the rock ‘n roll return of this successful communal celebration known as the Leichhardt Long Lunch.

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 Haylen.

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 heroes. 

Over 100 studios, galleries and ARIs (Artist Run Initiatives) open their doors over two weekends in May for the Inner West Open Studio Trail.

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 to make it a modern training and playing facility.