Cultural planning

Council is a passionate supporter of local arts and culture. Creative and cultural industries put $1.56 billion per annum into the local economy and account for 9,500 local jobs. 

One in ten local residents work in the creative and cultural sector, and over half of these are cultural producers. Our core creatives, including writers, musicians and visual artists, are almost 4 times the Greater Sydney average.

Council undertakes a range of cultural policy and planning initiatives in support of the sector, including: 

• Input into relevant local government and state strategies and policies
• Targeted strategic support of the local creative sector
• Advising on culture in local development and planning
• Developing cultural policies, strategies and plans to guide Council's service delivery
• Cultural research

Council also supports local creatives through its significant arts and cultural program Creative Inner West.