City of Sydney

SYDNEY JOINS VIBRANCY VIBE

Posted on December 3rd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
City of Sydney Council has boarded the vibrancy train, heralding the loosening of regulations and making Sydney’s extensive COVID-inspired street dining spaces permanent. The new alfresco dining spaces were introduced in 2020 as part of efforts to revive hospitality trade

SYDNEY VIBRANCY CURTAILED TO APPEASE NIMBYS

Posted on November 26th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
City of Sydney is under fire for curating the special entertainment precincts and state goals to expand the 24-hour economy by excluding areas and venues so as to appease vocal residents. Chippendale is two kilometres south of the Sydney CBD,

CITY OF SYDNEY ANNOUNCES $73m SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS

Posted on April 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The City of Sydney has announced its own support measures for businesses, creatives and cultural organisations, amounting to $72.5 million. The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has pivoted from its primary goal to reinvigorate Sydney post-lockouts, to help guide hospitality

LOCKOUT REVIEW: RESCUE OR REINFORCEMENT

Posted on August 19th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Scores of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, bars and other places of business stand in purgatory with millions of potential patrons, as the NSW government-appointed committee deliberates the fate and future of the capital’s economy and reputation. More than five years and

SYDNEY COUNCIL FORKING OUT FOR LIVE MUSIC IN PUBS

Posted on July 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
City of Sydney is putting its money where it counts, issuing live music grants to Sydney pubs in a bid to reinvigorate live music. The City of Sydney (CoS) Council has committed to providing over $225k in grant funding to

MASSIVE MERIVALE MONTH AS SYDNEY NIGHTLIFE LOOKS TO REVIVAL

Posted on May 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has announced a monster Happy Hour throughout June across all its venues – as the City of Sydney convenes the much-awaited Nightlife Advisory Panel. For all of June, the trailblazing Merivale presents Bottoms Up, Sydney, offering 49 per cent

HAROLD TO ROCK AGAIN AFTER WIN FOR LIVE MUSIC

Posted on February 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A battle has been won in the fight for live music, as the Harold Park Hotel’s Sunday sessions return this weekend with the blessing of City of Sydney Council, after a month of media noise. Will Ryan’s The Harold (HPH)

CASINO CAPERS – WHERE THE BOUNDARIES END

Posted on February 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As NSW’ northern neighbour slips into lockout purgatory, more voices emerge to question the role of casinos in the changing landscape. Further to the discussion in PubTIC Magazine’s latest edition, the exclusion of casinos from the lockout noose is poorly