Inner West Council

NIMBYS TUT-TUT AT TOTTI’S

Posted on November 6th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved

LEICHHARDT HOTEL LOOKS TO REVIVAL

Posted on July 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Once a haven for the alternative live arts scene in Sydney, relocated and now closed for a decade, owners of the Leichhardt Hotel of Leichhardt are anticipating a comeback. Original Leichhardt Hotel, c.1924 The classic suburban pub was originally constructed

COUNCIL’S PLAN TO WRAP OLD PUBS IN COTTON WOOL

Posted on July 1st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Inner West Council of Sydney has restirred a heritage hornet’s nest, furthering its attempt to preserve urban culture by forcing protections on old pubs under its purview. The Council’s proposal seeks to amend planning controls, such that a total

SYDNEY COUNCIL’S PUSH FOR EVEN GREATER GAMING REFORM

Posted on December 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Inner West Council is working on lobbying the NSW State Government to apply even stricter reform to poker machine gambling at all gaming venues. Greens Councillor Liz Atkins and Independent Councillor Pauline Lockie are tabling the motion this week for

COUNCIL THREATEN U-TURN ON OUTDOOR AREA

Posted on October 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale’s Vic on the Park is facing an about-face by Council, which is threatening to kill off its immensely popular COVID-response beer garden, in the former carpark. In response to encouragement to creating outdoor dining spaces to improve conditions brought

SLY FOX LOSES BID FOR FREEDOM

Posted on January 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
One of the great late-night venues of Sydney’s inner west will stop the music for the last time this Saturday as the Sly Fox loses its fight to retain 24-hour trading. As reported in November, since 1999 the Sly Fox

SLY FOX’S EXISTENTIAL ERROR OF 1999

Posted on November 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Enmore live music institution Sly Fox is in a fight for its life, after the late-night venue’s ability to trade late may soon be no more due to a 20-year error. In 1998, under the previous owners, the hundred-year-old pub