2025 media releases

Design of Leichhardt Oval upgrade progressing well - Inner West Council is making steady progress in designing the long-awaited renovation of Leichhardt Oval with Ernst and Young having been appointed as project managers and Cox Architecture brought on board to finalise the concept designs for the upgrade.
Growing antisemitism in the Inner West must be eliminated - Following the attack on the Newtown Synagogue Mayor Darcy Byrne has today called on the whole Inner West community to come together to stop the spread of antisemitism in our local community.
Inner West Council abolishes childcare waitlist fees - The removal of waitlist fees will apply to Council's pre-schools, early learning centres and family day care.
Inner West Council committed to no rates increase for next four years - While councils across Sydney are massively increasing rates, Inner West Council is committed to no special rate variation for the next four years.
Inner West Council honours commitment to expand soft plastic recycling - From 3 March, Inner West residents can book a free HomeCycle collection. With no limits on how much can be picked up, HomeCycle is set to transform the way we recycle.
Inner West Council votes to condemn antisemitism - At last night’s meeting, Inner West Council voted unanimously to condemn the escalation in antisemitic attacks across Sydney.
Inner West releases first anti-racism strategy in NSW - At a time when antisemitic attacks and racism are resurging across Sydney, this strategy provides a blueprint for how local government can act at the grassroots level to stop the spread of racial prejudice and to build social cohesion.
Inner West to introduce major reforms to speed up housing delivery - Inner West Council has now voted to introduce major planning reforms to break the back of bureaucratic processes that are slowing down the delivery of desperately needed new housing.
Mayors of Sydney joint statement on social cohesion - We, the mayors of the following councils, are united in calling out violence, hatred, and extremism. Our communities are welcoming and connected and made stronger by our diverse views, faiths, backgrounds, cultures and identities. The acts of hate and violence seen across Sydney must be condemned in the strongest terms, while these brazen and cowardly acts require prosecution with the full force of the law.
New homes for essential workers in Sydney take off - New homes for rent at a subsidised rate are on the way for essential workers in Sydney with the Minns Labor Government today announcing the first site of it’s essential worker Build-to-Rent plan.
Sydney mayors call for united action to strengthen social cohesion and fight extremism - In response to growing concerns about social harmony and the alarming rise of antisemitic attacks, the mayors from three major Sydney councils will jointly host a mayoral roundtable on 6 February 2025.
Transport for NSW delaying Rozelle Parklands handover - Inner West Council has now adopted the Rozelle Parklands Masterplan and is ready to take on control of the site, but Transport for NSW are needlessly dragging the chain in finalising an agreement for care, control and management of the Parklands.