2025 media releases

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 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 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.
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.