New Special Entertainment Precincts Launch Tonight In Inner West

New Special Entertainment Precincts Launch Tonight In Inner West
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Six new special entertainment precincts are set to open across the Inner West tonight, just in time for the weekend.

From tonight, bars, clubs, and restaurants along these areas will be able to trade until 2:00am on Fridays, Saturdays, and before public holidays, and can keep outdoor dining open until 11pm.

Businesses will also be able to host small scale live performances without needing a development application.

“From tonight these new entertainment precincts are up and running and they will make the Inner West the new epicentre of Sydney’s night-time economy,” said Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne.

“Our main streets are already the coolest nighttime destinations in Sydney and these new Entertainment Precincts will give our artists, pubs, restaurants and bars a big shot in the arm to take us to the next level.”

The new precincts are located in Darling Street in Balmain and Rozelle, Marrickville Road, New Canterbury Road, and Illawarra Road, the industrial area along Victoria Road and Addison Road, in Marrickville, and the ever-iconic Norton Street and Parramatta Road in Leichhardt.

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Initially introduced in 2022, the first special entertainment precinct was opened along Enmore Road in an effort to revitalise Sydney’s nightlife. The move was so successful that the council moved to make the rules permanent in 2024.

“While other Councils are shutting down entertainment, we are doing the opposite and want to attract more venues and performers to our main streets,” said Byrne.

“We are about to see a genuine renaissance of Sydney’s nightlife based here in the People’s Republic of the Inner West.

Following the success of Enmore Road’s special entertainment precinct, the Inner West Council have introduced more spaces in Balmain, Dulwich Hill, Leichhardt, Marrickville, and Rozelle.

Across NSW, 18 councils currently have resolutions to establish Special Entertainment Precincts in their own areas.

Burwood and Fairfield are both also set to receive their precincts later in the year, and Northern Beaches Council received $173,760 of funding earlier this month to trial a precinct in Manly’s Corso, while Sutherland Shire got $200,000 to test one in Cronulla’s town centre.

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