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2 months ago | 
themusic.com.au | Darcy Byrne |Christie Eliezer
NEW OPENINGS Solace is a 3-storey, 250-capacity bar and nightclub in Croft Lane in the Chinatown area, run by the team behind Static. It trades 5 pm – 1 am on Wednesdays and Thursdays and 3 pm – 3 am on Fridays and Saturdays. Its management says it is booking local and international acts of all EDM styles, powered through Funktion-One’s Evolution 2 system. Saturday is for techno, using outside promoters such as SHED, Dogmatic, Eucladia, Entered Records and Tokyo Love Hotel.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
australianjewishnews.com | Gareth Narunsky |Darcy Byrne
The mayors of Waverley, Inner West and Liverpool are uniting to tackle antisemitism in the community. Will Nemesh, Darcy Byrne and Ned Mannoun will convene a roundtable on February 6 and invite every mayor in Sydney, to show leadership and demonstrate the critical role of local government in safeguarding social cohesion. It will provide a platform for mayors to collaborate on solutions to ensure constituents feel safe and secure.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
smh.com.au | Darcy Byrne
Inner West Mayor January 9, 2025 — 3.39pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jack Gibson, perhaps the greatest coach in the history of rugby league, famously proclaimed that “winning starts in the front office”. The last three dismal years at Wests Tigers, including a trifecta of wooden spoons, are the ultimate proof of Gibson’s point.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
watoday.com.au | Darcy Byrne
Jack Gibson, perhaps the greatest coach in the history of rugby league, famously proclaimed that “winning starts in the front office”. The last three dismal years at Wests Tigers, including a trifecta of wooden spoons, are the ultimate proof of Gibson’s point. As has been on public display once again this past week, the central impediment to the Wests Tigers NRL team’s recovery on the football field is poor governance in the boardroom.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Darcy Byrne |Mary Varvaris
Twenty-two pubs in the Inner West of New South Wales have been added to the State Heritage Register, protecting them from redevelopment and maintaining the city’s pub and live music culture. With the new heritage protections, venues such as the Annandale Hotel and the Duke of Enmore Hotel will have their exteriors protected, as well as bars and interiors, preventing their demolition. The protections will safeguard the venues for future generations.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Darcy Byrne |Mary Varvaris
New South Wales is about to be home to a new music venue, with the Leichhardt Oval to be trialled as a live music venue for the first time. Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne proposed using the oval as a live music venue in a recent Council meeting, which the Inner West Council endorsed. Soon, the Inner West Council will open expressions of interest, and the process will begin to find artists and organisations keen on performing at the ground.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
inkl.com | Darcy Byrne
Kane Wheatley, the musical director of the Inner West Musical Theatre Company at Petersham town hall. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian It’s been more than three decades since Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom was filmed in Petersham town hall. But earlier this year, the 82-year-old building in Sydney opened its doors to the Inner West Theatre Company’s production of the classic, free of charge.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
smh.com.au | Kishor Napier-Raman |Stephen Brook |Darcy Byrne
By Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook October 3, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It’s been nearly four months since Peter Costello quit as chairman of Nine (owner of this masthead), shortly after a very literal run-in with The Australian’s Liam Mendes after which the former treasurer denied having pushed the pap-turned-reporter to the floor.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Darcy Byrne |Christie Eliezer
Perseverance Hotel/PERSA (Google Street View) REBOOTS & NEW GROOVES IN SYDNEY The NSW Government’s boost to the live scene this year is already paying off, with new music spaces springing up. Andrew Becher is rebooting his Pelicano’s brand as a nightclub and restaurant at the site of the old Hugo’s Lounge in Kings Cross. A young Becher spent most of his weekends at Hugo’s. The nightclub opens on the October long weekend, and the Mediterranean-themed eaterie a few weeks before.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
starobserver.com.au | Darcy Byrne |Chloe Sargeant
The Inner West Pride Centre (IWPC) has officially been opened!The new Pride Centre is being housed in the old Newtown Town Hall, which has been converted after a $2.6 million renovation. The plan for the new centre is to offer support services and a central community space for local LGBTQI+ people of all ages. This is New South Wales’ first LGBTQI+ Pride Centre in 17 years. The previous centre, the PRIDE Sydney Lesbian and Gay Community Centre in Erskineville, closed in 2007.
