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  • Oxford St cultural quarter Oxford St cultural quarter

    City of Sydney Council will this week adopt an action plan to reinvigorate the cultural environment of Oxford St and its surrounds. A project coordinator will be recruited to work with ... Read more

    Tue December 15th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Taylor Square locals demand action Taylor Square locals demand action

    An application to extend the trading hours of Kinselas Hotel has sparked outrage from residents over the state of Taylor Square. City of Sydney Council is currently considering granting Kinselas a ... Read more

    Tue August 25th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Hope for lock-out rethink Hope for lock-out rethink

    Oxford St publicans have called on the newly-formed Sydney Liquor Task Force to review the 2am lock-out system and come up with more effective measures for handling alcohol-related violence. The state ... Read more

    Tue June 30th, 2009 - 6 Comments

  • Crime down, says Adney Crime down, says Adney

    Crime and homophobic violence are on the decrease, Surry Hills Superintendent Donna Adney has reported. Speaking at the City of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Community Forum last Wednesday, Adney reported a ... Read more

    Tue June 23rd, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • How to throw a 21st for the girl who never liked parties How to throw a 21st for the girl who never liked parties

    What to give a Lord Mayor for her 21st? The usual key-shaped card just doesn't seem to cut it for a person who holds the keys to the city. After years ... Read more

    Wed March 18th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Cash-poor gays get city living Cash-poor gays get city living

    Do you work in hospitality? Or are you a nurse, teacher, police officer or cleaner? Then you may be in luck for cheaper housing in the inner city. Sydney Lord Mayor ... Read more

    Wed March 11th, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Taylor Square community markets continue to grow Taylor Square community markets continue to grow

    The newly announced Taylor Square Community Market is growing to carnival proportions as more businesses sign up for the February 28 event. Stonewall, the Colombian and the Oxford Art Factory have ... Read more

    Wed February 18th, 2009 - 1 Comment

  • Lockout winners ask for more Lockout winners ask for more

    Two Oxford St venues that escaped the Rees Government's 2am lock-out are planning huge expansions into adjacent properties with late-trading hours. The Colombian Hotel and the former DCM/UN nightclub submitted plans ... Read more

    Wed November 19th, 2008 - 15 Comments

  • Golden mile to get retro makeover Golden mile to get retro makeover

    Oxford St will receive a makeover with a retro feel in the coming months as Sydney City Council begins a suite of shopfront refurbishments. Development applications have been lodged and are ... Read more

    Wed October 29th, 2008 - 2 Comments

  • Posters will be prosecuted Posters will be prosecuted

    Sydney City Council will use the full backing of the law to help clean-up one of the worst items of litter on Oxford St -” playbills. Political, community and commercial organisations ... Read more

    Wed October 22nd, 2008 - 1 Comment

  • New council cried in New council cried in

    It was with gusto that an official town crier bellowed out the names of the newly elected City of Sydney Council on Tuesday and declared the beginning of another four-year ... Read more

    Wed September 24th, 2008 - No Comments

  • Lone Ranger approach ‘not enough’ Lone Ranger approach ‘not enough’

    The solution to Oxford St's violence problem lies in greater policing of bars, not people, according to Greens councillor Chris Harris. Council this week, in its last sitting before September's ... Read more

    Wed September 3rd, 2008 - 4 Comments

  • City dishes out cash injections City dishes out cash injections

    The gay and lesbian community will receive an injection of funds over the coming months as the City of Sydney starts handing out grants in the lead-up to September's election. The ... Read more

    Thu August 14th, 2008 - 9 Comments

  • Greens top poll positions Greens top poll positions

    The NSW Greens party will appear at the top of the City of Sydney councillors ballot on 13 September, while Labor will appear near the bottom of both councillors and ... Read more

    Thu August 14th, 2008 - 6 Comments

  • Zoning signs to curb the violence Zoning signs to curb the violence

    Oxford St will be declared a no homophobia zone by the City of Sydney Council. The motion, which was won by a close vote, has some concerned that any finances spent ... Read more

    Wed August 13th, 2008 - 4 Comments

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