One Glebe resident who complained about numerous outdoor dining areas said the council had an agenda “to turn a city of villages into a city of beer swamps”.
Arts,Music and Nighttime Economy Minister John Graham says Sydney is “just too expensive to go out at night”.
Matty Ferguson says the incident in Sydney’s south wouldn’t have happened in any other city he has partied during his professional DJ-ing career.
Sydney is known for the near-constant stream of complaints from neighbours about noise coming from pubs and clubs. But nightlife leaders from around the world say we’re not alone.
Forestville has become an unlikely champion for a 24-hour economy,as the home of Sydney’s first library that never sleeps.
Enmore Road is widely praised as one of Sydney’s livelier nighttime precincts,but it is not clear how much the modest changes have contributed to that success.
Sydney’s nightlife excludes too many people because of a lack of options that do not involve food and alcohol.
NSW minister Natalie Ward said she did not understand Sydney’s lack of 24-hour transport at a forum discussing ways to bolster the participation of women in the night-time economy.
The opposition says the state’s 24-hour Economy Commissioner Michael Rodrigues is hamstrung by bureaucrats with little experience of evening entertainment.
From arcade bars to board games clubs and immersive games rooms,players are washing down defeat with a schooner as nights out get competitive.
The actual street through Sydney’s east is owned by the state government,while a section of the well-known strip straddles two council areas.