Stories board
Know a famous person who had a drink at your local? Any huge international gigs? Did any exceptional social or cultural events take place? Share stories about your favourite pubs.
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Preliminary consultation
The information you provide will inform the preparation of a planning proposal to locally list 27 Inner West pubs.
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Under review
We are reviewing your comments and updating recommendations for heritage pub listings.
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Planning proposal
We are preparing a draft proposal for heritage listings.
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Decision by Council
Your elected representatives will decide whether to submit the planning proposal to the Department of Planning and Environment for approval.
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Decision by DPE
The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) will provide feedback on the planning proposal prior to final public exhibition.
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Public exhibition
We will exhibit the final proposals for heritage pubs listings.
Inner West Council is committed to ensuring that places of heritage significance in our local government area have statutory protection. This includes our many pubs.
In 2018 Council decided to investigate the heritage status of pubs in the Inner West and recommend additional heritage listings.
We asked the community for interesting facts, stories and anecdotes to help us understand just what it is that makes Inner West pubs so special.
The Inner West is the home of some of Sydney’s most iconic pubs and we’re asking the people who know them best to tell us why they love their favourite pub.
Whether it’s the atmosphere, the food, the music, the regulars or the occasional drop in by the famous or infamous, we want to know as much as possible about the Inner West’s thriving pub culture.
Inner West Council is committed to ensuring that places of heritage significance in our local government area have statutory protection. This includes our many pubs.
In 2018 Council decided to investigate the heritage status of pubs in the Inner West and recommend additional heritage listings.
In 2022 Council investigated historic pubs within the LGA and identified 27 that had potential for heritage listing. The heritage pubs program builds on the existing 26 heritage listed pubs that are celebrated and protected as part of Inner West's cultural and social heritage.
Council will review and record all stories and may include them in a heritage listing planning proposal.
Council may contact you regarding the details of your story.
Know a famous person who had a drink at your local? Any huge international gigs? Did any exceptional social or cultural events take place? Share stories about your favourite pubs.
We are committed to making sure you can access the information you need in a format that is right for you.
For questions relating to heritage listings contact:
Name | Jennifer Gavin |
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Phone | 02 9392 5864 |
jennifer.gavin@innerwest.nsw.gov.au |
For questions relating to the Love your Pub program contact:
Name | Jonny Browne |
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Phone | 02 9392 5657 |
jonny.browne@innerwest.nsw.gov.au |
We acknowledge that this land area traditionally belonged to the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Eora nation.