Outrageous reason major events are banned in Clover Moore's Sydney - as push to restore vibrancy to nanny state sensationally fails

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  • Council votes to uphold prohibition connected commercialized usage of parks
  • Cites clime alteration arsenic large interest for writer damage 

By NICHOLAS COMINO FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 22:19 EDT, 13 May 2025 | Updated: 22:19 EDT, 13 May 2025

Clover Moore's assembly has sparked outrage aft voting to support a prohibition connected large events being hosted successful nationalist parks to forestall harm to the grass. 

The City of Sydney voted connected Monday to support pugnacious restrictions that person been successful spot for astir 3 years astatine council-run parks.

The prohibition was archetypal introduced successful October 2022 aft the Night Noodle Markets caused superior harm astatine Prince Alfred Park.

Only a fewer one-day events are inactive permitted, similar Christmas concerts, the Yabun Festival and Mardi Gras Fair Day. 

Labor Councillor Olly Arkins tried to overturn the ban, asking that Victoria Park beryllium allowed to big up to 5 events a twelvemonth alternatively of the existent two.

The effort was unopen down arsenic assembly offered the bonzer excuse that 'climate alteration is accelerating terrible upwind patterns'.

'Increased rainfall successful the lead-up to and during outdoor commercialized events has resulted successful important harm to ample sections of the parks.' 

Arkins argued assembly was not 'recognising the taste worth for our residents and the benefits for the section system of these unrecorded opportunities' by enforcing the ban. 

City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore passed restrictions connected parkland bookings successful 2022

'This is astir giving radical a crushed to enactment out. We speech a batch astir a vibrant 24-hour city, but this is what it really looks similar successful practice,' helium said. 

Councillor Adam Worling, from Clover Moore's Council team, claimed nationalist parks shouldn't beryllium utilized for commercialized events.

He besides recalled the important harm caused by the Night Noodle Markets.  

'I witnessed the calamity of the Night Noodle Markets successful 2022,' helium said. 

'[The bump out] was delayed due to the fact that of the torrential rain. It was a catastrophe what they did to our park.'

He added the parks are inactive soaked aft months of rainfall and warned that harm from ample crowds could outgo up to $250,000 to fix.

Worling suggested events should beryllium held astatine different areas similar Martin Place oregon the University of Technology Sydney.

He called connected the authorities authorities to marque venues similar The Domain and Tumbalong Park cheaper to hire.

Damage from the Night Noodle Markets successful 2022 astatine Prince Alfred Park

Events similar Mardi Gras Fair Day and Yabun are exempt from the ban

Worling pointed retired Victoria Park erstwhile hosted large concerts for The Angels, AC/DC, and Cold Chisel, with a signifier built connected the extortion of the pool. 

'Why bash we request to relegate these large days of unrecorded euphony successful Sydney to the past, erstwhile determination are artists and audiences hopeless for a signifier present and now?' helium said.

NSW Premier Chris Minns supported ending the ban, saying connected Tuesday 'we request to beryllium sensible here'.

City of Sydney Liberal Councillor Lyndon Gannon meantime told Daily Mail Australia the authorities authorities wasn't doing enough.

'Here's a amended thought for the Premier: however astir we commencement utilizing the forecourt of the Opera House more?' helium said.

'And portion we're astatine it, region the ridiculous sound restrictions astatine the Domain. That'll bring backmost vibrancy instantly.'

'In the past, our section parks person been destroyed by events similar the Night Noodle Markets. Residents were furious.'

'But if an relation comes up with a proven program that won't permission the parkland closed for months, I'm each ears.'

Daily Mail Australia contacted Moore, Arkins and NSW Arts and Night Time Economy curate John Graham for comment.

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