Street Event - Temporary Road Closures - AIEC Welcome Reception

Decision Maker: Local Pedestrian, Cycling, Traffic Calming and Transport Forum

Decision status: Recommendations Determined

Decisions:

2026/504339

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Forum review the temporary road closure for the AIEC Welcome Reception from 10am to 11.59pm Thursday, 29 October 2026 subject to the following conditions:-

(A)      The Applicant must comply with the temporary road closure conditions as stipulated in Schedule A of this agenda.

(B)      The Applicant must contact the Sydney City PAC and the South Sydney PAC to discuss deployment of user pay police for the event.

(C)      The Applicant must contact the City’s Venue Management Unit to discuss the event.

(D)      The Applicant is to obtain a Road Occupancy Licence from the Transport Management Centre prior to commencement of works.

(E)      The Applicant must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed event and include contact details in the notification letters to be distributed to affected stakeholders.

(F)      The Applicant must contact all shared e-bike operators within the City of Sydney Local Government Area to discuss the management of shared e-bikes within and around the event footprint. This includes, but is not limited to, the identification of any requirements for temporary geofencing, restricted parking/drop-off zones, or the relocation of bikes to ensure they do not obstruct road closures, event operations, or present safety concern.

(G)      The Applicant must identify any on-street electric vehicle charging and car share spaces affected by the road closure and liaise with the relevant operator in advance of the road closure regarding access to the affected spaces.

Forum Members for this Item

City of Sydney

Transport for NSW

NSW Police – Sydney City PAC

NSW Police – South Sydney PAC

Representative for the Member for Newtown

 

Advice

The Forum raised no issues with this Item.

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Background

Chippendale Collective has applied for the temporary road closure of Kensington Street for the AIEC Welcome Reception on Thursday, 29 October 2026 from 10am to 11.59pm.

Report author: Will Bevern

Publication date: 15/10/2026

Date of decision: 15/10/2026

Decided at meeting: 15/10/2026 - Local Pedestrian, Cycling, Traffic Calming and Transport Forum

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