Night Time Economy

The City has opened its next round of consultation on the future of Sydney's night life. Have your say and read our discussion paper http://sydneyyoursay.com.au/nighteconomyphase2 and share your thoughts on the future of Sydney's night life.

The online discussion forum is now closed. Thanks to all those who contributed their ideas to the development of a Night Time Economy Policy.

We've heard from a broad range of voices including participants in the online and face to face forums, meetings with industry, business, police and academics and a roundtable of industry and community representatives. Details of phase one of consultation is available here.

The findings from community consultation and research will be presented in a discussion paper due to be released in October 2011. As part of phase two of community consultation, we will be asking for your views on this paper.

Stay tuned for a snapshot of ideas submitted so far and more opportunities to have your say on the Night Time Economy in Sydney. Keep following @SydneyYourSay on Twitter for all the latest news.

Creating buildings and places that are innovative, interesting and celebrate the diverse social and ethnic mix were among the key themes at Thursday's Green Square, Redfern, Waterloo, Alexandria, Roseberry and Zetland community forum on the future of Sydney's nightlife.

Residents want a variety of places to choose from when they go out. They want to be able to visit rooftop gardens, dine outdoors, go dancing and experience later retail trading, especially on Sundays.

The residents are among thousands of Sydneysiders, visitors and businesses talking to us about what they want from nightlife in the city.

The current consultation process is a genuine invitation

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Greater diversity among venues, like more late night libraries, 24 hour gyms and bookstores, and respecting the needs of residents were among the key themes at last night's King Cross community forum on the future of Sydney's night life.

Many residents raised the issue of a drinking culture in the area including issues around closing times, venue responsibility for patron behaviour and liquor license approvals.

The residents from Kings Cross, Potts Point and Woolloomooloo are among thousands of Sydney residents, visitors and businesses telling us what they want from night life in the city.

The current consultation is a genuine invitation to all

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Participation in the City of Sydney's online consultation on Sydney's night life economy has been so strong that it has been decided to keep the forum open for another four weeks.

The site, which has attracted close to 4,000 visitors in the first three weeks of the project, will continue to receive community comment and feedback until to 17 June.

The enthusiastic response so far has reinforced our belief that web-based consultation techniques give the community another way to provide input into our decision-making.

To this point, Sydneysiders have told us they want to see improved transport services, a more diverse mix of

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Thousands of Sydney residents and visitors are having their say - online and in direct conversation - on what kind of nightlife they want.

The Sydney Your Say website, the City's first ever online consultation forum, has attracted 3,765 unique visitors in less than three weeks. We've spoken to 330 people on Sydney streets at different times of day and night.

The three top themes in our online forum have so far been:

- Alcohol: non-drinking focused establishments should be supported, with night time cafes, arts venues, galleries, gardens, outdoor venues and rooftop bars popular.

- Transport: lack of bus/trains and connections to key

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