Keep Sydney Open Rally

Overview

Crusaders for saving Sydney's nightlife Keep Sydney Open have issued the battle cry once again, announcing another large-scale rally in Sydney on Sunday, October 9 starting from Belmore Park.

Protesting NSW's controversial lockout laws and Justice Ian Callinan's (honestly pretty general) liquor law review, released by the NSW Government yesterday, the KSO rally will reiterate the sentiment that fuelled their huge February rally that saw around 15,000 Sydneysiders take to the CBD streets.

"It's good to finally hear what Sydneysiders have already known for a long time, that these laws are putting Sydney's reputation as a dynamic, international city at risk," says Keep Sydney Open founder Tyson Koh. "We shouldn't have to settle for lock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-key policy solutions, when only an hour's flight away Melbourne has created a safe and dynamic nightlife with a cool-headed smart policy."

"With each passing day the lockouts are in place, Sydney's cultural life is damaged, small businesses are jeopardised and our internationally recognised artistic talent is finding it harder to be paid for their work", said Koh. "A thirty minute extension misses the point, that Sydney wants policy that encourages safe and vibrant nightlife at anytime. Major cities around the world can do it and we can too."

Image: Kimberley Low.