Sydney Lord Mayor heckled at town hall meeting

Lord Mayor Clover Moore has been heckled for suggestion Sydney's laneways and bars were ahead of Melbourne's.

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00:00In the old Darlinghurst Jail, now the National Arts School, the Lord Mayor was pilloried.

00:07And I can appreciate some people are sort of agitated because it's been tough in the

00:11past. I understand it's been tough in the past, but I think, but, but the future is

00:19very bright.

00:20It was this remark that really riled business owners who gathered last night to hear from

00:25mayoral candidates.

00:26The work we'd done in laneways and small bars had really sort of put us in front of Melbourne,

00:32so some said, um, no, no, it's true.

00:42The Golden Mile has suffered for years, with state government lockouts and lockdowns sucking

00:47the life out of the night-time economy.

00:49I remember when your night started at 2am.

00:54You'd be lucky to get a pizza past 9pm now, and some nights even past 8.

00:59It's frustrating seeing older people try to keep Sydney really boring.

01:03The redevelopment of three council-owned blocks on Oxford Street is due to be completed next

01:08year, about two years later than planned.

01:11The delays have devastated the few businesses left on this side of the street, with the

01:15construction site deterring customers.

01:17There's no people coming to the area because they think there's nothing here.

01:22The Oxford Street cycleway is also a sore point.

01:25This is a pile up of lava.

01:27When there's increased foot traffic and increased cycling, there's increased business.

01:31For sure, we need bypass, we need a green city, not on our main street, come on girl.

01:36Some seized upon the council's waste management to trash Clovermoor.

01:41People's bins aren't even getting collected.

01:42I think we do a pretty good job.

01:44Voters will be the judge of that on September 14th.

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