This application proposes alterations to the Columbian Hotel and extension of the hotel into the adjoining premises at 125 Oxford Street. The proposed works will increase the maximum number of patrons of the hotel by 60 people to 346. It is proposed to operate the additional area 24 hours, 7 days and use it as a Place of Public Entertainment.

A summary of the application and what you can do are available here.

The Oxford Art Factory isn’t just a nightclub. It encompasses a gallery space, a bar and a live performance space.

This application seeks to modify two of the conditions of consent and add an additional condition, to:

• continue extended trading until 6.00 am, 7 days a week, on a 2 year trial basis; and
• change the requirement of having 3 different forms of entertainment each night the premises is open past 9.00 pm to having 2 different forms of entertainment; and
• restrict access to the premises between the hours of 8.00 pm and 6.00 am to patrons over 18 years of age (new condition).

A summary of the application, current conditions of consent, and what you can do are available here.

This DA:

• follows a “Notice of Intention to Give an Order” issued by the City of Sydney Council in July 2008 with regard to the “triangular room” used as a smoking room at the Exchange Hotel.
• seeks a change of use to allow the triangular area located on the north-eastern side of the ground floor to be used as a smoking room. The area incorporates an open form as required by the Department of Health guidelines for smoking.
• proposes that the area will be used until 1 am.

A summary of the application, statements made by the applicant, and what you can do are available here.

As part of National Recycling Week, The City of Sydney will be holding an electronic waste drop off day on Sunday 16 November at the Bay St Depot in Ultimo.

City of Sydney residents can bring along their e-waste which includes just about anything with a power cord such as televisions, computers, toasters, stereos, printers, mobile phones and VCR/video players. more information...

From the information publicly available, this application states that the premises will be under new management and the applicant is not associated with the former operator of UN/DCM (Solowave). The applicant intends to rebrand the nightclub as a venue for the GLBT community.