Yirranma Place acknowledges that we work, live and play on the stolen land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, who are the traditional custodians of Darlinghurst. Yirranma pays respect to the elders past, present and future of the Eora Nation and extends that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.
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Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
On Wednesday 26 November 2025, the City of Sydney Local Planning Panel approved our Development Application (with some conditions) to make a series of minor operational changes at Yirranma Place (DA/2025/707). Details of these changes are outlined below, the Plan of Management is available here, and all additional DA documents can be found on the City of Sydney website.
Thank you to the many neighbours, community members and local organisations who engaged with us throughout the Development Application process — whether through the Drop-in Session, conversations, emails, or roundtables. Your feedback helped us refine the proposal, strengthen our mitigation strategies and, importantly, reinforce our commitment to being a thoughtful and respectful neighbour, now and into the future.
The City of Sydney now requires an amended Development Application be submitted to consolidate current operational consents in one place. This will provide building management and local residents a clearer view of operations at Yirranma Place.
We are establishing a Community Reference Group (CRG), which will meet three times per year to provide ongoing feedback about Yirranma Place operations, with the first meeting planned for Q2 2026. Expressions of interest to join the CRG are now open. Register your EOI.
What's changed: For-purpose organisations and local Darlinghurst community groups may now hold educational or information-based activities in the Blue Gum Hall.
+ We've published a public events calendar to highlight opportunities to connect with the precinct and engage with the social-purpose community.
+ Expressions of interest are now open to for-purpose organisations and local community groups to hold information and educational activities onsite. Event approval is subject to a rigorous approval process.
+ Commencing Q2 2026, a new Community Reference Group will meet three times a year to provide ongoing feedback on Yirranma Place operations, with membership refreshed annually. Submit an EOI to join the Community Reference Group.
+ A dedicated Residents Email Address has been established for issues requiring a quick turnaround, such as noise concerns, faults or operational observations.
What hasn't changed: There will be no changes to existing capacity (maximum 79 attendees), approved operating hours (events will continue to conclude by 10 PM), or the nature of events held at Yirranma Place (i.e. no commercial or private functions). A robust dual-screening process - by Two Good Co. and PRF - will ensure all events align with the precinct’s social purpose and have minimal, if any, local impact. We will continue to encourage guests to use ride share/taxi, public transport, or active transport options, helping to ease local parking pressure.
What's changed: Up to 12 'after-6pm' educational or information events per calendar month where food and beverage are served. All approved events must be educational or informational in nature and will conclude by 10pm.
+ We've published a public events calendar to highlight opportunities to connect with the precinct and engage with the social-purpose community.
+ Expressions of interest are now open to for-purpose organisations and local community groups to hold information and educational activities onsite. Event approval is subject to a rigorous approval process.
+ Commencing Q2 2026, a new Community Reference Group will meet three times a year to provide ongoing feedback on Yirranma Place operations, with membership refreshed annually. Submit an EOI to join the Community Reference Group.
+ A dedicated Residents Email Address has been established for issues requiring a quick turnaround, such as noise concerns, faults or operational observations.
What hasn't changed: There will be no changes to existing capacity (maximum 79 attendees), approved operating hours (events will continue to conclude by 10 PM), or the nature of events held at Yirranma Place (i.e. no commercial or private functions). A robust dual-screening process - byTwo Good Co. and PRF - will ensure all events align with the precinct’s social purpose and have minimal, if any, local impact. We will continue to encourage guests to use rideshare/taxi, public transport, or active transport options, helping to ease local parking pressure.
What's changed: Outdoor cafe seating permitted for 24 patrons, entirely within the portico.
+ Community feedback can be shared via the new feedback form.
+ A dedicated Residents Email Address has been established for issues requiring a quick turnaround, such as noise concerns, faults or operational observations.
+ Commencing Q2 2026, a new Community Reference Group will meet three times a year to provide ongoing feedback on Yirranma Place operations, with membership refreshed annually. Submit an EOI to join the Community Reference Group.
What hasn't changed: Café operations will continue to be responsibly managed to ensure a high-quality experience for both patrons and neighbours.
• Outdoor seating will be entirely contained within the Yirranma Place footprint (not on the public footpath);
• Café furniture will be reset daily by café staff and kept tidy throughout service.
• Outdoor service will be limited to weekday café hours only (7am–4pm) — no weekends or evenings.
What's changed: Low-level background music permitted in controlled outdoor areas, including the cafe portico (7am-7pm), and level 2 and Rooftop Terraces (8am-8pm AEDT, 8am-6pm AEST). The music will be delivered entirely via pre-set, professionally installed speakers in accordance with recommendations in the acoustic report (no DJs, bands, PA systems, or external sound equipment), and will be regularly monitored.
+ A dedicated Residents Email Address has been established for issues requiring a quick turnaround, such as noise concerns, faults or operational observations.
+ Commencing Q2 2026, a new Community Reference Group willmeet three times a year to provide ongoing feedback on Yirranma Placeoperations, with membership refreshed annually. Submit an EOI to join the Community Reference Group.
What hasn't changed: No cafe or visitor use of the rooftop, no amplified event PA outdoors, no weekend night events.
What's changed: Early cafe deliveries approved from 6.30am on Liverpool Street only. We're committed to listening to residents about this change, and welcome any feedback.
+ Community feedback can be shared via the new feedback form.
+ A dedicated Residents Email Address has been established for issues requiring a quick turnaround, such as noise concerns, faults or operational observations.
+ Commencing Q2 2026, a new Community Reference Group will meet three times a year to provide ongoing feedback on Yirranma Place operations, with membership refreshed annually. Submit an EOI to join the Community Reference Group.
Yirranma Place is a hub of diverse for-purpose organisations, social enterprises, and philanthropic initiatives, offering affordable space, shared resources, and a supportive community of change makers.
By embedding purpose into its operations—through partnerships with Two Good Co. and ARA Indigenous Services—it fosters collaboration and innovation while serving as a welcoming space for the local community to connect, engage, and learn.
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Two Good Co exists to believe in people until they believe in themselves again. Through the creation of beautiful, high-quality food and products, we support, empower and employ women with lived experience of homelessness, domestic violence and complex trauma.
PRF is a philanthropic foundation.
We work for a future where people and places have what they need to thrive.
With organisations and communities, we invest in, build, and influence the conditions needed to stop disadvantage in Australia.
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Yirranma Place exists to provide opportunities for for-purpose organisations, and the local community, to create positive impact – not only through connection and collaboration, but also through maintenance and supplier contracts, café and catering services, and subsidised work and meeting spaces.
Submit feedback about Yirranma PlaceOur intention is, and always has been, to foster a thriving and inclusive precinct for social purpose, while ensuring amenity for our neighbours – a balance we are committed to maintaining.