Community & places · Inner West Council
Twenty10 gets $10,000 share of Inner West Council’s $75,000 Pride Centre program
Council approved the proposed 2026 - 27 spending approach for additional Pride Centre activations, but the minutes do not identify how the remaining $65,000 will be allocated.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Twenty10 will receive $10,000 from Inner West Council’s approved $75,000 program for additional Pride Centre activations in 2026 - 27.
The council approved the proposed expenditure approach at its 20 October meeting. The resolution records the total allocation and Twenty10’s share, but does not list the other organisations, activities or dates covered by the remaining $65,000.
The motion passed without opposition, with 14 councillors voting for it. Councillor Mat Howard was absent from the vote after leaving the meeting because he is employed by one of the organisations proposed to receive funding. The minutes record that he returned at 9.33pm, after the item had been decided.
Councillor Izabella Antoniou disclosed a non-significant, non-pecuniary interest because Inner City Legal Centre was listed as a beneficiary under the activations. She remained for the discussion and vote, with the minutes recording her view that the conflict did not influence her public duty.
The council’s resolution does not set out a delivery timetable or reporting measures for the broader program. Those details remain relevant to residents and community organisations seeking to track how the allocation is used.
What deserves a closer look
The source supports the total allocation and the $10,000 allocation to Twenty10, but does not identify the distribution of the remaining $65,000.
The recorded vote and conflict disclosures show that Howard was absent from the vote while Antoniou remained in the meeting.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Which organisations and activities will receive the remaining $65,000?
When will the 2026–27 activations take place?
Will Council publish a report on expenditure and program outcomes?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Council approved the proposed approach to spending $75,000 on additional Pride Centre activations, including $10,000 for Twenty10.
C1026(1) Item 8 Pride Centre Activations Update Motion: (D'Arienzo/Atkins) That Council approve the proposed approach to expenditure of the $75,000 budget allocation for additional Pride Centre activations in 2026–2027, including the allocation of $10,000 to Twenty10.
C1026(1) Item 8, Pride Centre Activations Update
Open original minutes ↗The motion was carried with 14 councillors voting for it, none against, and Howard absent.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake, Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Macri, Raciti, Scott, Smith and Tastan Against Motion: Nil Absent: Cr Howard Councillor Howard returned to the Meeting at 9:33 pm.
C1026(1) Item 8, Pride Centre Activations Update
Open original minutes ↗Howard left the meeting because he was employed by one of the organisations proposed to receive funding.
Council Meeting 20 October 2026 29 Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake, Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Raciti, Scott, Smith and Tastan Against Motion: Nil Councillor Howard left the Meeting at 9:32 pm as he declared a non-significant non- pecuniary interest in Item 8 as he is employed by one of the organisations that is proposed to be funded as part of the program.
Attendance and disclosures during Item 8
Open original minutes ↗Antoniou disclosed an interest because Inner City Legal Centre was listed as a beneficiary and remained for the vote.
He will remain in the meeting during discussion and voting on the matter as the conflicts do not influence him in carrying out his public duty. Councillor Antoniou declared a non-significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 8 – Pride Centre Activations Update as Inner City Legal Centre is a beneficiary listed under the activations.
Disclosures of interest, Item 8
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reported from Inner West Council’s public minutes for the Ordinary Council meeting held on 20 October 2026. The minutes are identified in the supplied record as unconfirmed.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council approved the proposed approach to expenditure of a $75,000 budget allocation for additional Pride Centre activations in 2026 - 27.
- The approved approach includes $10,000 for Twenty10.
- The motion was carried with 14 councillors voting for and none against; Councillor Mat Howard was absent from the vote.
- Howard left the meeting because he is employed by one of the organisations proposed to receive funding.
- The minutes do not itemise the remaining $65,000 or specify the program’s activities and delivery schedule.
Why it matters
- The approved approach allocates $75,000 for additional Pride Centre activations during 2026 - 27, including $10,000 for Twenty10. The public minutes do not show how the remaining $65,000 will be distributed or when the activities will occur.