Originally used as a part of the local council’s Covid-19 community recovery plan, the six-week festival takes over six suburbs with free food, activities and events for all to enjoy.
“Every time we have one of these things, people are like ‘I’ve never been to Stanley Street’ and it brings in new people,” Mr Macfarlane told news.com.au. “Our staff love it, people remember us and people come back to us weeks and weeks afterwards. We’d hate the idea of it not happening ever again.” “It brings a lot of life around the place and it supports the cafés who are recovering from the pandemic.”
The Newtown Neighbourhood Centre said it was financial reasons as to why it was no longer happening.