Love Earlwood – Meet you at the Plateia Festival road closures and permits
The City of Canterbury Bankstown is hosting a vibrant three-year festival that will transform the heart of Earlwood into a celebration of cultural diversity, with a focus on Greek and Mediterranean heritage.
Love Earlwood – Meet You at the Plateia Festival, will take place on Saturday 19 September 2026, from 11am-5pm on Clarke Street, Earlwood. Proudly funded by the NSW Government’s Open Streets Program and led by Transport for NSW, the festival aims to showcase the unique spirit of the local community.
The event is expected to bring significant benefits to local businesses by attracting more visitors to the area. The event’s traffic impacts are considered manageable, given the potential economic and community advantages it offers.
Road closure notice
The following road closures will be implemented on Saturday 19 September from 5am-11pm to provide a safe pedestrian only area for the event to be held:
- Clarke Street between Lewins Street and Earlwood Avenue. Access to Coles lower ground car park will be closed as the car park forms part of the event space.
- Earlwood Avenue between Coney Road and Homer Street. Access for residents in Earlwood Avenue between Coney Road and Homer Street is maintained.
Detour routes will be used to divert traffic around the closures on the day of the event as follows:
- Eastbound traffic in Clarke Street will be detoured to turn left into Lewins Street and travel north to turn right into Hamilton Avenue, then travel east to turn right into Collingwood Avenue, then travel south to Homer Street.
- Westbound traffic will be detoured to continue past Earlwood Avenue to turn left into Collingwood Avenue, then travel north to turn left into Hamilton Avenue, then travel west to turn left into Lewins Street, then travel south to turn right into Clarke Street.
- Southbound traffic in Earlwood Avenue will be detoured to turn left into Coney Road then travel east to turn right into Collingwood Avenue and then travel south to Homer Street.
Resident and business access permits
Applications for resident and business access permits are now closed.
The road closure on Clarke Street, Earlwood (between Homer and Lewins Street) will be closed on Saturday 19 September from 5am-11pm.
If you need access to your residential or business parking areas via Clarke Lane during this time, please show your driver's licence to the Road Crew located on Lewins Street to gain access.
Please note:
- Access will be via Lewins Lane only.
- Clarke Lane will temporarily become a two-way street, managed by traffic controllers. (Earlwood Growers Market customer do not need
a permit. Access for customers via Clarke Street will be maintained).
If you have any enquiries regarding the Road Closures and access to Clarke Lane, Earlwood please email events@cbcity.nsw.gov.au.
For more information on this event, please visit wih.city/LoveEarlwood