<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A popular Inner West </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> brewery could be forced to shut down its original operation as the local council considers a new building development proposal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since 2012, Young Henry's Brewery has made its home in a rented Newtown warehouse, becoming a bar landmark, while the brewery's trademark Newtowner pale ale is a common sight in pubs around the city.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancee Jodie Haydon went there on their first date.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/aukus-pact-pentagon-reviewing-trilateral-deal-nuclear-submarines/b9330a2c-7857-4256-a825-294418b7e36c" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Ex-Trump advisor warns AUKUS exit would be 'catastrophic' for US</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But now, the Inner West Council is considering a proposal that could send the iconic brewery looking for a new home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The proposal, which was lodged in May and has not been approved, would see the brewery demolished and replaced with a six-storey unit block.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking on </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span>, Young Henry's co-founders Oscar McMahon and Dan Hampton admitted to mixed feelings.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/young-henrys-brewery-sydney-could-be-forced-to-shut-down-original-operation/96c61ea1-160f-428c-a749-a5be3030046d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/powerball-lotto-100-million-dollar-jackpot-largest-of-2025/e1dc3389-2988-4b0b-8fdf-0e27e23228b1" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>$100 million Powerball jackpot to be drawn tonight</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It sort of makes sense, right," McMahon said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Inner West is a vibrant and attractive area and it needs housing. Still, that means we're looking for a new home."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McMahon said they had been talking to the landlord for some months now and were aware of their plans to turn the building into housing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/monica-will-graduate-with-a-student-debt-of-130k-here-is-what-she-wishes-she-knew-at-18/3aab9e31-5671-4dab-9b3e-e72bca3cbd29" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Monica has a $130k student debt. Here is what she wishes she knew at 18</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/06/11/08/51/today-in-history-june-12-what-happened-on-this-day"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/7hSgIZn1mtxbsCXfnUjM-igFu1s=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb9bb772b-83d3-489f-9ff3-032adc4fa185" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/7hSgIZn1mtxbsCXfnUjM-igFu1s=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb9bb772b-83d3-489f-9ff3-032adc4fa185 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/vdPaRgvPF85Yq_vBfKRGUirNwZM=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb9bb772b-83d3-489f-9ff3-032adc4fa185 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Dictator avoids punishment for cannibalism through legal loophole</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/06/11/08/51/today-in-history-june-12-what-happened-on-this-day">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While there's optimism for the future, it also is disruptive," McMahon said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And you know, we've built a really beautiful cultural business there."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Co-founder Dan Hampton said Young Henry's would remain a part of the local scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We'll always be part of Newtown. Our main beer is the Newtowner," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"So the fans and community need to know that we're sticking around."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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