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Will Nicholas

Vast arts space endures delays, shelving, grumpy locals

The Cutaway in Barangaroo will welcome musicians, performers and partygoers around the clock. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A $100 million event centre big enough to contain Notre Dame cathedral will open its doors in mid-2026 and leave behind a planning corpse.

The Cutaway in Barangaroo, a massive sandstone, concrete and timber cavern on Sydney's harbour foreshore, will welcome musicians, performers and partygoers around the clock after the NSW government parried residents' concerns about noise.

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