Media Articles on Redfern Waterloo

This is a selection of major news items about Redfern Waterloo from various media outlets. The AHC also has a good selection of the stories about the Block in their media news section at http://www.ahc.org.au. You can get up to date news by setting up a Google News alert at http://www.google.com/alerts. News Alerts will not pick up local media and some mainstream media stories which do not appear on a news website, where possible we put these stories on our website to provide wide access to the stories.

University promises more beds and fewer cars

Professor Richmond Jeremy says the University of Sydney's master plan for North Eveleigh would see student accommodation rise from 2000 to 5000 beds reports Alex McDonald in City News of 24th August 2008.

Peter Holmes a Court

Peter Holmes a Court may have stood down as the Rabbitohs' executive chairman in a blaze of negative press, and faced a humiliating defeat this week on plans to rid Souths Leagues Club of its pokies, but that hasn't stopped the silvertail dilettante from moving just a hop away from his beloved Bunnies. Holmes a Court confirmed to PS he and his wife, Divonne, along with their brood of rugrats, had bought two apartments next door to the boarded-up Souths club on Chalmers Street, Redfern. The Holmes a Courts, who sold their Centennial Park mansion for $10 million in April, paid $3.06 million for the properties overlooking Redfern Park - one of which belonged to Alan Jones. The two have been made into one penthouse, which Holmes a Court said was similar to their former lodgings in New York, explaining why they would leave swish Centennial Park for the slightly "edgier" delights of Redfern. However, if the urban jungle gets too much for them, there's always their weekender, a $2.1 million spread at Stanwell Park, south of Royal National Park.

Deal hammered out

A blacksmith threatened with eviction from the Australian Technology Park at Eveleigh will be allowed to stay. Guido Gouverneur has used a workshop rent-free for 18 years, but the Redfern-Waterloo Authority told him last month that he must start paying rent. Heritage campaigners said he should be able to stay rent-free because he trains apprentices and maintains rare and old machinery. Mr Gouverneur will now rent a workshop for half the commercial rate for four years.

Bid to make Metro land council solvent

AUSTRALIA'S richest local Aboriginal land council, which represents indigenous people from Palm Beach to Hurstville and Manly to the Hunter Valley, has been placed into financial administration Joel Gibson Indigenous Affairs Reporter in the SMH of 21 August 2008.

Accused manager at work

A MAN accused of defrauding the NSW Fire Brigades of $1.5 million was, until Monday, a project manager on $43 million worth of Federal Government construction projects for Aborigines in Redfern reports Joel Gibson Indigenous affairs reporter in the Sydney Morning Herald of August 20, 2008.

In the record books with bronze

Redfern’s Robin Bell became the first ever Australian to stand on a slalom canoe podium when he won a bronze medal in the C1 slalom race last night (12 August) reports Joshua Levi in Central of 20th August 2008.

Row over new Health Centre

A NEW $10-million health centre is a win for the Redfern Community according to the State Government, but some have asked what was wrong with the facility at the Rachel Forster Hospital site.

Memorable moment hidden from view

A documentary about Olympian Peter Norman who stood up for human rights at the 1968 Mexico Olympics has renewed calls for the removal of a RailCorp barrier obscuring a famous mural of him Robert Burton-Bradley Central of 20 August 2008.

Eveleigh blacksmith shop threatened

Chris Sulis is a disciple of the lost art of blacksmithing reports Sandra Fonseca in Central of 20th August 2008.

Indigenous sports centre under way

CONSTRUCTION has begun on Australia's first national academy for young indigenous athletes in Redfern, two years after it was announced reports Joel Gibson Indigenous Affairs Reporter in Sydney Morning Herald of August 19, 2008.

Groundbreaking Indigenous youth centre for Redfern

Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin broke ground on a new multi-million dollar indigenous youth centre in Redfern on Monday morning reports Jennifer Bennett on the on line edition of Central on 19th August 2008.

Redfern base to simulate Harbour attacks

A new $8.5 million Defence research facility in Sydney will use 3D technology for the first time to develop counter-terrorism measures for Australia's ports and harbours reports ABC news of 19th August 2008.

The Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops Open Day Sucess

Organisers estimate that at least two thousand people took the opportunity to visit the Open Day at Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops in the Australian Technology Park during Sunday. Visitors went on guided tours of the operational heritage Blacksmiths shop and showed their support for the ongoing operation of Wrought Artworks and ongoing Heritage operations on the site.

$24 M FOR NEW INDIGENOUS YOUTH CENTRE IN REDFERN

Work on a national centre for Indigenous youth is underway on the former Redfern Public School site following a $24 million funding boost from the Australian Government reports this media release from Jenny Macklin MP Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Frank Sartor MP Minister for Planning, Redfern Waterloo and the Arts of 18 August 2008.

'No hard feelings' over pokie ban rejection

The co-owner of the South Sydney Football Club, Peter Holmes a Court, says the defeat of a proposal to ban poker machines is still a great outcome for the community reports ABC News of 18th August 2008.

Chippendale residents eager to ditch ‘least leafy suburb’ tag

When it comes to public parks, Lindsay Charles reckons Chippendale would get the wooden spoon reports Patrick Billings in City news on 17th August 2008.

Election profile: Trevor Davies

Trevor Davies has been an integral member of the South Sydney community for the past thirty years. He's been secretary of the Darlington branch of the ALP since the early '80s, and, at 52, has decided to run for City of Sydney on the ALP ticket reports Nick Lupi in City news on 17th August 2008.

Community divided over Redfern Park war relic

A World War Two anti-aircraft gun is here to stay, despite some community opposition, as Redfern Park’s upgrade nears completion reports Dheepthi Namasivayam in City news of 16th August 2008.

Urban art archive in jeopardy

The home of Redfern artist Gordon Syron, 66, and his wife Elaine, 63, is to be sold as part of the proposed North Eveleigh development. Now their archive of indigenous art and photography spanning three decades desperately needs a home Daniel Bishton in City news on 15th August 2008.

How South Sydney's no-pokies leagues club plan died

ON Sunday morning fewer than 100 people will gather in Redfern Town Hall to end South Sydney's proposal for a no-pokies leagues club reports Josh Massoud in the The Daily Telegraph of August 13, 2008.