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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.
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- Redfern Drug Bust
- SEVENTEEN people were arrested last week in an operation targeting street-level drug supply and drug use in Redfern reports the Central of 7 May 2008.
- Frasers Broadway plan greener, bigger
- Frasers Property announced on April 8 that it proposes to alter the approved concept plan for the former CUB brewery site. Central to the proposed change is to build Australia’s first six-star green precinct with a target of 100% carbon neutrality reports Geoff Turnbull in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Some concerns over plans for North Eveleigh
- Sweeping developments proposed by the Redfern Waterloo Authority to transform the North Eveleigh rail yards have been met with tepid approval from local community inspectors REDWatch reports Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Unsung heroes remembered and honoured
- To the sounds of the didgeridoo and cheering onlookers, Indigenous soldiers, their families and supporters walked through the streets of Redfern on Anzac Day, in what was the second annual Coloured Diggers March reports Susannah Palk in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Dreaming Man
- Housed in an unassuming Redfern warehouse is one of the most remarkable art collections you could ever hope to see reports Cassy Cochrane in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Young Mob impresses at Youth Awards in Redfern
- The City of Sydney Betty Makin Youth Awards ceremony took place recently at Redfern Town Hall, with a huge crowd in attendance reports Darcy Byrne in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Local resident wants ATP to turn it down
- Bill Sheridan, a long-term resident of Darlington, has an axe to grind with the Australian Technology Park in Redfern: he says noise from parties held there has been keeping him up at night reports Reem Al-Gharabally in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- MTV at the ATP
- The MTV Awards came to Sydney on April 26, the location: The Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh. Stepping out in designer outfits, stilettos or black leather were a mixed bunch of local and international talent reports Ellice Mol in the South Sydney Herald May 2008..
- Have you heard? - The fast news with Trevor Davies - May 2008
- Trevor Davies in Have You Heard – The fast News in the South Sydney Herald of May 2008 has reported on a couple of Redfern Waterloo items which we have extracted below:
- Alcohol-feulled violence is worst in the City
- Trendy night spots in the booming pub districts of East Sydney the City are recording a higher number of alcohol-related violent crimes than Redfern reports Candice Chung in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Botany Road reopens, saga continues
- After seven weeks of interrupting traffic, nearby businesses and in one case a spiritual temple, Botany Road finally reopened the day before Anzac Day reports Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Blubberland & beyond
- Redfern resident and Sydney Morning Herald opinion columnist Elizabeth Farrelly is earning herself a reputation for cutting through the buttery bulge of bureaucracy with her hot-knife theories on modern-day living reports Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Newtown’s homeless in focus
- An increasing number of homeless people seeking help in Newtown has prompted the establishment of a community forum to address the growing problem. Overcoming homelessness in Newtown is the focus of a forum being held at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre on May 14. The Centre’s executive officer, Lisa Burns, said the forum will allow for the development of critical new strategies reports Linda Daniele in the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Lotus & Phoenix II
- Lotus & Phoenix II, presented by Nayika Indian Dance at the Redfern Community Centre, showcased two great Asian cultures, Indian and Chinese, without compromising the quality or distinctive identity of either reports the South Sydney Herald May 2008.
- Koori Radio on the move
- Koori Radio is moving into a great new space and the Federal Government has come to the party with a $250,000 grant to help them make the move writes Virginia Ginnane in Sydney City Hun of May 2008.
- Redfern 'ideal' location for state's first Koori court
- Redfern could soon house the state's first specialised sentencing court for Indigenous offenders, following a push from local supporters writes ROJE ADAIMY in The City News May 3 2008.
- Changing platforms for historic Eveleigh
- The old Eveleigh railway yards are set to become home for more than 2500 people, provide 3000 jobs during construction and breathe new life into Redfern under a State Government $550 million redevelopment plan writes MICK ROBERTS in The City News May 3 2008.
- Bronze honour for Indigenousdiggers on public display
- Bronze honour for Indigenous diggers on public display Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who served in war could soon be honoured with Sydney’s first Indigenous war memorial reports The City News of May 3 2008.
- Labor's leading ladies
- Two of the Australian Labor Party's most prominent female members are pushing their campaign against Sydney Lord Mayor and state member, Clover Moore, in the lead up to September's local government elections writes ROJE ADAIMY in The City News May 3 2008.
- Sydney's worker bees will get inner-city homes
- WHEN can a cleaner afford a brand new apartment in a prime location? When the Government realises that without them, the city would grind to a halt reports Sunanda Creagh the SMH’s Urban Affairs Reporter on April 30, 2008.
