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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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- Aboriginal diggers commemorate Anzac Day
- An Anzac Day service in the Sydney suburb of Redfern will be held to commemorate Aboriginal diggers reported AAP on Livenews on Saturday, 25 April 2009.
- Indigenous soldiers remembered at Sydney march
- Today's Anzac Day was marked with a special march and commemoration ceremony in Sydney to remember the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Islander diggers reported ABC News on 25 April 2009.
- Indigenous veterans to commemorate Anzac legacy
- The contribution of Indigenous people to the Anzac legacy will be recognised with a service in Sydneys' Redfern Park this afternoon reported ABC news on 25 April 2009.
- Aboriginal Diggers Fought but Couldn't Vote
- Minister for Community Services Linda Burney asked NSW residents to remember the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Diggers on Anzac Day. Ms Burney will be representing Premier Nathan Rees at the 2009 Redfern Anzac Day Commemoration. She said all members of the community were welcome to attend the ceremony and show their support. Aboriginal war veterans will gather at The Block, Redfern at 1pm tomorrow to begin their Anzac Day march to Redfern Park. A commemoration service will then be held at Redfern Park reports Strret Corner on 24 April 2009.
- Roy Wakelin-King - Biography
- Roy Wakelin-King was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Redfern Waterloo Authority on 16 February 2009. Below is some background information on Roy Wakelin-King provided by the RWA.
- NIDC becomes National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE)
- The ILC's National Indigenous Development Centre (NIDC) has undergone a name change to become the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence. It is not clear how being "open to all" and allowing "everyone an opportunity" in the local community will fit with the more elitist rebadging of the centre comments Geoff Turnbull from REDWatch.
- Young People Urged to Raise their Voices
- Nominations Now Open For Youth Advisory Committee. The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) has launched a call for nominations for the NCIE Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). Seven positions are available to young people in Sydney aged between 12-18 who demonstrate passion and enthusiasm on youth issues affecting the local community reports this media release from Larissa Best at Hill & Knowlton for NCIE.
- RWA meets with Frasers Property to discuss Voluntary Planning Agreement
- The new Chief Executive Officer of the Redfern-Waterloo Authority (RWA), Mr Roy Wakelin-King met yesterday with key executives from Frasers Property, the owners of the former Carlton United Brewery (CUB) site, to discuss the Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) that has been made with the RWA reports this media release from the RWA on 23 April 2009.
- Broadway development on track – conditionally
- Frasers Property, developer of the old Kent Brewery site on Broadway, has rejected reports in The Sydney Morning Herald that the project has been “put on hold” and says it will continue to meet contractual obligations, including the staged payment of $32 million to the Redfern Waterloo Authority (RWA) reports Michael Gormly in City News of 23 April 2009.
- Alcohol Free Zones – ‘ two sides to the coin’
- Thank you, Central, for raising the very important debate on the topic of ‘Street drinking and Alcohol Free Zones’. I read with interest the divided views on their effectiveness and it appears there is valid argument in both camps writes Mike Shreenan in this letter to Central on 22 April 2009.
- Planning Minister promises to fix problems of Redfern Waterloo
- Member for Heffron and Planning Minister Kristina Keneally has made bold claims about her intention to tackle the serious social issues confronting public housing communities in Redfern and Waterloo reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 22 April 2009.
- Head to Head
- Member for Heffron Kristina Keneally (above right) has come out swinging against her Labor Party colleague, City of Sydney councillor Meredith Burgmann (above left) over her position on alcohol-free zones reports Central on 22 April 2009.
- Pemulwuy housing project in Redfern nears approval
- The Aboriginal Housing Company’s Pemulwuy development plans for the Block at Redfern are nearing final approval from the NSW Planning Minister Kristina Keneally and the Department of Planning reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 22 April 2009.
- Acknowledging Indigenous Diggers
- THIS Anzac Day, an often forgotten contingent of diggers will be celebrated and their contribution remembered at Redfern reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 22 April 2009.
- No Date Set for Works
- THE global downturn has hit the massive Frasers development site in Chippendale with the company's owner stating there is no firm start date for construction to begin reports Kim Shaw in Central of 22 April 2009.
- April 2009 - RWA Update – Text Version
- March 2009 - RWA Update – Text Version / North Eveleigh Concept Plan approved / New CEO Roy Wakelin-King writes / All Blacks basketball teams are winners / Eveleigh Market is open for business / The Coloured Digger Project – ANZAC Day 2009 / Housing NSW Redfern Redevelopment Project: 106 houses and 20 jobs / Congratulations Allana! RWA’s frst trade qualifed carpenter / On the tools and in the classroom / Factory Community Centre: 30 years – still going strong / Koori Job Ready Course in warehousing and storage / Rohan Tobler honoured at ACTU Awards / New sport and recreational services in Redfern / Need assistance?
- Frasers Property affirms commitment to CUB site on Broadway [including RWA Contributions]
- In response to reports appearing in today’s (17 April 2009) media in respect of the Frasers Broadway development (the old Carton United Brewery site), Frasers Property makes the following clarifications in its media release of 17 April 2009.
- It's off: Carlton brewery site goes flat
- THE developer behind the massive former Carlton and United Brewery project at Broadway has called an indefinite halt to construction and says the project will not start until the global economy recovers reports Matthew Moore in the Sydney Morning Herald of 17 April 2009.
- Rail Corp Lodge DA with RWA for North Eveleigh Demolition
- RailCorp have lodged a Development Application in regard to the demolition of certain buildings in the North Eveleigh area. Given community interest following the RailCorp tender being advertised without a DA application we are making available the information received from the RWA late Friday 17 April 2009. The DA will be exhibited from 29 April to 20 May 2009.
- RWA - Frasers Modified Affordable Housing Agreement
- The Agreement between the RWA and Frasers on Affordable Housing on 28 November 2008 provides for payment in 5 installments starting in June 2009. Each of the first four installments are for $6m with an adjusting installment dependendt of the final FSR. Interest is charged on any late payment at 2% above the Bank Bill Rate. The link to the agreement is below:
