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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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- Indigenous artist calls for whole truth in Australian history on Eve of Australia Day
- The following media release was issued by Andrew Woodhouse, president, Australian Heritage Institute, an Australia-wide network of local heritage societies and Mr Gordon Syron, distinguished Indigenous Artist for an art exhibition by Gordon Syron at Chapel by the Sea, Bondi Beach until 4 February 2010. The exhibition features Gordon’s painting – “We jail 'em in NSW - KKK a portrait”
- Redfern waits for Prince William's tour
- Britain's Prince William has "his mother's heart" and his visit this week to Sydney's most infamous Aboriginal neighbourhood could open up new ties with indigenous people, community leaders said reports Madeleine Coorey of AFP in the Sydney Morning Herald of 17 January 2010.
- Parents worry children's future sold up the river
- Opposed to the M5 East extension ... Colin Lee, 78, remembers a time when you could swim in the Cooks River. A LIFE-LONG Tempe resident, Colin Lee, remembers when you could sink an onion bag into the Cooks River to catch prawns or dive off the banks into the water reports Ben Rushton in the Sydney Morning Herald of 16 January 2010.
- Labyrinth threatens to eat city
- SYDNEY'S suburbs - from the Sutherland Shire to the densely packed inner west to the north shore - would be carved up by a labyrinth of motorways that do little to reduce traffic congestion, under two plans being considered by the State Government writes Andrew West in the Sydney Morning Herald of 16 January 2010.
- TV chef nabbed for drink driving
- CELEBRITY TV chef, Jared Ingersoll, has narrowly escaped losing his driver's licence after he found himself in hot water with a drink-driving charge before Christmas writes Larissa Cummings in The Daily Telegraph 13 January 2010.
- Heritage taskforce for Eveligh rail yards Redfern
- Premier and Minister for Redfern Waterloo, Kristina Keneally, has established a heritage taskforce to look at the Eveleigh rail yards and surrounding area reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 13 January 2010.
- Redfern station upgrade six years off: RailCorp
- The long overdue upgrade of Redfern station will not be completed for another six years, according to RailCorp. A RailCorp spokesman has, for the first time, revealed significant details about the organisation’s plans for the station reports Robert Burton-Bradley in the Central of 13 January 2010.
- Eveleigh Markets Christmas Banner Competition Winners Announced
- The award winning Eveleigh Markets was pleased to have NSW Premier, The Hon Kristina Keneally announce the winners of the Christmas Banner competition at the Eveleigh Markets on Saturday 19 December, 2009 reports this Eveleigh Markets \ ATP media release on 11 January 2010.
- M5 Off-Road Outrages Residents
- Residents say a proposed M5 arterial off-road to Campbell St, near Sydney Park in St Peters, would bring masses of traffic to the quiet neighbourhood reports Robert Burton-Bradley in the Central of 6 January 2010.
- Australian Technology Park light pollution irritates locals
- Redfern’s Australian Technology Park welcomed more than 1200 new workers this week with the arrival of Channel Sevens’ publishing and production arms reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 1 January 2010.
- 10,000+ Lift Redfern
- The Lift Redfern Station Campaign exceeded its 10,000 signature target. The petitions will be handed over to Heffron MP Kristina Keneally on 2 May for tabling and debate in parliament reports Geoff Turnbull in the May 2012 edition of The South Sydney Herald.
- Needle Van moves from Block to Hudson Street
- The Redfern Waterloo Authority have advised that as of 16 December 2009 that the needle and syringe van that was previously located on the Block has been relocated to Hudson Street.
- Expression of Interest - Indigenous seat on Heritage Taskforce
- Nominations are now open for Indigenous people to participate as a member of the Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce for 2010. Nominations close 25 February 2010.
- Rail passenger injuries soar
- THE number of commuters injured on trains, stations and in railway car parks has risen by more than two-thirds, figures show reports Lisa Carty in the Sydney Morning Herald of 27 December 2009.
- Need, not judgment, on our city's streets
- The profile of Sydney's poor has changed over a century, but the Brown Nurses are still helping, writes Rick Feneley in the Sydney Morning Herald of 26 December 2009.
- Thousands turn up at Christmas lunches
- For the past 11 years, the Moulds family have celebrated Christmas day with other people. This year, the other folk numbered more than 1200 guests at the annual Salvation Army lunch at the Eveleigh CarriageWorks in inner-Sydney's Redfern reports ninemsn on 25 December 2009.
- ATP Heritage Statement - December 2009
- This public statement on ATP Heritage was issued by Australian Technology Park Precinct Management Ltd (ATPPML) on 24 December 2009.
- Providing a better service to Indigenous Australians
- Two new positions have been created to assist Indigenous Australians in accessing services in South and South-Eastern Sydney reports City News on 23 December 2009.
- ATP Letter on C7 Residents Meeting - 23 Dec 09
- The following letter was sent by the ATP to people who attended the meeting on 15 December 2009 about the 8 Central Avenue Eveleigh (the new C7 and Global Television building). As not all those who attended left contact addresses we are posting the letter so this information is diseminated to all who may be interested.
- A network that delivers the goods
- For those who can't get out to buy food, this service is priceless, writes Nick Galvin in the Sydney Morning Herald of 21 December 2009 about the Food Distribution Network.
