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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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- Whistle Blows on Rail History
- SYDNEY faces the loss of significant rail and Labor union movement history unless more is done to preserve the Eveleigh rail yards, local group Friends of Eveleigh (FOE) has said. At the centre of the debate is the heritage listed Large Erecting Shop, the only remaining building at the rail yards still mostly intact and performing it's original function, according to FOE and the National Trust reports Robert Burton-Bradley with Picture by Tlmothy Clapin in Central of 27th February 2008
- Action Needed Now
- Residents near Waterloo Green say the NSW Department of Housing is dragging its feet on a possible solution to antisocial behaviour reports Robert Burton-Bradley with Picture by Phil Rogers in Central of 27th February 2008
- Ready to Rock - Redfern's red carpet ride
- When the stars hit the red carpet at this year’s MTV Awards, they’ll put Eveleigh and Redfern on the international stage. But several local projects are also helping this area move forward in leaps and bounds reports Lisa Capozzi in the cover story of Central of 27th February 2008 with photos (including a front page of RWA CEO Robert Domm with guitar and train) by Phil Rogers, Melanie Russell.
- Apology brings chance to end family violence
- ABORIGINAL Australians from all over NSW and Victoria gathered at Redfern last week to help improve support services for Aboriginal men, following the Federal Government's historic apology to the stolen generations reports Lisa Capozzi in Central of 20 February 2008.
- Heritage advisers will take on development under office amalgamation
- THE body responsible for providing heritage advice to the State Government will be folded into the Department of Planning in a move critics fear could seriously undermine protection of heritage buildings and sites in NSW reports Wendy Frew Urban Affairs Editor February 19, 2008.
- Redfern Legal Centre helping young tenants
- With the start of the university year approaching, many young students will be leaving home for the first time, often into shared housing reports this media statement from Office of Fair Trading on 19 February 2008.
- Department of Planning Heritage Office Changes Statement
- Heritage conservation and management in NSW will be supported through changes to the internal structure of the NSW Department of Planning reports this media statement from the department of Planning of 19 February 2008.
- Staging place - A workshop for creative regeneration
- Sydney's newest performing arts venue celebrated its first birthday last month. The challenge now is to develop an adjacent commercial hub that will fully fund its activities, writes Katrina Strickland in the Australian Financial Review of Thursday 14th February 2008.
- Redfern out in force to watch apology, despite rain
- The crowd was attentive while the PM gave the apology, and applauded loudly at his use of the word 'sorry' reports Simon Santow for the ABC on Wednesday 13th February 2008.
- Speech gets standing ovation in Redfern
- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's speech received a standing ovation at the Redfern Community Centre, where hundreds gathered reports Leesha McKenny in the SMH of February 13, 2008.
- Protest against intervention
- AS A military marching band played on the forecourt of Parliament House to a thin crowd of tourists, a group of thousands gathered metres away to protest against the federal intervention in the Northern Territory reports Yuko Narushima in the SMH of February 13, 2008.
- Sydney recognises Sorry Day - 13 Feb 2008
- The City of Sydney is working with the State Government to install a large screen in Martin Place in Sydney's CBD on Wednesday 13 February to broadcast the Federal Government's formal apology to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generation, Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP announced today reports this City of Sydney media release of 7th February 2008.
- Nation’s Mental Health Crisis - New report exposes dire situation
- URGENT funding increases are required to boost supervised accommodation for the mentally ill nationwide, according to a "revolutionary" new study reports Lisa Capozzi in Central 6th February 2008.
- Clean up this Mess
- WATERLOO Green is unsafe and unclean, according to public housing tenants living near the park. They allege an action plan drawn up by residents and Redfern police has been ignored by the Department of Housing (DOH) reports Central of 6th February 2008 page 10.
- In Line for Honours
- A REDFERN-based Aboriginal line dancing troupe are kicking up their heels after winning a national title at The Tamworth Country Music Festival reports Lisa Capozzi in Central 6th February 2008 Page 9.
- Revivalist meeting as Cousins faces his demons
- THE Block in Redfern has seen plenty of things in its time, but nothing quite like this. When Ben Cousins, Anthony Mundine and Sonny Bill Williams, clad in shimmering white shirts, appeared apparition-like in the sunlight, it looked for all the world like a revivalist meeting reports AAP on 6th February 2008.
- Questions for Redfern Police
- The relationship between some of the Aboriginal community and Redfern Police has become so dysfunctional that complaints against officers are rarely made despite claims of rampant harassment circulating Redfern and Waterloo reports Joseph Correy in the South Sydney Herald of February 2008.
- Police activities must be monitored
- The relationship between the police and many Aboriginals in Redfern-Waterloo is pitiful reports Joseph Correy in the South Sydney Herald of February 2008.
- Rachel Forster site sold to highest bidder
- The former Rachel Forster Hospital at Redfern has been sold at the end of last year, following Planning Minister Frank Sartor’s approval of a concept plan for the $70 million residential redevelopment reports Candice Chung in the South Sydney Herald of February 2008.
- Walker Street housing project underway
- The State Government’s housing strategy for the Redfern-Waterloo has seen its frst bit of action, with the construction of a new $28 million public housing project in Walker Street, Redfern, beginning last month reports Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald of February 2008.
