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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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- Government Architect to Review Redfern-Waterloo Urban Renewal Plans
- The Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) announced in this media release of 1 December 2011 that it has engaged the Government Architect’s Office to review draft plans for a major housing revitalisation project in Redfern-Waterloo, providing an additional 3,700 new dwellings. This review is part of the NSW Government’s ongoing commitment for urban renewal in identified areas close to public transport to provide much-needed dwellings. The full text of the media release is below.
- New PPP to Revitalise Public Housing in Airds Bradbury
- NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Greg Pearce and Minister for Family and Community Services, Pru Goward announced today that the NSW Government had embarked on the biggest social housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) ever in NSW with Expressions of Interest sought for the Airds Bradbury Renewal Project. With similar developments being Masterplanned for Redfern Waterloo by Housing NSW the arrangements in the media release of 30 November 2011 below will be of interest to those in Redfern and Waterloo.
- Council Support for the Pemulwuy Project
- The Aboriginal Housing Company’s Pemulwuy Project has moved another step closer, with a Council Committee recommending that Council grant owner’s consent for a Development Application to be submitted to the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure reports this extract from Clover's eNews of Friday 2 December - No 575. [The links to the various reports about the land transfer and the Pemulwuy Project are also provided below. These include some details of the project that were provided by the AHC at the community meeting - REDWatch]
- ATP Parking saga extends
- Alexandria residents are infuriated by another episode in the ATP parking saga which has left them with no imminent resolution writes Nicholas Jordan in City News of 24 November 2011
- RWA Email Update – 23 November 2011
- In this Update: NEWS - RWA Repeal Bill Update / Draft BEP 2 and Urban Renewal Study / Redfern Photo Competition / Redfern Ambassadors / Pemulwuy Project Community Information Event / Housing NSW Community Design Workshops / Vote for your favourite Christmas banner / RWA newsletter out now! - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS - Enlargement of Smokers' Balcony in Railz on Regent, 56 Regent Street, Redfern / Redfern RSL Club fit out on Level 2, 157 Redfern Street, Redfern / Clothing and bicycle retail shop at 116 Lawson Street, Redfern - WHAT’S ON - 23 and 24 November 2011 – Housing NSW Community Design Workshops / 15 December 2011 – RWA Seniors Christmas Party / Eveleigh Farmers’ Market – every Saturday 8am to 1pm / Eveleigh Artisans’ Market –first Sunday of the month, 10am to 3pm / Alexandria Community Garden – 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
- HNSW to Introduce Customer Service Standards
- Housing NSW's benchmark survey for Redfern & Waterloo showed high levels of dissatisfaction in public tenants dealings with Housing NSW - only half were happy with their dealings in the previous year. This is a state wide issue. On November 22 Housing NSW presented the "Customer Service Benchmarking – Service Delivery Solutions" excerpt below to a Social Housing Tenant Forum with tenants from the Public and Community Housing sectors drawn from across NSW. This is the first time that benchmarks have been publicly released for the Customer Service Standards that tenants should expect in their dealings with Housing NSW.
- Plans afoot for new housing agency
- THE NSW government is poised to create an agency to help overcome Sydney's record low levels of home building with a possible merger of two bodies [The SMDA & Landcom] reports Matthew Moore in the Sydney Morning Herald of 21 November 2011.
- ‘Smile, You’re in Redfern’ photo competition
- The Smile, You’re in Redfern! photo competition has been launched with $1600 worth of prizes up for grabs. The aim of the photo competition is to showcase Redfern‟s creative, business and cultural opportunities and to promote Redfern to the wider community reports this media release from Roll Up Redfern on 21 November 2011.
- Property Industry builds for Sydney youth
- The Property Industry Foundation (PIF) has begun refurbishing PIF House, a new inner-city facility which will provide housing and support for Sydney’s disadvantaged youth reports Architecture and Design on 21 November 2011.
- November 2011 RWA Update - PDF Version
- In the November 2011 RWA Update: Commitment to Redfern-Waterloo / A message from our CEO / Commuters receive a warm welcome / Shopfront Improvement Program / RSL development / BEP 2 Stakeholder Engagement Report released / Master Planning Expo / Aboriginal Employment Program joins ATP / Solar panels complete / Call for heritage volunteers / ATP Open Day / AIME high to help Indigenous youth / New Redfern home for community groups / Eveleigh Market wins Delicious Award / Redfern East wins award / Redfern Fire Station mural unveiled / Saturday in Design / Redfern has the right moves / Redfern takes to the stage in Turkey / Christmas Banner competition / Contact the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority.
- SMDA Releases Details of Studies for redfern & Waterloo
- The Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority has released the details of the studies proposed for Redfern and Waterloo over the next few months. The statement advises that "The SMDA will progressively advise on its website of the appointment of consultants and welcomes feedback from individuals, organisations and other stakeholders on key issues which they would like considered in the relevant study by the SMDA. This way, SMDA will be able to ensure key issues are considered appropriately and in a timely manner." The full text of the statement is below:
- Council - Affordable & Social Housing Targets
- Councils targets under Sustainable Sydney 2030 for 7.5 per cent of all housing in the City to be social housing and 7.5 per cent to be affordable housing. To meet our target almost 8,000 affordable housing and 650 social housing dwellings need to be built in the City by 2030 reports Clover's Clover's eNews - Friday 11 November - No 572. It is REDWatch's view that for council's social housing (includes public housing) targets to be met it would be important that there was no loss of public housing from BEP2 and that consideration should be made of placing extra public housing in ant redevelopment of Housing NSW lands in Redfern & Waterloo.
- Every dog wants a place in the sun as city living becomes an ever-tighter squeeze
- Marking their territory … Hunters Hill residents with their dogs at Riverglade Reserve. Park users are worried there is not enough open space to be shared between sporting teams, dog walkers, cyclists and exercise groups reports Eleanor Ainge Roy in the Sydney Morning Herald of 7 November 2011.
- Redfern Now to create over 250 jobs and support Indigenous employment
- The groundbreaking ABC TV series, REDERN NOW (working title), the first contemporary drama series produced by Indigenous Australians, will create over 250 job opportunities and make a vibrant and exciting contribution to the Australian television industry reports this media release from the ABC on 7 November 2011.
- From boys to men - putting troubled youths back on the right road
- THERE were young men in Redfern on Wednesday, boys, really, and by the time they were finished they had enough to think about for any young man. For boys, too writes Paul Kent in The Daily Telegraph of 5 November 2011.
- REDWatch 2010-11 Annual Report
- Below is the text of the REDWatch 2010-11 Annual Report from the Convenor and the Spokesperson delivered to the 2011 AGM.
- Redfern-Waterloo Authority Repeal Bill
- The NSW Government introduced the Redfern-Waterloo Authority Repeal Bill 2011 on Tuesday, 18 October 2011 which will be presented to the Legislative Council accordingly. This is the RWA Statement released on 2 November regarding the Repeal Bill.
- Redfern-Waterloo Authority Transition Fact Sheet
- Below is the text of the Redfern-Waterloo Authority Transition Fact Sheet released by the RWA on 2 November 2011 advising of the changes within the RWA's activities as a result of the winding up of the RWA.
- USyd Update on Business college Development
- As many will be aware the University of Sydney is planning a new building for our Business School in the Abercrombie Precinct reports the Sydney University VC's add in the November 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Investing in children’s education
- REDFERN: The NSW government delivered a $5,000 educational funding boost to Poet’s Corner Preschool, as part of targeted investment in the preschool education of Aboriginal children and children from low socioeconomic backgrounds Reports Malcolm Weihao Luo in the November 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
