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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.
You can get up to date news by setting up a Google News alert at http://www.google.com/alerts. News Alerts will not pick up local media and some mainstream media stories which do not appear on a news website, where possible we put these stories on our website to provide wide access to the stories.
- Redeveloped public housing estate not so public
- THE cost of redeveloping the Bonnyrigg public housing estate has blown out from an estimated $500 million to $730 million and just 30 per cent of the housing will be public reports Brian Robins in the SMH of October 16, 2007
- Cheap housing quota off the boil
- THE NSW Government appears to be backing away from asking developers to provide affordable housing, days after announcing it was cutting levies to make it easier for first-home buyers to enter the market reports Catharine Munro SMH Urban Affairs Editor with Sunanda Creagh.
- Minister Sartor & RWA CEO’s Answers at Estimates Hearing – 15 October 2007
- Minister Sartor and RWA CEO Robert Domm appeared before NSW Parliament’s General Purpose Standing Committee No 4 for “Estimates Hearings” on 15th November 2007. The draft transcript includes how the Minister sees progress in Redfern Waterloo, CUB Voluntary Planning Agreements, Redfern Railway Station, Public housing Redevelopment, the RWA’s involvement in Human Services and Aboriginal employment.
- 2007 FEDERAL ELECTION: THE PARTIES' HOUSING POLICIES
- The following summary of the political parties housing policies was complied by Shelter SA and circulated on 10th October through the The National Tenant Support Network (National TSN). Other policies will obviously be announced through out the election but this provides a pre-election snapshot. The list is in reverse alphabetical order.
- Government has lofty plans for Victoria Park village
- The Eastern Suburbs is to become the first area in Sydney to host a "vertical village", NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor said last week reports Tim Martin in the Southern Courier of 9th October 2007
- Redfern 'will welcome' development centre
- The Indigenous Land Corporation says Sydney's Redfern community will welcome the announcement of a new sports, education and community centre reports ABC news on Tuesday October 9th 2007.
- Circus rehearsals on the Block
- The heritage-listed Redfern Block has become home to aerial artist and instructor Craig Hull and his students since the closure of their performance space six months ago. Craig Hull, formerly of Circus Oz, has thirteen years experience teaching the Chinese pole otherwise known as the sticky pole – a climbing apparatus coated in resin which displays the performer’s strength and athleticism reports Ellice Mol in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Broad support for Indigenous construction course
- Local heavies were out in force at the recent graduation ceremony for the Koori Job Ready Course (training for Indigenous people seeking a career in the construction industry) reports Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Federal Election ’07: The seat of Sydney
- Ben Walker analyses the candidates for the seat Sydney in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- SOUTH SYDNEY SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT FROM CAPITAL WORKS AND EXTRA MAINTENANCE
- Kristina Keneally in her South Sydney Herald Advertisement was pleased to report that four schools in the South Sydney area will benefit from almost $700,000 worth of school upgrade works and extra maintenance projects in the Heffron Electorate this financial year.
- A community flourishes at Victoria Park
- Peter Morton is happy to talk about living at Victoria Park in Zetland. Having relocated four years ago from a heritage terrace in Rushcutters Bay, Peter enjoys being part of a new development and diverse community in Sydney’s south reports Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Elvis sings the songs of Jimmy Reed, Lionel Rose, Slim Dusty
- Country gospel, country blues, country rock, Australian country, American country … David Paul “Elvis” Beckett does it all reports Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Country & Redfern – with a passion
- Redfern born and bred, Joe Fenech is a passionate musician reports Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Adam Hill: Defying illogic
- Adam Hill is currently in his 10th year as a visual and performing artist. Descending from Clorene Morthem (Burnt Bridge, Kempsey), Adam relocated to Redfern 12 months ago, from the inner west of Sydney reports the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Bill and George – a new space for local artists
- A former Redfern nunnery that was left vacant and had fallen into disrepair has been leased to a group of local artists who have given it a face-lift and promise to turn it into a vibrant artist-run space reports Reem Al-Gharabally in the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- A new Deputy for the Lord Mayor
- Tony Pooley, last month became Sydney’s new deputy Lord Mayor. Tony, former Mayor of South Sydney Council, was elected in 2004 to the then newly-merged City Council. The Labor Party won three seats, the Liberal Party one, the Greens one and the Lord Mayor’s team achieved five seats reports Trevor Davies in the Have you heard? Column of the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Chippendale East safe, or has the battle only just started?
- The City Council has hired consultants to undertake a series of urban studies on the suburbs across the City. They are in the process of holding Community forums to discuss their findings. Last month the consultants met with Chippendale residents from the local residents group to discuss the report before the community forum reports Trevor Davies in the Have you heard? Column of the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Lending a hand to the SMH
- We ran an article about the Pemulwuy Project in our September edition after the AHC’s community meeting before final submission to the Department of Planning. Days later an article containing suspiciously similar content with a "fresh" angle was run by the SMH reports Trevor Davies in the Have you heard? Column of the South Sydney Herald of October 2007.
- Commissioners Set stored in the Open at Thirlmere - FOE Media Release
- WHO ALLOWED THESE TWO PRICELESS CARRIAGES TO BE TAKEN FROM EVELEIGH TO THIRLMERE AND TO BE PLACED IN THE OPEN, AND EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS FOR OVER A WEEK? asks a Friends of Eveleigh Media Release of 6th October, 2007.
- NSW ABORIGINAL HOUSING OFFICE BOARD APPOINTED
- Minister for Housing Matt Brown today said the inaugural chairman of the Aboriginal Housing Office today returns to the post, adding experience to a new and dynamic board announced today, 4th October 2007, reports this media release from the AHO.
