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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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- Coloured Digger Project Thanks Damien Minton Gallery
- Redfern’s own Damien Minton Gallery today presented a cheque for $4,000.00 to the Coloured Digger Project Steering Committee reports this media release from Ray Minniecon at the Coloured Digger Project.
- NSW razor broadly misses IT spending
- The article below on by Brett Winterford ZDNET.com.au on 11 November 2008 provides some background on the ATP sale decision as part of a broader look at the mini-budget's impact on IT spenbding.
- Govt to Sell 99 Year Lease Over ATP to Private Sector
- Commercial assets and leases belonging to the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) and the Australian Technology Park (ATP) at Redfern will be placed on the market as part of the NSW Government’s Mini-Budget reportsd this media release was issued by the Minister for Planning and Minister for Redfern Waterloo on 11 November 2008.
- REDWatch Spokesperson Report for 2007-2008
- Authority scrapped
- The Redfern-Waterloo Authority will be wound up by 2012, Planning Minster Kristina Keneally has announced reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 5 November 2008.
- Clover's right-hand woman
- Monica Barone is not your typical CEO. Artworks adorn her office walls, and there is not a whiff of smugness from the woman who manages a good deal of Sydney's urban infrastructure writes Emma Kemp in City News of 2 November 2008.
- Elderly residents at risk in public housing complex
- Emergency services have been denied simple access to a public housing complex in Darlington reports Aaron Jones in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Public housing tenants deserve better
- Earlier this year the former Housing Minister issued a media release announcing $1.6 billion for repairs and upgrades for public housing says the Editorial in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- New Minister for Redfern-Waterloo
- Last month saw NSW politics in turmoil with a new Premier and Deputy Premier, and the departure from the scene of Frank Sartor, the former Planning Minister and the Minister responsible for the Redfern-Waterloo Authority. Kristina Keneally, the former Minister for Ageing and Disability, was given Frank Sartor’s previous areas of responsibility, alongside her being the Member for Heffron. Some are suggesting that this may be a problem, others that local people will find her easier to deal with than her predecessor. The SSH asked Geoff Turnbull of REDWatch to collate a few questions for Ms Keneally reports the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- North Eveleigh – questions persist
- The reshuffle in the NSW Government, with a new Minister for Redfern-Waterloo, Kristina Keneally, and a new Premier, Nathan Rees, “creates a unique opportunity to rethink the methodology of the Redfern-Waterloo Authority,” said REDWatch spokesperson, Geoff Turnbull reports Kate Lamb in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Pride in Pemulwuy Project
- The Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) is hopeful its housing project will finally get off the ground, pending the outcome of a public exhibition showing nine years of hard work reports Lisa Moon in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Rolling up the shutters, getting down to business
- Shopfronts in the Redfern-Waterloo area continue to display depressing and uninviting shutters and cages, the ornaments of crime and antisocial behaviour. The recent market turmoil could see more of these shutters becoming permanent fixtures, with the financial crisis already decimating one local business reports Nicholas McCallum in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Suggestions for police commander
- As a local resident, I am very pleased to see that the new Redfern Police Commander, Luke Freudenstein, has said that he will try to ensure the the police officers under his command will do their job properly and obey the law (‘Policing in Redfern’, SSH October 2008) writes Dale Mills in a letter to the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Congregation of fine food and culture
- Food brings people together and teaches us about different lifestyles, cultures, even historical backgrounds. And if you were one of the 20,000 hungry, hot-but-happy, Sunday-morning wanderers who took to Danks Street on Sunday October 26 for the Danks Street Festival, you would have noticed what a wonderfully proud, colourful and cultural community we are becoming reports Scott Winter in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- A dog called Wanja
- Screened outside at night, on The Block in Redfern, Wanja cast light on a community which is often overshadowed and overlooked. Writer Angie Abdilla, who is of Tasmanian Aboriginal descent, says that she wanted the film to challenge people’s thoughts on how communities live on The Block and who they are, showing a different side to a neighbourhood that is often misrepresented as negative reports Tara Clifford in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- First impressions of life on Council
- The City of Sydney has four new Councillors: Meredith Burgmann, Irene Doutney, Di Tornai and Robert Kok. The SSH asked them each to share some of their initial impressions and priorities for the next four years of their office. We expect to hear from Councillor Robert Kok for our next issue reports the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- CUB development to cast shadow over Chippendale
- The history of Carlton United Breweries is one of mergers, acquisitions and continual growth, and the company is one of the success stories of corporate Australia reports Pam Dagwelin the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Notre Dame expanding
- Notre Dame University is trying to expand, and Chippendale residents are not very happy reports Trevor Davies in the fast News in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Tell your kids about Peter Norman
- A community street party to celebrate Peter Norman Day was held on Thursday October 9, from 5 to 9pm, at Leamington Lane, near Macdonaldtown Station reports Elizabeth Koorey in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
- Supermarket a threat to “village life” in Erskineville?
- Erskineville residents met again on Wednesday October 15 to plan the next phase in a 12-month-long fight to stop the development of a supermarket on the corner of Erskineville Road and Gowrie Street. City of Sydney Council refused the development on the grounds that it was too large. However, Harold Finger, the developer, has since appealed the decision, taking the matter to the Land and Environment Court reports Ellice Mol in the South Sydney Herald of November 2008.
