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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 opportunity in Redfern
- THE Minister for Community Services and Women, Linda Burney, has officially announced the membership of the Youth Advisory Committee for the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence reports Central 0n 7 October 2009.
- RWA Update - 6 October 2009
- The RWA has launched a new electronic RWA Update. The first Issue below says "This information service has been developed to provide you with the latest in development news, courses, events, programs and anything else that is a part of this vibrant community. In order to keep you informed, the RWA Update will now be delivered by email on an ongoing basis."
- Redfern Station - Transport Minister Responds to Clover Moore Questions
- On 1 September 2009 Clover Moore asked a series of questions of the Transport Minister regarding Redfern Station. The Minister responded on 6 October 2009. The Qestions and the Minister's answer is below. The Minister concludes "RailCorp and the Redfern Waterloo Authority have identified a preferred option for development at the station, although the Redfern Waterloo Authority has requested that RailCorp amend a few elements of that option. I understand that this is currently being done. A community consultation plan is currently been developed. It is expected that community consultation will begin in 2010, once funding for the project has been secured." " 's and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 158.
- Yaama Dhiyaan Hospitality Training Centre celebrates third anniversary by passing the 100 graduate mark
- The Yaama Dhiyaan Hospitality Training Centre held its third graduation for the year last Friday with eight Aboriginal students receiving their Certificate II training in Hospitality Operations reports this media release from the Redfern Waterloo Authority on 6 October 2009.
- ATP Heritage and Developments
- Since I last wrote, the Australian Technology Park’s busy program of civic and heritage works has progressed says ATP MD Roy Wakelin-King in this extract from the ATP electronic newsletter number 3 on 6 October 2009. One of the most exciting recent achievements has been to complete a refurbishment of the Pump Room. Located in the Locomotive Workshop, adjacent to Bay 4, the room contains two hydraulic pumps that are in excellent condition and were operating as late as 1988.
- Celebrate Sustainable Living at the 2009 Danks Street Festival
- City of Sydney is celebrating sustainable food and living in Redfern and Waterloo this October with the fifth annual Danks Street Festival reports Artdaily.org on 6 October 2009.
- “You want a place that’s vibrant, you want a place that’s safe” - Interview with Nathan Rees (Part 1)
- Having spent just one tumultuous year in office, NSW Premier Nathan Rees seems to be focused on achieving tomorrow’s goals rather than giving long-winded explanations about his government’s performance. Mr Rees sat down with the SSH on the top floor of the former TNT Tower. Despite a couple of grueling months in the press, he was happy to speak candidly about the future of South Sydney reports Kelly Lane and Nicholas McCallum in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- RTA says no to go-slow zone
- The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has rejected calls from the City of Sydney to reduce speed limits in the Sydney CBD to 40 kilometres per hour reports Flint Duxfield in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Have you heard? - The fast news with Trevor Davies – October 2009
- Trevor Davies in Have You Heard – The fast News in the South Sydney Herald of October 2009 has reported on a couple of items from the Redfern Waterloo area which we have extracted below:
- Elderflowers (a reading) By Alana Valentine
- Jane Barton in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009 reviews the play reading of Elderflowers by Alana Valentine which had its initial reading as part of the Older and Wiser Festival.
- Chance to Dance
- Now recognised as a not-for-profit organisation, Urban Dance Centre in Glebe offers opportunities for students of varying abilities and backgrounds reports Kristy Johnson in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Kristina Keneally MP on NSW Govt Affordable Housing
- Across NSW over 190,000 households with low or moderate incomes are paying more than 30% of their income on rent. In these troubled economic times, the NSW Government has delivered its promise to make it easier to build affordable housing – cheaper rental properties, granny flats and specialised social housing says Kristina Keneally in her advertisement in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Carol McDonald – a remarkable survivor
- We walked through Carol McDonald’s immaculate little house in Darlington and sat looking out into her beautiful garden on the rising land at the back. The dogs around our feet greeted us enthusiastically and the sun shone. Then I asked her about her beginnings in life. What a contrast! reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Four easy ways to wreck your terrace
- Victorian era houses such as those found in Darlington and Chippendale were built from relatively porous materials compared to modern building materials. The bricks, mortar and render of Victorian houses absorb small amounts of moisture which then evaporates into the atmosphere. In other words the house “breathes” reports John Berry in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Setback on road to Pemulwuy
- SSH editors, Trevor Davies and Andrew Collis, are delighted with donations received in support of their running efforts on behalf of the Pemulwuy housing project on the Block. So far, just over $3,000 has been receivedreports the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- South Sydney pets meet volunteer vets
- On Saturday August 29, pet owners in Surry Hills, Redfern, Darlinghurst and Waterloo had the opportunity to take their pets along for a free pet health check at the Pets at Northcott event. It was held in Ward Park, next door to the Northcott Community Centre, Belvoir Street, Surry Hills reports Felicity Reynolds in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Plot for community garden in Erskineville
- Community gardens are in bloom all over the city, but a group of Erskineville residents is still waiting to sow seeds reports Kelly Lane in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- How many homeless?
- About 400 people are sleeping rough in the inner city each night – far too many, according to Liz Giles, Manager of the Homelessness Unit of the City of Sydney Council reports Kelly Lane in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Community workers ask Government to pay up
- The pay gap between public and private sector community service workers in NSW is of increasing concern to the Australian Services Union (ASU), following revelations that public servants are receiving up to 30 per cent more for the same job reports Laura Bannister in the South Sydney Herald in October 2009.
- Karan's in vogue at Redfern
- DONNA KARAN is associated with the fashion capitals of the world: New York, Paris ... Redfern? The US designer made a visit to the inner-Sydney suburb yesterday to meet children from the Aboriginal community and support Australian photographer Russell James at the launch of a reconciliation project reports the Sun Herald on 4 October 2009.
