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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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- Multi-million dollar upgrade for ILC site
- The site that once housed Australia's first Aboriginal theatre is under re-construction reports Annabel Boyer in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Why Bancroft feels right at home with nature
- Aboriginal artist Bronwyn Bancroft's home is easy to pick. Even from the street it stands out like a beacon – charmingly bright, colourful and decorative. Inside is no different, with paintings for an upcoming exhibition coveting every inch of waft space reports Katie Hoskins in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Art wall one way to mend fences with community
- The final stage in a two- year upgrade of Eveleigh Street precinct is almost finished reports Katie Hoskins in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Carlton site brews green concerns
- The development of a multi-million dollar residential and commercial area in Chippendale is set to go ahead reports Victoria Strobl in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Crunch time for The Block
- Years after the Pemulwuy Project was first planned, the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) will submit its concept master plan for the redevelopment of the Redfern Block to the NSW Department of Planning. Under state law, the department will have 40 days to accept or reject the project reports Angela Dewan in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Needle bus must go - Mundine
- Aboriginal community leader Mick Mundine has renewed calls for The Block's controversial needle exchange bus to be scrapped, as plans are put in place for new drug services in Redfern reports Britta Jorgensen in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Not all hard work at this factory
- Candles, cake and memories, mostly good and some bad, were on the menu when Waterloo-based organisation The Factory celebrated 30 years of community service reports Katrina Yu in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- A celebration of diverse Lebanese history in Redfern
- "Back in the early 1900s, it was the rhythmic pounding of butchers tenderising lamb in their jiruns that could be heard while walking down Cooper Street in Redfern," says Paul Convy from the Australian Lebanese Historic Society (ALHS), speaking on the inaugural Redfern Lebanese Legacy walk organised for History Week 2007 reports Julie Shingleton in Precinct Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Our heritage at risk
- There are surely few images more redolent of fading Imperial glory than the sight of idly decaying industrial machinery reports Shant Fabricatorian in Precinct Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- FOI controversy over street team
- A street team that provide youth services in the Redfern and Waterloo areas between 2003 and 2005 failed partly because the model imposed on it by senior NSW government public servants was "flawed", confused and needed more community consultation and involvement reports Precinct southside Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- Secret makeover plans for Redfern leave locals far from happy
- The Redfern Waterloo -Authority (RWA) and Rail Corp's joint design plan for the development of Redfern station was completed in early September. The RWA had earlier informed residents that it would consult with them about the plan, which is expected to include commercial development around the station reports Angela Dewan in Precinct southside Issue 4/2007 in November 2007.
- OLD BLACK THEATRE SITE, REDFERN - LEASING OPPORTUNITY
- The Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) is seeking expressions of interest from Indigenous incorporated bodies and businesses in leasing office and retail space in a new building situated on the historic site of the old 'Black Theatre', Redfern.
- Artist-activist documents change in Redfern
- Artist and activist Zanny Begg brings together her two favourite "spheres" in her latest project entitled 2016: Archive Project writes Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
- On guard against racism
- In Sydney, the race card has been played more often than necessary in recent times. It was the cause of two of the three riots that have tarnished the city's reputation as a safe and laid-back place, giving the appearance of segregated towns, rather than a multicultural city writes Nicholas McCallum in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
- $30,000,000 Indigenous sports centre gets the nod
- Minister for Planning Frank Sartor has approved the Indigenous Land Council's proposal to build a new sports, education and community centre at Redfern writes Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
- Developers gamble on re-zoning in Chippendale
- It was a case of “mysterious disappearance” when it came to the City of Sydney’s latest round of development control proposals in the Chippendale and Darlington area. Property investors were shocked to find that the original results of an urban design study were scrapped, just days after a group of local residents was given the draft design plan, during a private community consultation meeting writes Candice Chung in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
- Aged care in Green Square
- Anglican Retirement Villages has had its proposal approved for a retirement village in the heart of South Sydney. The State-owned corporation and development arm of the NSW Government, Landcom, and the City of Sydney have recently completed the master planning process for Green Square. Project Director of Landcom, Paul Andersen, says there has been considerable consultation over the years regarding the plan for the town centre writes Ellice Mol in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
- Fresh fruit and vegies to the inner city
- The Food Distribution Network (FDN) in Redfern is a not-for-profit organisation that has been delivering fresh fruit and vegetables to disadvantaged groups since 1984 writes Ellice Mol in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
- Sydney synopsis
- Last month Ben Walker presented profiles of candidates for the seat of Sydney: Jenny Leong (Greens), Tanya Plibersek (Labor) and Georgina Anderson (Liberal). See www.southsydneyherald.com.au in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007 Ben Walker provides a sysnopis of the Sydney Electorate.
- Another election, another race card
- Sydney Greens candidate, Jenny Leong, has identified Indigenous rights as a key election issue writes Ben Spies-Butcher & Sylvie Ellsmore in the South Sydney Herald of November 2007.
