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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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- From Sky to Shining
- DARLINGTON: Darlington Indigenous Dance Ensemble, from Darlington Public School, is proving to play a vital role in strengthening the bond between Indigenous kids and their elders. The dancing ensemble has been active in the school for many years, with the aim of retaining and performing the traditional dances of Indigenous peoples. The 18 students, between the ages of 7 and 12, perform traditional and modern dances from all over New South Wales. The kids are also encouraged to connect with their family roots through stories, which are presented through dance Reports Malcolm Weihao Luo in the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Support for memorial to Trevor Davies
- Heffron MP, Kristina Keneally, has expressed her support for the establishment of a permanent memorial to Trevor Davies at Redfern or Chippendale reports the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Waterloo Community Centre update
- WATERLOO: The newly refurbished Waterloo Community Centre located at the corner of Cope and Phillip streets, reopened in August with a fresh initiative for providing local residents with a coordinated range of activities, programs and referral services. The Centre is open between Monday and Friday each week Reports Reece Meredith in the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Urbanest student housing
- It looks like the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) might not be the only supplier of commercial student accommodation to the west of Redfern Station. Student accommodation company Urbanest, which recently completed student accommodation in Quay Street Ultimo, is lining up for a new development at 157 Cleveland Street reports the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Minister promises greater transparency
- The promise of greater transparency under the new State Government was made at a recent meeting between REDWatch Co-ord Members Michael Shreenan, Irene Doutney and Geoff Turnbull and the Planning and Infrastructure Minister Brad Hazzard, who has oversight of the RWA/SMDA reports the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Baseline study missing part of the base
- In 2010, in preparation for the Master Planning process, Housing NSW undertook a baseline study of its public tenants in Redfern and Waterloo reports the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Lies, damn lies and statistics – and consultation
- During the BEP2 consultation the RWA produced a feedback form and Question 4 read: “The highest buildings in Waterloo (Matavai and Turanga) are 30 storeys. The highest buildings in Redfern (Poets Corner) are 17 storeys. Draft BEP 2 proposes heights of 4-12 storeys. Do you have any comments on this?” Reports the October 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- RWA email Update 27 September 2011
- In this update: NEWS - Commitment to business growth in Redfern / Providing technology for local school / Housing NSW community building activities / Waterloo Neighbourhood Centre services / The Settlement is on the move / Purple Goanna offers catering service / SMH recognises Billy Kwong at Eveleigh Market / Celebrate at the Souths Cares Red & Green Ball - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS - Rachel Forster Hospital Development Update / Youth Hostel at 90 Regent Street, Redfern / Modification to temporary car parking arrangements at Australian Technology Park / Modification to the use of Track 8 and Track 12 within the Carriage Workshops, North Eveleigh / Building identification signage to the external facade of the Locomotive Workshop, Australian Technology Park / Demountable building at 255 Wilson Street, North Eveleigh - WHAT’S ON
- Housing NSW Waterloo Update September 2011
- In late September 2011 Housing NSW distributed new Update newsletters to public tenants in Redfern and Waterloo. Below is the combined text of the Redfern & Waterloo Updates. When the pdf's of both are available from Housing NSW we will post them.
- Crime in Redfern a result of outsiders not locals
- Redfern has a bad reputation for crime but residents are not the ones committing them; it’s their friends reports Una Butorac in City News on 22 September 2011.
- HNSW Preliminary Masterplan - Updates for residents - Community Facilities - 17 Sept 2011
- This month the Redfern Waterloo Preliminary Master Plan Project is focusing on connections in and around the neighbourhoods reports an Update from Housing NSW on 17 September 2011. Here REDWatch has combined information from two HNSW Updates on this months topic as well as details of this months bus tour and workshops on the topic of Connections and Local Facilities.
- Trevor Davies Memorial
- Two letters appeared in the September 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald regarding a suitable memorial to Trevor Davies we have reproduced them here,
- Uni ‘tsunami’ a concern, says Council
- DARLINGTON: On Monday August 1 the Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, and City of Sydney Councillors, Meredith Burgmann, Irene Doutney and John McInerney, visited Darlington at the invitation of local community group, RAIDD (Residents Acting In Darlington’s Defence). They came to see and hear the local residents’ concerns about the proposed developments by the University of Sydney which threaten to overwhelm this small community in the City of Villages reports the September 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Talk about public housing
- REDFERN: During August two exciting initiatives with some fun activities took place at the Redfern Town Hall and at Redfern Park, involving local residents of Waterloo and Redfern, and focusing on issues affecting tenants living in public housing writes Reece Meredith in the South Sydney Herald of September 2011.
- Engaging the wheels of change
- REDFERN: The appointment in February of new CEO, Lisa Havilah, marks a new phase in the evolution of CarriageWorks. Ms Havilah aims to develop her arts programs not just in response to the history and the unique location of CarriageWorks, but also in response to the drivers of community needs and interests reports Libby Hogan in the September 2011 issues of the South Sydney Herald.
- Housing is a basic right
- On a chilly Saturday in August Housing NSW staged a Housing Expo in Redfern Park to help introduce its Preliminary Masterplan. The Redfern Waterloo Authority (now the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority) was also involved in conjunction with the RedWater Markets writes the South Sydney Herald an editorial in their September 2011 issue.
- Transfer of land in Redfern to the Aboriginal Housing Company from Council
- The City proposes to transfer this land to the Aboriginal Housing Company, to help provide housing and other facilities for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, for $20. The transfer of land for a nominal sum reflects the City of Sydney’s support of the project. The transfer of land to the Aboriginal Housing Company proposal will be on public exhibition 1 August to 5 September 2011 states this notice for Council of 10 July 2011.
- Don Harwin Welcomes $5000 boost for Redfern Preschool
- Additional funding to bolster the work of small preschools has been welcomed by Liberal Duty MLC for Heffron Don Harwin.
- Student Accommodation for 157 Cleveland Street
- A proposal for student accommodation at 157 Cleveland Street has seen student accommodation provider urbanest commenced door-knocking and letter boxing (of the letter below) for the 157 Cleveland St project on 30 August 2011. This lead up to a community meeting on Saturday 17 September 2011 in the Redfern Community Centre at 9.30am. The plans being considered are on the urbanest website at the link at the bottom of this item.
- Sartor: RWA was Cosmetic politics - Robert Domm was undermined
- Frank Sartor, the Minister responsible for setting up the RWA, deals in passing with the RWA in a section on "The Undermining of Robert Domm" in his 2011 book "The Fog on the Hill - How NSW Labor Lost its Way". Below is the text dealing with the RWA and Robert Domm who was the first CEO of the RWA - REDWatch has earlier covered media reports on some of the matters mentioned in Frank Sartor's account.
