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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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- Penny Sharpe - Parliamentary Tribute to Trevor Davies
- On 23 June 2011 following the funeral the Member for the Legislative Assembly Penny Sharpe made the following parliamentary tribute to Trevor Davies.
- Geoffrey Turnbull Funeral Tribute to Trevor's Activism
- At the Funeral of Trevor Davies on 23 June 2011 Geoffrey Turnbull gave the following address regarding Trevor's Activism.
- Andrew Collis Funeral Homily for Trevor Davies
- This is the text of the Homily given by South Sydney Parish Minister Andrew Collis at the funeral for Trevor Davies on 23 June 2011.
- Big Day for Pizza Deliveries
- Rebelling against the seasonally inappropriate snowmen and reindeers that festoon Australian houses at Christmas, Norrie May-Welby opted for a simple, but meaningful, decoration. The word ‘‘love’’ has lit up this Redfern street for years, and not just at Christmas. It inspired fellow residents of Caroline Street to hang lights outside their houses reports the Sydney Morning Herald of 23 June 2011.
- Template for Letter to Dept of Education re Darlington School Impact
- The following Draft has been supplied by RAIDD and parents from Darlington School with the suggestion that parents and friends of the school should send such letters to the Department of Education to encourage action by the Department of Education regarding the redevelopment.
- Darlington School & Community Objection to USyd Development
- The letter below has been circulated to the community and parents by Nick Vanos Darlington School & Community President on behalf of the Darlington S&C encouraging parents and community members to make a submission to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
- RWA Email Update - 20 June 2011
- In this Update: NEWS: Minister tours Redfern / Redfern Fire Station mural unveiled / New Redfern home for community groups / Redfern makes its mark online / ATP joins Biggest Morning Tea / Nathan Merritt reaches his 150th game / Bike fever hits Redfern-Waterloo / In memory of Trevor Davies / DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS : Art Bar at 70 Regent Street, Redfern / Redfern RSL Club Fit Out / Youth Hostel at 90 Regent Street, Redfern / WHAT’S ON: 3-10 July NAIDOC Week / 1 July - Storytime / 4 July - Flag Raising Ceremony / 5 July - Elders Luncheon / 8 July – Family and Sports Day / 9 July - Bush Tucker Talk / Black History month / Eveleigh Farmers’ Market – every Saturday 8am to 1pm / Eveleigh Artisans’ Market – first Sunday of the month, 10am to 3pm / Alexandria Community Garden – 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
- Carmel Tebbutt - Parliamentry Tribute to Trevor Davies
- On 21 June 2011 the Member for Marrickville Carmel Tebbutt made the following tribute to Trevor Davies.
- June 2011 - RWA Redfern Waterloo Update - Text Version
- In this Update: Capturing Redfern with a smile / A message from our CEO / Over 850 jobs and counting / RWA welcomes new Minister / Draft BEP 2 update / The Big Issue moves to Redfern / New art space / Art is a load of rubbish / Underbelly comes to Redfern / New Director for CarriageWorks / Education pioneer wins award / New chef at Yaama Dhiyaan / Commitment to the community / RWA Board Member honoured / Connecting local families / Farm cooperative offers the tastes of the world / Local kids learn top tips about health / A Night Off the Grog Forum / Domestic and family violence forum / NASCA Gala Day / Contact Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority
- Tanya Plibersek Parilamentary Tribute to Trevor Davies
- The statement below was made by the Federal MP for Sydney Tanya Plibersek in the Parliament of Australia House of Representatives on 16 June 2011 about Trevor Davies following his death on 14th June 2011.
- Tanya Plibersek on Trevor Davies
- The statement below was made by the Federal MP for Sydney Tanya Plibersek in the Parliament of Australia House of Representatives on 16 June 2011 about Trevor Davies following his death on 14th June 2011.
- Redfern mourns the death of community activist Trevor Davies
- The Redfern community is mourning the death of REDwatch founding member Trevor Davies following his death on Tuesday. Mr Davies will be remembered for founding and editing the South Sydney Herald and for his community activism and commitment to social justice writes Tara Blancato in the City News of 16 June 2011.
- Redfern mourns the death of community activist Trevor Davies
- The Redfern community is mourning the death of REDwatch founding member Trevor Davies following his death on Tuesday. Mr Davies will be remembered for founding and editing the South Sydney Herald and for his community activism and commitment to social justice writes Tara Blancato in the City News of 16 June 2011.
- SMDA Receives Urban Renewal Brief from Department of Planning
- The SMDA has received its brief for both the Redfern and Waterloo and Granville areas under the State Environment Planning Policy (Urban Renewal) 2010. The briefs set out the areas the SMDA is required by the study to investigate and make recommendations upon.
- Groundswell of support for housing tenants
- The public submission last January by the Redfern-Waterloo Authority of the BEP2 draft plan to redevelop the housing sites in the area has drawn criticism from local groups. Criticism is due partly to the time for consultation being considered too short (four weeks) for the community to fully understand what a project of this scale implies reports Sandra Beeston in the South Sydney Herald of June 2011.
- Ross Smith on why he should be elected to an ALP committee
- The letter below was sent to ALP members when Ross Smith stood in 2011 for the NSW ALP Policy Forum. It outlines some of Ross's involvement and positions in the ALP and more broadly. It provides an insight into the ALP side of Ross's involvements.
- RWA Email Update - 26 May 2011
- In this RWA Update - NEWS: Redfern welcomes a new Minister / Redfern shop front improvement matching grant program / Uniting the community through sport / Artists rev up at Eveleigh Artisans’ Market for charity car rally / Weave Arts Space opening exhibition / Local volunteers recognised / Koori Mail – 20th year celebration / NCIE celebrates its first anniversary - DEVELOPMENT NEWS - Modification - Temporary Gardener's Compound, Australian Technology Park / New Gardener's Compound, Australian Technology Park / Fashion event at the former Clothing Store, North Eveleigh / New way finding signage, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh - WHAT’S ON
- Angry residents demand change to Sydney Uni ‘mega development’
- Sydney University’s plans for a new business school in Darlington are under threat after angry residents issued a host of demands to the institution reports this media release from Residents Acting In Defence of Darlington (RAIDD).
- People push demands rethink on city development plan
- THE Premier, Barry O'Farrell, took office promising to hand planning powers back to the people, and inner Sydney residents are taking him at his word reports Kelsey Munro in the Sydney Morning Herald of 20 May 2011.
- REDWatch Joins in Open Letter to NSW Government
- REDWatch has joined with a range of other resident groups in issuing an Open Letter to the NSW Government and the City of Sydney requesting the City Plan be placed on hold. The statement follows a range of concerns raised by residents groups about changes forced on the City of Sydney by the previous NSW Government regarding the planning controls to be exhibited. In Redfern and Waterloo this included the removal of the public housing estates from the planning control of the council. At Ashmore Estate a directive to increase heights and densities well above what council studies had shown viable was given without any supporting planning studies to test the densities proposed. The text of the statement is provided below:
