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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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- More than your average footy club
- The new breed of inner city residents, who sit outside a café drinking their skim milk lattes, think that they are living the village life and have a great sense of community spirit. The true long-time locals will know that the inner city will never be a village made up of families who send their kids out of district for schooling and don’t participate in supporting their local sporting teams reports Perry Johnstone in the South Sydney Herald of May 2009.
- The greatest!
- Well, howdy! So what’s happening in the wide, wide world of sports? Not since the heady days of 1964, when a young Cassius Clay stood over a prone Sonny Liston and declared to the world, “I am the greatest!” have we seen such confidence in a young sportsperson Report by Adrian Spry in the South Sydney Herald of May 2009.
- Councillors unite to support Affordable Housing Strategy
- On the issue of affordable housing, we may have a united City of Sydney Council. In fact, on this occasion, the smaller parties are publicly speaking out in defence of the Council’s Draft Affordable Housing Policy as developers move against the public interest reports the South Sydney Herald of May 2009.
- Life after prison
- Christopher [not his real name] is a man who understands the hard-hitting effects of the criminal justice system reports Laura Bannister in the South Sydney Herald of May 2009.
- Werewolves of London? No, the stylish goats of Redfern
- MANY comics will tell you that a "funny thing happened on the way to the gig", but Al Pitcher has got the photos to prove it. There is the picture of the street kid who mooned him in Glasgow, the photo of the mother throttling her child at a wedding in Melbourne, and the picture he took, just yesterday, of a man walking his pet goats through Redfern reports Tim Elliott in the 2May 2009 issue of the Sydney Morning Herald.
- Saying sorry is not enough
- The anniversary of Kevin Rudd's apology to Australia's aboriginal community has come and gone. What difference has it made? asks James Patterson in this article from openDemocracy.net
- Trust Action: North Eveleigh
- In early 2009, NSW Planning Minister Kristina Keneally approved the North Eveleigh Concept Plan writes Graham Quint in the National Trust Magazine (NSW) for May – July 2009.
- Rail staff cuts leave commuters at risk
- Staff cuts at train stations will leave commuters at risk, according to the Opposition and rail union reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Cental on 1 May 2009.
- Eye testing and fun at Redfern
- Children and their parents enjoyed free eye testing at Alexandria Park Community School recently when The Benevolent Society and Redfern Waterloo Authority sponsored a day of good health and family fun reports Kim Shaw in Central on 30 April 2009..
- Paddington rules the terrace house price league
- WHEN it comes to terraces, Paddington is indisputably No. 1. Data from Australian Property Monitors shows there were 55 terrace sales in Paddington for the year to February, for a median price of $1.23 million, a 4 per cent fall over over the previous 12 months reports Stephen Nicholls in the Sydney Morning Herald of 25 April 2009.
- NCIE Board, Newsletter and Website
- The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) released its first newsletter on 18 May 2009 which revealed the details of the new website www.ncie.org.au. The newsletter "I on Excellence" did not provide any of the expected details on the name change / change project focus to one of "excellence" and what the implications of this are for the local users. The newsletter gives no information about the NCIE Board but we have now received a belated media release on the new board which show Sol Bellear as the only local appointment with no local women's appointee. The newsletter is quite large and can not be searched or copied from so we have not put it on the REDWatch website - when it goes on the NCIE site we will link to it. The Board details are below:
- Sydney councillor’s call for Waterloo wet centre
- Sydney Greens councillor Irene Doutney is calling for the creation of a wet centre near Waterloo Green for alcohol-dependant locals reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 28 April 2009.
- Aboriginal diggers commemorate Anzac Day
- An Anzac Day service in the Sydney suburb of Redfern will be held to commemorate Aboriginal diggers reported AAP on Livenews on Saturday, 25 April 2009.
- Indigenous soldiers remembered at Sydney march
- Today's Anzac Day was marked with a special march and commemoration ceremony in Sydney to remember the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Islander diggers reported ABC News on 25 April 2009.
- Indigenous veterans to commemorate Anzac legacy
- The contribution of Indigenous people to the Anzac legacy will be recognised with a service in Sydneys' Redfern Park this afternoon reported ABC news on 25 April 2009.
- Aboriginal Diggers Fought but Couldn't Vote
- Minister for Community Services Linda Burney asked NSW residents to remember the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Diggers on Anzac Day. Ms Burney will be representing Premier Nathan Rees at the 2009 Redfern Anzac Day Commemoration. She said all members of the community were welcome to attend the ceremony and show their support. Aboriginal war veterans will gather at The Block, Redfern at 1pm tomorrow to begin their Anzac Day march to Redfern Park. A commemoration service will then be held at Redfern Park reports Strret Corner on 24 April 2009.
- Roy Wakelin-King - Biography
- Roy Wakelin-King was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Redfern Waterloo Authority on 16 February 2009. Below is some background information on Roy Wakelin-King provided by the RWA.
- NIDC becomes National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE)
- The ILC's National Indigenous Development Centre (NIDC) has undergone a name change to become the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence. It is not clear how being "open to all" and allowing "everyone an opportunity" in the local community will fit with the more elitist rebadging of the centre comments Geoff Turnbull from REDWatch.
- Young People Urged to Raise their Voices
- Nominations Now Open For Youth Advisory Committee. The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) has launched a call for nominations for the NCIE Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). Seven positions are available to young people in Sydney aged between 12-18 who demonstrate passion and enthusiasm on youth issues affecting the local community reports this media release from Larissa Best at Hill & Knowlton for NCIE.
- RWA meets with Frasers Property to discuss Voluntary Planning Agreement
- The new Chief Executive Officer of the Redfern-Waterloo Authority (RWA), Mr Roy Wakelin-King met yesterday with key executives from Frasers Property, the owners of the former Carlton United Brewery (CUB) site, to discuss the Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) that has been made with the RWA reports this media release from the RWA on 23 April 2009.
