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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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- $3.5m boost for training
- THE new headquarters for Macarthur-based apprentice and trainee group MG My Gateway was launched last week, as Education and Training Minister John Della Bosca called on the Federal Government to match NSW funding of $3.5 million over four years reports Jessica Mahar in the Camden Advertiser July 26, 2007.
- Aborigines protest PM's NT 'land grab'
- INDIGENOUS people will never agree to the abolition of the permit system in the Northern Territory nor the land rights they fought so hard to earn, a Sydney protest has been told reports AAP on 14 July 2007.
- Darlington West Redfern Urban Design Meeting - 21 July 07
- The Chippendale, Camperdown, Darlington, West Redfern, Newtown Urban Design Study was held on Saturday 21 July 2007 from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm Notre Dame University, Broadway. The presentation and Questionnaire from the meeting are on the CoS website at the link below.
- Should Sartor have his cake? No, no and no
- The Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, approaches power as a toddler approaches mud cake: big-eyed with gluttony. More! (Shoves, grabs.) I wan' more, more, more! Not for control - hell no. For the sheer gob-stuffing pleasure of it, removing what shape or discipline the system has left. Anyone woozy with the pace of planning change - a lagoon trashed here, a heritage act there - should brace against the seat in front. You ain't seen nothing yet says Elizabeth Farrelly in the SMH of July 4, 2007.
- Rail heritage at risk in Eveleigh
- Following the much contested relocation of Locomotive 3801 to Thirlmere late last year, the Eveleigh Workshop in Redfern is resuming its battle with an uncertain future. Earlier in April, the National Trust of Australia (NTA) had listed the site as one of the most at risk places in NSW, highlighting the threat of potential heritage loss reports Candice Chung in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Planned and regular maintenance a must for public housing
- The Department of Housing (DoH) is in a bind. Years of less than adequate planned and regular maintenance of its more than 130,000 units has resulted in a backlog of maintenance estimated to exceed $750m. In addition, the DoH has assessed its costs of long-term fire and safety upgrading as $350m reports Andrew Collis in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Foster’s and Sartor in Land and Environment Court
- Matthew Drake-Brockman is confident of winning against global beverages firm Foster’s Group and the state Minister for Planning Frank Sartor. On behalf of the community, the Darlinghurst resident will challenge the company and Minister in the Land and Environment Court on 24 to 26 July reports Samantha Van in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Babana: source of strength
- The men of Babana conduct their monthly meetings with a sense of purpose and pride. As a visitor made very welcome, it’s something quite noticeable. Babana is about Aboriginal men, brothers, supporting one another so they might offer greater support to their families and to the local community says the Editorial in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Honour, recognition and respect – lest we forget
- Members of the RSL and Aboriginal diggers have honoured Indigenous veterans on May 31 at the Pool of Reflection at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park reports Claire Thompson in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Danks Street Not “dank & dirty”
- A decade ago the industrial storage site that connects Waterloo to Redfern was a barren place, a “dank and dirty ground,” as William Shakespeare once wrote reports Scott Winter in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Low price liquor – high cost for locals
- The proposal for a 24-hour liquor outlet to be built on Fountain Street, Alexandria has caused uproar among some local residents. The store would be a branch of famous retailer Dan Murphys, owned by Woolworths who advertise “lowest liquor prices guaranteed” reports Claire Thompson in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- A Supermarket on Chalmers Street Redfern at South Sydney Leagues Club?
- The old South Sydney Leagues Clubhouse looks lonely in Chalmers Street but, be assured, the sign outside it tells onlookers that the Club will be open in 2008 reports Trevor Davies in the Have you Heard Column in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- The State Budget – a good one
- At last a mostly good State Budget! It spends up big on infrastructure across the state and locally reports Trevor Davies in the Have you Heard Column in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- An Opera House for all
- In April an audience of disadvantaged communities attended a performance at the Sydney Opera House as part of a new initiative aimed at increasing access to Sydney Opera House reports Reem Al-Gharabally in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Seeking nominations for local business awards
- This year’s City of Sydney Local Business Awards are shaping up to be another hot contest with the voting commencing 29 May reports Ben Falkenmire in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Good sports at Alexandria Park
- The Alexandria Park Community School Primary Softball team have hit their way into the 4th round of the 2007 NSW State Knockout reports Travis Lane in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- RAILCORP “PULLS THE PLUG” FOR MORTUARY STATION COAL LOADING
- Chippendale Residents report that the lights which normally are on around the mortuary station and bus interchange went off for the latest Coaling of 3801 at Mortuary Station. It is believed the action was taken to make the loading less visible to those in the surrounding areas and prevent photo’s of the coaling like those recently taken by Friends of Eveleigh. The Friends of Eveleigh released the brief media statement below about the latest coaling episode:
- Sartor's former staff replace key architect
- THE Government Architect has been removed from a significant role in city planning by the Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, even though the Government had assured Parliament he had no intention of doing so reports Catharine Munro, Sydney Morning Heralds Urban Affairs Editor on June 27, 2007.
- Council funds student fight against development
- Sydney City Council is helping to fund a legal challenge against the development of the Carlton and United Brewery site near Central Station reports ABC News on June 26 2007.
- Meanwhile, Redfern tackles violence at grassroots
- WHEN Redfern erupted in violence against police on the night of February 15, 2004, it might have been just a few days away from a solution to the drugs and antisocial behaviour that had plagued the Block reports Joel Gibson in the SMH of June 25, 2007.
