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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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- Trevor may need more time
- The South Sydney Herald November 2006 reports on Trevor’s attempts to exercise and loose weight.
- Truth on The Block. Beyond compliance journalism!
- Sydney Morning Herald columnist and Redfern resident Elizabeth Farrelly has been a vocal critic of the Redfern Waterloo Authority (RWA) since the State government body was conceived in 2004. A frank conversation with Elizabeth Farrelly by Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald November 2006.
- Birthing boom to put a squeeze on schools
- THE booming birth rate is forcing Sydney schools to extend enrolment requests until 2011 and draw up plans to convert unused space into much-needed classrooms reports Hannah Edwards in The Sun-Herald October 29, 2006.
- Eveleigh - Large Erecting Shop - Friends of Eveleigh Statement
- The following media release dated 28th October 2006 has been issued by the Friends of Eveleigh to bring attention to the need for action to ensure a future for the Large Erecting Shop at Eveleigh.
- Reality of tower blocks exposed to daylight
- AN APARTMENT block as tall as the reviled University of Technology building would be built directly opposite it, under the final proposal for prime city land that residents say will cast a pall over them reports Justin Norrie Urban Affairs Reporter SMH October 27, 2006.
- 3A projects add a new dimension to rules
- THE real problem with the arrogance that typically afflicts our upper echelons is not that it's offensive and tedious - which it is - but that it quickly becomes a learning disability, condemning sufferers to repeat their mistakes ad nauseam. That's if you weren't sick the first time writes Elizabeth Farrelly in the Sydney Morning Herald October 25, 2006.
- GREENS - Heffron - Greens announce candidate for Heffron - 24 October 2006
- “We are pleased to announce that Dr Ben Spies-Butcher was unanimously endorsed last night as the Greens candidate in the seat of Heffron for the 2007 State Election” said South Sydney Greens convenor Jenny Leong in a Media release.
- CFMEU Lift Red and Green Ban on Redfern Oval
- The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) have lifted the red and green ban on Redfern Oval today, clearing the path for the City of Sydney Council to begin demolition of the site and the construction of the new Redfern Park facilities which will be used by the South Sydney Rabbitohs as their new home base for training in 2008. [Souths.com.au 18 October 2006]
- CUB UPDATE – COUNCIL, CSPC AND COMMUNITY REMOVED FROM THE PROCESS
- The Director General of Planning has directed that any redevelopment proposal for the Carlton United Breweries (CUB) Site in Chippendale must be consistent with the recommendations of the Expert Advisory Panel appointed by the Minister. [Report from CLOVER'S eNEWS - Friday 13 October 2006 - No. 318]
- RWA PHASE 2 HUMAN SERVICES
- The Redfern-Waterloo Authority (RWA) continues to rely on existing resources in its planning to improve human services. The RWA has adopted this approach as a key component of its draft plan forming phase 2 of its Human Services Plan for older people, people with disabilities, migrant communities and homeless people. [Report from CLOVER'S eNEWS - Friday 13 October 2006 - No. 318]
- CarriageWorks brings Parking Changes to Darlington
- The letter below from Arts NSW has been circulated to Darlington residents proposing the introduction of 8am-10pm seven day a week 1 hour parking (permit holders excepted) for the area in response to the opening of the new Carriageworks Contemporary Arts Centre. One condition of the Carriageworks DA was that they were to arrange an extension of residents parking scheme hours on nearby streets if residents supported this.
- Alexandria warm-up for Swans faithful
- The AFL grand final was in Melbourne, but the best warm up was in Sydney. Last Thursday, the Swans faithful congregated at the Alexandria Hotel’s beer garden to hear ABC 702’s Adam Spencer present a special Sydney Swans breakfast show reports Bill Birtles in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Chippendale residents champion bicycling plan for inner west
- An innovative plan for an off-road pedestrian and cycle route through Chippendale, masterminded by a group of Chippendale residents and small business, is set to be integrated into the City of Sydney Council’s (City) ten year cycle strategy reports Ben Falkenmire in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Those troublesome DA’s
- The assessment process for development applications has been called into question with communication proving a problem reports Bill Birtles in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Cana Kids Can Cook
- For local Indigenous teenager, Elizabeth Haines, cooking is a learning skill that she says she can take into her adult life. When I dropped in on the latest Cana Kids Can Cook class of four, the schnitzel’s being prepared supported her comment reports Vladimir Korotkov in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Upgrade challenges: watch your step in Redfern Street
- The Redfern Street upgrade is causing challenges for pedestrians and cars alike, according to local businesses affected by the works reports Bill Birtles in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Operation Edgewater, cleaning up drugs in Redfern-Waterloo
- A major operation targeting the manufacture of narcotics in home laboratories has resulted in numerous arrests and the seizure of large quantities of illegal drugs in the Redfern and Waterloo areas. The police investigation conducted from Redfern Command was known asOperation Edgewater and involved both overt and covert police action over the past four months reports Todd Dagwell in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Vision of dance - An Interview with Donald Enoch
- Dancer, choreographer, community worker, Donald Enoch has a vision. It’s a world-class vision for kids from The Block. As an original and founding member of Bangarra, Donald Enoch knows his special training, the quality of that dance education, his style of choreography and his steely determination can win through to produce a school of dance for young people on The Block that could one day rival the extraordinary Bangarra reports Jane Barton in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
- Comment on story, 3801 train leaves Redfern
- I would like to add a correction [to an article in last months SSH].
- Dingoes in Darlington - Netball lives in South Sydney
- In 2004, a parent from Darlington public school proposed a netball team for her daughter and classmates. The team began competition that year at Heffron Park, Randwick, playing under 9s modified netball called Netta reports Julie Moffat, Coach, Darlington Dingoes, Orange in the October 2006 edition of the South Sydney Herald.
