HNSW Waterloo Update August 2010

First tender awarded

Housing Minister, Frank Terenzini recently announced Marrickville Community Training Centre (MTC) as the successful tenderer for the important role of managing and delivering Neighbourhood Link - the backbone of the Waterloo Green Neighbourhood Project.

“MTC will be required to provide training and employment opportunities for up to 12 social housing tenants each year of the three year contract,” said Mr Terenzini.

“By the time Neighbourhood Link is operating later this year, all six Waterloo high rises will have concierge style offices in their foyers staffed by specially trained social housing residents. The concierges will welcome visitors and provide information during the day.”

Mr Terenzini said another two tenders were being finalised for the Neighbourhood Security Service and the construction works to refurbish the foyers.

“The Security Service will be responsible for the concierge office at night, monitoring CCTV cameras 24 hours a day and patrolling the buildings and grounds.”

Mr Terenzini said the Neighbourhood Repair Service would work with Housing NSW contractors, Spotless, to carry out repairs at Housing NSW properties throughout the inner city.

Photo: Housing Minister, Frank Terenzini, centre, and Meghan Hibbert, Housing NS W’s Area Director with Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board epresentatives Simon Shabshay, Larry Skelton and Mabel Chang.

Community survey - a chance to win!

Soon, a team of survey staff will be knocking on doors in the high rise buildings in Redfern and Waterloo to ask residents to take part in an important survey.

Housing NSW wants to know how you feel about your community and what is important to you. We want feedback from about 800 randomly selected residents to help us plan for the future of your area.

Sweeney Research, an independent research company, is conducting the baseline survey. Many residents have already taken part in a 20 minute phone survey.

If you agree to take part, your name will go into a prize draw to win a $150 Coles/Myer gift voucher, a $100 voucher, or one of five $50 vouchers.

Your feedback will be treated confidentially. The survey will be completed in coming weeks and all survey findings will be publicly available.

All Sweeney’s staff will be wearing identification.

For further information, please contact Tuyen Duong on 9268 3492 or email: tuyen.duong@housing.nsw.gov.au

New Housing NSW team for Waterloo

Housing NSW has made changes to client service team boundaries and staffing, as part of a restructure. Tenancies in Waterloo are now managed as follows:

Rebecca HUNTSMAN is the Team Leader.

Michal 938 44102 149 Cope St (Marton) 249 George St (Banks)

Candice 938 44103 1 Phillip St (Turanga) 3 Phillip St (Matavai)

Michael 938 44104 Beaumont St  Morehead St Brunswick St Phillip St Clarendon St Union St Douglas St Vescey St Elizabeth St Walker St Lenton Pde Wellington St

Sofie    938 44109 Cooper St  Pitt St George St Raglan St

Mark    938 44108 Cope St 232 Pitt St (Drysdale) 33 John St (Dobell)

Luba    938 44106 180 Pitt St (Solander) 200 Pitt St (James Cook)

Nikhil  938 44107 John St Kellick St McEvoy St 240 Pitt St, Reeves St, (Madden Place) 74, 76 Wellington St, 1 Kellick St (Camelia Grove)

The queue telephone number is 9384 4166.

Photo: Waterloo team pictured here from left to right Candice, Jonathan, Luba, Michal, Sofie, Elyse, Mark with Nikhil seated. 

Neighbourhood Repairs Service – positive response!

The hall was filled to capacity, with more than 80 social housing residents eager for employment, at the first recruitment for the Neighbourhood Repairs Service at Redfern Town Hall on 5 July 2010.

Housing NSW has partnered with Fair Business and Spotless to deliver the repairs service, which will operate from a workshop in Waterloo, undertaking maintenance and repairs work on Housing NSW properties in the inner city.

“Twenty residents have been selected for employment with Neighbourhood Repairs in the first intake and further opportunities will be available over the coming months,” said Kathy Roil, General Manager, Central Sydney Housing Services, Housing NSW.

“People who cannot be offered employment at this time, will be provided with help to access Work Cover White Card training and accredited TAFE courses and to link in with a Job Services Australia provider.”

Please do NOT feed the pigeons!

FEEDING PIGEONS LEADS TO

BED BUG, COCKROACH & RAT INFESTATION
FEWER NATIVE BIRDS

Housing NSW asks that residents dispose of their rubbish thoughtfully and NOT to feed the pigeons.

Redfern Update is published by: Housing NSW, Locked Bag 4001, Ashfield BC 1800 Tel: 1300 HOUSING (1 300 468 746)