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Danger of refuge being destroyed in Block battle: Perhaps the most wrenching moment in Bill Simon's autobiography, Back On The Block, is when, as a young man, he meets the mother from whom he was stolen as a child. Throughout his wretched teen years, No.33, as he was in Kinchela Boys' Home, had sustained himself and his three younger brothers on hopes of reunion. But when the moment comes she barely knows him. Worse, he finds himself unable - ever - to forgive her failure to protect them writes Elizabeth Farrelly in the Sydney Morning Herald of 18 June 2009.
Surviving institutional abuse: Bill Simon is a pastor working in the heart of Redfern. Back on the Block is the story of his life, simply told writes Andrena Jamieson in Eureka Street on 5 June 2009.
Redfern community honours leader’s survival story: Horrible memories were unearthed but the launch of Pastor Bill Simon’s autobiography, Back on the Block, last Tuesday was most certainly a day of celebration reports Angus Thompson on 25 June 2009.
Living lab proposal takes shape: A DEAL to build a software laboratory in Sydney where businesses can find answers to real-world problems on the fly has inched closer to a result with a proposal landing on the desk of Industry Minister Kim Carr reports Stuart Kennedy in the Australian of June 09, 2009
Artist finds haven in chaotic city life: While the Redfern-Waterloo public housing estate has a troubled reputation, one local has found artistic inspiration in a small spot in the frantic inner city suburb reports Angus Thompson on 2 July 2009.
Green light for The Block development: There is a joke around Redfern that if the long-awaited redevelopment of The Block ever goes ahead, a statue of former planning minister Frank Sartor should take pride of place reports Elicia Murray Urban Affairs Reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald on 3 July 2009.
$60m to overhaul The Block, Redfern: AN ambitious revival of The Block in Sydney has been unveiled but no one has offered to pay the bill of $60 million to fix what was a crime-ridden inner-city slum reports Vikki Campion and AAP in The Daily Telegraph of 3 July 2009.
Pemulwuy ushers in new era for Aboriginal Housing Company: After a 10-year wait, the Redfern Aboriginal community has finally won control over the future development of the Block reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 8 July 2009.
Off the Rails: There is a crowd spilling onto the streets, looking up at a man high above them on a window ledge. Bathed in spotlights, he stands ramrod straight with his back to the window. He shivers rhythmically. Is he a would-be suicide? Writes Edward Scheer in the Monthly in March 2007.
2 Live 2 Deadly: From humble beginnings operating out of a terrace house in Redfern twenty years ago, the Aboriginal voice on Sydney radio has struggled to seal its place on the city's airwaves reports ABC’s Message Stick on 5 July 2009.
The Block declared alcohol-free: The City of Sydney Council has declared The Block an alcohol-free zone after a request from Indigenous locals reports ABC news on 7 July 2009.
Rein launches book on Stolen Generations: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein has visited The Block at the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern to launch a book about the Stolen Generations reported ABC news on 16 June 2009.
Black heart of Redfern doesn't miss a beat: SYDNEY'S black urban heart has been in Redfern much longer than people think writes Debra Jopson in the Sydney Morning Herald of 10 July 2009.
The meddling priest and the Redfern prophet: The following is an extract from Frank Brennan Frank Brennan's homily at the mass preceding the launch of Edmund Campion's Ted Kennedy, Priest of Redfern on July 16, 2009
Life of a non-conformist priest: Jonathan Hill reviews Edmund Campion: Ted Kennedy, Priest of Redfern in Eureka Street on July 17, 2009. (David Lovell Publishing, Melbourne, 2009. ISBN: 9781863551298 )
Police launch mentoring program for Redfern youth: Police have launched a program designed to steer “at risk” youths within the Redfern Local Area Command away from a potential life of crime reports police media on 19 July 2009.
The marginalisation of Ted Kennedy: Andrew Hamilton the consulting editor for Eureka Street looks at Edmond Campion’s book about Father Ted Kennedy in Eureka Street on July 23, 2009.
Rally against looming rail staff cuts: Fifty people attended a rally at Redfern station on July 18. The protesters said Railcorp’s proposed staffing cuts were unjustified and put commuters at risk reports John Coleman, in Green Left Weekly on 25 July 2009.
Children reach for the stars in Redfern: IT WAS mad and cool at the same time, said nine-year-old Mundarrah Welsh. With a ‘‘Close the Gap’’ sticker plastered on his cheek, the Darlington Public School student was giddy from tackling the South Sydney star Chris Sandow at a Redfern park reports Jessica Halloran in the Sydney Morning Herald of August 5, 2009.
Glebe’s great but Redfern needs attention: Sydney Councillor: Glebe might be the model city village on its 150th birthday, but on the other side of Parramatta Rd, Redfern is languishing under an undeserved reputation and municipal neglect, City of Sydney councillor Irene Doutney has said reports Kim Shaw in the Central of 5 August 2009.
Redfern’s sandy beginnings: Redfern’s natural landscape was defined by sandhills and swamps reports Central on 5 August 2009.
Redfern riled over rail cuts: Commuters could be put at risk and vandalism dramatically increase following measures to axe 40 per cent of staff from Redfern Station reports Angus Thompson in City news of 6 August 2009.
Starved Waterloo begs for groceries: Discount grocery chain ALDI’s bid to set up shop in Waterloo has brought a wave of support from residents, who say the franchise could provide affordable relief to famished area reports Angus Thompson in City News of 6 August 2009.
Clean Slate launched for Indigenous teens: A NEW program targeting at-risk Indigenous youth was launched this month by Redfern police, Centrelink and Indigenous men’s group BABANA reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 8 August 2009.
Irene Doutney on Redfern Business Study: This is the text of Councilor Irene Doutney's address to Council Committee on 3 August 2009 on why Council needed to do more than note the Redfern Business study alongside the report on Newtown.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore defends Sydney Council’s Redfern record: Lord Mayor Clover Moore has hit back at claims that Redfern is being ignored while its neighbours enjoy “model village’’ status reports Kim Shaw in the Central on 12 August 2009.
Clover Moore's Inspiring Speech at Redfern's 150th Birthday Party: This is the speach given by Clover Moore on 8 August 2009 to commemorate 150 years of local government in Redfern. The speech was reproduced in the Central of 12 August 2009.
Rise, Redfern, and roll away the roller doors: Steel yourself...many shopfronts along Redfern and Regent streets are vacant and there are plans for revitilisation of the area reports Paul Bibby the Sydney Morning Herald's Urban Affairs Reporter on 11 August 2009.
It's time for the burbs to be heard: KPMG partner and Demographer Bernard Salt looked at some of the changing demographics that also impact on Redfern Waterloo in this article in the Australian on 13 August 2009.
Northcott secures community worker: Housing NSW has vowed to continue funding the community development worker at Northcott public housing estate in Surry Hills for another two-year term reports Robert Burton-Bradley in the Central on 15 August 2009.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Waterloo turns 150: Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in Waterloo is home to a diverse parish that will celebrate 150 years on August 15 reports Central on 10 August 2009.
Frasers Property contributes $6 million to affordable housing: Leading international developer, Frasers Property, has paid the first $6 million instalment of a total $32 million it pledged to the Redfern-Waterloo Authority (RWA) as part of its purchase agreement to acquire and develop the Carlton United Brewery site in Chippendale reports this media release from Frasers on 1 July 2009.
CELEBRATING REDFERN'S SESQUICENTENARY: Last weekend I celebrated 150 years of Redfern at sesquicentenary events at Redfern Town Hall. The City is working with the local community to publish a book of local history and put together a time capsule to offer future generations a better understanding of early 21st century Redfern reports Clover Moore in her eNews of Friday 14 August 2009 - No. 460.
BUILDING LOW INCOME WORKER HOUSING: On Monday night, Council supported an amendment to its planning policies to enable the City West Housing Company to build affordable rental housing across the City of Sydney area reports Clover Moore's eNews of Friday 14 August 2009 - No. 460.
COURT AGAIN UPHOLDS CITY'S RETAIL VISION FOR GREEN SQUARE: The Land and Environment Court has again endorsed the City's vision and planning for the Green Square Town Centre by upholding our refusal of a major retail and commercial shopping centre development on the outskirts of the renewal area reports Clover Moore's eNews of Friday 24 July 2009 - No. 457.
CHIPPENDALE SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVEMENTS: Work begins soon on pedestrian, cycling, traffic and environmental sustainability improvements in Chippendale, implementing the results of consultation and Council planning for the area reports Clover Moore's eNews Friday 22 May 2009 - No. 448.
Letter from Lord Mayor to Member of Heffron regarding Aldi DAs: The following letter from Clover Moore has been received by Heffron MP Kristina Keneally in reply to representations made about proposed Aldi Supermarkets in her electorate.
Approval Paves the Way for Pemulwuy: The Aboriginal Housing Company is celebrating a great victory – the battle for Pemulwuy is over. The Department of Planning has finally approved the AHC’s development application, marking the end of a ten-year saga to get the project off the ground reports Lisa Moon in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Editorial on the Pemulwuy Project Approval in July 2009 South Sydney Herald: The State Government has formally approved the Aboriginal Housing Company’s Pemulwuy Project on Aboriginal land in Redfern.
Fringe-dwelling Rabbitohs get new $15m vet lab neighbour: ALEXANDRIA is being transformed into a centre for science and technology companies; the most recent addition is by the veterinary pharmaceuticals firm Parnell of a $15 million manufacturing plant and laboratories writes Carolyn Cummins in the SMH of 15 August 2009.
Councils battle spread of new supermarkets: SUPERMARKET proposals are fast becoming Sydney's new urban development battlegrounds, as major grocery chains clash with councils and residents over large stores proposed for their suburbs reports Paul Bibby Urban Affairs Reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald of 20 August 2009.
Newtown station upgrade overdue: RailCorp has lodged plans to upgrade Newtown station with a lift, new ticket office, refurbishment of the heritage buildings and a covered concourse with three new shops reports Marie Sansom in Central of 19 August 2009.
Rail history at Central Station: Central station will offer steam train rides this weekend on the historic 3526 and 3642 locomotives, the pride of the NSW railways in the 1920s and 30s reports Kim Shaw in Central on 19 August 2009.
Hillsong gives up on Sydney mega church site: Hillsong has given up trying to build a mega church at this Rosebery site after continued opposition from locals reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 11 August 2009.
Redfern reaches 150: This month, Redfern Town Hall hosted a day of celebrations to mark the suburb’s 150th birthday, but not all of Redfern’s residents were there to celebrate reports Drew Sullivan 20 August 2009.
Redfern to reinvent itself: Redfern’s major players are putting their heads together to resuscitate Redfern’s business precinct, starting with a slap of paint on the dreary shutters that line the suburb’s main street reports Angus Thompson in City News of 20 August 2009.
Google lets creative types play in their Sandbox: Media and advertising types were invited to the Carraigeworks in Eveleigh for Google Creative Sandbox 09. The first Creative Sandbox to be held outside of the United States, the event was designed to showcase all the newest developments to the Google product range which can often fly under the radar reports Willem Reyners Tay at www.digital-media.net.au on 21 August 2009 .
Redfern’s Great Depression: Redfern is experiencing its own Great Depression with 65 shops vacant and economic activity as slow as it was in the 1930s, according to a City of Sydney Council business precinct study reports Kim Shaw in Central on 26 August 2009.
ABC Speaking Out - Heidi Norman on "The Black Heart of Redfern: Economic development and Aboriginal people in 20th Century Redfern": The first interview Rhianna Patrick conducted on ABC's Speaking Out of 23 August 2009 was with Heidi Norman about Redfern. [We have edited the ABC website description below to only include the Redfern material and have provided a link to the large MP3 download of the entire programme].
Factory Community Centre Supports Aldi for Waterloo: In the letter below to Council on 26 August 2009 the Factory Community Centre came out in support of a Development Application incorporating an Aldi Supermarket in Waterloo (City of Sydney Council DA D/2009/633). The Factory Submission reads:
Homeless, not helpless: The subject of homelessness on Sydney’s inner-city streets is one sometimes ignored by mainstream media and negated by public policy makers; a seemingly invisible social condition left to wait on park benches and outside train stations reports Laura Banister in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Grand new community centre: After two years away, the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre has come home – bigger, smarter and greener than ever reports Pam Dagwell in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Can the Greens take Balmain and Marrickville in 2011?: Can the Greens take the seats of Balmain and Marrickville from Labor at the 2011 state election? History suggests not. Unlike Independents, minor parties have found it virtually impossible to win lower house seats. Since the 1940s, the sole minor party victory in a Legislative Assembly seat occurred in 1973, when Kevin Harrold, representing the Democratic Labor Party (DLP), won the seat of Gordon reports Rodney Smith in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Automatic for FBi: Although the nation has managed to avoid a technical recession, the effects of the GFC are beginning to materialise in Sydney. Citywide belt tightening has become an issue for Sydney’s formidable independent radio station FBi. The financial crisis has knocked off around $1 million in revenue that the station needs to survive reports Nicholas McCallum in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Erko Oval now best in South Sydney: Sydney Council has completed the final stage of its promised upgrade to Erskineville Oval, transforming the ground into the best junior training facility in South Sydney. Administrator and home team, the Alexandria Rovers, called upon Council to complete the last remaining phase of the upgrade to ensure the safety of the hundreds of children who use the ground each week reports Todd Dagwell in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Newsagents in it to win it: The State Government has put the NSW Lotteries Corporation up for sale. Originally introduced in 1931 by the newly elected Lang Labor Government, the State Lottery attracted controversy with many deriding the “vice” of gambling. But the State Lottery Bill was seen as the only way to solve the Government’s budget problems caused by the Great Depression reports James Diack in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Pawn psychology – cash for gold: Proprietor of Southside Money Lent, Robert Tarabo, has an honours degree in psychology. In the pawn broking business it’s a helpful qualification reports Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
The Fast News - Compiled by Trevor Davies: Trevor Davies in Have You Heard – The Fast News in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009 has reported on a couple of Redfern Waterloo items which we have extracted below:
Church survives “many depressions and many wars”: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, now barely visible amongst the dense suburb of Waterloo, sits proudly on a hill, as it has for almost 150 years. This year the parish, the oldest in Australia dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, will mark a century and a half of “life and ministry” reports Kelly Lane in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Bill Simon’s Back on the Block: It was standing room only in the Redfern Community Centre. After the welcome to country by Uncle Max, Michael Mundine chaired the occasion of the formal launching of Bill Simon’s book, Back on the Block reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
The Fred Hollows (or is it Cassius Clay?) of architecture: You might not pick Col James as a fighter. He is slight of build. He has a friendly approach. But you were intended to make the same mistake about Clark Kent. Without the outside-underpants, Col has been a force for houses-for-the-people in South Sydney and beyond all his adult life. He has just “retired” as a Lecturer in Architecture at Sydney Uni. But as this article will hopefully make clear, that’s not going to stop him from making “housing a verb” (his phone-answering slogan) till the final bell reports Barrie McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of July 2009.
Northcott celebrates 25 years: Let me admit my misgivings about the Northcott Estate, a block in Surry Hills I have visited once, rather timidly, in 25 years of living nearby. My callow prejudices were based on news reports, rumours or sordid stories about things that happened to this friend of a bloke at the pub who knows people that used to live there and reckon it’s dodgy as reports Peter Whitehead in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Bowling for Alexandria: Tucked away behind Erskineville Oval, not altogether visible from the main road, is a quaint clubhouse reports Robert Morrison in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Mini Vinnies in Erskinville: St Mary’s School in Erskineville commissioned its first Mini Vinnies group at an inauguration ceremony in June. Mini Vinnies is a program of the St Vincent de Paul Society which exists in primary schools in Australia, and the St Mary’s group is the first to open in the Sydney region reports Brendan Wong in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Temple Terraces to be repaired: Each Chinese New Year, hundreds of people visit the historic Yiu Ming Temple in Alexandria to celebrate. But last month, members of the Yiu Ming community gathered in Retreat Street for a different kind of celebration reports Kelly Lane in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
No timeline for new train line: The NSW Government recently announced the start of planning for the second Sydney Metro Rail line, called the West Metro. The train line, proposed to start at Central, will run through stations at Broadway-Sydney University, Camperdown, Leichhardt, Five Dock and on to Westmead reports Naomi Crain in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
From King Street to Wilson Street Artist profile: Maggie Stein: Eve Gibson spoke with Newtown artist Maggie Stein who is currently a co-stallholder at the Eveleigh Artisans’ Market in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Pondering the art of Shireen Malamoo: As a non-painter, I went into the exhibition at the Washhouse Gallery (in June) deliberately at a time when there would be no crowd or ambience of furtive assessment. I took my time and was rewarded accordingly reports Peter Griffin in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Platform 10 – a great initiative in Redfern: The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association has been in George Street Redfern since the 1950s. In addition to its supported employment program it is now opening a creative initiative on Level 11, 1 Lawson Square, the building above the Redfern Police Station. This is especially impressive because it effectively meets at least two types of need. It is being funded by both Federal and NSW governments reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Staring down racism: Gordon Syron is known as the “father of urban Aboriginal art”. His gritty, narrative style is direct, bold. Common motifs in his vivid oils and water-colours include black fairies and “red coats”, waratahs, wildflowers and native birds. Syron eschews “dots and dashes” in favour of a certain realism – the landscape scarred by the violence of invader-settlers, the politics of assimilation, reconciliation, casting white and black Australians in adversarial and ambiguous roles reports Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Surviving dialysis: For about 30 years now I've been writing about other people – their jobs, their politics, their wins and losses, their births, their deaths and everything in between. Today I'm writing a little about me writes Denis Peters in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Getting it together for young people: Alex McAlees, the Streetbeat Coordinator, and Heather Coull, Streetbeat Counsellor from South Sydney Youth Services, Redfern, were recently recognised for their work in supporting local teenagers with substance abuse problems at a state-wide forum for the Getting It Together Scheme. Community Services Minister, Linda Burney, personally thanked the workers while opening a forum in Sydney for all the services involved reports the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Where there’s smoke there’s culture: NAIDOC stands for the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee, but over the years it has become the name of a week reports Barrie McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Community services “on a shoestring”: Neighbourhood centres will reduce opening hours and cut services after missing out on a government-recommended funding increase in June’s State budget reports Doug Dingwall in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Bearing the best of the past - Reader Profile: Ron Fox: Ron Fox was surprised to be selected as our reader of the month. He is the sort of person whom, I suspect, would always be surprised to find himself the centre of attention reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Strong work ethic, on and off the field: South Sydney Leagues has opened for trading in intimate café mode until the new Club is re-opened. Nestled near the Moreton Bay Figs and adjoining Redfern Oval is the wonderful Park Café on Chalmers reports in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Mudgin-Gal – “a true friend in turbulent times”: In NAIDOC Week, when many aspects of Aboriginal life are celebrated, an enthusiastic gathering was held at the Redfern Community Centre on the Block. The special guest for the occasion was Federal Government Minister Tanya Plibersek who had been supporting the Mudgin-Gal Women’s Centre of the Aboriginal Corporation long before she became a Minister reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
The Fast News - Compiled by Trevor Davies: Trevor Davies in Have You Heard – The Fast News in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009 has reported on a couple of Redfern Waterloo items which we have extracted below:
RailCorp review rallies Friends of Redfern: Friends of Redfern Station, about fifty local residents, rallied outside Redfern Station on Saturday July 18 amid concerns that RailCorp’s line-by-line staffing review will have a detrimental effect on safety and accessibility for elderly and less mobile passengers. The review, which is due to be completed at the end of July, affects staffing arrangements at 69 stations on the Inner West, Cumberland, South, Southern Highlands, Bankstown and East Hills lines reports Rebecca LeMay in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Aldi is a goodie, say Waterloo locals: In the current economic climate it is important that consumers be provided a variety of price-based choices in local supermarkets. This argument has been cited by residents with respect to the proposed construction of an Aldi store in Waterloo reports Laura Bannister in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009.
Hopes for 100,000 jobs on new indigenous site: AUSTRALIA's first indigenous jobs website will be launched by the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce on Monday reports Erik Jensen in the Sydney Morning Herald of 29 August 2009.
Supermarkets – the new urban battleground: It’s raining supermarkets in Sydney, it seems, and the storm is provoking contrasting reactions from residents while presenting a complex planning problem to Council and the State Government reports Michael Gormly in City news of 27 August 2009.
On your bike for Factory seconds: Waterloo’s Factory Community Centre is taking sustainable living to the next level, giving old and ruined bicycles a second chance in their Cycle Re-Cycle Workshop reports Angus Thompson in City news on 27 August 2009.
Residents face eviction to house homeless: It reads almost like a Yes, Minister script – the Department of Housing evicting its own tenants, in order to build a facility for…homeless people. Yet remarkably, the evidence is there in black and white, in the form of ‘relocation’ notices distributed to the residents of the Alexandra Terraces in Camperdown reports Shant Fabricatorian in the City news of 27 August 2009.
Support for Redfern & Darlington Business Precinct: New "Business Precinct Studies" for Redfern and Newtown will guide our work to strengthen the local retail hubs, with a new Council officer being employed to help us do the needed work with local communities, including local business associations, police and other government authorities reports CLOVER'S eNEWS of Friday 28 August 2009 - No. 462.
Homelessness Count Reveals Need: The City's latest homelessness Street Count reveals the dramatic affect of the global financial crisis on some Sydneysiders. The Count shows 12.7 per cent more people sleeping rough on Sydney's streets this winter, compared with August 2008 reports CLOVER'S eNEWS of Friday 28 August 2009 - No. 462.
Not an experience easily described: Young Sydney artist, Hayley Megan French, presents a series of paintings investigating the material, compositional and conceptual possibilities of Contemporary Abstract painting reports Eve Gibson and Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Big heart for The Big Issue: It is a sun-drenched Wednesday morning and the grounds of Sydney University are flooded with students, spilling en masse out of lecture theatres and into the cluttered streetscape. In the midst of the bustle, sitting patiently beside a small trolley packed with glossy printed paper, is a man clad in a floppy wide-brim hat and bright yellow vest reports Laura Bannister in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Community consultation, the State Government way: I saw an advertisement for a State Government Community Cabinet in the local paper and rang the number. I was given a 15-minute timeslot for a one-on-one meeting with the Minister of my choice. I turned up at the appointed time. I located the person that I had spoken to on the phone and had my name checked on the list. So far, so good reports Ross Smith in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Respect for our elders: Community groups in Waterloo invite all to the inaugural Older and Wiser Festival, celebrating age and diversity within Redfern and Waterloo. A program of multicultural activities will be presented. Various groups will share their heritage and stories, in celebration of older people’s contributions to community life reports the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
The Fast News - Compiled by Trevor Davies: Trevor Davies in Have You Heard – The Fast News in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009 has reported on a couple of Redfern Waterloo items which we have extracted below:
“We are one!” - Waterloo Recycling Workshop: Diana Bateup collects items of furniture from streets in the South Sydney area – tables, stereo cabinets, chairs. Russell Walker works with nails, glue and paint to repair and restore furniture that is then made available for sale at very reasonable prices each Friday from 9.00am to 12pm in the lower car park of the Turanga high-rise in Phillip Street (across the road from the Salvation Army). Diana and Russell are two of the many volunteers involved with the Waterloo Recycling Workshop (WRW). On August 14 the WRW celebrated its first year in business at the Phillip Street location reports Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Uni music will disturb peace, say Darlo locals: A recent Development Application to allow Union Square and parts of levels one and two of the Jane Foss Russel Building on City Road to become a place of entertainment throughout the week and on weekends is under review by Sydney City Council. Public exhibition ceased in July this year, but neighbours of Sydney University remain adamant that their voices be heard before they are drowned out by live music and other student activities reports Nicholas McCallum in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Abercrombie, the forgotten street: Since the SSH article on Abercrombie Street Darlington in May, Councillor John McInerney has responded with a promise of some work in the area reports the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Getting to know Roy Wakelin-King: We stand at the windows of Roy Wakelin-King’s office and there is no doubt that he, like us, loves the view – Redfern stretching out towards the city. In fact, one of the strongest impressions which runs through our conversation with him is that he truly enjoys his work and his interactions with the community around him reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Redefining Redfern RSL: The Redfern Returned Servicemen’s League Board is in the final stages of negotiating plans with developers for the RSL site’s new upgrades. While there are reportedly a few options, it appears the land will be bought by design and construction company, Dei Corp, who has entered into a contract with the RSL to purchase the land reports Robert Morrison in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Running in the footsteps of Pemulwuy: South Sydney Herald editors, Andrew Collis and Trevor Davies, are putting their bodies on the line when they participate in the 2009 Blackmore’s Sydney Running Festival this month (on September 20) reports Brendan Wong in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Redfern’s future prospects: A stroll along Redfern Street late in the afternoon belies the fact that this centre of the old iconic suburb whose name it bears is only a stone’s throw from the CBD of one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing cities reports Pam Dagwell in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Bush wallabies in Redfern?: Who could imagine Redfern as a place of swamps, creeks, stands of eucalypts and swamp mahogany, alive with ducks, brolgas and bush wallabies? Or as a place of extensive market gardens whose produce was “unrivalled in excellence”? Or as the hub of such intensive industry that three quarters of Sydney’s industrial workforce laboured within a one-mile radius of Redfern Station? Geraldine O’Brien reports in the South Sydney Herald of September 2009.
Waterloo doco keeps it real: Everybody is invited to the screening of a half-hour film about four elderly residents of Waterloo public housing estate reports Central 0n 2 September 2009.

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