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157-163 Cleveland Street Redfern SSD 4949 - 2011 Student Housing - Until 2 Mar 2012: Partial demolition of 2 existing buildings and full demolition of the third and construction of a part 2 part 5 storey building containing two central courtyards for use as a student housing facility with 404 rooms for Urbanest at 157 - 163 Cleveland Street Redfern .
Pemulwuy Mixed Use Development & Concept Plan MP06_0101 MOD 1 - Until 29 Feb 2012: Modification of the approved Concept Plan for the Pemulwuy Mixed Use Development at Redfern to permit: - a higher total gross floor area (GFA); - less retail/commercial community and cultural facilities GFA; - more residential and public open space GFA and more car parking; and - no community re-use of 1-11 Vine Street AND Project Application for demolition of existing improvements on the land and construction of a development to be known as Pemulwuy, incorporating modifications to the approved concept plan comprising: affordable and student housing, commercial, retail, community and cultural facilities, public open space, landscaping and car parking. There are two simultaneous exhibitions.
Amendment of Redfern Waterloo Authority Sites State Significant Site Listing - Until 15 Feb 2012: The Sydney Metropolitan Development Corporation has changes to planning controls to a site which contains a heritage building known as the Large Erecting Shop (LES), and surrounding buildings and land (the site). The site, which is owned by Railcorp, was originally intended to be redeveloped. Railcorp has since determined that the site is to remain as an operational asset of Railcorp, and the LES be retained for rail heritage purposes. Accordingly, the SMDA has requested an amendment to rezone the site to Special Purposes Zone – Infrastructure, and amend the development controls to reflect this decision. In addition, to ensure that existing and potential future operations of private rail heritage operators can occur on the site it is proposed to permit rail infrastructure facilities and information and education facilities to be carried out with consent by any person as an additional permitted use. In short the proposed changes remove 12 storey zoning above the LES and restores it to its existing height.
Abercrombie Precinct Development – RAIDD Workshop 9.15am Tues 7 Feb 2012 Feb 07, 2012 from 09:15 AM to 10:30 AM — Foyer, Services Building, 22 Codrington Street, Darlington,: The University Of Sydney Design Team are close to finalising the revised plans for their Abercrombie Street Business School. They are holding a series of meetings with different groups. This session is for people conected to the RAIDD residents group. This session will include an update on our plans and give you an opportunity to provide your feedback, to help ensure we get this precinct right for the future. A public session will be held on Thursday 9 Feb at 6pm.
Abercrombie Precinct Development – Community Workshop 6pm Thurs 9 Feb 2012 Feb 09, 2012 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Foyer, Services Building, 22 Codrington Street, Darlington,: The University Of Sydney Design Team are close to finalising the revised plans for their Abercrombie Street Business School. They are holding a community information session. This session will include an update on our plans and give you an opportunity to provide your feedback, to help ensure we get this precinct right for the future.
RLC Housing NSW Repair Kit: The Housing NSW Repair Kit prepared by Redfern Legal Centre aims to help public housing tenants get their maintenance done. It deals with Responsibility For Repairs To Your Premises; Notice To Housing NSW Of The Need For A Repair; Urgent Repairs Applying To The Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal (CTTT); What Else Can be done? This is an important resource for pubic tenants trying to get their maintenance done. File is 2.4 MB PDF updated Feb 2012.
University of Sydney statement re Frank Sartor: According to Frank Sartor in his 2011 book "The Fog on the Hill - How NSW Labor Lost its Way"(pp118-123) Kristina Keneally, as Planning Minister, devised a plan to 'compensate' Sydney University for its `loss' of the Callan Park opportunity by offering it the North Eveleigh site in Redfern, which had been prepared for tender. Sartor makes further claims that he was told that Sydney University were only prepared to pay $30m for the site while the site was worth $100m. Sydney University was asked to comment on Sartor's comments for a South Sydney Herald article in 2012 and below is the full text of their media statement of 31 January 2012.
Social Impact Scoping and Assessment for Redfern Waterloo - Focus Group Information Sheet Text: The SMDA and Consultants GHD are undertaking Focus Groups in February 2012 on Scoping for a Social Impact Assessment. This is the Focus Group Information Sheet intended for participants. Currently this is the only written information available from the SMDA about the Scoping for the Social Impact Assessment and hence REDWatch is making it available for the information of the broader community. The SMDA welcomes feedback from individuals, organisations and other stakeholders on key issues which they would like considered in the relevant study by the SMDA.
2012: These are Statements made by the SMDA, its Ministers and other Government Ministers concerning the RWA and SMDA or issues relating to Redfern Waterloo in 2012. Earlier Statements appear under the year the statement was made or may also be included in specific topic areas of the site if there are many statements as part of an exhibition or if it is part of a site that has a long history.
Social Impact Scoping and Assessment for Redfern Waterloo - Focus Group Information Sheet PDF: The SMDA and Consultants GHD are undertaking Focus Groups in February 2012 on Scoping for a Social Impact Assessment. This is a PDF of the Focus Group Information Sheet which provides some information about the Social Impact Assessment process. File is 490 KB PDF.
Social impact assessmenta short explanation - Dr Alison Ziller: This presentation explores what a Social Impact Assessment is and then explores the difficulties faced in doing a Social Impact Assessment over a long term project like that proposed in Redfern Waterloo. The presentation concludes with some suggestions of what this might mean for REDWatch and the Redfern Waterloo Social Impact Assessment. This is a copy of the presentation made by Dr Alison Ziller to a REDWatch Forum on 2 February 2012 it is a 659 Kb PDF File.
Events Courses and Workshops: Connect Redfern also produce a listing of upcoming events coouses and workshops for the current school term. The latest of these is also available for download. (Term 1 2012 - 5.7 MB PDF)
Making Connections: Making Connections - Community Resource Information (Parent & Childrens Services in the South Sydney Area) provides details of services for Families with Children 0-12 as well as details of regular Community Meetings and Events relating to these areas. (Term 1 2012 - 330 KB PDF)
Information for Parents: This is a listing of Child Care Related Services and Family and Community Services to fit on a double sided A4 sheet for easy access by parents (Term 1 2012 - 142 Kb PDF)
Community Service Contacts: A directory of community services in South Sydney with focus on child care, pre-school and related services. Includes Family Support, Early Childhood Activities and Information, Child Protection, Kids Activities, Out of School Hours Care (OOSH Services), Emergency / Overnight Care and Accomodation, Youth Services, Schools, Community Information and Libraries, Health services relating to Children Families and Parenting as well as Housing, Police and Other Services.(Term 1 2012 - 379 Kb PDF)
Lift Redfern Station Campaign: A broad based campaign was started in January 2012 to get lifts installed at Redfern Station. It is supported by a wide range of organisations including business, the arts, the Aboriginal community, community services, resident groups and local political party branches. A key part of the “Lift Redfern” campaign is to get the appalling access at Redfern Station debated in the NSW Parliament with a 10,000 signature petition and to call on the “Minister of Transport to take immediate action to install lifts to Redfern Station platforms”. Here you can find out more about the Lift Redfern Station Campaign.
REDWatch Forum: Redfern Waterloo Social Impact Assessment - 2 Feb 2012 Feb 02, 2012 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — The Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street Waterloo NSW,: What is it? Why is it being done? Who is doing it? Why care? What Can Go Wrong? Presentations from the SMDA and Dr Alison Ziller an independent expert on Social Impact Assessments.
Housing NSW Masterplan takes Shape: Housing NSW have released the reports from their planning workshops in November as the basis for the next round of discussions. The separate reports for Redfern and Waterloo include details of what came out of the workshop and a summary at the end of the “Ideas for Improvement”. This summary and the accompany map shows what Housing NSW believe the community wants where. Below we have extracted the summary findings of each report top make them easily accessible. The links to the full reports are at the foot of this article.
Redfern Masterplan Common Ideas Nov 2011
Waterloo Masterplan Common Ideas Nov 2011: Map produced by HNSW to show how the common ideas may be reflected in a plan for Waterloo
The Councillor's Guide to Urban Design - CABE UK: The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) gave independent advice to help people create better buildings and spaces from 1999 to 2011. Housing NSW has suggested this publication - The Councillor's Guide to Urban Design as a useful resource in thinking about what makes might make good Urban Design in Redfern and Waterloo. The Guide covers 01 WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL PLACE? - The seven qualities that successful streets, spaces, villages, towns and cities tend to have in common 02 ASPECTS OF FORM The inter-related elements which work together to define buildings, groups of buildings and spaces 03 RAISING STANDARDS How local authorities get the best out of development and a 04 THE PLANNING TOOLKIT Outlines the tools currently available to planning authorities which, used effectively, can deliver quality as well as case studies. Other CABE documents can be found at http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http://www.cabe.org.uk/home
What makes a great neighbourhood?: Mark Sheppard, the lead designer for the Redfern Waterloo Masterplan project, suggests that residents think about what makes a great neighbourhood and the different ways this could be achieved — see the table below.
Redfern Nov 2011 Community Design Workshop Report - HNSW Masterplan: The report from the November 2011 Community Design Workshops will be used as one of the inputs to the March 2012 design workshops. Here you can download that report. The ideas generated by the workshops will be used to formulate and refine concepts resulting in preferred concepts which will identify the proposed location for new shops and facilities, new and upgraded streets, paths and open spaces, and new residential buildings. The refined concepts will form the basis of the structure plan within the Preliminary Masterplan and will be presented to the community in March 2012. This report has a summary map of the common ideas that gives some indication of where HNSW say participants want facilities to go. This file is a large 7MB PDF.
Waterloo Nov 2011 Community Design Workshop Report - HNSW Masterplan: The report from the November 2011 Community Design Workshops will be used as one of the inputs to the March 2012 design workshops. Here you can download that report. The ideas generated by the workshops will be used to formulate and refine concepts resulting in preferred concepts which will identify the proposed location for new shops and facilities, new and upgraded streets, paths and open spaces, and new residential buildings. The refined concepts will form the basis of the structure plan within the Preliminary Masterplan and will be presented to the community in March 2012. This report has a summary map of the common ideas that gives some indication of where HNSW say participants want facilities to go. This file is a large 8MB PDF.
Waterloo Nov 2011 Community Design Workshop Report - HNSW Masterplan: In November 2011, a series of Community Design workshops were held to provide local residents and other stakeholders with an opportunity to contribute to the plan for the renewal of the Waterloo estate. This report outlines the process and outcomes of the Waterloo workshops. The ideas generated by the workshops will now be used to formulate and refine concepts to deliver the best outcomes. This will result in preferred concepts which will identify the proposed location for new shops and facilities, new and upgraded streets, paths and open spaces, and new residential buildings. The refined concepts will form the basis of the structure plan within the Preliminary Masterplan and will be presented to the community in March 2012. This will form part of a second series of community design workshops intended to develop more detail around the concepts. This report has a summary map of the common ideas that gives some indication of where HNSW say participants want facilities to go. This file is a large 8MB PDF.
Redfern Nov 2011 Community Design Workshop Report - HNSW Masterplan: In November 2011, a series of Community Design workshops were held to provide local residents and other stakeholders with an opportunity to contribute to the plan for the renewal of Redfern estate. This report outlines the process and outcomes of the Redfern workshops. The ideas generated by the workshops will now be used to formulate and refine concepts to deliver the best outcomes. This will result in preferred concepts which will identify the proposed location for new shops and facilities, new and upgraded streets, paths and open spaces, and new residential buildings. The refined concepts will form the basis of the structure plan within the Preliminary Masterplan and will be presented to the community in March 2012. This will form part of a second series of community design workshops intended to develop more detail around the concepts. This report has a summary map of the common ideas that gives some indication of where HNSW say participants want facilities to go. This file is a large 7MB PDF.
Community Facilities Review - Cred Community Planning - Now in GHD Social Impact Assessment Scoping: The SMDA appointed Cred Community Planning as consultants to undertake a Redfern Waterloo Community Facilities Review for themselves and Housing NSW for the preparation of a Social Infrastructure Plan. In announcing CRED's appointment to undertake the study in July 2011 the RWA said "Cred Community Planning has discussed community facility needs with a number of residents at three of RWA's BEP 2 Community Information Sessions and at two community barbeques” - These sessions in February and March 2011 were the only opportunities for community input that REDWatch is aware of. Workshops were held with Government and Non Government Agencies in July 2011. In January 2012 we here advised by the SMDA that the community facilities planning process has now been integrated with the Social Impact Assessment process to ensure that the two processes undertake an integrated approach and that as such there is no report, not even in final draft form, as a consequence of this action above.
Community Facilities Review - Cred Community Planning: In June 2011 Cred Community Planning undertook sessions with Government and Non Government Organisations regarding the SMDA & Housing NSW Redfern Waterloo Community Facilities Review. Below are the draft summaries circulated after the workshops. They give some indication of the issues raised by agencies in their consultations. There were no similar consultations with residents, residents who serve on the management committees of local agencies or resident groups such as REDWatch that we are aware of. In the absence of a report on the Facilities Review the draft summaries below are one of the few indication of the concerns raised by those who were consulted. In Housing NSW's Masterplan workshops there seems to be an assumption that some "one stop shop" facilities will best suit the needs of the community. Presumably Housing NSW, who was one of the originators of the study with the RWA, have access to the initial work on the Facilities Review which will now be covered in the Social Impact Scoping and Assessment being undertaken for the SMDA by GHD.
Chinese New Year 2012 Celebration - 1st February Feb 01, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Alexandria Town Hall, 73 Garden St, Alexandria,: Come and Join the South Sydney Community Aid Chinese New Year 2012 Celebration
The Block reinvented for new kids, students and artists: Flats for students, a childcare centre and a gallery will replace the dilapidated terraces that characterised the Block in Redfern under revamped plans to develop the site writes Saffron Howden in the Sydney Morning Herald of 20 January 2012. .
USyd Abercrombie Precinct Development - December 2011 stakeholder briefings Report: In late November and early December 2011 Sydney University held briefings with more than 10 various organisations and stakeholder groups ov er their reworked thinking about the University’s Abercrombie Precinct development. A summary of the key points raised at the briefings and community workshop are provided below. These points have also been forwarded to the project design team, to be considered in the revised project design. The University expects to have a revised concept plan completed by the end of January and will arrange a follow up briefing in early February to present this new plan and get feedback, before it finalised and lodged with the Department of Planning and Infrastructure. To assit in understanding some of the comments we have included a photo taken of one of the sketches used at the consultation.
Pemulwuy Mixed Use Development - Exhibition until 29 Feb 2012: Below is the text of the letter sent on 13 January 2012 by the Department of Planning & Infrastructure to land owners in the vicinity of the Aboriginal Housing Company's proposed Pemulwuy Project. At the foot of this page we have provided links to the pages where the documents on exhibition will appear.
Waterloo Community Design Workshop - 28 March 9.30am or 6pm Mar 28, 2012 from 09:30 AM to 06:00 PM — Redfern Town hall 73 Pitt St Redfern,: Waterloo Community Design workshop Redfern Town Hall Design workshop with the urban planners to contribute your ideas for the future of Redfern. Wed 28 March Day session 9:30– 3 pm or Eve session 6pm– 8:30pm. Lunch or supper provided Day session – English; Russian; Cantonese; Mandarin. Evening session – English only
Redfern Community Design workshop - 21 March 9.30am or 6pm Mar 21, 2012 from 09:30 AM to 06:00 PM — Redfern Town Hall,: Redfern Community Design workshop Redfern Town Hall Design workshop with the urban planners to contribute your ideas for the future of Redfern. Wed 21 March Day session 9:30– 3 pm or Eve session 6pm– 8:30pm. Lunch or supper provided Day session – English; Russian; Cantonese; Mandarin. Evening session – English only
Waterloo Walk and Talk Workshop on ideas for the community design workshops - 13 March 2012 Mar 13, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Front of the Matavai building,: Waterloo walk and talk workshop Meet at the Front of the Matavai building. Guided walk through Waterloo to talk about ideas for the community design workshops. Refreshment provided English, Russian, Cantonese & Mandarin at the following times Chinese speakers 9 am; Russian speakers 10:30 am; English speakers 2 pm
Redfern Walk and Talk Workshop on ideas for the community design workshops - 6 March Mar 06, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Our Place, Poet’s Corner,: Redfern Walk and Talk Workshop Meet at Our Place, Poet’s Corner Guided walk through Redfern to talk about ideas for the community design workshops. Refreshment provided - English, Russian, Cantonese & Mandarin see times - Chinese speakers 9 am; Russian speakers 10:30 am; English speakers 2 pm
Enquiry by Design - March 2012: The Engagement focus for March 2012 is on Enquiry by Design. Here are the flyers and information associated with this months focus.
Building Design - February & March 2012: The Engagement focus for February 2012 is on Building Design. Here are the flyers and information associated with this months focus.
Building Design Workshop - Sat 10 March 9.30 Mar 10, 2012 from 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM — Redfern Oval community room,: Learn about modern building design so you can bring your ideas to the community design workshops. Light refreshments provided. English
HNSW Bus Trip to Learn About Modern Building Design - 21 Feb 9am Feb 21, 2012 from 09:00 AM to 02:30 PM — Meet at Redfern Town Hall,: Languages available English, Russian, Cantonese & Mandarin. Lunch provided.
Planning Institute of Australia on Social Impact Assessment: According to PIA's Position Statement in 2010 "Most planning practice has given less attention to social impact assessment than to environmental and economic impact assessment. Many impact assessments omit social issues altogether while others consider too narrow a range of issues." Below you will find the text of the PIA National Position Statement of 27 October 2010.
Social Impact Assessment - GHD: The SMDA have appointed GHD as consultants to undertake the Social Impact Assessment. The Social Impact Assessment will be building upon previous review work on community facilities, and appropriate scoping for social impact assessment.
Sustainable Servicing and Supporting Infrastructure Capacity Study - Aecom: The SMDA has appointed Aecom to undertake a Sustainable Servicing and Supporting Infrastructure Capacity Study. The Sustainable Servicing and Supporting Infrastructure Capacity Study will be including utility capacity, natural and man-made processes and sustainability measures.
Economic Analysis - Hill PDA: The SMDA have appointed Hill PDA as consultants to undertake the Economic Analysis. The Economic Analysis is including the economic/industry profile of the area and retail needs, availability, and impact on centres.
Transport, Traffic and Accessibility Study - Parsons Brinckerhoff: The SMDA have appointed Parsons Brinckerhoff as consultants to prepare a Transport, Traffic and Accessibility Study. This study is reviewing previous preliminary work, augmented with more detailed analysis of the wider area and appropriate modelling, in close consultation with Transport for NSW. Parsons Brinckerhoff has previously undertaken the Traffic studies of the the Redfern Town Centre, North Eveleigh and Sydney Uni Precinct as well as for BEP2 for the RWA.
Urban Design and Public Domain Study - The NSW Government Architect’s Office: The SMDA has appointed The NSW Government Architect’s Office to undertake an Urban Design and Public Domain Study. This study is reviewing the previous draft BEP 2 and associated analysis and all submissions received, together with the study requirements from the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
Communications Strategy - Straight Talk: The SMDA have employed Straight Talk as the consultants to prepare a Communications Strategy to guide the consultation process and engagement with key stakeholders.
SMDA BEP2 & Urban Renewal Studies: The SMDA is undertaking a range of studies and analysis to support the appropriate future controls for the draft BEP 2 sites. This forms part of an urban renewal study for the Redfern-Waterloo Precinct with priority for the draft BEP 2 sites. When complete, these studies and draft planning controls will be exhibited. Here you will find information about the SMDA Studies as suitable material becomes available.
Pemulwuy Project Modification Details Publicly Available: The Department of Planning (DoP) has posted the Aboriginal Housing Company’s (AHC) Preliminary Plans for modification of the Pemulwuy Project Concept Plan. These documents can now be viewed on the Department of Planning’s Major Project website under Pemulwuy Concept Plan MOD 1. We have provided some background to the changes and a guide to the documents currently available below.
Pemulwuy Project Modifications 2010-2012: In mid January 2012 the the Aboriginal Housing Company's Environmental Assessments (EAs) for the Pemulwuy Mixed Use Development in Redfern went on public exhibition. Here you can see some of the documents associated with this proposal and some of the background to the AHC's modifications to the original approved Concept Plan.
Aboriginal Housing Company Concept Plans: The AHC are the major landowner in the Eveleigh Street area and they have their own plans for what they would like to do on the Block. This involves not just housing but a range of commercial and cultural facilities and a civic space called Red Square. Details on some of these plans can be found here.
Urbanest Student Housing - 157-163 Cleveland St: This site has had a number of proposals floated for it. Most recently Urbanest has submitted to the Department of Planning & Infrastructure in late 2011 a plan for student accommodation. This follows some discussions with the community in 2011. Earlier proposals for this site are also in this section.
RWA, AHC and the Block in Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: There are many references to Redfern in the Standing Committee on Social Issues Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage in New South Wales Interim Report June 2008. Here we have extracted two sections about the RWA and Aboriginal Housing Company that deal with one of the ongoing issues in Redfern – Aboriginal Housing on the Block. The Committee has called for reconsideration of the proposed fee $60,000 lodgement fee for the Pemulwuy Project Concept plan.
Getting off at Redfern: wheelchair access denied: Over 40,000 passengers per day walk through the turnstiles at Redfern station, but 10 years after Disability Standards for Accessible Pubic Transport were introduced, there is still no access for disabled people at one of Sydney’s busiest train stations reports Jason Marshall in City Hub on 5 January 2012.
Redfern Railway Station: Plans for an upgrade of Redfern railway station are being developed and Railcorp are expected to be made more information available in early 2010 - four years after initially announced in 2006. Station would probably not be finished before 2015. Information will be added as it comes to hand.
Sartor: RWA was Cosmetic politics - Robert Domm was undermined: Frank Sartor, the Minister responsible for setting up the RWA, deals in passing with the RWA in a section on "The Undermining of Robert Domm" in his 2011 book "The Fog on the Hill - How NSW Labor Lost its Way". Below is the text dealing with the RWA and Robert Domm who was the first CEO of the RWA - REDWatch has earlier covered media reports on some of the matters mentioned in Frank Sartor's account.
Sartor: Keneally discussed plan for North Eveleigh with Sydney Uni: "Keneally devised a plan to 'compensate' Sydney University for its `loss' of the Callan Park opportunity as Planning minister, by offering it the North Eveleigh site in Redfern, which had been prepared for tender." according to Frank Sartor in his 2011 book "The Fog on the Hill - How NSW Labor Lost its Way". The ex-Minister for Redfern Waterloo's comments about North Eveleigh when discussing "The Callan Park Mess" (pp118-123) can be found in the extract below:
Eveleigh Rail Heritage: The former Eveleigh Railyards are one of the most important industrial and heritage sites in Sydney - they also have International significance. For many years Government did not see value in this heritage and years of neglect saw many important artifices loss due to neglect. In September 2008 the RWA recognised the importance of heritage on the former Eveleigh rail yards by granting a lease to the ATP Blacksmith which recognised the role of active heritage operations, conservation and community education in the establishment of the Technology Park. In the same month the RWA produced a two page Heritage Interpretation Strategy for their Preferred Project Report for North Eveleigh which foreshadowed rail heritage tourism possibilities across the former railway site. The heritage potential of the area has been further strengthened by the decision of RailCorp to hold onto the Large Erecting Shop for heritage rail purposes for immediate future. A meeting of heritage organisations, practitioners and residents in October 2008 called on the Minister for Redfern Waterloo to set up round table of government and heritage groups to develop a comprehensive Eveleigh Rail Heritage and Tourism Strategy with heritage players for the site. A Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce was finally established and met until early 2011. Its main outcome was a Eveleigh Heritage Interpretation Strategy and the recognition of the importance of the areas heritage. Here as part of the campaign to save the heritage we collected information relating to the former Eveleigh rail yards and subsequently the Taskforce and other initiatives.
Redfern Waterloo Maps: A selection of maps showing different aspects of the Redfern Waterloo area from a variety of sources including the RWA and SMDA. You can also use Google Maps zoom in on parts of the Redfern Waterloo area for satellite and street level views.
Human Services Plans 1 & 2: With the RWA taking over the role of the Premiers Department Redfern Waterloo Partnership Project (RWPP) the RWA became also responsible for the reform of Human Services within Redfern Waterloo which had been recommended by the Morgan Disney Report. The RWA produced two Human Services Plans and an initial evaluation of HSP1. The SMDA have taken over some responsibility for the Human Services Plans but it is unclear as to how this area of the RWA's responsibility will be progressed. Improved Human Service delivery was one of the aims of the NSW Government intervention which was not achieved by the RWA.
Employment & Enterprise Plan: One of the main areas of RWA activity was to be the creation of employment opportunities for those that live within the RWA boundaries. While increasing the number of people who work within the RWA area is a prime objective special action needed to be undertaken to ensure that those who live within the RWA area also benefit from these opportunities. The RWA produced a Redfern-Waterloo Employment and Enterprise Plan in 2006. RWA Employment activity concentrated primarily on Aboriginal employment. With the absorption of the RWA the Aboriginal Employment and Enterprise Activities were transferred to the Australian Technology Park. Information from 2011 about these programmes can be found on the ATP website. Employment programmes aimed at the broader public housing community never eventuated within the RWA.
Built Environment Plan Phase 2 - Public Housing Estates: On 27 January the RWA released the Draft of Phase 2 of their Built Environment Plan (BEP2). Below you will find details of the plan which was only on exhibition until 28 February 2011. REDWatch has collected a range of background materials about the issues associated with the redevelopment of public housing - these can be found via the Public Housing tab at the top of the page or by the link at the foot of this page. The RWA Draft BEP2 is being finalised by the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority as aprt of a wider precinct study.
Government, SMDA & RWA Statements: This is a collection of media statements, newsletters, letters to residents, publications and statements produced by Government, the SMDA or RWA about Redfern Waterloo or Government initiative or responsibilities. This may not be a complete collection of media statements as for the first few years Minister Sartor was unwilling to supply media statements to those like REDWatch who they did not class as media. As some Government statements such as draft plans are covered elsewhere on the site we have not repeated this material here.
Built Environment Plan Phase 1 - The State Significant Sites: Some sites within Redfern-Waterloo were declared areas of State Significant Development in 2005. In February 2006 the RWA released their draft Redfern Waterloo Built Environment Plan (BEP) in conjunction with NSW Planning Department's release of the State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) necessary to implement the RWA Built Environment Plan. After a period for comment the BEP was finalised and released with the accompanying SEPP on 28 August 2006. We have listed below all the areas designated State Significant by the SEPP and we have provided details of what is known about the proposals for each of the sites. The overview sections include material which is common to all State Significant Areas.
RWA Operational Archive: This section of the site contains historical information about the operations of the RWA. Areas which transferred from the RWA to the SMDA and for which the SMDA have some initial ongoing involvement are not in this section. Historical statements by the RWA remain in the "Government SMDA & RWA Statements". Historical material about areas for which the RWA had planning responsibility have again not been moved as those historical plans are integral to understanding new developments. The absorption of the RWA by the SMDA makes it difficult to draw clear lines of demarcation between material of historical interest and current relevance.
SMDA & RWA Activities: The Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) absorbed the Redfern Waterloo Authority (RWA) during 2011. This section has information about the Redfern Waterloo Authority (RWA) which was the NSW Government Authority responsible for the Urban Renewal of the Built Environment, Human Services and Employment and Enterprise in Redfern Waterloo between 2005 - 2011. It also includes information about the SMDA's activities in Redfern-Waterloo from 2011. Here you will find information about the SMDA & RWA, their statements, plans and community responses to those plans. You can also find up to date information about what has happened and is planned for the various parts of Redfern Waterloo that the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure has had planning control over since 2005. There is also some information on associated developments, such as the CUB site, in which the RWA has an interest as CUB's affordable housing levy was taken by legislation for the RWA.
Other Events: While REDWatch seeks to keep community events up to date, we are a volunteer community group and can not cover everything that happens in the area. Below we have provided links to other organisations who also have event listings covering events in the Redfern Waterloo area. So if you have not found the event you are looking for on the REDWatch site we suggest you try some of the links below.
DoP Major Projects: This is the link to the Department of Planning Major Project Register for City of Sydney area - any proposals currently On Exhibition will be coloured Green and be marked "On Exhibition". This site lists all proposals made to the Department of Planning and allows you to access planning approvals and exhibited documents.
CoS DAs On Exhibition: This is the link to the map of City of Sydney Council Development Applications which are currently on exhibition. DA's under $10m previously dealt with by the earlier Redfern Waterloo Authority are now handled by Council. DA's over $10m are handled by the Department of Planning.
CoS Proposals On Exhibition: This is the link to non DA's On Exhibitions - this includes councils own plans, planning agreements, traffic etc.
RWA DA Approvals: By the end of 2011 all DA's lodged with the Redfern Waterloo Authority had been processed and all new Development Applications under $10m will now be dealt with by the City of Sydney Council. Until the RWA website disappears this link is to previous approvals.
Family-Free Christmas Dinner Dec 25, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM — Charles Keman Reserve, Abercrombie & Shepherd Streets, Darlington,: This is an autonomous event from midday - Nothing predetermined by others beyond 2 suggestions (only) - (1) Come if you will not be going to a family dinner and (2) Bring your own food & drink, whatever to share.
Black Capital Family and Culture Day - CarriageWorks - 8 Jan 2012 Jan 08, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 04:00 PM — CarriageWorks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh ,: Carriageworks in the heart of Redfern is the place to be for Sydney Festival's Family & Culture Day on Sunday 8 January 2012.
City Moves to new Village Hubs & Seeks Community Input: The City of Sydney Council has divided the City into 10 village Groups in line with the proposals first outlined in 2008 in the Council's 2030 Strategy. The new Redfern Street "village group" includes the suburbs of Chippendale, Darlington and Eveleigh as well as Redfern west of Chalmers Street / Redfern Oval, Waterloo north of McEvoy and west of young Street as well as Alexandria north of Buckland and Copeland Streets.
RWA Email Update - 20 December 2011: In this Update: NEWS - Conclusion of the RWA / Future of RWA Services / Consultants appointed for the Draft BEP 2 and Urban Renewal Study / Stolen banner trumps Christmas Banner Competition / Redfern Photograph Competition – entries open! / ATP Open Day / The RWA is moving / Future Updates / Season’s Greetings - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS - Removal of parking restrictions to the use of the lower car park, ATP / Temporary event in the former Clothing Store, 231 Wilson Street, North Eveleigh / Bike Shop / Cafe & Workshop at 1/156 Abercrombie Street, Redfern / New entry doors to Bay 1 of the Locomotive Workshop, ATP / Telecommunications facility upgrade, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, ATP - WHAT’S ON - 24 December 2011 – Eveleigh Farmers’ Christmas Market / 28 January 2012 – Return to Redfern / 4 February 2012 – Eveleigh Artisans’ Market / 25 February 2012 – ATP Open Day / Alexandria Community Garden – 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
South Sydney Rabbitohs Return to Redfern Game - 28 January 2012 Jan 28, 2012 01:25 AM — Redfern Oval,: The South Sydney Rabbitohs first game of the 2012 NRL season will be played against the Warrington Wolves at Redfern Oval on Saturday 28 January 2012 – continuing the tradition of the South’s annual Return to Redfern match. The event will include the traditional presentation of new player’s first South Sydney jersey and there will be many activities on the day including children’s entertainment.
Eveleigh Railway Film Festival 2012 Feb 25, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Australian Technology Park Eveleigh,: The first Eveleigh Railway Film Festival will be held in conjunction with the Australian Technology Park Open Day on Saturday 25 February 2012. Films will run in two locations at the ATP - The Atrium Theatre and Bay 6 Theatre.
ATP Open Day - 25 February 2012 Feb 25, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Australian Technology Park Eveleigh,: ATP will be a hub of activity for the ATP Open Day on Saturday, 25 February 2012 with lots of exciting events planned for young and old to showcase the Park’s facilities.
Yabun Festival 2012 - 26 January 2012 Jan 26, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM — Victoria Park, Broadway,: Celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultures at Gadigal's 10th Annual 'Yabun Festival' ... All Welcome Thursday, 26 January 2012 ... 10am - 6pm ... Victoria Park, Broadway. This year Yabun features Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan and Christine Anu.
HNSW Redfern Waterloo Update - Dec 2011: This Update was distributed to participants of a Thank you forum on 14 December. It reports on the November 2011 HNSW Masterplan Design Workshops and should be distributed before Christmas. File is 682KB PDF.

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