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Event Eora Festival - Music by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 13, 2008 03:54 PM
A concert of original songs and favourites performed by certificate and diploma music graduates
File ATP Eveleigh Heritage Trail Walk by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 11, 2008 03:49 PM
This is a copy of the ATP's Eveleigh Heritage Trail produced in 2004 as a self guided heritage tour arround the Technology Park. File is 601 PDF.
Page RWA Questions at Estimates Hearing - 15th October 2008 by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 11, 2008 10:28 AM
Below we have extracted the examination of proposed expenditure for the portfolio areas of Planning and Redfern Waterloo by General Purpose Standing Commiittee No. 4 on Wednesday 15 October 2008. This transcript has been extracted from the draft transcript for final transcript please refer to the link at the end of this transcript.
Page 3801 Ltd and Volenteers reports by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 10, 2008 05:22 PM
Verbal reports were received from 3801 Ltd as well Powerhouse and 3801 Ltd Volunteers as well as Friends of Eveleigh see written report at the Eveleigh heritage Meeting on 28 October 2008.
Event ‘The Strength of Women’ by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 10, 2008 04:53 PM
Aboriginal Women’s Art Exhibition Featuring: Shirley Amos, Bronwyn Bancroft, Jessica Birk, Euphemia Bostock, Tracey Bostock, Charmaine Davis, Joy Duncan, Danielle Gorogo, Kim Healy, May Hinch, Lee-Anne Hunter, Sally Morgan, Amberline Morgan, Carmel Richardson & other invited artists.
Event Abercrombie / Shepherd St Park Community Consultation by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 04, 2008 04:55 PM
You are invited to have your say about the City’s planned renewal of Charles Kernan Park. The project is in the early design phase and Council wants your input. Initial design ideas will be on display at the community meeting which you can discuss with City staff. Your suggestions and feedback will help us finalise the design.
File Waterloo Shops Community Safety Survey by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 03, 2008 06:56 PM
A meeting of Waterloo businesses, local residents, and community service providers was held on 1 October 2008 to discuss a number of issues around the Waterloo Shops. This meeting decided to circulate a questionnaire to Waterloo businesses as a first step to identify and prioritize issues prior to requesting Redfern Police to undertake a Community Safety Audit of the Waterloo Shops and to establishing a strategy to tackle the issues identified. Waterloo businesses are asked to return the questionnaire by 21st of November 2008.
File Midland Worker's Wall by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 03, 2008 10:52 AM
Associate Professor Lucy Taksa (Director, Industrial Relations Research Centre and Australian School of Business, UNSW) launched the Worker's Register with Premier Bob Carr (whose father worked at Eveleigh) on 29 August 1999 at an open day held by the ATP. Her proposal was not only the register but also a keeping place for the social history and a workers wall. Despite early discussions with NSW Government they have not taken up these ideas for Eveleigh as yet. The Midlands Redevelopment Authority in WA did ask Lucy Taksa to advise them on the Midlands redevelopment. The photos in this PDF show the WA wall that was dedicated to the Midland Railway workers. These photo's were circulated to the Eveligh Heritage meeting on 28 October 2008 by Dr Taksa. File is 926 KB PDF.
Page Bruce Lay request for Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 02, 2008 07:11 PM
The following letter was put together by three residents involved in the walk around of the North Eveleigh site with Minister Sartor. This letter was sent by Bruce Lay to Minister Keneally in reaction to problems in the RWA's Prefered Project Report. The letter requests the Minister to establish an Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel to investigate the issues.
Page 3rd International Railway Heritage Conference and NSW Tour for delegates – November 2009 by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 02, 2008 04:01 PM
This is an Open Letter to Organisations and Individuals with an Interest in NSW Railway Heritage. It raises the obvious question of why a Tour of Eveleigh is not on the agenda for a tour of delegates. While this is Railway Heritage Conference there are many people passing through Sydney that have an interest in heritage railways that would visit Eveleigh if there was a tourist package. Japan is one country that has a large number of people with heritage rail interests.
File Eveleigh 2008 - Railway Heritage Map by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 02, 2008 10:08 AM
The Friends of Eveleigh have produced this map of the former Eveleigh Rail Yards to show what remains of the former Eveleigh complex. While much has been removed key elements remain that could provide the focus for both active rail heritage and for heritage tourism. File is 415 KB PDF.
Folder The Blacksmiths & The Technology Park by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 02, 2008 09:58 AM
When the Technology Park was established its Development Approval detailed the requirement for the preservation of many aspects of Eveleigh's technology and equipment including the active heritage use of the Blacksmith shop and other heritage equipment. While some of the machines mentioned in the approval have been retained others sit outside deteriorating or have never been maintained as required. Funds received for heritage preservation and presentation were never expended. Implementing the Heritage Conservation Plan for the Technology Park could create additional heritage attractions within Eveleigh. Here we have some information on what could happen on the ATP part of the site.
Link The RWA Heritage SEPP Map by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 07:13 PM
This is the official RWA Heritage Planning map which shows the buildings recognised by the RWA as of Heritage significance. Such a precinct has great potential for heritage tourism if a well thought out heritage interpretation strategy is put in place. Note file is 3MB PDF.
Link The RWA's Plan for North Eveleigh by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 07:04 PM
The future shape of north Eveleigh is currently being determined by the Department of Planning. Following consideration of exhibition submissions the RWA has produced a Preferred Project Plan for the Department to assess. Here you can find out more about the issues at North Eveleigh.
Link RWA Heritage Interpretation Strategy by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 06:49 PM
This is the sum total of the RWA Heritage interpretation Strategy for the Former Eveleigh Railyards as at October 2008. While the HIS was prepared as part of the North Eveleigh preferred Project Proposal it indicates the RWA is considering a wider heritage strategy across the site. The Eveleigh Heritage Meeting of 28 October 2008 called for the formation of a task force / committee of government and non government heritage bodies to develop a comprehensive Heritage Tourism and Interpretation Strategy for Eveleigh. It was widely agreed that the current RWA document was inadequate.
Page National Trust (NSW) by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 05:36 PM
The National Trust has an active concern for Eveleigh Rail Heritage, twice successfully nominating the Large Erecting Shop for the National Trust’s national top 10 Our Heritage at risk list. The National Trust (NSW) attended the Eveleigh Heritage Meeting on 28 October 2008 and outlined their concerns.
Page Federal Heritage Listings by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 04:32 PM
For the second year in a row The National Trust (NSW) and Friends of Eveleigh have nominated the Large Erecting Shop to try and gain a National Listing. Currently the Eveleigh Railway Workshops as a whole and the Chief Mechanical Engineers Office are registered. You can find the links to registered, nominated and rejected entries below:
Link Letter From Smithsonian Institutie on Importance of Eveleigh - 1988 by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 03:57 PM
This is a letter from 1988 from The Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American History Washington DC about the importance, and the great rarity of the machinery collection here at Eveleigh. The File is 927 KB PDF with OCR overlay.
Page NSW Heritage Listings for Eveleigh Railyards by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 03:54 PM
The importance of the Former Eveleigh Railyards can be established by looking at the entries in the online NSW Heritage database. For ease of locating entries about Eveleigh we have provided the links to the various entries concerning the Eveleigh Railyards below:
Folder Situation at the LES 28th October 2008 by REDWatch, last updated: Nov 01, 2008 03:09 PM
The Eveleigh heritage meeting of 28 October 2008 coincided with the AGM of 3801 Ltd at which it was revealed that the RailCorp Board had approved the retention of the large Erecting Shop fort rail heritage purposes subject to final funding approval. It was also revealed that 3801 Ltd were in discussions with the Office of Rail Heritage continued occupancy of the "Large". Further details of the issues raised about the Large can be found here.
 
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