Kensington Street Chippendale Evictions

On the afternoon of 16th April, signs were erected on the fronts of the houses defining a site boundary. The Kensington Cottages are Brewery workers cottages, circa 1850. They are identified in CUBs' heritage assessment as significant.

There are four houses tenanted in Kensington Street. The others have been left to decay by CUB as tenants have died or left. Eight people reside in the four households. The periods of tenancy range from eight to eighteen years. The residents who have been preserving and protecting the houses for more than a decade want to know why vacant possession of the houses is required so urgently and so early in the redevelopment plan? The residents are saying that apparently the Council cannot provide info as there is no DA. Next month we will have a full report from Kensington Street.

Source: South Sydney Herald May 2007 http://www.southsydneyherald.com.au/