RWA invites you to share your passion for Sydney's industrial heritage and be part of an exciting opportunity to shape the Eveleigh Rail Yards Interpretation Plan.

• Stories professionally recorded
• Rail Songs and Films
• Creative Soundscapes in an old workshop
• Heritage Artist at Work
• Lunch provided

Tell us more about your participation at Eveleigh - Your experience matters!

RSVP ESSENTIAL to reception@rwa.nsw.gov.au or 9202 9100 Juliet Suich Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce

Programme also Includes:

• Wrought Artworks Blacksmithing demonstration.
• Installation artist Nigel Helyer’s “Ghost Train” soundscape – a collaboration with the Performance Space and part of a bigger idea for interpretive multimedia art in Eveleigh.
  
• Sydney painter Jane Bennett who specializing in Sydney’s industrial heritage. Jane will be on site painting Eveleigh and adding to her substantial collection of evocative paintings of the Rail Yards, some of which will be on display.  
• The Australian Bush Music Club will perform their collection of Rail Songs – some inspired directly by Eveleigh.
• The film Australian Live Steam, produced by Dick Collingridge will be shown, featuring the Eveleigh Steam Workshop. 
• A portion of the “Trains of Treasure” exhibition  will be displayed .  This well researched collection of pictures and stories describes  specific aspects of social history from the 1917 strike to the contribution of Aborigines to the  Eveleigh labour force.
  
• Professional photographer Dean Golja, known for his brilliant ways of capturing people at work- from the quirky to the ordinary – will create a memorable visual archive of the day.

Please Send this RWA Eveleigh Interpretation Plan Consultation Invite - 30 Sept 2010 (PDF 393Kb) to anyone you know who was associated with Eveleigh and use it to promote this important event

Background from the RWA Heritage Website:

The RWA has engaged 3D Projects in association with Artscape and Only Human to prepare an Interpretation Plan for the Eveleigh Rail Yards Precinct. The specific aims of the Plan are to:

• Guide and facilitate interpretation of the site’s heritage significance as a conservation process designed to sustain the site’s authenticity and character;
• Identify existing audiences and visitor experiences on the Eveleigh site, including workers, neighbours resident in the district, railway tourists and school groups as well as quantify opportunities to enhance visitor numbers and experiences in each of these categories;
• Achieve enhanced public understanding of the history of the area and its significance to residents, workers and visitors by fostering active links with the community, as well as with tourism, education and recreation activities;
• Ensure interpretive devices and their content have the potential to engage and provoke public interest, are accessible, sustainable (in relation to maintenance, evaluation and review) reversible (in relation to heritage fabric) and compatible with the sites for which they are chosen.

 Representation from local Indigenous leaders and identities will be in attendance and invitations have also gone out to key figures in NSW Health, Redfern Waterloo Authority and local MP’s. 

The screening will take place after a Welcome to Country by a local Aboriginal Leader, followed by an introduction to the movie by the Co-Creator and Producer of Men’s Group – John L Simpson and Director – Michael Joy.  After the screening we will conduct a Q and A session about the making of the movie and the positive effects it has had on other communities.  

Until recently Gamarada has existed without funding and we are seeking sponsorship for this event. If you would like to make a contribution please contact Gamarada by the email link below and indicate the type of support you can offer. We would be delighted to have your attendance for this purposeful event and would be grateful for any support offered by you or your organisation. 

When/Where: - This special event will be held at the Redfern Community Centre 29-54 Hugo St Redfern on Tuesday 19th May 2009 at 530 for a 6pm start. 

Please RSVP to kzulumovski@mail.piac.asn.au  by May 15^TH or call Ken: 0433 346 645 

• Colin Rockcliff, Director of Campus Infrastructure & Services, The University of Sydney

• Georgia Singleton, Project Architects, Woods Bagot,

• Informal discussion with University representatives, Woods Bagot and traffic consultants

Download Flyer: Flyer for Sydney Uni Abercrombie Street Presentation - 16 Nov 2010 (PDF 327KB)

REDWatch Note - Sydney University submitted a preliminary proposal to the Department of Planning in 2007 to obtain the Director's Generals Requirements (DGRs) for the redevelopment of the Abercrombie Precinct. This proposal and the DGRs can be found on the DoP under Project Application 07_0158. The latest proposals being developed by the University is for a part of the area covered by the DGR's. The University is looking for community input prior to finalising the plans they will submit for exhibition. Community consultation prior to the formal exhibition is welcomed by REDWatch and we encourage Darlington residents to make the most of this opportunity for feedback.

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Planning Controls for the Redevelopment of the Consolidated Redfern and Waterloo Public Housing Estates

• Plan includes a draft planning framework for the Redfern and Waterloo concentrated social housing areas and HNSW’s South Eveleigh site.
• Plan allows for redevelopment of the HNSW estates over 20-25 years
• Most High Rise to be kept with new infill buildings around some of them
• HNSW Redfern & Waterloo Walkups demolished over 20 year period
• Floor space increase of over 2 hectares for HNSW in South Eveleigh
• No RWA planning controls proposed for HNSW properties in Waterloo Conservation Area or HNSW scattered sites these are under Council LEP
• No indication of how HNSW stock outside defined area will be renewed
• 3500 private units go into Estates (no population estimates in report)
• 700 Affordable Housing places to be included in the estate areas
• 700 HNSW units displaced replaced elsewhere in the City of Sydney
• Proposed Business Mixed Use Zones for Elizabeth, Cope & McEvoy Sts
• Building heights up to 12 storeys allowed subject to design merit in 8 storey zoning
• Over 15 hectares or 35% more floor space than City of Sydney proposed
• Includes Urban Design Guiding Principles & Design Excellence Provision
• Remove road closures, 60% non-car travel target & less parking per unit
• RWA Traffic study says modest impact on traffic & parking
• Public space, parks & facilities to be outlined in future planning studies but not in current proposed planning controls
• Future planning studies to do more work on Transport, Public Domain & Community Facilities
• Comments feed into a SMDA Urban Renewal Study & HNSW Masterplan
• Final controls will be formally exhibited before coming into effect.

6PM Sharp THURSDAY 3^th FEBRUARY 2011

Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street Waterloo

REDWatch seeks to ensure extensive community involvement in all decisions made about Redfern Eveleigh Darlington and Waterloo. REDWatch is made up of residents, people who work in the area and friends of the area.

You can download a PDF version of this flyer from - REDWatch BEP2 Meeting with RWA & HNSW Flyer

Invitation

Community Forum - South West for the communities around Camperdown, West Alexandria, St Peters, Erskineville, Newtown and Eveleigh.

Date

Monday 23 August 2010
6.00pm to 8.15pm

Venue

Erskineville Primary School, Malcolm Street, Erskineville.

Transport: Train to Erskineville Station, Bicycle parking will be available.

Schedule

Open forum - have your say

6.00pm to 6.45pm

• An open forum where you can talk with the Lord Mayor, Councillors, City staff, the Local Area Police Command and local organisations about the issues that interest you.
• Specialist staff are available to discuss a range of subjects including our environmental programs, parking and transport, and local planning.

What’s happening in your area?

From 6.45pm

• Newtown Station upgrade
• Sydney Park improvements
• Cycleways in your area
• Improving Lillian Fowler Reserve

Further Information

Brochure

• South West Community Forum | PDF 691Kb

Contact

For further information please contact:

Gail Marshall
Community Engagement Coordinator
Tel: 02 9265 9218
Email: gmarshall@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Speak with Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP, Councillors, City of Sydney Staff, Police, Housing NSW and representatives from local organisations about your concerns. Hear about the City of Sydney’s work in your area and give us you feedback. Light refreshments will be provided.

Representatives from the follow organisation have been invited to hear your concerns and answer you questions:

• City of Sydney
• Housing NSW
• Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development
• Redfern Local Area Command
• South Sydney Community Transport
• The Factory Community Centre
• University of NSW Community Development Project

Representatives from the follow organisation have been invited to hear your concerns and answer you questions:

• City of Sydney
• Housing NSW
• Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development
• Redfern Local Area Command
• South Sydney Community Transport
• The Factory Community Centre
• University of NSW Community Development Project

• City of Sydney
• Housing NSW
• University of NSW Community Development Project
• The Factory Community Centre
• South Sydney Community Transport

Light refreshments will be provided.

Should you require this information in an alternative format please contact: CITY OF SYDNEY: 9265 9333 council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Translating & Interpreting Service (TIS):13 14 50