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Media Articles on Redfern Waterloo

This is a selection of major news items about Redfern Waterloo from various media outlets. The AHC also has a good selection of the stories about the Block in their media news section at http://www.ahc.org.au. You can get up to date news by setting up a Google News alert at http://www.google.com/alerts. News Alerts will not pick up local media and some mainstream media stories which do not appear on a news website, where possible we put these stories on our website to provide wide access to the stories.
Sydney's Inner City Homelessness Action Plan Phase Two
The NSW Government has developed a plan to address the problem of homeless people sleeping rough around inner Sydney. It came about in order to guide the Partnership Against Homelessness, a Department of Housing led initiative bringing together 12 NSW Government agencies that fund or administer programs for homeless people (established in 1999).
Greens - Marrickville - Greens Back Aboriginal Housing on the Block
Greens candidate for Marrickville, Fiona Byrne, and Greens candidate for Heffron, Ben Spies-Butcher, this week met with the Aboriginal Housing Company to discuss the AHC’s plans, and to offer their support for Aboriginal housing on the Block reports this Greens Media Release on 4th December 2006.
Aboriginal kids to get top private education
A NEW private school for Aboriginal children will be established at the Block at Redfern, the cultural centre of the city's indigenous population reports Hannah Edwards in the Sun Herald of December 3, 2006.
CCCG - CUB Sun Access also an Issue for CUB Site Submissions
The following email was put out by the Combined Chippendale Community Groups on 2 December to encourage submissions and to provide information on the sun access proposals with the concept plan.
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A Void exisits in drug and alcohol treatment centres in the inner city
Intravenous drug users in the inner city are not receiving adequate treatment because of shortfalls in detoxifcation services, an expert in Indigenous health has said reports Darren Mara In the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
CarriageWorks, Redfern/Newtown’s - newest theatrical venue opens
CarriageWorks, on land formerly owned by State Rail, is managed by Arts NSW and directed by Sue Hunt, a former director of performing arts at the Sydney Opera House reports Peter Whitehead in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
Public housing sold to private owners
The dwindling amount of public housing available has left many concerned about the availability of housing for low-income earners in the Redfern-Waterloo area. This comes as five Waterloo properties owned by the NSW Department of Housing were sold to private owners reports Brenden Hills in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
The divisions over Regent Street changes: Council and RWA support it, RTA is against it
In the mid 1990s, the RTA turned Regent Street into a one-way traffic strip. At the time, there was a demonstration led by former Waterloo resident Margaret Barry reports Trevor Davies in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
Political Profile - Ben Spies-Butcher, Greens’ Heffron community-minded candidate
The Greens party has nominated the community-minded Ben Spies-Butcher to take on the ALP’s Kristina Keneally in the district of Heffron in next March’s State elections reports Ben Falkenmire in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
More Low Cost Counselling Clinics open in South Sydney
The Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service (GLCS) in Newtown has provided an anonymous telephone counselling service since 1973 reports Samantha Van in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
No meal means no drink at the corner pub
One of Redfern’s oldest pubs, the Berkley Hotel, is set to turn into a bar and grill, despite strong community resistance against the plan reports Bill Birtles in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
Graffti – potential cultural asset or environmental vandalism?
Graffti is widely regarded as a form of crime against the environment but this sweeping generalisation ignores the distinction between a well-crafted mural and a dopey “tag” writes Anna Christie in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
St Vincent’s sells Caritas to developers - aggravating residents
St Vincent de Paul Society is to sell its Caritas Centre mental health site in Darlinghurst to developers to fund Australia’s first integrated mental health, drug and alcohol and community health facility reports Ben Falkenmire in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
Chippendale battles for Survival
The World Health Organisation recognises Northcott
Public Housing Tenants face uncertain future
Turnbull updates: empowering the community
Before Redfern residents Geoff and Lyn Turnbull joined community group REDWatch, they sent out e-mail updates to a community starved of information reports Samantha Van in the December 2006 issue of the South Sydney Herald.
Clover Moore update on CUB Concept Plan
The City this week finalised its submission on the Carlton and United Brewery (CUB) Site Concept Plan and will next Monday consider a request from Fosters, the site owners, to include some sections of Council owned land within the Concept Plan, primarily for parkland.
Council Meeting for ACI Site Revised Plans - 9th December 2006
Revised plans for the major ACI Site redevelopment, between Bourke, Crescent and Danks Street Waterloo, will be discussed at a public meeting next Saturday, 9 December.
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