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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.
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- Low price liquor – high cost for locals
- The proposal for a 24-hour liquor outlet to be built on Fountain Street, Alexandria has caused uproar among some local residents. The store would be a branch of famous retailer Dan Murphys, owned by Woolworths who advertise “lowest liquor prices guaranteed” reports Claire Thompson in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- A Supermarket on Chalmers Street Redfern at South Sydney Leagues Club?
- The old South Sydney Leagues Clubhouse looks lonely in Chalmers Street but, be assured, the sign outside it tells onlookers that the Club will be open in 2008 reports Trevor Davies in the Have you Heard Column in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- The State Budget – a good one
- At last a mostly good State Budget! It spends up big on infrastructure across the state and locally reports Trevor Davies in the Have you Heard Column in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- An Opera House for all
- In April an audience of disadvantaged communities attended a performance at the Sydney Opera House as part of a new initiative aimed at increasing access to Sydney Opera House reports Reem Al-Gharabally in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Seeking nominations for local business awards
- This year’s City of Sydney Local Business Awards are shaping up to be another hot contest with the voting commencing 29 May reports Ben Falkenmire in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- Good sports at Alexandria Park
- The Alexandria Park Community School Primary Softball team have hit their way into the 4th round of the 2007 NSW State Knockout reports Travis Lane in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald.
- RAILCORP “PULLS THE PLUG” FOR MORTUARY STATION COAL LOADING
- Chippendale Residents report that the lights which normally are on around the mortuary station and bus interchange went off for the latest Coaling of 3801 at Mortuary Station. It is believed the action was taken to make the loading less visible to those in the surrounding areas and prevent photo’s of the coaling like those recently taken by Friends of Eveleigh. The Friends of Eveleigh released the brief media statement below about the latest coaling episode:
- Sartor's former staff replace key architect
- THE Government Architect has been removed from a significant role in city planning by the Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, even though the Government had assured Parliament he had no intention of doing so reports Catharine Munro, Sydney Morning Heralds Urban Affairs Editor on June 27, 2007.
- Council funds student fight against development
- Sydney City Council is helping to fund a legal challenge against the development of the Carlton and United Brewery site near Central Station reports ABC News on June 26 2007.
- Meanwhile, Redfern tackles violence at grassroots
- WHEN Redfern erupted in violence against police on the night of February 15, 2004, it might have been just a few days away from a solution to the drugs and antisocial behaviour that had plagued the Block reports Joel Gibson in the SMH of June 25, 2007.
- Winning bidder a shoo-in
- JOEL Hardy bought himself a home yesterday because of its historic features and proximity to transport. It's close to transport all right - Redfern's hectic rail network to be precise reports Hannah Edwards in the SMH of June 24, 2007.
- Mental health services get a boost
- Young people with mental illnesses will have access to more frontline services in NSW, with the state government committing an additional $6 million in funding reports AAP in the Sydney Morning Herald on June 21, 2007.
- Council Supports CUB Site Legal Challenge.
- The City of Sydney has agreed to a grant up to $20000 to fund the expenses in the Land & Environment Court hearing against Fosters and Frank Sartor on 25th/26th July. The grant was made to FOCUS and will be forwarded on to the Environmental Defenders Office. Council has agreed to match donations (including the $10,000 from Legal Aid) to a total of $20,000. FOCUS has already raised $3,000 so, with Council's generosity, that makes a total of $26,000.
- Heffron Budget News
- $3.5 million for the new Redfern/Waterloo Community Health Centre is one of the local highlights in the Iemma Government’s second Budget delivered today, State Member for Heffron Kristina Keneally said today in her Media release "NSW STATE BUDGET 2007– 08 - MEETING OUR COMMITMENTS IN HEFFRON" of June 19 2007.
- Sartor to overhaul building approvals
- THE Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, has promised to overhaul the development approval system as the building industry mounts a fresh assault on council powers reports Catharine Munro Urban Affairs Editor SMH June 14, 2007.
- ILC NIDC School site Update
- Following the RWIU of 13th June 2007 we received an update about the NIDC consultation. The ILC are currently meeting local public housing tenants to brief them and to hear about their concerns
- Cheers: $2bn CUB deal Sydney's largest
- DOWNTOWN Sydney is set to get the largest single development project in the history of the city following the $208 million sale of the Broadway CUB site to Singapore developer Frasers reports Maurice Dunlevy in the Australian of June 13, 2007.
- Brewery sale sparks resident concerns
- Residents in inner-Sydney say they are wary about the sale of the neighbouring Kent Brewery site to developers reports ABC news on 13th June 2007.
- Fight for green buildings
- MATTHEW Drake-Brockman is waging war against a redevelopment in his neighbourhood he believes will unnecessarily damage the environment writes Myles Wearring for NEWS.com.au on 12 June 2007.
- Kent Brewery site sold to Frasers
- Foster's Group Limited (Foster's) today [12 June 2007] signed a $208 million sale agreement with Frasers Property (Frasers) for the site of the former Kent Brewery [CUB Site] in Sydney, Australia.
