The latest news from REDWatch

REDWatch is a community group which covers the Sydney suburbs of Redfern Eveleigh Darlington and Waterloo. These suburbs make up what the NSW Government generally refers to as Redfern - Waterloo. The area has been subject to various NSW Government interventions since the early 2000s and had its own Government Minister from 2004 to 2011. Interventions have included removing planning responsibilities from City of Sydney Council and having place specific interventions on human services, infrastructure and employment. This history is captured on this website. Currently the focus is on UrbanGrowth Central to Eveleigh and the proposed redevelopment of the Waterloo Public Housing Estate. Below is the latest news from REDWatch about our area and its issues.

RWA Youth Taskforce Membership

As of May 2006 the RWA Youth Taskforce was made up of representatives of the following organisations:

Youth TaskForce

The Youth Taskforce was set up in December 2005 and meets monthly

Youth Health Services Working Group Membership

As at May 2006 the Youth Health Services Working Group was made up of representatives of the following agencies:

Youth Health Services Working Group

The Youth Health Services Working Group was set up in April 2006 and meets monthly

Street Drinking Taskforce Membership

As of May 2006 the Street Drinking Taskforce is made up of representatives from the following agencies:

Street Drinking Taskforce

The Street Drinking Taskforce was anounced in the January 2006 RWA Update

Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops about 1912 (Source: Bourke, D. ‘With Iron Rails -History of the Railways in NSW’, 1988).

Redfern Waterloo Heritage Task Force (RWHT) Terms of Reference

Below are the Terms of Reference for the Redfern Waterloo Heritage Task Force.

Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce

The Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce (RWHT) was set up late 2009 by Mininster for Redfern Waterloo Kristina Keneally with the purpose of "to identify opportunities for the active conservation, interpretation and, where appropriate, the adaptive reuse of the cultural, natural and archaeological heritage of the Redfern Waterloo area in tandem with the revitalisation and renewal of the area. The Taskforce seeks to achieve enhanced public understanding of the history of the area and its significance to residents, workers and visitors and will include the promotion of the unique heritage and culture of this area through the fostering of active links with the community, as well as with tourism, education and recreation activities."

Organisational Chart

This is a small (10Kb) pdf file of the RWA Organisational Chart. It appears on the RWA website at http://www.redfernwaterloo.com.au/other/organisational_structure_jul05.pdf and is supplied to people seeking jobs in the RWA.

Operational Structure

Details of how the RWA is organised.

Role of Implementation Senior Officers Group (ISOG)

The role of the Implementation Senior Officers Group (ISOG) is set out in the RWA Human Services plan as follows:

Membership

The Implementation Senior Officers Group (ISOG) is made of of officewrs from the following departments:

Implementation Senior Officers Group

The Implementation Senior Officers Group was established in the Human Services Plan in 2005.

CEO Steering Committee Anouncement

In the Redfern-Waterloo Human Services e-newsletter Issue 3 in May 2005 the RWA anounced the establishment of the CEO Steering Committee. The details of the anouncement follow:

Human Services CEO Steering Committee

The Human Services CEO Steering Committee was established by the Minister with responsibility for Redfern-Waterloo to oversee the development of the Human Services Plan. The CEO Steering Committee will advise the Minister on the content of the Human Services Plan.

Terms of Redfernece

This is the terms of reference of the Human Services Advisory Committee (HSAC) when it was first established. File is pdf 129Kb.

Membership

The Human Services Advisory Committee has members from government (local, state and federal) and six members chosen by the Minister to represent the community. It also has a representative from NCOSS. The HSMAC is chaired by the CEO of the RWA.

Human Services Advisory Committee

The Human Services (HSAC) was created out of the Human Services Implimentation Working Group which was set up by the RWPP to impliment the first stage of the Morgan Disney report into Human Services. The decision to absorb the RWPP functions into the RWA saw the HSAC continue this function but also become the first of the RWA's ministerial advisory committtees. Some changes to the makeup of the HSAC were advised when the RWA website went live on 7 October 2005. The membership of the HSMAC was reviewed in July 2007 with the chairing being taken over by the RWA CEO from the joint chairing of the RWA Reforming Human Services Manager and the Director of NCOSS. While NCOSS remains represented the representative of local NGO Human Service providers was removed and not replaced.

Family Violence Taskforce Membership

As of May 2006 the Family Violence Taskforce was made up of representatives of the following organisations:

Family Violence Taskforce

The Family Violence Taskforce was established in March 2006 and meets monthly.

Membership

The Employment and Enterprise Advisory Committee has members from government (federal , state and local) and representatives appointed by the RWA to represent the community and Unions. It is chaired by RWA CEO Robert Domm. The current membership of the committee is:

Employment and Enterprise Advisory Committee

The Employment and Enterprise Advisory Committee considers strategies to increase job and business opportunities in the area, including the Indigenous community.

Capacity Building Taskforce Membership

As at May 2006 the Capacity Building Taskforce is made up of representatives of the following organisations:

Capacity Building Taskforce

The Capacity Building Taskforce was set up in January 2006 and meets monthy

Membership

The Built Environment Advisory Committee has members from government (state and local) and community representatives chosen by the Minister. It is chaired by RWA CEO. The current membership of the committee is:

Built Environment Advisory Committee

The Built Environment Advisory committee considers urban design, traffic, public access, public transport, land use, affordable housing and urban renewal.

RWA Board Members

The membership of the RWA Board was initially announced on 14 December 2004 by Minister Frank Sartor. Ms Clover Moore was originally on the list of Board Members but upon consultation with the City of Sydney Council she declined the position.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR REDFERN WATERLOO AUTHORITY

On 30 August 2006, the RWA anounced the appointment of two new RWA Board Members. The appoints following Marcia Ella Duncan leaving the RWA Board.

Board

Details of the RWA Board makeup.

Ministerial Advisory Committees Terms of Refernce

The following are the Terms of Reference for the Ministerial Advisory Committees dated 16 June 2005. These Terms of Reference were also circulated to those offered positions on Ministerial Advisory Committees in October 2009. Note the continued inclusion of Item 4 which has has still not been implimented.

RWA Structure & Committees

This section provides some public information about the structure of the RWA, its board and committees.

Guide to RWA Final Website Content

The Redfern Waterloo Authority established its website on 7 October 2005 and it operated until it went off line on 1 May 2012. Some material from the RWA site has been transferred to the SMDA and ATP websites and over time much has already been added to the REDWatch website. Without action by REDWatch the website text and some underlying documents would have been lost to public access. REDWatch has prepared this section of our site to keep accessible material from the final RWA website before it went off line.