Reading your
paper’s article by Michael Shreenan about changing Redfern into the next
“Paddington” (SSH February 2012), I agree there are lots of Redfern
residents who cannot afford the increases that will probably happen if more
yuppies move into the area. I can see the slight changes in Redfern Street, and
while this may be good to a certain degree, I do not like the changes that are
going on in the inner west. I have lived here for the past 28 years and have
seen changes happening in Newtown / Enmore / Erskineville / St Peters, etc.
House prices through the roof that could have once been purchased for a song.
Now, groovy cafes on every corner. I know this is progress but to me it is a
shame we are losing “the good ole days”. It is all about money and greed.
Sue Fraser
Lewisham
Source: South Sydney Herald March 2012 – www.southsydneyherald.com.au