Past Events

Would you like to hear more about the effects of Ice on the user, the effects of Ice on the community, harm minimisation policies and services available to assist in the treatment of Ice addiction?

Come to RedWater Markets and look at our selection of Second-hand clothes, books, recycled goods, flowers/plants, food, hand-made goods and support The Factory Community Centre.

This informal gathering is for all volunteers, community workers, reps and all those interested in Redfern Waterloo. It happens on the last Friday of the Month at the Alexandria Hotel at 1pm. It is a great way of having a good chat with someone or to speak-out about something. Its great fun, we can eat and drink.

Monthly Neighbourhood Advisory Board (NAB) Meeting for NAB Representatives

REDWatch meets on the first Thursday of the Month from 6-8pm. The focus for this month will be an update on the activities of the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA)

The Waterloo Safety Audit Group (WSAG) meets on the second Wednesday of each month.

The Waterloo Learning Employment Enterprise Action Group (LEEAG) meets every two months

Come to RedWater Markets and look at our selection of Second-hand clothes, books, recycled goods, flowers/plants, food, hand-made goods and support The Factory Community Centre.

ATP will hold an Information Session in relation to the draft ATP Conservation management Plan on 28 June 2012. The submission period will be extended until 6 July 2012.

This informal gathering is for all volunteers, community workers, reps and all those interested in Redfern Waterloo. It happens on the last Friday of the Month at the Alexandria Hotel at 1pm. It is a great way of having a good chat with someone or to speak-out about something. Its great fun, we can eat and drink.

REDWatch meets on the first Thursday of the Month from 6-8pm. This month REDWatch is having a round Table on “Beyond the tick box - community engagement we can believe in”. For this roundtable we will be joined by three guest participants to input from their specialties: Evette Andrews - Manager, Strategy Community Consultation - City Of Sydney; Dare Kavanagh - Project Manager- Community Building HNSW / DFS Major Projects; and Dallas Rogers - Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences and Psychology UWS.

Challenge 4 Change is a free Training Programme organised by the Groundswell Coalition in Redfern Waterloo. It aims to skill people for involvement in change. The first part of the programme is about Community Building and covers the five areas listed below. The programme is aimed at people already involved in the community who want to gain skills to be more effective in bringing change.

Neighbourhood Advisory Board (NAB) Meeting for NAB Representatives. The Housing Standards meetings for Redfern are held one hour before each NAB at 9am.

Living Sydney is running a team in the upcoming local council elections for the City of Sydney and we are holding meetings of community members throughout the city in the next few weeks. The purpose of these meetings is to hear of your local problems and meet our Lord Mayoral candidate, Angela Vithoulkas and our team. This Wednesday 18 July we are holding a meeting at Redfern Town Hall between 6.30-8.30pm and we are hoping that you, your members and friends will be able to attend.

Come to RedWater Markets and look at our selection of Second-hand clothes, books, recycled goods, flowers/plants, food, hand-made goods and support The Factory Community Centre.

Would you like to participate in a storytelling and weaving artwork initiative for the national day for Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA)? South Sydney Uniting Church in assiciation with ASCA is planning a special presentation in addition to its ususal November prayer service. We seek to facilitate members of the community coming together to help untangle the knot of child abuse. Come and weave blue ribbons into origami fish including any words or messages

This informal gathering is for all volunteers, community workers, reps and all those interested in Redfern Waterloo. It happens on the last Friday of the Month at the Alexandria Hotel at 1pm. It is a great way of having a good chat with someone or to speak-out about something. Its great fun, we can eat and drink.

This months REDWatch monthly meeting has been given over to a Meet the Candidates Forum for the coming By-Election in the State seat of Heffron to replace Kristina Keneally who has resigned from state parliament. Come and hear from Mehreen Faruqi from the Greens Ron Hoenig from the ALP at the Factory 6-8pm 2nd August 2012.

The NSW Government Green Paper on the Planning Reforms uses North Eveleigh as an example of a proposed "Enterprise Zone". Hear Greens Planning Spokesperson David Shoebridge, City of Sydney Greens Councillor Irene Douthney and Greens Heffron candidate Mehreen Farugi raise the Greens concerns at this protest.

The City of Sydney invites Waterloo Housing NSW tenants to speak to the Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP, Councillors, City of Sydney staff, Housing NSW and Redfern Police. Hear about the City of Sydney's work in your area and give us your feedback. Light refreshments will be provided.