Redfern School site for ILC National Indigenous Development Centre
At a media conference at the former Redfern Public School the NSW and Federal governments announced that the ILC would proceed to purchase the site from the NSW Department of Education. The details of the media kit and that display boards at the media conference are available here.
This is the copy of the leaflet distributed at the time of the ILC's Open House at the School to discuss the future National Indigenous Development Centre. The leaflet contains details of the expected timeline for the development and consultation.
This photo montage was on display at the ILC Open day. File is 127 Kb Jpg.
This photo montage was on display at the ILC Open day. File is 159 Kb Jpg.
This photo montage was on display at the ILC Open day. File is 238 Kb Jpg.
This is a copy of the updated Master Plan map that was on display at the ILC Open day at the former Redfern School site. The file is PDF 2.2MB.
This photmontage shows what is planned for the former Black theatre Site in Redfern.
The following summary of the questions asked at the NIDC Open House and the responses was released on 22 march 2007. Please send through any questions or comments that you may have regarding this project to the consultants whose details are at the foot of this page.
This ILC table sets out the likely time frame for the approval process for the NIDC. (15Kb PDF)
In June 2007 the Department of Planning placed on public exhibition the Environmental Assessment documents for the proposed National Indigenous Development Centre (NIDC). The NIDC is to be constructed on the site of the old Redfern Public School on George Street. During the 30-day exhibition period the Department received various submissions from the local community and agencies. The Department summarised the submissions and identified the key issues raised. The Director General of Planning then issued a statement of requirements to the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), seeking a formal response to the issues raised in public submissions. The ILC submitted its response in August, and on October 8 the Minister for Planning approved the project. The attached documents proves the ILC's response to some of the issues raised. File is PDF 117KB.
The Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) welcomes the approval by NSW Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor for a National Indigenous Development Centre (NIDC) on the site of the old Redfern Public School.
The following update was issued by the ILC on 22nd October 2007 concerning the NIDC development on the former Redfern School site.
This is the text of an ILC Handout from the Open Day held on 26th June 2008. It provides details of who the ILC proposes to Operate and use the site. The major change from previous statements is the replacement of the PCYC by the the YMCA as the operator of the Community Sports and Recreation Centre and the dropping of Murawina Child Care Centre from the proposed tenants.
This is the text of a handout produced by the ILC for their Open Day at the the former Redfern Public School on 26th June 2008. The handout responds to a number of issues raised during the public exhibition of the concept plan for the proposed National Indigenous Development Centre and sets out the ILC's response.
This is a copy of the ILC's NIDC Proposed Operating and Reporting Structure as at June 2008. The diagram envisages a NIDC Board responsible to the ILC Board responsible for the NIDC Centre management. File is 15Kb PDF.
This is a copy of the updated Master Plan map that was on display at the ILC Open day at the former Redfern School site on 26th June 2008. The file is 946 KB PDF.
This sheet was displated on the wall at the ILC's NIDC Open House in june 2008. It addressed some of the common questions raised about the development.
The ILC met with local residents primarily from Cope Street to address a range of concerns on 22nd July 2008. The following minutes were produced and supplied by the ILC and we have included them on the website as they provide further information about the project and issues of concern. We have removed details of peoples addresses to help retain peoples privacy.
The indigenous Land Corporation held an open house at the Redfern site on June 26th 2008. At that event community input was invited and below is a report from the ILC on the community input from this open house.
The ILC has released the following contact information for the NIDC during the building phase of the project.
The YMCA is calling for applications from young persons between 12 and 18 years to infom the YMCA on youth issues at the National INdigenous Development Centre (NIDC) in Redfern. File is PDF 296 KB