Hopes for 100,000 jobs on new indigenous site
AUSTRALIA’s first indigenous jobs website will be launched by the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce on Monday reports Erik Jensen in the Sydney Morning Herald of 29 August 2009. Read More…
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Aldi is a goodie, say Waterloo locals
In the current economic climate it is important that consumers be provided a variety of price-based choices in local supermarkets. This argument has been cited by residents with respect to the proposed construction of an Aldi store in Waterloo reports Laura Bannister in the South Sydney Herald of Au Read More…
RailCorp review rallies Friends of Redfern
Friends of Redfern Station, about fifty local residents, rallied outside Redfern Station on Saturday July 18 amid concerns that RailCorp’s line-by-line staffing review will have a detrimental effect on safety and accessibility for elderly and less mobile passengers. The review, which is due to be co Read More…
The Fast News – Compiled by Trevor Davies
Trevor Davies in Have You Heard – The Fast News in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009 has reported on a couple of Redfern Waterloo items which we have extracted below: Read More…
Mudgin-Gal – “a true friend in turbulent times”
In NAIDOC Week, when many aspects of Aboriginal life are celebrated, an enthusiastic gathering was held at the Redfern Community Centre on the Block. The special guest for the occasion was Federal Government Minister Tanya Plibersek who had been supporting the Mudgin-Gal Women’s Centre of the Aborig Read More…
Strong work ethic, on and off the field
South Sydney Leagues has opened for trading in intimate café mode until the new Club is re-opened. Nestled near the Moreton Bay Figs and adjoining Redfern Oval is the wonderful Park Café on Chalmers reports in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009. Read More…
Bearing the best of the past – Reader Profile: Ron Fox
Ron Fox was surprised to be selected as our reader of the month. He is the sort of person whom, I suspect, would always be surprised to find himself the centre of attention reports Dorothy McRae-McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009. Read More…
Community services “on a shoestring”
Neighbourhood centres will reduce opening hours and cut services after missing out on a government-recommended funding increase in June’s State budget reports Doug Dingwall in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009. Read More…
Where there’s smoke there’s culture
NAIDOC stands for the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee, but over the years it has become the name of a week reports Barrie McMahon in the South Sydney Herald of August 2009. Read More…
Getting it together for young people
Alex McAlees, the Streetbeat Coordinator, and Heather Coull, Streetbeat Counsellor from South Sydney Youth Services, Redfern, were recently recognised for their work in supporting local teenagers with substance abuse problems at a state-wide forum for the Getting It Together Scheme. Community Servi Read More…