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Amid strong public criticism, owners of the former CUB site at Broadway have been forced to revise their original development plans to include a raft of new environmentally-friendly initiatives writes Roje Adaimy in The City News April 5 2008. Read More…

WHILE celebrations were meant to centre on improvements to Redfern’s streetscape, the launch night really belonged to one woman – Aboriginal activist Mum Shirl writes MICK ROBERTS in The City News of March 8 2008. Read More…

The Factory has announced the renewal of our partnership with the Sydney Opera House and the excellent and exciting Balnaves Foundation Open House Program. The Balnaves Foundation Open House Program is about making Sydney Opera house accessible to all and to broaden community access reports this me Read More…

WHEN can a cleaner afford a brand new apartment in a prime location? When the Government realises that without them, the city would grind to a halt reports Sunanda Creagh the SMH’s Urban Affairs Reporter on April 30, 2008. Read More…

Last week Central ran an article about the poorly maintained Housing NSW Playgrounds putting children at risk. Following the article the Minister stepped in to address the issue. The following Article and Editorial by Lisa Capozzi in Central 30th April 2008 and a letter to the editor on the issue te Read More…

REDFERN locals and fans from all over Sydney queued for hours to see their favourite stars – including Hollywood ‘it’ girl Mischa Barton and US rapper 50 Cent – strut down the red carpet at the MTV Awards, held at our own Australian Technology Park reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central 30th April Read More…

ABORIGINAL performers guide the Indigenous and Torres Straight Islander war veteran march on Anzac Day in Redfern (left) and (below) a crowd of about 20,000 watched veterans march through central Sydney. Hundreds of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders honoured their war dead on April 25 at d Read More…

A growing demand for six-star green buildings from Australian architects and developers means the country’s planning authorities are being pushed to rewrite archaic ratings systems and rules reports Michelle Singer in the Australian Financial Review of 29th April 2008.

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THE long-neglected railyards at Eveleigh are set to become one of Sydney’s trendiest areas under a $550 million revamp of the site reports political writer Linda Silmalis in the Suday Telegraph of 27 April 2008. Read More…