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The Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, approaches power as a toddler approaches mud cake: big-eyed with gluttony. More! (Shoves, grabs.) I wan’ more, more, more! Not for control – hell no. For the sheer gob-stuffing pleasure of it, removing what shape or discipline the system has left. Anyone woozy wi Read More…

THE Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, has promised to overhaul the development approval system as the building industry mounts a fresh assault on council powers reports Catharine Munro Urban Affairs Editor SMH June 14, 2007. Read More…

Following the much contested relocation of Locomotive 3801 to Thirlmere late last year, the Eveleigh Workshop in Redfern is resuming its battle with an uncertain future. Earlier in April, the National Trust of Australia (NTA) had listed the site as one of the most at risk places in NSW, highlighting Read More…

The Department of Housing (DoH) is in a bind. Years of less than adequate planned and regular maintenance of its more than 130,000 units has resulted in a backlog of maintenance estimated to exceed $750m. In addition, the DoH has assessed its costs of long-term fire and safety upgrading as $350m rep Read More…

Matthew Drake-Brockman is confident of winning against global beverages firm Foster’s Group and the state Minister for Planning Frank Sartor. On behalf of the community, the Darlinghurst resident will challenge the company and Minister in the Land and Environment Court on 24 to 26 July reports Saman Read More…

The men of Babana conduct their monthly meetings with a sense of purpose and pride. As a visitor made very welcome, it’s something quite noticeable. Babana is about Aboriginal men, brothers, supporting one another so they might offer greater support to their families and to the local community says Read More…

Members of the RSL and Aboriginal diggers have honoured Indigenous veterans on May 31 at the Pool of Reflection at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park reports Claire Thompson in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald. Read More…

A decade ago the industrial storage site that connects Waterloo to Redfern was a barren place, a “dank and dirty ground,” as William Shakespeare once wrote reports Scott Winter in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald. Read More…

The proposal for a 24-hour liquor outlet to be built on Fountain Street, Alexandria has caused uproar among some local residents. The store would be a branch of famous retailer Dan Murphys, owned by Woolworths who advertise “lowest liquor prices guaranteed” reports Claire Thompson in the July 2007 S Read More…

The old South Sydney Leagues Clubhouse looks lonely in Chalmers Street but, be assured, the sign outside it tells onlookers that the Club will be open in 2008 reports Trevor Davies in the Have you Heard Column in the July 2007 South Sydney Herald. Read More…