Chapter 6 Future for Redfern and Waterloo

A sustainable future 156 / Transparency in government 159 / Working with the non government sector and the community 161 / Community engagement 162 / Future parliamentary committee review 163 / Broad political commitment to Aboriginal people 164 Download »

Chapter 5 Redfern Waterloo Authority and the Redfern Waterloo Partnership Project

The establishment of the Redfern Waterloo Authority 127 / The announcement of the new Authority 127 / Debate on the Redfern Waterloo Authority Bill 2004 129 / Infrastructure, housing and employment 134 / Infrastructure planning 134 / Affordable housing 137 / Redevelopment of the Block 141 / Employment strategies 144 / The Redfern Waterloo Partnership … Read more

Chapter 4 Government and non government services

A complex system 85 / Child protection 86 / Practices in relation to children and families 86 / Interagency collaboration 87 / Prevention and early intervention 88 / Staffing 88 / Aboriginal children and families 89 / DoCS’ comments 89 / The Committee’s view 92 / Youth services 93 / Youth service facilities 94 / … Read more

Chapter 3 The Human Services Review

The landscape of human services in Redfern and Waterloo 53 / Challenges for service providers 54 / Community and service strengths 57 / The purpose of the Review 57 / Stakeholder expectations 59 / The Review process 60 / Perceptions of the process 61 / The Review’s findings and recommendations 62 / Major findings 63 … Read more

Chapter 2 Policing issues

Relationship between the police and the local Aboriginal community 6 / Aboriginal community in Redfern and Waterloo 7 / Historical relationship between the Police and the Aboriginal community 7 / Current relationship between the police and the Aboriginal community 9 / Conclusion 16 / NSW Police approach to Aboriginal issues 17 / Overview 17 / … Read more

Chapter 1 Introduction

Conduct of the Inquiry 1 / Other inquiries 2 / NSW Police 3 / NSW State Coroner 3 / NSW Ombudsman 3 / WorkCover NSW 4 / The structure of the Final Report 4 / Download »

Introduction

Table of contents / Chair’s foreword / Summary of recommendations xvi / Acronyms xxi Download »

Chapter 5 Mobile needle and syringe service

Addressing drug and alcohol issues in Redfern and Waterloo 107 / Drug use in Redfern and Waterloo 108 / Principles of harm minimisation 111 / Redfern and Waterloo fixed and mobile needle services 112 / The effectiveness of the anti-drug strategy and harm minimisation 114 / Concerns about the mobile needle and syringe service 115 … Read more

Chapter 4 Policing strategies and resources

Policing in Redfern and Waterloo 67 / Redfern Local Area Command 67 / Crime in Redfern and Waterloo 68 / Violence against police 70 / Incidents of violence 70 / Extent of violence and recording incidents 72 / Preventing violence against police and minimising harm 76 / Police resources 78 / Redfern Police Station 78 … Read more

Foreword and Chapter 1 Introduction

Table of contents / Chair’s foreword x / Summary of recommendations xv / Acronyms xix / Chapter 1 Introduction 1 / Background to the Inquiry 1 / Conduct of the Inquiry 1 / Events of 14-16 February 2004 2 / Other inquiries 3 / The suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo 5 / The structure of … Read more

Chapter 2 Redfern/Waterloo Partnership Project

Overview of the Redfern/Waterloo Partnership Project 9 / Management and funding 11 / Differences between Redfern and Waterloo 11 / Complexity of issues in Redfern and Waterloo 12 / Current major projects – Human Services Review and the RED Strategy 13 / The notion of `partnership’ 14 / Progress to date 16 / Slowness in … Read more