Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
This letter was sent by The Lord Mayor Clover Moore to The Hon. Rose Jackson MLC Minister for Housing asking the Minister to ensure the new social housing in Waterloo South is comfortable, efficient and climate resilient. It follows tenants becoming aware that the new social housing in Waterloo will not have air conditioning. The… Read More…
This presentation was made by Abby Mellick Lopes (Prof of Social Design UTS) and Stephen Healy (As Prof Human Geography and Urban Studies WSU to the REDWatch Meeting of 3 September 2026 on Lessening Climate Change impacts in Social Housing. This presentation was recorded and is part of the meeting on Lessening Climate Change impacts… Read More…
This presentation was made by Homes NSW and Stockland at the REDWatch meeting focused on “Lessening Climate Change impacts in Social Housing”. It deals with the approach to designing for thermal comfort taken by both Homes NSW and Stockland. It includes the announcement that Homes NSW will seek funding to include air-conditioning in the Waterloo… Read More…
This presentation set out to cover: About Community Housing Providers (CHP), Support provided by CHPs and What is different between public and community housing and what is the same? This was the first public presentations by the Waterloo South CHPs and it focused on social housing. This session was recorded and the presentation and questions… Read More…
This sheet was prepared in 2024 by the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) for the Waterloo Redevelopment Group. It compares ownership, management, dwellings under management, eligibility for Commonwealth Rent Assistance, regulation and complaints across the three different types of social housing. These are Public Housing, Aboriginal Housing and Community Housing. Please note that figures in… Read More…
Figure 6 in the Scoping Proposal shows the proposed concept SSDA Scope and shown possible locations for different housing types. This version does not differentiate between in perpetuity affordable housing and that which may not be in perpetuity.
This map shows Development Blocks within Waterloo Estate (South) colour coded. The report text says “The first detailed SSDAs will relate to Block 8 and Block 9, being the first of six indicative stages of the Waterloo South development illustrated at Figure 5”. This figure comes from the Scoping Proposal for Waterloo Estate South p17.
This Homes NSW Services diagram shows what makes up Homes NSW and how it proposes to deliver services.
This is one page from the LAHC presentation to REDWatch on “Moving to delivery” that sets out LAHCs focus now that the planning proposal rezoning exhibition has finished. The schedule includes refining precinct outcomes, relocation planning, human services and social sustainability, place making and outcomes for Aboriginal people and the procurement of of development partners.
The discussion about the need for a Social Impact Study for Waterloo (South) has inspired Geoffrey Atherden to produce this great cartoon on social impacts and why they might catch you unaware. Image Copyright © Geoffrey Atherden.