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This is the flyer produced by Sydney Uni to promote consultation on their Campus Improvement Program (CIP) which provides a seven‑year plan for the construction of new buildings, infrastructure and accessible public domains four Camperdown/Darlington Campus. This is the flyer prepared for the Exhibition of the State Significant Development proposal exhibition. It details the community … Read more

Tenant Participation was a new policy introduced by the Department of Housing in August 1985 to enable public tenants of N.S.W. the opportunity to become involved, and have a greater say, in the planning and management of their homes. It was believed that tenants should be included in the decision making process which directly affects … Read more

This Good Practice Guide describes the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) approach to measuring impact using examples from our own case studies, as well as showing how to maximise the impact of applied social science research. It is a useful resource for both researchers and those being researched. File is 205KB PDF. Download: … Read more

In his paper “The NSW State Plan, community participation and affordable housing: Tensions between democracy and market-centric development” delivered at the Annual Marg Barry Memorial Lecture 2012 on 6 December 2012, Dr Dallas Rogers from the Urban Research Centre at University of Western Sydney explores 10 tensions between democratic expectations and democratic realities in tenant … Read more

In July 2010, the Queensland Department of Communities commenced a review of its Tenant Participation program. This review provided the department with an opportunity to consider the fundamental delivery of Tenant Participation for social housing tenants in Queensland. This is the summary report and recommendations. This report has disappeared from the Department’s website since the … Read more

his is a copy of the 2012 Waterloo Safety Audit report is released, conducted by Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board lead by City of Sydney Council Download: Waterloo Safety Audit – December 2012.pdf »

The Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) handed down its determination on the University of Sydney’s Abercrombie Street Business School on 16 November 2012. The PAC made a number of changes to the Departments proposed conditions. The PAC conditions cover the entrance moving from Abercrombie Street and the conditions for the University is to prepare a Darlington … Read more

The Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) handed down its determination on the University of Sydney’s Abercrombie Street Business School on 16 November 2012. The PAC made a number of changes to the Departments proposed conditions. The PAC has determined that the entrance to the Development is not to be from Abercrombie Street and that the University … Read more

Following approaches from REDWatch about the non release of the HAF funded Preliminary Master Plan and the associated HNSW/DFS performance reports Tanya Plibersek made the attached representation to Brendan O’Connor MP the Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness. On 28 September REDWatch was advised by DFS that “Our colleagues at the Commonwealth, Managing the HAF … Read more

This is an extract from the HAF – HNSW Redfern Waterloo Preliminary Master Plan Agreement signed on 27 October 2010. It sets out what it was agreed to be funded and how it was to be reported. We have included only the key aspects of the report here so they can be compared with the … Read more

The forth Report to HAF was done by DFS and reports on: the Preliminary Master Plan community consultation, the Preliminary Master Plan and the Infrastructure Strategies Initial Stage. The Forth report notes that the “preliminary master plan and Infrastructure Strategy Initial Stage Reports will require review once proposed planning controls are finalised by the Sydney … Read more

The third Report to HAF was done by DFS and reports on: Preliminary Background Studies (Physical Services Infrastructure, Flooding and Drainage, Social and Demographic Analysis, Land Use Review, Redfern and Waterloo Tower Conversion Scoping Study, Urban Tree Assessment and Informal Market Sounding and Property Advice); Concept Staging Options (Physical Services Infrastructure, Social Services Infrastructure; Physical … Read more

The second Report to HAF by HNSW reports on the Concept Plan Vision and the Concept Plan Staging Options. The file is 69KB PDF. Download: Redfern Waterloo – report 2 – final.pdf »

The first Report to HAF by HNSW reports on the Desktop survey database, the Community building and engagement framework and the Preliminary community consultation. The file is 56KB PDF. Download: Redfern Waterloo – report 1 – final (2).pdf »

This report from the 28 March 2012 Community Design Workshops on Redfern. It will be used as part of the HNSW Preliminary Masterplan for the redevelopment of the Redfern public housing estate. The Preliminary Masterplan has received a funding extension until the end of 2012 and is waiting for the finalisation of the BEP2 planning … Read more

This report from the 28 March 2012 Community Design Workshops on Waterloo. It will be used as part of the HNSW Preliminary Masterplan for the redevelopment of the Waterloo public housing estate. The Preliminary Masterplan has received a funding extension until the end of 2012 and is waiting for the finalisation of the BEP2 planning … Read more

HNSW are looking for feedback on what people thought of their Preliminary Masterplan engagement program in 2011-12. HNSW say your input will assist them to continue to improve their engagement for future phases of our work in Redfern and Waterloo. File is 78Kb PDF Download: evaluating the core principles.pdf »

In November 2011, a series of Community Design workshops were held to provide local residents and other stakeholders with an opportunity to contribute to the plan for the renewal of the Waterloo estate. This report outlines the process and outcomes of the Waterloo workshops. The ideas generated by the workshops will now be used to … Read more

In November 2011, a series of Community Design workshops were held to provide local residents and other stakeholders with an opportunity to contribute to the plan for the renewal of Redfern estate. This report outlines the process and outcomes of the Redfern workshops. The ideas generated by the workshops will now be used to formulate … Read more

This Update was distributed to participants of a Thank you forum on 14 December. It reports on the November 2011 HNSW Masterplan Design Workshops and should be distributed before Christmas. File is 682KB PDF. Download: Redfern Waterloo December Newsletter.pdf »