Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
The former Eveleigh Railyards are one of the most important industrial and heritage sites in Sydney – they also have International significance. For many years Government did not see value in this her
On 30 November 2018 Transport for NSW announced a new Heritage transport centre at Chullora. The media release below, along with the factsheet also below, made specific reference to the Large Erecting Shop (LES) at Eveleigh as being “adapted for new uses”. The ATP sale sale to Mirvac contained a pro Read More…
This is the text of a submission made to UrbanGrowth Central to Eveleigh on 19 June 2019 about ongoing mechanisms for heritage co-ordination across the former Eveleigh rail yard precinct. Discussions between UrbanGrowth Central to Eveleigh and the Heritage Office on this topic became apparent when i Read More…
REDWatch invites all to come and discuss the Eveleigh Raliway Workshops history, its relevance today, its preservation and interpretation for the future. Read More…
Council’s Planning and Development Committee on 20 August 2013 dealt with a report from Council Officers regarding the Eveleigh Railway Workshops. At Council on 26th August Council resolved to request the Minister to re-establish the Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce and if this did not eventuate Read More…
the Heritage Library is an essential resource which makes available to the public a wide range of specialist heritage materials. It offers a wealth of information for anyone working in the conservation field or interested in heritage issues. The major collection of over 13,000 items includes conservation management plans, heritage studies, thematic studies, Australian and … Read more
Eveleigh Railway Workshops Interpretation Plan was released in March 2012 following Public Exhibition in April 2011. This is an Interpretation Plan and Implementation Strategy for the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops. The Plan has been prepared for the RWA’s Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce by 3D Projects in association with Artscape and Only Human. The plan is … Read more
The Australian Technology Park (ATP) comprises a portion of the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops, which are listed on the State Heritage Register. A draft Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for ATP has been prepared by Godden Mackay Logan and is on exhibition until 20 June 2012. The proposed CMP will replace the existing 1995 CMP. The … Read more
Former Eveleigh Rail Yards Interpretation Plan Community Consultation Read More…
The RWA has a heritage page on their website which contains details about the Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce and the Eveleigh Steering Committee. You can view the latest on the RWA website on this link. http://www.redfernwaterloo.nsw.gov.au/community_consultation/heritage.htm
A link to the 1995 Australian Technology Park Conservation Management Plan (CMP) can be found on the ATP website. This CMP is still current and provides the basis for Heritage Conservation decisions at the ATP. This is a scan of the original document and is a very large 17080KB. http://www.atp.com.au/ArticleDocuments/114/ATP_conservation_management_plan_1995.pdf.aspx
This is the official RWA Heritage Planning map which shows the buildings recognised by the RWA as of Heritage significance. Such a precinct has great potential for heritage tourism if a well thought out heritage interpretation strategy is put in place. Note file is 3MB PDF. http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/rwass/060828SEPPheritage/view
The future shape of north Eveleigh is currently being determined by the Department of Planning. Following consideration of exhibition submissions the RWA has produced a Preferred Project Plan for the Department to assess. Here you can find out more about the issues at North Eveleigh. http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/northeveleigh/nemp
This is the sum total of the RWA Heritage interpretation Strategy for the Former Eveleigh Railyards as at October 2008. While the HIS was prepared as part of the North Eveleigh preferred Project Proposal it indicates the RWA is considering a wider heritage strategy across the site. The Eveleigh Heritage Meeting of 28 October 2008 … Read more
This is a letter from 1988 from The Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of American History Washington DC about the importance, and the great rarity of the machinery collection here at Eveleigh. The File is 927 KB PDF with OCR overlay. http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/atp/blacksmith/080722ra/view
Under the RWA proposed zoning the Large Erecting Shop could be replaced by an up to 12 storey building and the ongoing heritage rail tours, maintenance and training could have been lost. There has been a long campaign to save the this operational heritage and RailCorps decision to retain the building for heritage rail use … Read more
As has been shown by the attendance at the Open Day to save the Operational Heritage Blacksmith in the Australian Technology Park, there is substantial interest in this site which preserves former Eveleigh rail yard equipment and operational skills. Having fought to preserve an operating Blacksmith the challenge is to turn this area into an … Read more
In their submission to the NSW Tourism Review Friends of Eveleigh have spelt out their vision for how the Large Errecting Shop could continue as a functional Heritage Railway Workshop servicing rail heritage throughout the state while at the same time providing a tourist destination for public access into the “Large” to view heritage rail … Read more