Social Mix – Will it solve the problems?

Improving ‘social mix’ is at the heart of NSW Government plans for Redfern Waterloo. Worldwide there have been many attempts to implement a better ‘social mix’ through the redevelopment of public hous

Housing Stock Transfer from the Government Sector in NSW

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In the NSW the conduct of Housing NSW and some individual Community Housing Providers during the stock transfer process to date has been at distinct variance with Housing NSW’s own Operational Policy EST0006B: Commitment to Service and Code of Conduct. Nor has it been in line with HNSW’s Code of Con Read More…

Housing and Mental Health Agreement – JGOS Replacement

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The NSW Joint Guarantee of Service (JGOS) for people with mental health problems arose from a 1997 partnership between the NSW Housing and Health Departments. In 2003 the signatories were expanded to include the NSW Aboriginal Housing Office, the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW Read More…

Integrity, Ethics and the NSW Public Service

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The NSW Ombudsman, Mr Barbour, has put into words what everyone else who has had to deal with the bureaucracy has known for many decades – that the bureaucracy has morphed the concepts of Integrity and Ethical Behaviour into things demanded of those engaging with the bureaucracy whilst exempting the Read More…

Another Brick in the Wall for Public Housing

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A mixed public/private redevelopment plan has gone horribly wrong reports Stephen Pascoe in the Age of 27 July 2010. [REDWatch Comment – Given the similarities between what is proposed for Redfern Waterloo and this Victorian project the issues raised in this article need to be carefully considered i Read More…