Ross Smith: A life spent in service to the community – by Garry Mallard
The public housing sector mourns the loss of one of its most colourful characters, long-time Waterloo resident, advocate and activist. Read More…
Community Tributes
These tributes record the story of key people in the life of REDWatch and the community that have died.
REDWatch Song Tribute at Ross Smith’s Celebration of Life
Over the last 12 years Ross Smith has been active in REDWatch keeping an eye on what Government bodies do in Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington and Waterloo – and trying to ensure that what happens works for our diverse communities and not just government. Ross’s encyclopaedic knowledge; his consistently Read More…
Ross Smith Public Memorial Celebration Poster – 18 November 2016 9.30 am
Friends and Colleagues of Ross Smith are invited to attend a Memorial Celebration for Ross Smith to be held on 18th November 2016 at 9.30am at Alexandria Town Hall 73 Garden Street Alexandria (Nearest cross street Henderson Road). This is the poster to promote the Memorial Celebration. Download: Ross Smith Memorial Service.pdf »
Public housing for private profit? – Jenny Leong South Sydney Herald
For more than 100 years, government funded public housing has been available to low income earners in NSW. Read More…
Vale Ross Smith – Tanya Plibersek in South Sydney Herald
It is with great sadness that last month we lost our friend and comrade Ross Smith. Read More…
Vale Ross Smith – Tenants Union’s Brown Couch
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Ross Smith – a tireless advocate for fairness in the housing system, and member of the Tenants’ Union of NSW. Read More…
South Sydney Herald – Vale Ross Smith
Ross Smith SSH Distribution co-ordinator collapsed on Waterloo Green on October 4 as he was preparing to start distribution of the October issue of the paper. Sadly he could not be revived. Ross never spoke to anyone about his family and while he gave much of himself to others, he gave little away a Read More…
Ross Smith on Volunteering and Community
This is Ross Smiths’s contribution to the RedWater Montage book on Volunteer. With his passing this sums up how many people in Redfern and Waterloo experienced Ross. This booklet was produced by the Factory Community Centre and South Sydney Community Aid in September 2012. It collects 39 stories of Read More…
Trevor Davies Plaque wording near Charles Kernan Reserve
This is a photo of the wording on the memorial plarque to Trevor Davies is now opposite to the Abercrombie Street entrance to Charles Kernan Reserve. The text was written by Rev Dorothy McRae McMahon. It was delivered as part of the Abercrombie Street upgrade by City of Sydney Council which was launched by LOrd … Read more