Government Sites Plans & Activities

The Waterloo South Concept Plan exhibition closes on 2nd June 2026. REDWatch has been asked by tenants about what the issues are they should be commenting upon. There is no easy answer. The exhibition time is much shorter than previously, and a lot e Read More…

Following demolition notices being issued for Waterloo South there has been a lot of protest activity which seems to have surprised some. The extract below is taken from a REDWatch email update of 28 May 2026 about the Waterloo Demolition announcemen Read More…

This is a copy of the Counterpoint Community Services Submission about the Waterloo South Concept Plan and Rezoning in May 2026. Counterpoint has release this early so that people can understand some of its concerns that people might want to consider in their own submissions. Counterpoint Submission on Waterloo Concept Plan May 2026

This is the text of the media release issued by the Minister for Homelessness, Minister for Housing, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces on 7 May 2026 regarding the Waterloo South Renewal following the commencement of public exhibition of the Con Read More…

This submission was made to the City of Sydney regarding its South Eveleigh to Waterloo Metro walking and cycling improvements Exhibition in March 2026. The REDWatch submission is based on feedback through our social media, participation in community Read More…

Below are the details of REDWatch’s submission to Homes NSW regarding its Demolition Notice for Stage 1 of Waterloo South. The demolition is being done via a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) which requires early input in the preparation of the proposal rather than feedback on an exhibited propo Read More…

Back in 2019 Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) did a Waterloo Health Impact Assessment (HIA) with a focus on impact of redevelopment announcements and relocations. There were a number of tenants involved along with some NGOs (including REDWatch), Council, SLHD, Department of Communities and Justic Read More…

The Stockland Consortium have released an outline of the Waterloo South Concept Plan on its website. Below REDWatch has provided the text and links from that website along with some initial comments. Read More…

Stockland will release a draft Concept Plan for Waterloo South in late October 2025 for pre-lodgement consultation. In preparation for the consultation, REDWatch has pulled together background material about this more detailed Concept Plan, what it covers and some of the issues that will need to be Read More…

REDWatch has analysed the changes made by Homes NSW in its final high-level Waterloo South People and Place Plan released 16 October 2025. Of major concern is the removal of recommendations on access to affordable health care and the need for low cost or free options for community spaces and shops. Read More…

Below REDWatch has outlined some issues that tenants and the broader community might like to consider as they prepare for the consultations in late October 2025 about the Concept Plan and zoning changes proposed by the Stockland consortium. This document will be updated as issues arise and as more i Read More…

With the release of the Stockland and Homes NSW Scoping Proposal for a Rezoning and Concept SSDA for Waterloo Estate (South), we have our first detailed look at some of the changes the Homes NSW and the Stockland consortium wished to make to the proposal in the outlined in the 2022 rezoning and how Read More…

On 5th June 2025 REDWatch organised a meeting around the next steps in the Waterloo redevelopment. We invited the consortium to brief the community and encouraged the community to bring their questions. The material below was circulated in the REDWatch email update before the meeting to provide the Read More…