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UrbanGrowth NSW absorbed the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) into UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation on 1 January 2013. The SMDA had itself absorbed the Redfern Waterloo Authorit

Waterloo Plan Changes – REDWatch Update

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Below you will find REDWatch’s analysis of the material released by Council and LAHC about the rezoning proposal for Waterloo South LAHC have submitted to the City of Sydney Council. This material was sent out as a REDWatch Email Update to Members, Supporters and Agencies Read More…

Megacity reaching for the sky in a smaller way – Sunday Telegraph Text

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This is the text of the print edition of The Sunday Telegraph article of 31 May 2020 page 27 entitled “Megacity reaching for the sky in a smaller way”. This article contained some information about LAHC’s revised proposal for Waterloo Estate as well as some details of what was proposed on the Southe Read More…

DCJ Covid-19 letter to public housing tenants

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The following letter has been received by Public Housing tenants regarding COVID-19. LIke many of the messages at the moment it deals with issues of personal safety. Hopefully soon there will also be something that reassures tenants about how LAHC and DCJ will manage the buildings and tenancies to l Read More…

REDWatch likely to oppose Waterloo Master Plan over Human Services

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This is a series of items taken from the REDWatch Email Update on 3 February 2020. The linked items deal with REDWatch concerns that with the LAHC’s master plan being finalised that the promised Human Services Plan has not be developed with the community to sit alongside the built form master plan. Read More…

Michael Cassel to replace Anne Skewes as head of Land and Housing Corporation.

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In the Newcastle Herald article below of 20 September 2019, it was announced that Michael Cassel would move from the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation to head up the Land and Housing Corporation responsible for the Communities Plus program and the Waterloo and redfern public housing r Read More…

Redfern Station Community Option 5 Presentation Notes

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On August 6th 2019 REDWatch and Reconnect Redfern presented Transport for NSW a Community Option 5 for the Redfern Station southern concourse. These are the notes from that presentation and should be read alongside the option 5 presentation slides. The presentation argues for five major issues to be Read More…

Reconnect Redfern Campaign Facebook

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Following concerns being raised during the May 2019 southern concourse consultation about Transport for NSW’s preferred option, a campaign was launched under the name “Reconnect Redfern: quality public access for locals and station users” to push for a better solution to the option presented by TfNSW. This is the link to the Facebook page for … Read more

Redfern Station Southern Concourse Consultation until 2 June 2019

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Plans for a new southern concourse to Redfern Station have been made available for public comment. This is the first step in a State Significant Infrastructure Project process which will take a couple of years to plan and deliver a new concourse. Read More…

REDWatch response to LAHC and CoS Masterplan Proposals

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In the response below REDWatch calls for LAHC to release supporting material so that the community can understand their Preferred Masterplan. REDWatch also calls for a further consultation on the Prefered Masterplan before it is formally submitted for exhibition. Read More…

City of Sydney Waterloo Animation

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by REDWatch — last modified Mar 04, 2019 07:04 PM — History This is an animation comparing the LAHC Preferred Masterplan with the City of Sydney Council’s alternative proposal. The REDWatch website does not allow embedded video so this file produced by the City of Sydney is only available for download. https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/videos/a-better-way-for-waterloo-housing-estate

Pemulwuy approval ends long housing struggle on The Block

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The Independent Planning Commission has approved the Pemulwuy Project proposal for a 24 storey student housing building along the railway line adjacent to the already approved Pemulwuy Project including 62 Affordable Housing units on The Block in Redfern. The approval means that the Aboriginal Housi Read More…

COMMISSION APPROVES HIGH-RISE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION FOR “THE BLOCK”

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The Independent Planning Commission has approved the Pemulwuy Project proposal for a 24 storey student housing building along the railway line adjacent to the already approved Pemulwuy Project 62 Affordable Housing units on The Block in Redfern. The approval means that the Aboriginal Housing Company Read More…

City releases alternate plan for Waterloo Estate

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The City of Sydney today released an alternate proposal for the NSW Government’s redevelopment of the Waterloo Housing Estate, calling on the Government to scrap their current plan and hand planning control of the site back to the City of Sydney. The media release is below. Read More…