REDWatch Letter Regarding Sydney University & North Eveleigh

The letter below was sent on 24 May 2010 by REDWatch individually to local politicians urging “the state government and Sydney University enter into negotiations to overcome whatever non-financial obstacles exist to the sale of the North Eveleigh site to the University.” The letter was sent to Kristina Keneally, Carmel Tebbutt, Ferity Firth, Tanya Plibersek … Read more

Rail Corp Lodge DA with RWA for North Eveleigh Demolition

RailCorp have lodged a Development Application in regard to the demolition of certain buildings in the North Eveleigh area. Given community interest following the RailCorp tender being advertised without a DA application we are making available the information received from the RWA late Friday 17 Ap Read More…

RailCorp Tender Map for Demolition of Boilermakers Shop, Carriage Shop Extension and Stores Buildings at North Eveleigh

On 6 April 2009 Railcorp advertised for tenders for the “Demolition of Carriage Shop Extension and Stores Buildings (1-4) Including removal of Hazardous Materials at Eveleigh Rail Yards RFT ID 09/08027″. On their tenders page it is advised that ” RailCorp requires an experienced demolition Contractor for the Hazardous Materials removal and Demolition of Carriage … Read more

Redfern is ‘the new Stalingrad’

Locals are calling it ‘Stalingrad’ – the concept plan now approved by the Department of Planning to drive the development of the old Eveleigh railyards along Wilson Street between Redfern and Newtown reports Michael Gormly in City News of 19 February 2009. Read More…

North Eveleigh Major Project – Minister’s Instrument of Approval

This is the Minister’s Instrument of Approval (PDF 1.3 MB) of 16 December 2008 for the RWA’s North Eveleigh Major Project 08_015. To faciliate searching we have made an OCR overlay please check any text against the underlying scan of the Minister’s approval for accuracy. Also see the Department of Plannings Director General’s Report of … Read more

Green light for rail yard high-rises

THE State Government is expected to release up to 10 hectares of land to the commercial and residential property market within months, having approved a plan to convert heritage buildings at Redfern’s North Eveleigh into high-rise towers reports Wendy Frew the Sydney Morning Herald’s Urban Affairs R Read More…

Minister Approves North Eveleigh Concept Plan

The Minister for Planning and Redfern Waterloo, Kristina Keneally, today announced she has approved a concept plan for the redevelopment of the historic former Eveleigh Railway Yards site in Redfern reports this news release of 30th January 2009 from the Minister’s office.

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