Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
News articles between 2004 and 2013 concerning Redfern Waterloo from various sources. After this date media stories were included in the areas of the site most relevant to the article.
WHEN the organisers of a music festival at the Block in Redfern asked the Health Minister, Tony Abbott, for his support, they were hoping for a donation, some resources, perhaps even an appearance by the man himself reports Joel Gibson in the Sydney Morning Herald of April 6, 2007. Read More…
A plan by St Andrew’s Cathedral School to set up a campus for indigenous children in Redfern has exposed divisions in the community, writes Joel Gibson in the Sydney Morning Herald of April 6, 2007. Read More…
Tyrell Enriquez, 12, is a shy, yet articulate young boy. You wouldn’t guess that two years ago he was two and a half years behind his class mates in reading and comprehension skills. But, after attending the 20-week literacy program at the Exodus Tutorial Centre at Ashfield, he was six months ahead Read More…
Dr. Brendan Nelson, the Federal Minister for Defence, spoke at length at the opening of the Exodus Tutorial Centre in the South Sydney Uniting Church Hall in Alexandria. He first connected with this work in Ashfield when he was Minister for Education and gave a significant grant to the Centre. The f Read More…
The Daily Telegraph reported last month that “planning Minister Frank Sartor is being sued over his approval of the controversial redevelopment of the Carlton United Brewery site. Mr Sartor and the CUB parent company, Fosters, are named in a law suit lodged by concerned local Matthew Drake-Brockman. Read More…
The Construction industry has always been tough. Many working men and women have died on construction sites and have suffered serious injuries. Since the introduction of ‘Work Choices’ things seem to have got worse for the workers in the industry. There are some rogue employers who feel that they ca Read More…
Peter Charlton is The Brisbane Courier Mail’s national affairs editor. He is a former Army Reserve Lieutenant-Colonel who commanded a battalion in an integrated regular-reserve brigade in Brisbane. He is also a published military historian, with works on World War I and II, to his credit, he wrote i Read More…
The generosity of two local businesses is helping a vital food service get up and running in Waterloo. The Salvation Army Neighbourhood Centre, on the corner of Cope and Phillip Street in Waterloo, has started providing food packages to people struggling to fill their cupboards. This is made possibl Read More…
In November 2005 Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, invited residents to a public meeting at Redfern Town Hall to discuss the plans to upgrade Redfern and Regent Streets. This project was part of the $50 million investment planned for the inner city, and all work was to be carried out in consultation Read More…
A collaboration of Sydney’s finest synesthetic artists launched their new label demux at the Performance Space at the beginning of March. Te label is the brain child of Sydney‑based artists, Wade Marynowsky and Peter Newman, who are seeking to fill a gap in the support of “live audio visual events, Read More…