Voice of refugee youth
South Sydney Community Aid is celebrating the receipt of a $50,000 grant that will benefit young African Muslim refugees reports Philip Wen in the South Sydney Herald of April 2010. Read More…
Media Articles on Redfern Waterloo 2004 – 2013
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.
Uber cool, with affordable comfort
A talent explosion is occurring in what is becoming Sydney’s hippest neighbourhood for interior design – Redfern! Known for some time by the more price conscious retro furniture cognoscenti, first Regent and now Redfern streets are home to several of the trendiest shops in the city. Leading the way Read More…
In praise of difference, decadence and diversity
Elaine Pelot Syron was born into photography. Her father, John Crews Pelot, was an American WWI documentary photographer, and her own passion was ignited during the 1970s with the genesis of Aboriginal legal, medical and land rights. “History was happening around me. I responded with objective image Read More…
Androgyny de-certified?
Over the past month resident cartoonist for the SSH, known simply as Norrie, has had a unique and not sometimes unwanted experience. After becoming the first person in New South Wales to be registered as “Sex: Not Specified”, Norrie also became the first person to have such a non-distinction taken a Read More…
Hospital site – a step closer to affordable housing target
After years in limbo, the old South Sydney Hospital site will finally be put to good use. The City of Sydney Council has endorsed City West Housing (CWH) to build up to 150 affordable housing units on the site. This will be one step towards the Council reaching its target of 15 per cent affordable h Read More…
Meet the Greens candidate for Sydney – Tony Hickey
Chippendale teacher and openly gay man, Tony Hickey, has won the Greens pre-selection vote to contest the seat of Sydney at the next federal election reports Melanie Kembrey in the South Sydney Herald of April 2010. Read More…
Wide Support for weekly welfare payments
Redfern resident, Matthew Panny, receives his disability support pension every two weeks. Mr Panny may soon receive payment every week if new legislation introduced by the Federal Government is passed reports Melanie Kembray in the South Sydney Herald of April 2010. Read More…
Central Clarification Regarding Robert Domm, ICAC & RWA
The following appeared under the heading “Clarification” in the Central of 24 March 2010. Read More…
Sydney rain gardens clean up
Dozens of new rain gardens will be planted across Sydney as part of the City of Sydney’s plan to harvest and treat stormwater writes Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 29 March 2010. Read More…
Cannabis: It’s Not Our Culture exhibition
An Indigenous art exhibition, to be held on Tuesday, March 30 at 11 am – 12.30 pm at CarriageWorks will launch the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre’s (NCPIC) Indigenous project, ‘Cannabis: It’s not our culture’. The project entails a dedicated website: http://www.notourculture.org Read More…