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.
DARLINGTON: Darlington Indigenous Dance Ensemble, from Darlington Public School, is proving to play a vital role in strengthening the bond between Indigenous kids and their elders. The dancing ensemble has been active in the school for many years, with the aim of retaining and performing the traditi Read More…
REDFERN: The appointment in February of new CEO, Lisa Havilah, marks a new phase in the evolution of CarriageWorks. Ms Havilah aims to develop her arts programs not just in response to the history and the unique location of CarriageWorks, but also in response to the drivers of community needs and in Read More…
PRINCIPALS of the state’s 100 public preschools predict a mass exodus of children next year due to government plans to increase fees by up to $40 a day reports this article in the Sunday Telegraph of 23 October 2011 by Laura Speranza. Read More…
The City of Sydney plans to transform Abercrombie Street, Darlington, into a safe and inviting public area and they are doing a short consulation until 31 October 2011 including a session with the Plans at Tripod on Wednesday 26 October between 4 – 7pm. The details including the links to the proposa Read More…
Redfern has a bad reputation for crime but residents are not the ones committing them; it’s their friends reports Una Butorac in City News on 22 September 2011. Read More…
A year on from saving our homes, The Pines Estate and the Three Proud People Mural, we are here to recognise and remember, the man, the Olympian, Peter Norman reports this statement from Save Leamington Avenue. Read More…
Aboriginal activists and artists gathered at Chapel by the Sea last Saturday to save one of Australia’s major Aboriginal art collections. The future of Gordon Syron’s famous collection is in danger of being split up and scattered unless enough money and space can be found to maintain it reports Nich Read More…
Rebelling against the seasonally inappropriate snowmen and reindeers that festoon Australian houses at Christmas, Norrie May-Welby opted for a simple, but meaningful, decoration. The word ‘‘love’’ has lit up this Redfern street for years, and not just at Christmas. It inspired fellow residents of C Read More…
They’re preparing kangaroo pies in the sunny kitchen at Yaama Dhiyaan Hospitality Training College when I first visit Aunty Beryl Van Oploo. It’s a warm November day and spring is in full swing in Sydney, Australia. Outside in the street, the jacaranda trees are flaunting their opulent lilac blossom Read More…
The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence at inner city Redfern by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer was awarded the top honour for recent urban design projects, the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design, as well as a commendation for public architecture. Read More…