Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
The Redfern Waterloo Authority operated until 2011-12 when it was taken over by the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority. Here we have captured some of that history as it happened in Redfern Wate
At a public meeting in Redfern Town Hall some months ago, Chief Executive of the Redfern Waterloo Authority Robert Domm announced that he was prepared to do “whatever it takes” to ensure the proper consultation of the community. What does it take to ensure the community’s values about the environme Read More…
In recent times, the fact that the Hillsong Church welfare agency, Hillsong Emerge, has agreed to accept Federal Government funding in order to run an agency to support people affected by the new Welfare to Work Laws, has caused some comment. The South Sydney Herald invited welfare agencies from sev Read More…
The Premier promises that Mental Health services will improve! The inner city awaits the improvements reports Trevor Davies in the South Sydney Herald August 2006. Read More…
The NSW Department for Ageing and Disability hasn’t, it seems, been doing a good job at monitoring licensed boarding houses where people with a mental or physical disability live reports Trevor Davies in the South Sydney Herald August 2006. Read More…
Following the success of last year’s Danks Street Festival which saw 15,000 people enjoy a day of gourmet food, art workshops, and entertainment, the City of Sydney will this year introduce a new Art Market reports the South Sydney Herald August 2006. Read More…
Former director of the New South Wales Council of Social Services and adviser to the Redfern Waterloo Authority (RWA) Gary Moore was invited by REDWatch to attend their July meeting to talk about his experiences with the RWA reports Benjamin Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald August 2006. Read More…
It was 2005 when the NSW Government finally decided what to do with the Redfern School site. The Redfern Waterloo Authority had negotiated an agreement for its sale to the Indigenous Land Council reports Samantha Van in the South Sydney Herald August 2006. Read More…
Aboriginal man David Beaumont, 37, was fostered into a white family when he was a child. Two months ago he returned to Redfern as a coordinator for the community centre on The Block. Redfern was the place where his mother died and he wanted to learn more about himself from its residents. He also lea Read More…
Channel 7’s move to the Australian Technology Park in Redfern will create new jobs and boost business in the area, according to the local Chamber of Commerce. President, Tony Larkin, says the 120 million dollar investment by Seven and Rebel Property Group to create a media-production hub “indicates Read More…
It was June when the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, received a letter from the Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor, stating that he was contemplating becoming the consent authority for the Carlton United Brewery site in place of the City of Sydney Council. The Lord Mayor was categorical in her Read More…