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
“I have been documenting people, places and events for over three decades. As an American emigrant from Bradenton, a small country town in Florida, I came to cosmopolitan Sydney in 1971, with fresh eyes” writes Elaine Pelot-Syron in this media release and invitation to her Thinking Outside The Squar Read More…
The housing needs of thousands of Sydney University students have been left hanging by the state government, which has failed to make a decision about a urban renewal site capable of providing mass accommodation reports Josephine Tovey in the Sydney Morning Herald of 5 March 2010.
In a media release on 26 February the RWCC called on Local Business operators to stake a claim in the area’s evolution and potential. Local business operators should not miss this opportunity to make their thoughts known, and take hold of the future potential of Redfern Waterloo the statement said. Read More…
This is the information sheet put out by Housing NSW concerning the Waterloo Pilot for Stronger and Safer High Rise Public Housing” anounced by the NSW Premier on 19 February 2010. See also the media release in this same section. File is PDF 196 Kb. Download: Waterloo Green Project.pdf »
A $12 million three-year program – which includes “concierge” style front desk staff, on the ground maintenance teams, and extra security measures, especially at night – will be trialled at six Waterloo high-rise public housing buildings to improve safety for their 1,500 residents reports this media Read More…
Independent data shows that the partnership approach set up by the NSW Government and the local community is transforming Redfern and Waterloo reports this media release reports this media release from the NSW Premier on 15 February 2010. Read More…
IT WAS the moment a cinematic gladiator reduced a footballing warrior to tears. Before his first match for the Rabbitohs – a trial game against Manly before a few hundred diehard fans – Russell Crowe escorted Sam Burgess to the southern end of Redfern Oval writes Glenn Jackson in the Sydney Morning Read More…
Where they rolled out the barrel for more than 150 years, they’ll soon be rolling, cutting and watering lawn. The lawn will sit amid acres of tranquil parkland on the edge of Sydney’s CBD – the former site of Carlton and United’s Broadway brewery reports AAP in the Sydney Morning Herald of 8 Februar Read More…
Hot and steamy conditions would frighten off most penguins, but not the batch tap-dancing and thumping around energetically in Sydney weather yesterday to give a taste of the sequel to one of Australia’s most successful films reports the Sydney Morning Herald of 5 February 2010. Read More…
This is the RWA’s electronic Update which was issued on 8 February 2010. Read More…