End of RWA
The Redfern Waterloo Authority has finished. Gone are the community grants and the Ministerial Advisory Committees reports Geoff Turnbull in the South Sydney Herald of February 2012. Read More…
2004-2012 Statements
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
Social Impact Scoping and Assessment for Redfern Waterloo – Focus Group Information Sheet Text
The SMDA and Consultants GHD are undertaking Focus Groups in February 2012 on Scoping for a Social Impact Assessment. This is the Focus Group Information Sheet intended for participants. Currently this is the only written information available from the SMDA about the Scoping for the Social Impact As Read More…
Sartor: RWA was Cosmetic politics – Robert Domm was undermined
Frank Sartor, the Minister responsible for setting up the RWA, deals in passing with the RWA in a section on “The Undermining of Robert Domm” in his 2011 book “The Fog on the Hill – How NSW Labor Lost its Way”. Below is the text dealing with the RWA and Robert Domm who was the first CEO of the RWA… Read More…
RWA Email Update – 20 December 2011
In this Update: NEWS – Conclusion of the RWA / Future of RWA Services / Consultants appointed for the Draft BEP 2 and Urban Renewal Study / Stolen banner trumps Christmas Banner Competition / Redfern Photograph Competition – entries open! / ATP Open Day / The RWA is moving / Future Updates / Season’ Read More…
Stolen banner trumps Christmas Banner Competition
The Eveleigh Farmer’s Market was alive with festive cheer and celebration on Saturday, 10 December 2011 with ‘Life for Koori Kids’ winning the top prize for their vibrant and creative entry in the Market’s annual Christmas Banner Competition reports this media release from ATP & Eveleigh Markets on Read More…
Community to Have Say on Aboriginal Affairs Policy – Redfern 24 Jan 2012
On December 14 2011 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello MP opened community consultation for the development of a new Aboriginal affairs strategy for NSW. To help the public get involved in developing the strategy, Community Discussion Papers on service delivery, education and employmen Read More…
Addicts aren’t necessarily bad mothers, study finds
A recent study found women who attended methadone programs in the Redfern-Waterloo area were much more likely to have had children removed after notification to the local Community Services office than were women in other parts of Sydney – 50 per cent compared with 29 per cent. The researcher said t Read More…
Abercrombie Street upgrade
DARLINGTON: Council was pleasantly surprised when a snap consultation at Tripod Café on Abercrombie Street produced 100 locals contributing their comments on Council’s draft plans. Lord Mayor Clover Moore also turned up and standing up a few stairs had a community discussion reminiscent of an old-st Read More…
Australia’s first low-carbon community
City of Sydney Council has launched the Green Square project, with Lord Mayor Clover Moore announcing the $8 billion development as “bigger than Barangaroo” and the largest urban development in Australia reports Anna Christie in the December 2011 issue of The South Sydney Herald.
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‘Real life’ lessons make a difference
REDFERN: The Big Issue, which next year celebrates 15 years of service and social enterprise in Sydney, is now well ensconced in Little Eveleigh Street. Staff member, Melissa Brooks, NSW Coordinator of The Big Issue Classroom project, has been busy preparing and facilitating interactive workshops on Read More…