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
The Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) say they will stage a protest if Railcorp are allowed to move the main entrance of Redfern train station off Lawson Street, amid discussion of Eveleigh’s future development reports Angus Thompson in City News of 9 April 2009. Read More…
The Luncheon Club’s new walking group is aiming to get people on their feet. Stella Di Laudo is eager to get people moving. And as the driving force behind a newly-formed walking group for people living with HIV, she’s doing just that reports Reg Domingo in SX on 15 April 2009. Read More…
Wedged between two housing towers in a car park in Phillip Street, Waterloo is Cycle Recycle, a-do-it-yourself bike maintenance club where people drop in to repair and rebuild their bikes from scratch reports Kim Shaw in Central on 7 April 2009. Read More…
Rosebery residents are worried that a two-year battle with Hillsong Church over plans to build a 2700-seat auditorium and seven-storey tower will begin anew reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 8 April 2009. Read More…
A LAND and Environment Court decision handed down last month will ensure Green Square is not threatened by rival commercial development reports Robert Burton Bradley in Central of 8 April 2009. Read More…
Young people keen on hip-hop but unable to afford lessons should apply to South Sydney Youth Services where a new dance program is giving kids the chance to dance. Read More…
Now is the time to comment on Sydney Council plans to increase the number of alcohol-free zones by a third.
For three years streets around the city and inner-suburbs have been declared alcohol-free, allowing police to confiscate alcohol from people who drink in the street reports Kim Shaw in the C Read More…
Union organiser Rohan Tobler has won the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award for helping young Aboriginal people in inner Sydney find employment in the building industry reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central on 10 April 2009. Read More…
Social housing properties in inner-Sydney will get a facelift with $9.2 million of federal funding to be spent on maintenance reports aap on the Age website on 14 April 2009. Read More…
From a $NZ280 spa treatment to a personal shaman for your dog, we look at the some of the boutique services available for today’s pampered pooches [including Redfern] reports Nicky Park for AAP on stuff.com.nz. Read More…