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
Monica Barone is not your typical CEO. Artworks adorn her office walls, and there is not a whiff of smugness from the woman who manages a good deal of Sydney’s urban infrastructure writes Emma Kemp in City News of 2 November 2008. Read More…
Koori Radio is thriving in its new home in Redfern, offering better services and opportunities for indigenous youngsters. Having previously broadcasted out of the old Marrickville hospital site, the station now boasts several community-focused programs reports Peach Emmett in City News of 26 October Read More…
The EDO apartment building, designed by the Sydney firm Stanisic Associates, and CarriageWorks, by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, were “really innovative”. CarriageWorks, which won the Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage, was so good it almost won a commercial architecture award as well, Mr Tzannes said. T Read More…
A chance for all … Tremain Mundine and Clive Cavanagh speak to the businessman Andrew Forrest about the jobs they would like to find reports Joel Gibson Indigenous Affairs Reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald of October 31, 2008. Read More…
THE Federal Government will fund a big expansion of the country’s main indigenous boarding school scholarship scheme to allow an extra 2000 Aboriginal students to attend top secondary schools reports Mark Davis Sydney Morning Herald Political Correspondent October 31, 2008. Read More…
The rap star Snoop Dogg arrived in Sydney late yesterday and headed straight to the Redfern Community Centre, where the mob waited, chanting his name. The visit was to help promote the Field of Dreams project, a South Sydney Football Club youth charity scheme to build a touch-football field in The B Read More…
“The Redfern-Waterloo Authority continues operation until 2011-12 at which point it will reviewed, either for termination or to be incorporated into other agencies”. This announcement was included in the Summary of Planning Portfolio reforms accompanied Minister Keneally’s the media release on “Plan Read More…
Talking Heads in City News asked Michael Gormly & Andrew Woodhouse to respond to the question in City News of 19 October 2008. Read More…
Green Ban activist Jack Mundey has described the current Labor administration as the worst this state has seen since the Askin Government of the mid-’70s reports Alex McDonald in City News of 23 October 2008. Read More…
MORE than 22,000 future residents of Green Square are to be moved around the massive urban renewal site on a high-capacity bus or light rail service under plans being considered by the State Government and the City of Sydney Council writes Linton Besser Transport Reporter in the Sydney Morning Heral Read More…