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
This letter was submitted by Robert Domm to the Sydney Morning Herald in response to the SMH’s “Battle Stations for North Eveleigh” on August 2 and Brian Dunnett’s letter “Ditching Eveleigh agreement robs the future by discounting the past”. Read More…
SYDNEY children as young as 12 are experimenting with the highly dangerous drug ice because they see it as glamorous, senior police say reports Kara Lawrence in The Daily Telegraph of 4th August 2008. Read More…
Saturday’s Reclaim the Block festival has been declared a success by organisers and residents, who wanted to reclaim their streets from the drugs and antisocial behaviour the area is known for reports the Central of 30th July 2008. Read More…
SYDNEY Liberal councillor Shayne Mallard has positioned himself as the mainstream alternative to a trio of “big-spending left-wing politicians” vying for the Lord Mayoralty reports Menios Constantinou in Central of 30th July 2008. Read More…
A Hillsong self-esteem program which encourages girls as young as 10 to wear make-up and aspire to professions including waitressing and hairdressing is being taught in Redfern-Waterloo schools, alarming teachers, parents and health workers reports Robert Burton-Bradley in the Central of 30 July 200 Read More…
THE grandiose vision of the Rabbitohs NRL part-owner Peter Holmes a Court to have a poker machine-free South Sydney leagues club is expected to be scuppered at a vote of the membership on August 17 reports Andrew Clennell State Political Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald of August 2, 2008. Read More…
In a city bursting at the seams, everyone has designs on this Redfern icon, writes Sunanda Creagh in the Sydney Morning Herald of August 2, 2008. Read More…
I’m walking the dog. It’s evening rush hour, near Redfern station. A young couple wobbles by like escapees from a three-legged race, giggling because she has new, less-than-sensible shoes and at day’s end can barely walk. “Take them off,” I suggest. He glares, wondering perhaps which “them” I mean. Read More…
THE Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, has appointed one of his former chiefs-of-staff as the new boss of the government agency in charge of billions of dollars worth of land on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour reports Jano Gibson Urban Affairs Reporter in the Sydney morning Herald of July 28, 2008. Read More…
This is a PDF version of the July 2008 RWA Update. The File is 630 Kb PDF. Download: july08_newsletter.pdf »