The plan for this redevelopment was announced in July 2002 as part of the DoH’s decision to use privately funded redevelopment (see article in Redevelopment tab). In September 2003 the NSW Department of Housing wrote to residents formally informing them of what was planned in the development. The DoH could not get interest in the development as initially proposed and in May 2005 advised residents that they would try to gain interest by including the PCYC site in the development. Here we are collecting information about the Elizabeth Street development.
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- City of Sydney Urban Design Study and Elizabeth Street Public Housing
During 2006 the City of Sydney undertook an Urban Design Study of Waterloo and Redfern which included the area of the Elizabeth Street Public Housing redevelopment. - DoH Letter to Tenants 20 May 2005
This letter was sent to Public Housing Tenants advising the Departments decision to include the PCYC for Expressions Of Interest in the development. The letter advises that depending on the outcome of the new advertisements and Councils requirements a new Master Plan may be necessary. - DoH Letter to Tenents 20 May 2003
This letter was sent to Public housing tenants in May 2003 regarding the potential development of the Departments Elizabeth Street Redfern. - ELIZABETH ST, REDFERN REDEVELOPMENT - FACT SHEET - September 2003
Urban renewal - BUILDING SAFER AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES - “a greater mix of public and private housing will help lessen the stigma sometimes associated with living on estates” - Elizabeth Street, Redfern Redevelopment Q&As
This Q&A sheet was originally put out and dated September 2003. The text below was taken from a PDF file dated 18 January 2005 which still showed the September 2003 date. - NSW GOVERNMENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR REDFERN REDEVELOPMENT
On Friday 27 April, 2007 Minister for Housing Matt Brown issued a media release announcing that the redevelopment of the Elizabeth Street, Redfern public housing site would proceed as part of State Plan Priority E6: strengthening our social housing sector. The Text of the Media Statement and the fac - PCYC
With the involvement in November 2005 of the PCYC with the Rabbitohs in a proposal for Redfern Oval there has been much confusion regarding the situation of the PCYC in the Elizabeth Street Redevelopment in the absence of an amended Master Plan. - Walker Street Redfern First DoH Development
The article below by Pam Walker appeared in the Southern Courier Newspaper in 30th July 2002 and was the first residents of Walker and Elizabeth Street Redfern knew that their neighbourhood was planned to be the first of the DoH's privately financed redevelopments.