Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Once a byword for social decay, Redfern is now hip, thanks to gentrification and redevelopment. But while that has attracted cool cafes and the upwardly mobile, the area’s many public housing residents are feeling increasingly downtrodden, as Stephanie Wood discovers in Sydney Magazine issue no 113 Read More…
Sydney Magazine published this article on 31 August 2012. It contains many cameos of the area showing some of the area complexities. We have rearranged the page order slightly to improve on line readability. The photos are at the rear of the article. An OCR text version can be found at www.redwatch.org.au/media/120831smhsm – This file… Read More…
THE Lift Redfern Campaign will finally get its moment in parliament tomorrow reports James Gorman in Central on 22 August 2012. Read More…
This is the flyer for the REDWatch City of Sydney Lord Mayoral Candidates Forum at the Factory on 16th August 2012. File is 100Kb PDF. View full size PDF | Download (100 KB)
This is the flyer for the REDWatch Heffron By-Election Candidates Forum for 2 Aug 2012. File is 72 Kb PDF. View full size PDF | Download (73 KB)
This report from the 28 March 2012 Community Design Workshops on Redfern. It will be used as part of the HNSW Preliminary Masterplan for the redevelopment of the Redfern public housing estate. The Preliminary Masterplan has received a funding extension until the end of 2012 and is waiting for the finalisation of the BEP2 planning… Read More…
This report from the 28 March 2012 Community Design Workshops on Waterloo. It will be used as part of the HNSW Preliminary Masterplan for the redevelopment of the Waterloo public housing estate. The Preliminary Masterplan has received a funding extension until the end of 2012 and is waiting for the finalisation of the BEP2 planning… Read More…
The NSW Government is creating a planning system for the 21st century. A planning system focussed on the public interest. A planning system that places people and their choices at the heart of planning decisions about their future. On 14 July 2012, the NSW Government released A New Planning System for New South Wales –… Read More…
The NSW Government released on 14 July its Green paper on the new Planning System, it is on exhibition until 14 September. The plan proposes greater up front community involvement in where development goes with less community input once these decisions have been made. Included in green paper are new Read More…
Director’s Generals Requirements (DGRs) have been issued for 1 Lawson Square for alterations and additions to the existing towers to create an 18 storey mixed use development with commercial/retail use provided at the ground floor level over one (1) level of basement car park. The western tower (Tow Read More…