Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Housing NSW’s benchmark survey for Redfern & Waterloo showed high levels of dissatisfaction in public tenants dealings with Housing NSW – only half were happy with their dealings in the previous year. This is a state wide issue. On November 22 Housing NSW presented the “Customer Service Benchmarking Read More…
On Tuesday November 22, the City of Sydney and the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) held a public forum at Redfern Community Centre chaired by an independent facilitator, to present the AHC’s latest plans for the Pemulwuy Project reports Michael Texilake in the December 2011 issue of The South Sydne Read More…
Housing NSW was recently honoured with the national GreenSmart Residential Development Award for its Redfern East Development despite tenant-identified problems with the project reports Geoff Turnbull in the December 2011 issue of The South Sydney Herald.
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DARLINGTON: Council was pleasantly surprised when a snap consultation at Tripod Café on Abercrombie Street produced 100 locals contributing their comments on Council’s draft plans. Lord Mayor Clover Moore also turned up and standing up a few stairs had a community discussion reminiscent of an old-st Read More…
City of Sydney Council has launched the Green Square project, with Lord Mayor Clover Moore announcing the $8 billion development as “bigger than Barangaroo” and the largest urban development in Australia reports Anna Christie in the December 2011 issue of The South Sydney Herald.
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REDFERN: The Big Issue, which next year celebrates 15 years of service and social enterprise in Sydney, is now well ensconced in Little Eveleigh Street. Staff member, Melissa Brooks, NSW Coordinator of The Big Issue Classroom project, has been busy preparing and facilitating interactive workshops on Read More…
Two recent events organised by the Waterloo & Redfern Events Working Group and partner agencies (including The Factory Community Centre) were well attended and highly successful. I (Heart) Redfern Neighbourhood Day was held at the Poet’s Corner Shops on Morehead Street on November 18, and Summer on Read More…
On November 9, in many homes (and offices), eager punters were at their computers counting down the minutes to 9am to secure tickets online for the 36th Sydney Festival reports Sandra Beeston in the December 2011 issue of The South Sydney Herald.
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Summer in Sydney and our thoughts turn to holidays, entertainment and new experiences. Once again the University is proud to be a leadership partner with the Sydney Festival, helping to open eyes, ignite debate and stimulate your senses writes Michael Spence in the Sydney University advertisement in Read More…
The Aboriginal Housing Company’s Pemulwuy Project has moved another step closer, with a Council Committee recommending that Council grant owner’s consent for a Development Application to be submitted to the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure reports this extract from Clover’s eNews of Fri Read More…