Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Housing NSW wants to hear what local people think about streets, parks, plazas and open spaces in Redfern and Waterloo. Your answers will assist the planners in preparing a Preliminary Masterplan for Redfern and Waterloo that responds to what is important to you. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and send it… Read More…
Petitioners are asked to request the Legislative Assembly to reverse a decision by Minister Piccoli to more than double fees at the Darlington Department of Education community preschool. This action has made fees prohibitively high. Overall enrolments have already dropped by two thirds and we have grave concerns about the implications this may have for… Read More…
PRINCIPALS of the state’s 100 public preschools predict a mass exodus of children next year due to government plans to increase fees by up to $40 a day reports this article in the Sunday Telegraph of 23 October 2011 by Laura Speranza. Read More…
The baseline study for Redfern Waterloo was based on the Baseline study for Airds Bradbury. REDWatch requested the Airds study be made available so the community could see how the Redfern Waterloo baseline study compared to what was found at Airs Bradbury. One of the difference was that satisfaction level with tenant’s dealing with Housing… Read More…
The Redfern-Waterloo Authority (RWA) Stakeholder Engagement Report for the Built Environment Plan Stage 2 (BEP 2) contains an analysis of the surveys returned during the BEP2 consultation. REDWatch has concerns about how this data has been reported and has hence extracted from the report the raw data for further analysis. This data has been provided… Read More…
In this Update: NEWS: Transition of RWA’s functions / Important changes to Development Applications / Help celebrate and promote Redfern / BEP 2 Update / RWA Business Advice Service / Community building partnership funding / ATP reduces its carbon ‘thumbprint’ / Christmas banner competition / UNSW s Read More…
The City of Sydney plans to transform Abercrombie Street, Darlington, into a safe and inviting public area and they are doing a short consulation until 31 October 2011 including a session with the Plans at Tripod on Wednesday 26 October between 4 – 7pm. The details including the links to the proposa Read More…
The Aboriginal Housing Company’s application for Affordable housing support under the Gillard Governments National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) has been successful. Local Member Tanya Plibersek met with the AHC on 20th October to announce that Three projects in Redfem will deliver 114 new affo Read More…
On 18 October 2011 Planning Minister Brad Hazzard introduced the Redfern-Waterloo Authority Repeal Bill 2011 to the NSW Legislative Assembly. In his speech below he outlines that the Bill will transfer certain functions of the RWA to the SMDA including the operation of the ATP. Planning consents bel Read More…
In an email to Ministerial Advisory Committee members on 19th October 2011, the RWA advised that the NSW Government introduced the Redfern-Waterloo Authority Repeal Bill 2011 on Tuesday, 18 October 2011. A link to the Bill can be found in the text of the email below. Read More…