Redfern shows plunge in crime
On the sixth anniversary of the Redfern riots, the NSW government says the inner Sydney suburb is on the up and up reports AAP on 15 February 2010 in the Sydney Morning Herald. Read More…
‘Stop the intervention’ protests
Rallies against the Northern Territory intervention into Aboriginal communities took place across Australia on February 13. In Sydney, 350 people rallied at the Redfern Community Centre where they were met by 80 Aboriginal activists and supporters who walked 17km from La Perouse. Speakers included I Read More…
Macklin heckled on apology anniversary
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has defended the federal government’s intervention policy after being heckled during a speech to mark the second anniversary of the apology to indigenous Australians reports Britt Smith on 12 February 2010 for AAP in the Sydney Morning Herald. Read More…
Watpac completes $140m project in Sydney
Watpac’s Construction division in New South Wales is celebrating the completion of its award-winning $140 million 8 Central Avenue project, located in Eveleigh, Sydney reports Queensland Business Review on 10 February 2010. Located in the emerging Australian Technology Park, the distinctive 12-storey commercial office and studio precinct comprises approximately 40,000sqm of net lettable area, including… Read More…
Heritage at risk – Sylvia Hale
The preservation and enhancement of our heritage is a central component of the Greens’ philosophy because the protection of our natural, cultural and built environments is a central tenet of ecological sustainability, a principle that underlines our approach to all policy writes Sylvia Hale in the N Read More…
All Options to be Explored for M5 Link Road
The NSW Minister for Transport and Roads David Campbell confirmed that residents will have more time to have their say on the M5 expansion, with community consultation extended to 12 March 2010 reports this media release of 1 February 2010. Read More…
Elaine Pelot-Syron : Thinking Outside The Square: A Retrospective (1972-2010)
“I have been documenting people, places and events for over three decades. As an American emigrant from Bradenton, a small country town in Florida, I came to cosmopolitan Sydney in 1971, with fresh eyes” writes Elaine Pelot-Syron in this media release and invitation to her Thinking Outside The Squar Read More…
Elaine Pelot-Syron : Thinking Outside The Square: A Retrospective (1972-2010)
The exhibition title, Thinking Outside The Square typifies those in the images who often find themselves on the fringe of society. Over 200 black and white and colour carefully culled photographs, or perhaps they may even ‘visual transcripts’, are being exhibited in the collection at the opening wi Read More…
Developers may get site uni seeks to house students
The housing needs of thousands of Sydney University students have been left hanging by the state government, which has failed to make a decision about a urban renewal site capable of providing mass accommodation reports Josephine Tovey in the Sydney Morning Herald of 5 March 2010.
Chamber Business Consultation – 25 March 2010
In a media release on 26 February the RWCC called on Local Business operators to stake a claim in the area’s evolution and potential. Local business operators should not miss this opportunity to make their thoughts known, and take hold of the future potential of Redfern Waterloo the statement said. Read More…