The Man’s French connection
When French photographer Yann Audic first set eyes on Anthony Mundine, he was immediately impressed reports Chris Barrett in The Brisbane Times of May 27, 2009. Read More…
He was violent and controlling. She knew he was a killer
Paul Wilkinson fabricated death threats against his wife and child to get them out of the house while he was having an affair. Michael Duffy reports on the case of a master manipulator in the May 29, 2009 issue of the Sydney Morning Herald. [REDWatch is carrying this media article as Paul Wilkinson Read More…
Redfern’s bird sculpture hatches angry response
IT is meant to represent a bowerbird’s courtship ritual. But to many passers-by, a public sculpture in Redfern is a distressing reminder of a sad chapter in the suburb’s history reports Elicia Murray the Sydney Morning Herald Urban Affairs Reporter on May 28, 2009. Read More…
Home traders toss the buck
As Australia braces itself for recession, more Sydneysiders are beginning to take the economy into their own hands reports Angus Thompson in City News of 28 May 2009. Read More…
PCYC Open Day gathers unsung social saviours
To the uninitiated, Open Day at Woolloomooloo’s newly renovated Police and Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) revealed an alliance of committed people and official programs co-operating to provide opportunities and positive role models for inner-city youth reports Michael Gormly in City news of 21 May 2009. Read More…
Redfern-Waterloo set on safety
Council has bowed to community pressure and agreed to consider a future for the Redfern-Waterloo Community Safety Plan reports Emma Rugg in City news on 28 May 2009. Read More…
There goes the neighbourhood: Redfern gentrification gets an arty critique
How is gentrification altering the relationship between democracy and demography around the world? A handful of artists from here and abroad have tried to answer this in “There Goes The Neighbourhood’’, an exhibition, residency, discussion and publishing project reports Central on 30 May 2009.
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Diving shares teach uni tough lesson
THE University of Sydney will defer building projects after incurring a $160 million operating loss last year, due largely to the huge hit it took on its investments reports Heath Gilmore the Sydney Morning Heralds Higher Education Reporter on May 21, 2009. Read More…
RSL Development Community Information Evening Leaflet & Feedback Sheet
This is the notice and feedback sheet for the RSL Development Meeting being held on Wednesday 3rd June at 7pm at Redfern Town Hall. PDF 417 KB View full size PDF | Download (418 KB)
Feedback on RSL Development by 10th June 2009
The Developer of the Redfern RSL site at 157 REDFERN STREET is Proposing a Mixed Use Development on the site (including a new 1 st Floor RSL Club) in a 18 storey building. Prior to submitting plans to the Department of Planning they are holding two Community Information sessions on 3rd June. The mai Read More…