Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
RESIDENTS have triumphed after a controversial proposal to build a two-storey supermarket at Erskineville village was rejected in the NSW Land and Environment Court last week reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 21 January 2009. Read More…
Chippendale and Ultimo residents have to put up with yet another large scale development on Broadway which will include permanent closure of Jones Street and an increase in high rise buildings writes Anne von Fehrn in City News of 21 January 2009.
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With a dynamic program that brings politics, art and craft, literature, music and lots of activities for kids together, Yabun is shaping up to be bigger and better in 2009. Back at Victoria Park for the third year, Yabun has grown into the space and promises to deliver a dynamic and exciting day fo Read More…
“Where’s all the Blackfullas? All the young men?” I asked my cousin Johnny-boy a couple of weeks ago as we stood at the top of Eveleigh Street, Redfern writes Paul Collis in this Redfern Feature on the ABC’s Indigenous website on 20 January 2009. Read More…
A recent National Trust meeting with the Office of Rail Heritage has confirmed some significant progress in the Trust’s campaign to have the historic workshops, their collections and associated specialised traditional skills recognised and conserved reports National Trust (NSW) E-Newsletter January Read More…
OFF to one side of Australian Technology Park is a large shed that is not home to offices, or event venues or art galleries reports Central of 14 January 2009. Read More…
Australian Technology Park was once home to dusty old workshops housing locomotives. With a 99 year lease for the use of the park up for grabs, what does the future hold for this historic site? This was how the font page of Central Sydney introduced its cover page story on Wednesday 14 January 2009. Read More…
Heritage buildings have been abandoned by a modern postal service, writes Mike Ticher. In July the Herald received its last letter. from the old Redfern Post Office. Appropriately, it was about the removal of postal services from the landmark building on Redfern Street reports this article from the Read More…
ALMOST a year since Central first reported on repair delays and security concerns at Waterloo Green, public housing residents have said things were worse than ever reported Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 7 January 2009. Read More…
Friends of Erskineville and City of Sydney Council have won the final stage; no supermarket will be built on The Hive site, Erskineville Road, Newtown / Erskineville. Read More…