Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Under the RWA proposed zoning the Large Erecting Shop could be replaced by an up to 12 storey building and the ongoing heritage rail tours, maintenance and training could have been lost. There has been a long campaign to save the this operational heritage and RailCorps decision to retain the building for heritage rail use… Read More…
As has been shown by the attendance at the Open Day to save the Operational Heritage Blacksmith in the Australian Technology Park, there is substantial interest in this site which preserves former Eveleigh rail yard equipment and operational skills. Having fought to preserve an operating Blacksmith the challenge is to turn this area into an… Read More…
“The Redfern-Waterloo Authority continues operation until 2011-12 at which point it will reviewed, either for termination or to be incorporated into other agencies”. This announcement was included in the Summary of Planning Portfolio reforms accompanied Minister Keneally’s the media release on “Plan Read More…
THE historic Harold Park track in Glebe, home to harness racing since 1902, will be sold, paving the way for the NSW Harness Racing Club to move its headquarters to south-western Sydney and leaving the huge inner-city site open for development reports John Schell with Alexandra Smith in the Sydney M Read More…
Material about the ATP’s Blacksmith Shop and the campaign to save it can be found on the REDWatch website from this link. http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/atp/blacksmith
Talking Heads in City News asked Michael Gormly & Andrew Woodhouse to respond to the question in City News of 19 October 2008. Read More…
Green Ban activist Jack Mundey has described the current Labor administration as the worst this state has seen since the Askin Government of the mid-’70s reports Alex McDonald in City News of 23 October 2008. Read More…
MORE than 22,000 future residents of Green Square are to be moved around the massive urban renewal site on a high-capacity bus or light rail service under plans being considered by the State Government and the City of Sydney Council writes Linton Besser Transport Reporter in the Sydney Morning Heral Read More…
Mel Harrison cannot get the train to Redfern Station because of continuing delays to installation of disabled access reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 22 October 2008. Read More…
The winds of change are blowing through Redfern, according to the new president of the Redfern Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (RWCC), Mary Lynne Pidcock reports Sandra Fonseca in Central of 22 October 2008.. Read More…