Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin broke ground on a new multi-million dollar indigenous youth centre in Redfern on Monday morning reports Jennifer Bennett on the on line edition of Central on 19th August 2008. Read More…
Chris Sulis is a disciple of the lost art of blacksmithing reports Sandra Fonseca in Central of 20th August 2008. Read More…
A NEW $10-million health centre is a win for the Redfern Community according to the State Government, but some have asked what was wrong with the facility at the Rachel Forster Hospital site. Read More…
A documentary about Olympian Peter Norman who stood up for human rights at the 1968 Mexico Olympics has renewed calls for the removal of a RailCorp barrier obscuring a famous mural of him Robert Burton-Bradley Central of 20 August 2008. Read More…
Redfern’s Robin Bell became the first ever Australian to stand on a slalom canoe podium when he won a bronze medal in the C1 slalom race last night (12 August) reports Joshua Levi in Central of 20th August 2008. Read More…
AUSTRALIA’S richest local Aboriginal land council, which represents indigenous people from Palm Beach to Hurstville and Manly to the Hunter Valley, has been placed into financial administration Joel Gibson Indigenous Affairs Reporter in the SMH of 21 August 2008. Read More…
A new $8.5 million Defence research facility in Sydney will use 3D technology for the first time to develop counter-terrorism measures for Australia’s ports and harbours reports ABC news of 19th August 2008. Read More…
The co-owner of the South Sydney Football Club, Peter Holmes a Court, says the defeat of a proposal to ban poker machines is still a great outcome for the community reports ABC News of 18th August 2008. Read More…
A MAN accused of defrauding the NSW Fire Brigades of $1.5 million was, until Monday, a project manager on $43 million worth of Federal Government construction projects for Aborigines in Redfern reports Joel Gibson Indigenous affairs reporter in the Sydney Morning Herald of August 20, 2008. Read More…
Alive and Active is the theme for the latest Friends of Eveleigh Newsletter which covers the re-submission of the lodgment of a new National Heritage Listing for the Large Erecting Shop and news about restoration work on the Garratt 6029 Cab for ARHS (ACT) and the Restoration of the L516 both of which are currently… Read More…