Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Sonia Zhou has done what few people her age, and for that matter few within the general population, will ever get to do in their lifetime. She has sat in NSW parliamentary chambers writes Ben Falkenmire in the South Sydney Herald of August 2008. Read More…
Matt Norman, the director of the film, Salute, about the role his uncle, Peter Norman, played in the black power protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, has been campaigning for an iconic mural writes Reem Al-Gharabally in the South Sydney Herald of August 2008. Read More…
It’s always wonderful to see fantastic exhibition sites in Sydney. Visitors to Melbourne or Adelaide will know that their exhibition facilities, particularly for showcasing installation pieces, far exceed those available in Sydney – with one exception writes Carissa Simons in the South Sydney Herald Read More…
A local Redfern man has performed in the re-enactment of Christ’s crucifixion, a World Youth Day event viewed by millions worldwide. Craig Hull, who lives on The Block, was hit by a car on Riley Street six weeks prior to the performance, but fortunately the fractured hip he incurred healed sufficien Read More…
The Waterloo Recycling Workshop (WRW) was established in 1995. Founded by Cathy Westley as a public housing tenant initiative, it now operates (having closed its doors for a brief period) under the auspices of the Factory Community Centre in Waterloo writes Andrew Collis in the South Sydney Herald o Read More…
Commander Luke Freudenstein, the present officer in charge of Redfern Police is not a total stranger to the South Sydney area having earlier served for four years in the Newtown command. After working as the Crime Manager in Manly and also in a wider regional area of police work, he spent two months Read More…
Selling ox tongues and ocelot spleens to spectators in the Jerusalem Coliseum, Brian – in Monty Python’s Life of Brian – encounters a group of four conspiring revolutionaries, who reproach him for selling Roman imperialist tidbits instead of proper food. “Are you the Judean People’s Front?” asks Bri Read More…
Hillsong Church has withdrawn its $72 million development application for the former RTA site in Rosebery after Sydney City Council commissioned an independent assessment of the plan that found the proposed mega-church and adjacent office block exceeded the height and scale allowed. The study also Read More…
This petition has been put out by the ALP Meredith Burgmann for Mayor campaign. The petition states: Save the Eveleigh Blacksmith Shop – We call on the Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor, to ensure the heritage blacksmithing equipment in place in the Australian Technology Park is preserved. We also call on the Minister to ensure … Read more
Is the state’s valuable heritage being put under the hammer by a State Government more interested in forging relationships with developers? Asks Quentin Dempster on ABC’s Stateline NSW on 8th August 2008. The report from Reporter Nick Grimm is in the broadcast transcript below. Read More…