Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
I watched my three-year-old niece’s pupils dilate the other day, after a brief temper tantrum, when mum gave her, “bed-time milk in a bottle” – this despite the fact it wasn’t bed-time and the girl had only just demolished her favourite pasta dish. A sure indication that we humans, especially kids, Read More…
Planning Minister Frank Sartor has announced the appointment of Mr Robert Domm as the new CEO of the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (commencing July 21), which has responsibility for managing The Rocks and Darling Harbour along with other key waterfront sites such as the new Ballast Point Park. Read More…
Blink and you could miss the heritage-listed Yiu Ming Temple in Alexandria. Shadowed by the giant construction site next door, the green-tiled roof of the entrance is almost obscured by the temporary fencing that blocks the road to its gate. Access to the Temple grounds is now a narrow strip of foot Read More…
Since 1993, Carole Ann King has been the founder and driving force behind Sydney’s Luncheon Club which provides meals and food supplies for people living with HIV/AIDS reports Wendy Collis in the South Sydney Herald of July 2008. Read More…
The Coalition Chippendale Community Groups has circulated the following background for the Fraser’s Exhibition and Briefing on their new Concept Plan for the site this Wednesday 9th July. While the Plans will be on display from 5pm there will be a briefing on the plans starting at 6.30pm. The Exhibi Read More…
This 10 minute video is about Wrought Artworks who have operated the ATP Blacksmith Shop for the last 17 years as part of heritage conservation at the ATP. The RWA has now served them with a notice to quit the premises and a campaign is being run to maintain the Blacksmith operations at the ATP. … Read more
Wrought Artworks the self-funding operators of the historical Eveleigh Blacksmithing Bays of 17 years are under threat of closure from the Redfern-Waterloo Authority reports this media release from Wrought Artworks of 3rd July 2008. Read More…
A new culinary centre creates special native menus, reports Kelsey Munro in the Sydney Morning Herald of 1st July 2008. Read More…
The Department of Planning has released the Metropolitian Plan’s Draft Sydney City Subregional Strategy. The Sydney City subregion is based on the boundaries of the City of Sydney local government area. This subregion occupies a central and strategic part of the Greater Metropolitan Region. This is Read More…
Geraldine O’Brien meets a small group of passionate people who keep the skills of a bygone era safe for the future in this article in the the(sydney)magazine July 08. [One of those people is Guido Gouverneur who has been served with a notice to quit his Australian Technology Park workshop by the RWA Read More…