Art wall one way to mend fences with community
The final stage in a two- year upgrade of Eveleigh Street precinct is almost finished reports Katie Hoskins in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007. Read More…
Carlton site brews green concerns
The development of a multi-million dollar residential and commercial area in Chippendale is set to go ahead reports Victoria Strobl in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007. Read More…
Crunch time for The Block
Years after the Pemulwuy Project was first planned, the Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) will submit its concept master plan for the redevelopment of the Redfern Block to the NSW Department of Planning. Under state law, the department will have 40 days to accept or reject the project reports Angela Read More…
Needle bus must go – Mundine
Aboriginal community leader Mick Mundine has renewed calls for The Block’s controversial needle exchange bus to be scrapped, as plans are put in place for new drug services in Redfern reports Britta Jorgensen in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007. Read More…
Not all hard work at this factory
Candles, cake and memories, mostly good and some bad, were on the menu when Waterloo-based organisation The Factory celebrated 30 years of community service reports Katrina Yu in Precinct South Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007. Read More…
A celebration of diverse Lebanese history in Redfern
“Back in the early 1900s, it was the rhythmic pounding of butchers tenderising lamb in their jiruns that could be heard while walking down Cooper Street in Redfern,” says Paul Convy from the Australian Lebanese Historic Society (ALHS), speaking on the inaugural Redfern Lebanese Legacy walk organised Read More…
Our heritage at risk
There are surely few images more redolent of fading Imperial glory than the sight of idly decaying industrial machinery reports Shant Fabricatorian in Precinct Sydney Edition Issue 4/2007 in November 2007. Read More…
Chamber of Commerce meets with Housing Minister – 20 Nov 2007
On Tuesday 20th November the Redfern Waterloo Chamber of Commerce met with Matt Brown the NSW Minister for Housing. The following Briefing Note was released following the meeting. The Briefing Note details some of the Chamber’s concerns about issues which need to be adressed by the Department in Redfern Waterloo. File is 32KB PDF. Download:… Read More…
Secret makeover plans for Redfern leave locals far from happy
The Redfern Waterloo -Authority (RWA) and Rail Corp’s joint design plan for the development of Redfern station was completed in early September. The RWA had earlier informed residents that it would consult with them about the plan, which is expected to include commercial development around the stati Read More…
FOI controversy over street team
A street team that provide youth services in the Redfern and Waterloo areas between 2003 and 2005 failed partly because the model imposed on it by senior NSW government public servants was “flawed”, confused and needed more community consultation and involvement reports Precinct southside Issue 4/20 Read More…