Eveleigh Railway Workshops Interpretation Plan – March 2012

Eveleigh Railway Workshops Interpretation Plan was released in March 2012 following Public Exhibition in April 2011. This is an Interpretation Plan and Implementation Strategy for the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops. The Plan has been prepared for the RWA’s Redfern Waterloo Heritage Taskforce by 3D Projects in association with Artscape and Only Human. The plan is … Read more

ATP Conservation Management Plan (CMP) – Unitl 20 June 2012

The Australian Technology Park (ATP) comprises a portion of the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops, which are listed on the State Heritage Register. A draft Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for ATP has been prepared by Godden Mackay Logan and is on exhibition until 20 June 2012. The proposed CMP will replace the existing 1995 CMP. The … Read more

Sydny Uni’s Abercrombie Street Modifications in Response to Exhibition – Until 1 June

Sydney Uni has responded to the 2011 Exhibition with a changed proposal which is now on exhibition. The Project Application is to develop a new educational precinct within the site bounded by Abercrombie Street, Codrington Street, Darlington Street and Golden Grove Street. Currently the Department website provides no details of when the proposal goes off … Read more

11 000 demand immediate action to make Redfern Station accessible

A coalition of residents, workers, business, disability and community groups demands immediate action to ensure access at one of Sydneyʼs busiest railway stations as disabled and less mobile community members continue to be shut off from the transport network says this media release from Lift Redfer Read More…

Funding for 61 Affordable Housing Units at North Eveleigh

The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Federal Minister for Housing and The Hon Brad Hazzard MP, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in NSW made a joint release on 18th April 2012 announcing that the federal Housing Affordability Fund is funding infrastructure for the placement of 61 affordable housing un Read More…

Campaign ratchets up pressure for lifts at Redfern

REDFERN: Campaign organisers and local residents gathered outside Redfern station on Monday March 19 to mark the official launch of the Lift Redfern campaign, as frustration over government inaction grows. The campaign is lobbying for lifts to be installed at Redfern station, as current access optio Read More…

Redfern Street Village Consultation – 3 April

The new Redfern Street Village Cluster covers Chippendale, Darlington, Eveleigh, Golden Grove, West Redfern and parts of Waterloo and Alexandria. This meeting is the first for the new clusters and aims to set priorities for future Council Work in the cluster.
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CUB Site Community Event – 31 March 2012

Drop in to Central Park to meet senior members of the Central Park project team and consultants and get an update on the development’s progress and plans. Have your questions answered on traffic management, construction, planning approvals, the park and the future retail centre. Climb the temporary Read More…

Written Advocacy for Community Workers

Written Advocacy for Community Workers is designed to enable participants to identify issues and develop plans for effective written advocacy and to take responsibility for change in their lives and communities and the lives of their clients. The session will cover the different tiers of gover Read More…

Lift Redfern Media Launch Statement – 18 March 2012

Media Conference to Launch Lift Redfern will happen at Redfern Station – Rosehill St entrance at 8am, Monday 19 March. Speakers: Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes, City of Sydney Lord Mayor and Member for Sydney Clover Moore, Professor Stephen Garton, Acting Vice Chancel Read More…

Lift Redfern Media Launch – assemble from 7.20pm

Come along and show your support of Lift Redfern at the media launch for “Platforms & Carriages Week”. Special Guests include Clover Moore MP Lord Mayor of Sydney and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes will speak at 8am with brief statements also from from the local community includ Read More…

Who is behind Lift Redfern

Lift Redfern has been formed by a wide range of community groups who are fed up with no lifts at Redfern Station. The formation meeting bought together organizations including business, the arts, the Aboriginal community, community services, resident groups and local political party branches. Below we have provided some information about some of the groups … Read more