Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
In February 2022 REDWatch became aware of questions circulating about the future of Council’s Community Centres and facilities. REDWatch wrote to Council about what we had heard and asking for assurances that Redfern Community Centre and Waterloo Library would continue to service our local communities. The attached response from Lord Mayor Clover Moore provides these … Read more
The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) have now finalised the planning controls for the 600-660 Elizabeth redevelopment. Council has been unsuccessful in forcing its recommended 7.5% affordable housing on the site in addition to the 30% social housing proposed by LAHC. The approved plannin Read More…
This presentation by Dr Laura Crommelin – CFRC Fellow from UNSW City Futures Research Centre was presented to a REDWatch meeting on 3 February 2022. The brief presentation deals with recent work on lower-income residents in higher density as well as summarising key findings from research on mixed tenure development, Equitable density and improving outcomes … Read more
This is the poster to promote the REDWatch Meeting of Thursday 3 Feb 2022 on Waterloo South: What makes high-density work for the community? Download: Density Flyer – Feb (002).pdf »
This is a summary made by DPIE of the information provided at the Waterloo South online community sessions on 8 and 9 December 2021. This information was supplied to participants on 19 January 2022 in place of agencies and tenants using any of the material presented at the December workshops. Download: Summary of Waterloo December … Read more
This is a summary made by DPIE of the Questions and Answers provided at the Waterloo South online community sessions on 8 and 9 December 2021. This information was supplied to participants on 19 January 2022. Some answers are more general in this document than the answers given at the workshops but together with the … Read more
The December 2021 reshuffle of the NSW Perrottet Government has seen also a realignment of some parts of Government as well as changes in the responsible Ministers. Here we have collected information to make it easier for people to find which minister has responsibility for what. Read More…
REDWatch spokesperson, Geoff Turnbull in the 1 December REDWatch email reflects on the Council and Central Sydney Planning Committee’s consideration of the Elizabeth Street / PCYC rezoning application as it relates to financial feasibility and Aboriginal Affordable housing. Read More…
This newsletter was produced for Waterloo public housing tenants by the Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE) Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC), Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) as a joint Waterloo Newsletter in December 2021. Download: P0035623 Waterloo Factsheet Final Version_WEB_Dec_21.pdf »
The City of Sydney have placed on exhibition their proposed planning controls for the Botany Road Corridor until 13 December 2021.
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