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Barnardo’s have decided to close the Yurnguai Learning Centre that operates out of Counterpoint’s Factory Community Centre in December 2025. This is a statement from Counterpoint’s EO about the proposed closure in response to a video about the Yurnguai centre and a campaign to get Barnardo’s to keep the centre going. You can see the… Read More…
Attachment is notice including four maps of the proposed demolition of buildings in Waterloo South, Stage 1 that has been distributed to tenants and those around the site. All feedback on the proposed demolition needs to be received by Wednesday 10 December to CommunityEngagement@homes.nsw.gov.au . This is the only opportunity to comment on the demolition… Read More…
On 23rd October the NSW Liberal Party released its plan to deliver up to 15,000 additional dwellings across Erskineville, Macdonaldtown, Newtown and St Peters if elected. The Macdonaldtown location would have implications for parts of Darlington and Eveleigh in the REDWatch area. The Friends of Erskineville (FOE) have written to Mark Speakman setting out their… Read More…
This is a combined PDF of the maps made available by the Stockland Consortium for the 2025 consultation. Each map is currently linked to individually on www.waterloorenewal.com.au REDWatch will update this compilation if more maps become public. Download: Stockland Concept Plan Drawings 251027.pdf »
The Stockland Consortium have released an outline of the Waterloo South Concept Plan on its website. Below REDWatch has provided the text and links from that website along with some initial comments. Read More…
The Waterloo South People and Place Plan provides a high-level outline of key recommendations to help deliver positive outcomes for Waterloo people and places. There were a number of changes made to the recommendations in the final version. Many of those changes softened the recommendations by qualifying language as well as removing recommendations relating to… Read More…
Stockland will release a draft Concept Plan for Waterloo South in late October 2025 for pre-lodgement consultation. In preparation for the consultation, REDWatch has pulled together background material about this more detailed Concept Plan, what it covers and some of the issues that will need to be Read More…
REDWatch has analysed the changes made by Homes NSW in its final high-level Waterloo South People and Place Plan released 16 October 2025. Of major concern is the removal of recommendations on access to affordable health care and the need for low cost or free options for community spaces and shops. Read More…
Below REDWatch has outlined some issues that tenants and the broader community might like to consider as they prepare for the consultations in late October 2025 about the Concept Plan and zoning changes proposed by the Stockland consortium. This document will be updated as issues arise and as more i Read More…
Figure 6 in the Scoping Proposal shows the proposed concept SSDA Scope and shown possible locations for different housing types. This version does not differentiate between in perpetuity affordable housing and that which may not be in perpetuity.