Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
High-rise towers could be constructed from Central Station to Eveleigh and structures built over rail lines after the state government invited the world’s developers to redraw central Sydney writes Nicole Hasham the SMH’s Urban Affairs reporter and James Robertson on 12 July 2013. Read More…
At its July 2013 meeting REDWatch held a roundtable discussion on the important and topical issue of NIMBYs. This is a PDF of the PowerPoint REDWatch used for that discussion. We have attributed where quotes come from you can follow up areas that may be of interest. File is 78KB PDF. Download: NIMBY.pdf »
The NSW Government has ignored warnings from the Independent Commission Against Corruption that its new planning system is open to corruption. Better Planning Network’s Corrine Fisher said “We are deeply concerned that there will be a high risk of corruption occurring under the new laws” in this me Read More…
This is the REDWatch submission to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure in June 2013 concerning the New Planning System for NSW White Paper and Draft Legislation. Read More…
This is the Better Planning Network’s Submission on the White Paper: A New Planning System for NSW and Associated Planning Bills. File is 825 KB PDF. Download: BPN Submission White Paper and Planning Bills .pdf »
In February 2012, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) released a report “Anti Corruption Safeguards and the NSW Planning System” (the Report) that identified six corruption prevention safeguards that would reduce the frequency of corruption if integrated into the NSW planning system. These safeguards, together with comments on where the Bills fall short, are … Read more
A new Electorate of Newtown is propoposed in the NSW Electoral Boundaries Distribution which will include Redfern, Eveleigh and Darlington along with Surry Hills, Chippendale, Camperdown, Newtown, Stanmore, Petersham,Enmore and the western part of Erskinville. Read More…
REDWatch launched a Change.org petition on 3 June 2013 asking the Minister for Planning to “Please Exhibit Metro Strategy for Sydney under the New Planning System!”. The details of the Petition and the link to the online petition can be found below. The comments made by people signing the petition a Read More…
If you live on a major transport corridor and are close to the city your area will likely be targeted to absorb the extra homes and jobs for Sydney’s growth under the Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney to 2031. The Metro Strategy is to be Sydney’s regional plan. All sub-regional and local plans Read More…
Planning and Development Application (DA) processes in NSW are changing with major implications for the inner city. The SSH asked REDWatch spokesperson Geoff Turnbull to explain some of the issues in the June 2013 issue of the Souyth Sydney Herald. Read More…