RWA Email Update 20
June 2011
In this Update:
Redfern Fire
Station mural unveiled
New Redfern home
for community groups
Nathan Merritt
reaches his 150th game
Bike fever hits
Redfern-Waterloo
Art Bar at 70
Regent Street, Redfern
Youth Hostel at 90
Regent Street, Redfern
4 July – Flag
Raising Ceremony
8 July – Family
and Sports Day
Eveleigh Farmers’
Market – every Saturday 8am to 1pm
Eveleigh Artisans’
Market – first Sunday of the month, 10am to 3pm
Alexandria
Community Garden – 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
NEWS
Minister tours Redfern
The Hon. Brad Hazzard, Minister for Planning
and Infrastructure, was welcomed to Redfern on Friday, 10 June 2011 for an
extensive tour to showcase what this vibrant area has to offer. The Minister
met with Redfern-Waterloo Authority’s CEO Roy Wakelin-King and members of the
community with visits to many of the positive developments in the area
including the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, Australian Technology
Park, Redfern Community Health Centre, The Block and Redfern Oval, finishing
with a tour of the Les Tobler Construction Centre and lunch at Yaama Dhiyaan.
Redfern Fire Station mural unveiled
Redfern Fire Station has been given a
colourful facelift with the unveiling of a new fire safety mural to educate the
public about fire safety. Over 160 school students from across Australia
entered the competition as part of a campaign aimed at reducing Aboriginal
deaths and injuries from fires at home. Four winning designs were chosen.
Donovan in Year 8 from Fairfield Patrician
Brothers School based his design on the fire safety message: “Everyone should
have an escape plan.” Byron in Year 5 from Lambton Public School and Abbey from
West Wallsend expressed the importance of not playing with matches, and Imogen in Year 4 from
Lambton Public School, used the phrase ‘Stop, drop, and roll’ to put out a fire
in her work.
Many community members came together for the
launch with a didgeridoo and band performance, a welcome to country by Charles
Madden, speeches, a video of the making of the mural, a smoking ceremony and a
lunch.
Steve Russell, Aboriginal Services Officer,
said the main aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of fire safety in the
community with the mural “brightening up the neighbourhood”.
Redfern Fire Station is the fourth busiest
station in NSW.
New Redfern home for
community groups
107 Redfern St, Redfern is set to be the new
home for three local organisations as part of City Of Sydney’s Accommodation
Grants Program. The program supports non-profit, locally based
organisations by giving them a new home in City-owned buildings at nil or below
market rent.
The organisations that are set move in to 107 Redfern St include:
- 107 Projects
Inc to provide artists’ studios and associated cultural activities - PLACE
(Partners in Learning and Community Enterprise) to establish an education and
creative enterprise centre for disadvantaged communities - Tribal
Warrior’s Mentor Program to run its mentoring program for Aboriginal and Torres
Islander youth.
Waterloo will also be the home to the Asylum Seekers Centre for NSW who
has received an accommodation grant to occupy the Waterloo Town Hall Office.
Redfern makes its mark
online
Redfern is gaining a bigger
presence online with new Facebook and Twitter pages set up to promote Redfern
as a vibrant destination with a range of sporting, cultural and business
opportunities on offer. The whole community is encouraged to spread the word
about Redfern including events and latest news to change the perception of
Redfern and to encourage more visitors to the area. Simply visit www.facebook.com/redfernwaterloo
or follow Redfern on Twitter at www.twitter.com/redfern.
ATP joins Biggest
Morning Tea
Australian Technology Park (ATP)
has raised over $9,000 for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea over the last seven
years to help cancer research – putting ATP among the top fundraisers in the
Sydney region. ATP tenants attended a special morning tea on 26 May 2011 at the
park, contributing $465 with ATPPML matching the funds dollar for dollar,
bringing the total raised to $930 this year. In 2010, almost 1 million people
participated in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea and helped raise more than
$10.5 million nationally for Cancer Council.
Nathan Merritt reaches
his 150th game
Congratulations to South Sydney
Rabbitohs player Nathan Merritt who played his 150th game for the
Club on 22 May 2011. This achievement was made just after one week after
registering his 100th first grade try for South Sydney with Merritt
in the top five try scorers of all time at the Club. Merritt grew up around
Redfern and says this milestone is a massive achievement for him, fulfilling a
childhood dream.
Bike fever hits
Redfern-Waterloo
Due to popular demand,
Cycle-Recycle is now open on both Monday (5pm-9pm) and Wednesday nights (5pm-8.30pm)
to provide a bicycle workshop to repair and receive pre-loved or abandoned
bikes including supplying parts and accessories. Cycle Re-cycle is run by a
group of dedicated volunteers and aims to assist disadvantaged people from the
local and wider community to own a bicycle, maintain and increase the
availability of bicycles and to provide a social forum for the exchange of
ideas and information. Pop along to the Carpark at 1 Phillip St, Waterloo
(corner of Cope St).
And if you are looking for a new
bicycle, restoration, repairs and servicing, check out Stallion Bikes on Little
Eveleigh St, near Redfern Train Station. Opening hours are Tuesday-Friday from
9.30am-6pm and Saturday from 11am-4pm.
In memory of Trevor
Davies
Trevor Davies from the South
Sydney Herald sadly passed away on Tuesday, 14 June 2011. Trevor was a member
and Elder of South Sydney Uniting Church and the founding editor of the South
Sydney Herald. Trevor was one of the foundation members of REDWatch and was
known to many people within the local community. Trevor had a great sense of
community spirit and commitment and will be sadly missed.
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
Art Bar at 70 Regent
Street, Redfern
The application for the use and
fit out of the ground floor premises at 70 Regent Street as an ‘Art Bar’ was
approved on 31 May 2011. The development includes signage and facade works
and will operate from 12pm to 11pm Monday to Saturday (with extended hours
up to midnight for a 12 month period) and 12pm to 10pm on Sunday. The
application was on exhibition in October 2010 but was subsequently amended and
re-exhibited from 6 to 27 April 2011.
Redfern RSL Club Fit
Out
A development application has
been received for the fit out of the Redfern RSL Club on Level 2 of the
building currently being constructed at 157 Redfern Street, Redfern. The
application is on exhibition from 8 to 22 June 2011.
Youth Hostel at 90
Regent Street, Redfern
A development application has
been received for the change of use of the existing building at 90 Regent
Street, Redfern to a youth hostel. The development includes internal fit out,
facade and landscaping works that will allow for eight bedrooms, a new
entry, three parking spaces and a covered barbeque area. The application will
be on exhibition from 22 June to 13 July 2011.
WHAT’S ON
3-10 July NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week celebrations will
run from 3-10 July 2011 to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
cultures and is an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous
Australians in various fields. Local events include:
1 July – Storytime
Storytime is suitable for
children aged 3-5 and is a free event featuring stories, songs and craft at Waterloo Library on Friday, 1 July at
11am.
4 July – Flag Raising
Ceremony
Come and celebrate the beginning
of NAIDOC Week 2011 with a Flag Raising Ceremony at the Redfern Community
Centre, Hugo St, Redfern on Monday 4 July at 11am.
5 July – Elders
Luncheon
An Elders Luncheon will be held
at NCIE on Tuesday, 5 July from 12pm-3pm and will include a three-course course
meal, performances and photographic exhibition. Contact Sara Hamilton on 1300
866 761 or sara.hamilton@ymca.org.au
for more details.
8 July – Family and
Sports Day
To celebrate NAIDOC Week, Family
& Sports Day will be held at NCIE on Friday, 8 July from 9am – 4pm so come
along and join in the fun!
9 July – Bush Tucker
Talk
Aboriginal guide Jess Sinnott
brings a taste of local heritage with a free Bush Tucker talk on Saturday, 9
July from 2pm -3pmat Waterloo Library on traditional seasonal foods available
in the Sydney area. Bookings essential.
Black History month
A showcase of local talented
artists, writers and performers will be taking place at Redfern Community
Centre, Hugo St, Redfern. This includes Theatre Night on 15 July, Deadly Films
night on 22 July and a Song and Dance Celebration on 29 July. Contact Sonny
Dallas Law on 9288 5717 or email slaw@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
for more information.
Eveleigh Farmers’
Market – every Saturday 8am to 1pm
Stock up on fresh produce
straight from the farm at Eveleigh Farmers’ Market, an undercover, and
traditional weekly Farmers’ Market held in the historic Blacksmith Workshop on
Wilson Street in Darlington. Selling unique produce from fresh fruit and
vegetables, meats, flowers and gourmet treats, Eveleigh Farmers Market is
Sydney’s only ‘rain, hail, shine’ venue with an inspiring heritage backdrop.
Eveleigh Farmers’ Market is held every Saturday from 8am to 1pm. For more
information, please visit www.eveleighmarket.com.au.
Eveleigh Artisans’
Market – first Sunday of the month, 10am to 3pm
Showcasing the best in
Australian independent design, art and crafts, Eveleigh Artisans’ Market takes
place on the first Sunday of the month
from 10am-3pm under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop.
Alexandria Community
Garden – 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
Interested in learning how to
grow fruit and vegetables? Join other garden enthusiasts (both novices and
experienced) at the Alexandria Community Garden. Working bees take place on the
1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at Connect Redfern,
Park St, Alexandria.
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