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VOLUME ONE NUMBER SIXTY-ONE JUNE’08 CIRCULATION 22,000 ALEXANDRIA BEACONSFIELD CHIPPENDALE DARLINGTON ERSKINEVILLE KINGS CROSS NEWTOWN PADDINGTON REDFERN SURRY HILLS WATERLOO WOOLLOOMOOLOO ZETLAND Anti-homophobia rally closes Gloria Jeans norrie mAy-welby Ali Humayun, locked up in Immigration crowd, pointing out how many countries Community Liaison Officer. This writer his school’s non-discriminatory policies, Detention for over three years and freed still persecute gay people, many with then addressed the crowd with an “I have and exhorted others to do no less. Despite the Rudd Government after a year-long public campaign by the death penalty. Chris Harris, Greens a dream” speech, pointing out how far the Some governments are now moving to promising to remove all forms of anti- CAAH (Community Action Against Councillor of the City of Sydney, spoke dream had come true, and urging all to redress anti-gay discrimination, but the gay discrimination, about 100 people Homophobia). of the Council’s support for the GLBTIQ keep dreaming and working for a more laws are not yet passed, and marriage turned up for the International Day The rally then proceeded down King (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender/ humane society, free of discrimination remains forbidden, according to both Against Homophobia rally in Newtown Street to the I Have a Dream mural, where Transsexual, Intersex/Intergender, and based on sex, gender, or sexuality. of the old parties (ALP and Liberal) so on Friday May 16. 78-er (from the first Mardi Gras rally Queer/Questioning) community, includ- Finally, Principal Gould of Macquarie rallies like this are important to charge in 1978) Irene Doutney addressed the ing recently reinstating the GLBTIQ Grammar Private School proudly spoke of up energy for change. The rally started outside Gloria Jeans, in response to the company’s support for Mercy Ministries which separates female couples and promotes male control of female bodies. Rather than engage with their critics, Gloria Jeans shut for the night, and activists wondered if they could chase it out of Newtown like they did McDonald's. Karl Hand from the MCC (Metropolitan Community Church) apologised for homophobia perpetrated by the Christian churches, and pointed out that such hatred is not Christian. Greens Senator Kerry Nettle emphasised the importance of equality under the law, including the current taboo territory of marriage. Rachel Evans from Socialist Alliance, reflecting on Rudd’s “honeymoon period”, said, “We’d like a honeymoon of our own!” adding, “We don’t want to mimic marriage, we just want the real thing!” Rachel also told the rally of the release, a mere 30 minutes earlier, of queer refugee Labor power struggle

Nicholas McCallum

The well-publicised dispute within the NSW Labor Party over plans to sell the state’s power stations has the superficial Christian Carter playing garden games Photo: Ali Blogg appearance of a battle between the party and the unions. Not so, say the rank-and-file members of its inner-city branches who have allied themselves The games people play at the Cross with the greater left.

At the Labor State Conference in May a Reem Al-Gharabally Backgammon, Battleship, Scrabble, ice-breaker and a level playing field for upon the games corner while strolling vote of one to seven against was the party’s Connect 4, cards, Snakes and Ladders, meeting new people who get a break through the market and thinks she will response to selling off the state’s power, Stroll behind the market stalls and more. The money raised is donated from their normal routine or relax before become a regular. but Premier Morris Iemma and Treasurer around the El Alamein fountain in to the Rough Edges community centre coming shopping.” “Living in Sydney there are not many Michael Costa didn’t seem to notice, or Kings Cross any fine Saturday and you in Kings Cross. He also says he sees this corner of things like this. It is such a cute idea,” didn’t seem to care. will see a group of tables with people Mr Carter describes his initiative as Kings Cross on Saturday as an oasis from she says. This would have come as no surprise to deep in concentration playing games. “a community model exercise” and it the problems of a hectic society. the small band of concerned Labor voters is based on similar programs located in “Many places where you socialise Mr Carter is looking for volunteers that turned up to protest the privatisation A community initiative started up other cities, like San Francisco which has and meet new people are bars and clubs to help him on Saturday. You can at the office of Member for Heffron Kristina 15-months ago by 26-year-old Public a large homeless population. when you are a bit lubricated by the contact him at: Keneally on May 1. The people were there, Relations Officer Christian Carter has “I wanted to give something back drugs and alcohol. Here you get to meet [email protected] the placards were out, but the office was proved a hit with locals and visitors to the community and we try to get people in their natural state and playing or visit the website at: “closed to the public for the rest of the alike. For a gold coin donation you can the community involvement because games with people tells you a lot about www.gardengames.googlepages.com day”. The irony that it was also May Day choose a game of your choice, pick a it’s about locals helping locals,” Mr the person’s character,” he says. was something continued on page 2 table and play. The choice is wide: Chess, Carter says. “Playing games is like an Hanna Jo, a Potts Point local stumbled 2 The South Sydney Herald – June 2008

PUBLISHER South Sydney Uniting Church Raglan Street, Waterloo News Telephone 0400 008 338 Phone/fax 02 9698 8949 The views expressed in this newspaper are those of the author and the article and are not necessarily the views of the Uniting Church. Lazard Carnegie Wylie. ADVERTISING Australian Manufacturing Worker’s [email protected] 0400 139 710 Union officer and Labor Party member Robyn Fortescue believes that there is MAILING ADDRESS: no need to sell NSW power stations PO Box 2360 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 as they have provided more than $1.2 billion in dividends in recent years. In LETTERS pure accounting terms there is 25 per Please send letters and emails to: The South Sydney Herald. cent return from the stations that would Email: [email protected] be lost if they passed into private hands. Supply sender name and suburb. The adamant opinion of the government Size: 150 words or less. We may edit for legal or other reasons. is the result of the Treasury Department’s view of comparative advantage and deregulation. “You’ve got a senior treasury official who came out of the electricity industry EDITORIAL COMMITTEE who is pushing for privatisation in 1998,” she said, “And you’ve also got Costa who appears to have been captured by the Chicago school of ‘sell anything that is run by the Government.’” Not all of Macquarie Street feels the same way. In an effort to maintain debate on the matter, Greens MLC John Kaye proposed a private member’s bill – ‘No Mandate, No Privatisation’. Two of Labor’s upper-house members, Linda Volts and Managing Editor Andrew Collis Ian West, found themselves crossing the floor and voting with the Greens, Liberals and the Nationals. It was a first for the Carr-Iemma Government. Photo: Newspix At a Power to the People meeting that immediately proceeded the session, Kaye the notorious collapse of Enron that took described how both Labor MLCs were control of electricity in California and “worked over mercilessly” by fellow Labor power struggle the ongoing problems of black-outs and government members, praising their companies constantly reselling stations fortitude. The chasm that has opened up continued from page 1 Local councils?” in Victoria and South Australia. between the Labor machine at Sussex Co-Editor Dorothy McRae-McMahon that no one wanted to acknowledge. Another Labor member, Paul Kregg, With the current level of mismanage- Street and the government members in Inside the State Conference at Darling was proud of the solidarity on the day ment of state-owned facilities, is it Macquarie Street is what spurred Volts Harbour, the upper echelons were stating and the effort that everyone had gone possible that the Premier is simply putting and West to cross the floor. their case, but outside was the picket line to, but expressed his disgust at Iemma the people of NSW first, by dumping part Ian West commented that it was the that spoke for more than 80 per cent of and Costa for trying to steamroll the of a load that has become too much to organisational wing of the party that NSW, calling on the Premier and Costa people of NSW by going against popular bear? Maybe former PM Paul Keating was made the decisions. “My loyalty is to the not to privatise state power. opinion. “They’d destroy the Australian right when he said that a state doesn’t Labor Party and the custodial officers Labor Party member Roy Byrnes Labor Party in NSW,” he said, adding need to burden its balance sheet with who made this decision [not to sell],” he commented that the privatisation of that any possible outcome for the parties ancient power stations. He maintains said. “And that’s where I’m taking my electricity would only be the first domino involved would be disastrous, except for that the real money lies in maintaining advice [from].” West also reflected on to fall. “We [the people of NSW] won’t big business. the lines that connect power to homes the contempt the Iemma Government had Co-Editor Trevor Davies own any of our utilities if they just “They’re just following the Thatcherite – not that his opinion is tainted by his shown in its total rejection of the party’s keep selling everything off,” he said. model and they’re just not working,” he association with the company advising vote against the sell-off. “What happens next? The Water-Board? added, drawing particular attention to the government on the privatisation, The battle continues.

Farewell to the Labor Club Homeless in Christine Dellenty ics of the Surry Hills community Photography Ali Blogg proved a difficult obstacle for the Surry Hills residents must bid club. Hip cafes and stylish restaurants farewell to an important part of their started to replace the smoky bars, Newtown community history next month, fol- bistros and taverns that were once lowing the forced sale of the former commonplace in the suburb, and the Adrian Emilsen were given a rousing performance by Surry Hills Labor Club. Labor Club struggled to keep up with the Sydney Street Choir, performing the transition. On May 14, the Newtown Neigh- some original songs as well as favourites The old club on Bourke Street In 2005 it was finally forced into bourhood Centre organised a half-day such as Lou Reed’s 'Perfect Day'. brought the local residents together amalgamation with the Graphic Arts forum on the topic of homelessness. According to Paul Adabie of the NNC, to socialise and play politics in a Club, which is based in Mascot. The forum attracted over 60 people “It was a great way to end the morning, relaxed and friendly communal space President of the Graphic Arts Club, and included speakers from Housing and it helped to ‘keep it real’ for all ADVERTISING & CONTENT for many years. Basil King, said: “The Labor Club NSW, City of Sydney, Marrickville involved”. Lisa Bruns of the NNC added: Ben Falkenmire The Chair of the Surry Hills owed $400,000 in debt and we paid Council, South West Inner City Hous- “What surprised me about the day was Neighbourhood Centre, Linda Scott, it off… We invested a lot of time, ing Co-Op and the Public Interest the number of services that attended. I said: “It’s a real pity. People liked to money and effort in trying to revitalise Advocacy Centre. The speakers at the did not think we’d get so many people. get together in informal ways and the the place.” forum discussed a range of issues such This is an issue not only affecting what ASSISTANT-EDITOR Labor Club was certainly one of those According to Mr King, the Graphic as the growing crisis in homelessness, we traditionally see as older men. It’s an Jessica Moore great spaces.” Arts Club spent “a couple of hundred different types of homelessness and issue affecting families, young people, DESIGNER The Labor Club was established in grand” on the venue. The Surry Hills the legal rights of homeless persons, single parents, everyone.” Robert Young the 1960s by the Surry Hills Branch of Labor Club had its name changed to as well as new initiatives to develop As an outcome of the homelessness the ALP. Ms Scott conveyed the club’s Arts on Bourke. The upstairs lounge social housing and improve services forum, the NNC has proposed the idea PRINTER MPD political history: was preserved, but the club was for homeless persons. of establishing a clinic to streamline 46-62 Maddox St, Alexandria 2015 “The Club housed all the meetings turned into an art-space and eatery to access to social housing and other of the local Labor Party for many attract a broader clientele. Later in the morning, the forum split services within the area. It is also REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS years, with members including former Arts on Bourke also sponsored into two workshops. The first was on intending to write a submission on the Reem Al-Gharabally Michele Freeman Jane Barton Katherine Keefe City of Sydney Councillor and Federal $10,000 for an art exhibition during understanding how and why people Federal Government’s new Green Paper Anna Christie norrie mAy-welby Senator Robert Tickner, former Federal the Surry Hills festival in 2007. are homeless. The second focused on on Homelessness in Australia which Lindsay Cohen Nicholas McCallum member Len Devine and his late Arts on Bourke closed earlier this how to increase the supply of social was released on May 22. Lee Conley Sarah Malik Linda Daniele Ellice Mol brother-in-law, former State member year, and Century 21 will be putting up housing, including a range of strategies Ben Falkenmire Susannah Palk Freddy Miller.” the site for auction on June 7. such as providing tax incentives for The Green Paper is now available for Phillip Fernandez Carissa Simons Although it was essentially a politi- “For the local community, the sale developers, as well as making use of public comment and can be accessed Perry Johnstone Ben Walker cal meeting place for its members, it represents the loss of yet another com- planning legislation to ensure a greater though the Department of Families, “We gratefully acknowledge the many Housing, Community Services and volunteer contributors and distributors also served the community as a popu- munity meeting space, and a gallery provision of affordable rental and social who make this publication possible.” lar social and entertainment venue. for emerging artists in the local area,” housing. Indigenous Affairs. www.facsia.gov.au However, the changing demograph- Ms Scott said. At the end of the forum, participants The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 3 News Labor Lord Mayoral candidate, Tony Pooley

Dorothy McRae-McMahon

Tony Pooley has served in the area of Local Government for eight years: four with South Sydney Council and four with the City of Sydney after the amalgamation of the two councils. Prior to that, he was engaged as a public servant with two different NSW Ministers and then as a staff person for the Australian Republican Movement.

He is attracted to local government because it allows for direct initiatives in relation to community projects which can be seen through to fruition. He recalls Tony Pooley Photo: Ali Blogg the beginnings of the planning towards the Redfern Community Centre and the decision-making for the City. He is well and whom they are really serving, after celebration of seeing it opened two-and- aware that any Mayor is given the power almost a decade of discussion. He wants a-half years later. He finds it immensely and prestige to do that. to look at the actual state of the finances satisfying to be contacted by local people He believes that he would add to the around public works, which he believes about some issue for which he may be position of Mayor a deeper understanding are over budget. able to find a practical solution. of the area in which most people live. Tony would like to put money into Tony does see some differences He would bring a stronger focus onto services like child-care which would between the role he had when Mayor things that he believes are important help to hold young families into the City of South Sydney and what would be to the residents, as against the CBD area. This would run alongside a greater involved in that of the Lord Mayor of – like parking policies. He is grateful awareness of the needs of many of the the City of Sydney. There would be a for the visions involved in the Sydney population who are over 55 years old. greater focus on events and ceremonies 2030 proposals. However, he would The multiplicity of glossy pamphlets – like New Year’s Eve and the Chinese like to concentrate on things which would be explored, given their high cost New Year and the receiving of overseas are achievable and directly related to to the Council, to see if they really focus Ambassadors and other responsibilities of the City of Sydney area. For example, on information that people need – like leadership, in what is a global city. These he would focus on various green details of transport, recreation and would not be his favourite activities if projects – parklands, gas generation, access, or whether they are basically elected as Lord Mayor. green roofing – and leave aside pulling for publicity. He is acutely conscious of the fact down the Western Distributor and To sum up: the dreams of Tony Pooley, that 75% of the population of the City Cahill Expressway as being outside the as a candidate for the position of the Lord of Sydney lives in the old South Sydney responsibility and control of the City. Mayor of Sydney, are to concentrate on Shrinking signs? Photo: Ali Blogg area and that they have a right to expect In many ways, Tony is a detail man. the building up of social capital across a concentration by councillors and the He believes that smaller things matter to the whole City for the benefit of people Mayor on services as well as events. average people and that they engage with of all ages, stages and cultures. What then attracts Tony towards the their lives. He would like to look more role of Lord Mayor? He would love the closely at the distribution of services STOP PRESS: Since time of writing Tony Pooley has chance to have a greater influence on the and facilities – like where the main withdrawn as Labor's candidate for Lord Mayor. Disappearing The new candidate is Dr. Meredith Burgmann. nature of the Council agendas and in its swimming pools are sited, or not sited, park signs

Wendy Collis Labor League. His granddaughter, Joanna Tony Pooley, City of Sydney Coun- O’Connor, says his family are still Faith in cillor and former Mayor of South very proud of him and she is grateful Sydney, has been asking questions to Councillor Tony Pooley “who has – questions as to why signs seem worked tirelessly to have the sign to be disappearing from parks and re-erected in the reserve”. Leadership? reserves of South Sydney. Tony Pooley senses that there is a pattern with signs being taken Seminar Week 2008 Up until 12 months ago, Jack Floyd down during park and building Reserve, beside Cope Street, Redfern, upgrades but not reinstated. He cites had a sign, but this was removed due the disappearance of the signs for June 13-17 to a planned upgrade of the park. The the May Pitt Reserve, St Johns Rd, sign was not replaced until April this Glebe; the Charles Kiernan Reserve, year, following prompting at Council of Abercrombie Street, Darlington; Renowned author Professor Robert Banks will talk about faith’s meetings by Tony. and the Anthony Doherty sign of the However the temporary replace- former Surry Hills Library as evidence ment, says Tony, is about a sixth of the of this trend. “I think there is a lack interaction with leadership, how we grow leaders within churches size of the original sign. “They have of concern about the social heritage put up a new sign that says ‘No Entry’ of the area,” he says. “I don’t think and how we lead the church in the 21st Century. – if you come up from Cope Street it there is enough attention to detail. We says ‘No Entry – Bicycles Excepted’ certainly don’t hang onto signs.” He so apparently you can put up large added that the Council seems “pretty signs that say that but you can’t put keen on rejuvenating stuff but not Other seminar week hightlights include workshops on gender, up large signs that say the name of the on retaining that historical link to reserve,” he commented. those reserves.” developing special projects and cross-cultural leadership, as well Jack Floyd lived in Redfern for most When the disappearance of the of his life. He died in 1975, aged 80, sign at Charles Kiernan Reserve was and the reserve was named after him raised at a Council meeting held on as a banquet dinner and film night. a year later. He served in both World May 12 2008, the response given is Wars and regularly walked the streets as follows: “It is not known when the of Redfern, Chippendale, Darlington Charles Kiernan sign was removed, or and Waterloo, going door-to-door, rais- who removed it.” However it was also The School of Continuing Education ing money for repairs for St Benedict’s advised that, “New signs which show Church by selling ‘Silver Circle’ raffle the name of the reserve and providing 16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta tickets. He was also a great supporter notice that dogs are not permitted of the Mt Carmel Church in Waterloo, within the playground area, are due to Contact 8838 8936, [email protected] South Sydney Football Club, Redfern be installed by the end of April.” RSL (for which he would carry the flag The dimensions of the new replace- each Anzac Day) and the Darlington ment signage were not specified. 4 The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 5 News

Key hearing points: HAVE YOU HEARD? Indigenous inquiry says Aboriginal Housing Company THE FAST NEWS  Concept DA for Pemulwuy Project WITH TREVOR DAVIES empowerment is the key has received conditional approval from Department of Planning. DoP awaiting The RWA offers free business advice to Small Business Ben Falkenmire their Pemulwuy Project. $60,000 administration fee to be paid. Geoff Turnbull from the Chamber of Commerce, in a recent Chamber newsletter AHC CEO Mick Mundine said he reports: “Following a meeting with the RWA we discovered a free business Later this month the Inquiry into received sympathetic support at last year’s  Outlined its charity, not-for-profit advice service funded by the Redfern Waterloo Authority and the Department of Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage public hearing. “We’ve been down this status regarding the fee, and that State and Regional Development which will be of considerable use to existing in NSW will submit its interim report to road before,” Mr Mundine said after the parliament, with an underlying message hearing. “Nothing came out of it last year is already under-funded, receiving business as well as to those thinking of setting up a business in the area. no government assistance. AHC The service provides free one-on-one confidential advice through an experienced to empower Indigenous communities. but I’ve got a better feeling from this one business advisor who has over 20 years experience helping start new businesses now we’ve got our DA in. We’ll fight it said $5 million in pro bono work was or grow existing ones. You can download from these links the leaflets for the Committee Chair Ian West said the to the end.” involved in compiling the concept DA. Free Business Advice Service and the Free Aboriginal Business Advice Service.” interim report will attempt to “come Whether the Committee can play a to grips” with some of the key themes role in achieving an end for the AHC will  Said the Pemulwuy Project that have emerged. “There are the become more transparent when they is realisable and will empower Block drug bust important issues of ownership, respect submit their final report in December, Aboriginal people in the area and and the equality of the partnership having revisited communities and Early last month, on the day of the NSW Upper House inquiry into Aboriginal between the Indigenous community consulted on recommendations. The become an iconic historical venue. Disadvantage, scores of police descended on the Block for a drug raid labelled and the government,” Mr West said. power to act resides with the three Operation Strike Force “Gildea”. Raids on homes in Louis, Eveleigh and Vine  Called for the removal “It’s becoming fairly obvious people Labor party members in the six-person streets resulted in 17 arrests, including 11 women and six men, for the supply of the needle bus near the need to feel empowered. If they have committee who could potentially de-rail and possession of prohibited drugs. The raid received support from the powers and dual ownership then they pro-AHC recommendations. Redfern Community Centre. AHC, Babana and The Settlement at the Inquiry. Redfern Police Commander have respect.” Mr West said his committee has Superintendent Mark Walton said it was part of an operation that began back Commissioned by the NSW Minister clout, but the ultimate decision on the in March to limit supply and use of drugs at the Block. On May 22 there was for Indigenous Affairs Paul Lynch, inquiry’s recommendations would reside the tragedy of the stabbing on the Block. Police media reported: “Police are NSW Health the Committee received more than 70 with current ministers. “We are an investigating the stabbing death of a man at Redfern this morning. Shortly submissions from people around the state upper-house standing committee,” Mr  Reported on success of the after midnight police were called to Vine Street after reports a man had been including residents and organisations West said. “We make recommendations stabbed. Officers from Redfern Local Area Command found the 23-year-old man dental program for Koori Kids and in Penrith, Kempsey, Dubbo, Nowra to government and it’s up to them to lying on the road with a stab wound to his upper chest. The man was taken to the Mums and Bubs program. and Redfern. accept or reject. I have a lot of faith in this Royal Prince Alfred Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police established The Redfern public hearing on April government and the current minister for a crime scene and an investigation has been launched involving detectives  Reported on the reduction in 30 was attended by the Aboriginal Indigenous affairs.” from Redfern Local Area Command and the Homicide Squad.’’ Drug busts smoking levels from 46 per cent Housing Company, NSW Health, the On the AHC he said: “There is a lot of and stabbings. What a tragedy! The community deserves better. of the indigenous population in Aboriginal Medical Service, the Babana sympathy for the Housing Company. The Men’s Group and The Settlement area is extremely iconic and the committee 2001-05 to 29.6 per cent in 2006-07. Neighbourhood Centre. is mindful of the importance of its history Result attributed to education. A lesson from the UK The Committee was notably to the Indigenous community.” With the NSW State Government about to flog off the NSW power system, sympathetic to the requests for a removal The committee comprises Labor’s Mick we should take note of what’s happening in the UK. This appeared in of the needle bus near the Redfern Veitch, Greg Donnelly and Ian West, the Aboriginal Medical Service The London Times: ‘Power companies are ripping off consumers’ (Robin Community Centre and the AHC’s Liberal’s Marie Ficarra, the Nationals’ Trevor Panamanian). British consumers are being ripped off by a “comfortable frustration in getting the green light for Khan and the Greens’ John Kaye.  Reported on the difficulty in oligopoly” of bloated electricity and gas supply companies, MPs were told attracting Aboriginal medical yesterday. At the opening of a parliamentary hearing into competition in the UK power market, Allan Asher, the chief executive of Energy Watch, the consumer graduates to the AMS, due to low watchdog, launched a two-hour tirade against the industry’s leading players. salaries. Only four out of 75 recent He accused Britain’s big six energy suppliers of engaging in “tacit collusion”, Aboriginal medical graduates said that competition in the market was a “myth” and that consumers were Walking on air “takes a lot of skill” have worked for the AMS. “getting it in the neck” from companies with no incentive to compete or innovate in order to win business. “Sadly, we have seen the 20 suppliers of ten Reem Al-Gharabally  Called for establishment of a years ago shrink into just six,” Mr Asher told a cross-party group of MPs on the NSW Aboriginal Health Act and an Business and Enterprise Select Committee. “Consumers are the losers.” While he Aerial artist Craig Hull took part Aboriginal Affairs Commission. acknowledged that there was no evidence of outright price-fixing, Mr Asher in three nights of the sold-out show claimed that the largest suppliers followed British Gas, the dominant market Walking On Air at the Sydney Opera  Called for 10 per cent of player with 16 million customers, in raising or lowering prices. House’s The Studio. seats in state parliament to be dedicated to Aboriginal MPs as Craig Hull and fellow aerial artist observed in New Zealand. Breast Screen van in Redfern Martin Peacock performed a spectacular The Breast Screen van returned to Pitt Street, Redfern last month. routine on the Chinese Pole – a vertical Situated outside the Rachel Foster Hospital site, the van offers free steel pole coated in resin on which mammograms to women over 40. Early detection of breast cancer is vital the performers climbed, slid down Babana Men’s Group and held seemingly impossible poses. and many older women in NSW are not aware of the need to be checked  Reported monthly meetings were every two years, with one in nine women developing breast cancer in their They performed to the backing music lifetime. The van will remain on Pitt Street until late June. of Sydney-based DJ Gemma, who attracting 50-60 Aboriginal men, along with upcoming indie musicians most of them fresh out of gaol. Bridezilla and Liz Martin played live Rudd Government not popular at the Factory sets during the show and Redfern-based  Requested land to base video artists Pixelvision provided the The Turnbulls’ Redfern Waterloo updates late last month reported on the itself, as its current location on playfully surreal visuals. effects of the Rudd Government’s first budget on Redfern-Waterloo. “Not Lawson Street is not secure. All the aerial performers who took all local services were lucky in the budget. One of the projects axed by the part in the show are affiliated with government’s first budget was the Regional Partnerships Program of the  Said much of its focus is on the Aerialize, a community-based circus arts Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Services men from the stolen generation training centre and aerial performance and Local Government. The Factory had put 12 months of work and the who are on the ‘outer’. company. Craig is an instructor with expense of hiring an architect and putting a DA to council as a requirement Aerialize and also performs independ- for an application to the Regional Partnerships Program to refurbishment of  Said the area desperately needed ently under his own label Circxs. For the its kitchen and disabled toilet.” The update continues: “The negotiation was housing for Aboriginal people. last few months he has been teaching quite complex and necessitated matching funding from Housing NSW (which Chinese Pole at the Block in front of had been approved but are now at risk). The programme has now been axed the Community Centre. He also teaches by the Rudd government leaving The Factory significantly out of pocket and Chinese Pole at the Aerialize’s circus The Settlement without the facilities to run its proposed new programmes on Nutrition, Health school based at the Addison Community Awareness and Food Security. If you have any suggestions or know of any other Neighbourhood Centre Centre in Marrickville. Photo: Supplied programmes that might help The Factory get its kitchen upgrade please contact Some of the innovative acts which  Coordinator Michael Patrick Russell on 9698 9569.” There seems to be some confusion as to these were part of the show were a trapeze partly to the large following Aerialize facts, some of which are contested by Tanya Plibersek’s office. We will have a Gravenor to leave soon for artist playing a keyboard while upside and the musicians have in Sydney but full report next month, but if you can help the Factory, ring Patrick. personal health reasons. down, a human chandelier of strong, also because of Aerialize’s innovative lithe bodies, a man on the moon and approach to aerial theatre.  Said the needle bus was a Alexandria hero, Ben Aveling! a hammock. “People love groundbreaking stuff double-edged sword as he had “The idea was to break the usual and they love aerial because it is known 86 men and women who had Ben, the man from the Alexandria Branch of the Labor Party who has taken boundaries of circus, using colour something most people can’t do. It takes on the Premier and Michael Costa, the State Treasurer, with charges in relation movement and new apparatus from a lot of skill and you are risking your died in the area from intravenous to the Head Office of the NSW Labor Party has been published in Crikey.com. ladders to tyres, anything different. That life up there.” drug use in the last seven years. Ben wrote a good opinion piece about electricity. If you are a Crikey subscriber, is how we ended up with the human I hope you have read it. Hopefully, you will read it in this August publication chandelier and the man on the moon,” www.aerialize.com.au  Said housing would go a long next month. Craig said. www.circxs.com.au way to helping people in the area. Craig said the show’s success is due www.pixelvision.org 6 The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 News

Newtown, Stanmore & St Peter's dogs Photos: Ali Blogg Sculptures for Newtown’s doggie subcultures

Linda Daniele Marrickville Council and independent street life areas and for the Newtown Standing Dog, Sitting Dog and Walking and they just seemed to appear one theatres of the Newtown area that has also precinct this is certainly the case. Dog. Byrnes said they are a classic dog day. “To me, they tell everyone you’re Poster bollards capped by canine gained City of Sydney Council support. Acknowledging Newtown’s canine form, with a certain grandness and in a doggie friendly zone and that here sculptures are located at Newtown Seven major independent theatres in subculture, the sculptures have also nobility, of no particular breed. Their the dogs rule. They’re up high and Square and St Peter’s Station on the Newtown precinct were founding provided a renowned local artist, Richard internal workings are represented in a they’re proud, just the way we like it,” King Street, as well as the corner of members of a new association for the Byrnes, an additional medium for his art. mechanised form of cogs and wheels, a she said. Enmore Road and Stanmore Road. ongoing project, from the intimate Edge Mr Byrnes said dogs were an obvious recurring feature in his work. Stephen Chao runs the Blue Fig Café Collectively known as the Guardian Theatre to the 2,200-seat art deco Enmore and appropriate choice for the precinct Each dog’s mechanics contains a quirky on Enmore Road and agrees dogs are king Dogs, the aluminium-cast sculptures Theatre, to the performing arts complex of and reflected the range of residents in reference to its surroundings, Byrnes said, in their parade down to the King Street act as gateways to Newtown’s arts and the Seymour Theatre Centre. Newtown’s the area and its spirit of acceptance with the sculpture at Newtown Square strip. “I used to own a café in Epping and entertainment district. Having become New Theatre is a member and, if it and tolerance. containing a spoon in recognition of to let dogs hang around there? No way. local landmarks since their installation survives its current financial woes, will be “If I’m on King Street, a goth will the many restaurants in the immediate But here I had to give up or I would have a couple of years back, amid the furore the oldest theatre company in continuous walk past with a dog on a rope. They vicinity. Bicycle parts in the sculpture at St no business.” of the city’s “dog wars” they have more production in New South Wales. might be followed by an executive with Peter’s Station are a reference to cycling at Chao’s partner in life and the café, recently taken on the resonance of The Newtown area, centred on a dog wearing a diamante-encrusted adjacent Sydney Park. “And the star in the Jenny, goes even further in meeting the enforcing Newtown’s pro-dog stance. and around King St, has the highest collar,” he said. “The dogs reflect these sculpture on Enmore Road is an obtuse needs of alfresco canine customers. “They concentration of independent theatres various subcultures as well as somehow reference to nearby Enmore Theatre and are just so smart,” she said. “I bring them The sculptures were commissioned and live performance spaces in Sydney. unifying them.” the other local theatres.” water and they like to have a massage. as part of the Newtown Entertainment Traditionally there has been a great Appropriately enough, the dog statues Newtown resident and artist Adriana They smile and smile, so much I have to Precinct project, a joint initiative from synergy between theatres and vibrant have the rather pedestrian titles of Bermudez said she loved the sculptures give them a breakfast sausage.” Paws for action outside parliament Back-peddling on Bourke St

in relation to pet shops is the lack of Carissa Simons has resulted in community anger. regulation with regard to the source of “It is bizarre that to ‘improve’ the the animals for sale. Animals may come An anonymous letter writer has environment, the Council feels from unregistered backyard breeders, forced Sydney City Council to release compelled to destroy part of it. puppy farms or other pet owners. details about a controversial cycle-way Honest to goodness, engineers are Purchasers have no guarantee of the along Bourke Street. The cycle-way, urban dinosaurs,” says local resident pet’s genetic history, past treatment or according to Council, would see 12 Iona McKenzie. possible behaviour problems. trees and 13 car spaces removed, Council says it is looking into Another disturbing fact is that pet but there are no plans to narrow alternative parking spaces in nearby shops sell un-desexed animals who footpaths. cross streets. But residents such as can then go on to produce unwanted Sheena Jack and Ron Lane are critical litters. An un-desexed female cat and Council argues that it is providing a of the move. Jack says, “I do not support her offspring can produce 420,000 cats dedicated cycle-way to increase safety removal of any trees or the loss of any in just seven years. and usability for what is a health and on-street parking which is already in Carol Maroun of the Domestic environmentally-friendly transport short supply. The bike track should add Animal Birth-control Co-operative option. This is in line with the Council’s to what we have now, not be a trade-off Society (DABS) says, “I could go out Cycle Strategy and Action Plan that so one group gets something while today and pick up 100 stray kittens but aims to increase cycling by 500 per one group loses parking and everyone I don’t have anywhere to put them. It’s cent by providing the infrastructure loses trees!” heart-breaking – you just can’t save which will make it a more attractive Nichols Street Community Group Carol Maroun Photo: Andrew Collis them all.” and safe alternative. It is also related Spokesperson, Brian Noad says, “The If introduced, the Animals Bill will to the Council’s Local Area Traffic needs of the bicycle route must be Julie Patterson euthanasia. The Animals Bill will reduce the number of animals entering Management Plan which aims to integrated with the needs of the many prohibit the sale of companion animals pounds by improving/restricting the manage traffic on residential roads, other Bourke Street users, including Outside Parliament House in in markets, auctions and pet shops. way they are sold. It will require people partly through increasing pedestrian residents, established trees, pedestrians, Macquarie Street on Wednesday May Australia has the highest rate of pet selling animals to inform prospective and cycle access. the disabled community, Sydney buses, 7, at approximately 11am, 30-40 people ownership in the world, and yet more owners of the special needs and Of the 500 trees along Bourke Street, on-street vehicle parking and emergency gathered in support of the Animals than 60,000 cats and dogs are killed requirements of the animal. It also 16 protrude into the line of the proposed access to residents’ homes.” (Regulation of Sale) Bill, introduced in NSW Council Pounds every year. aims to stop unscrupulous activities of cycle-way, four of which are already In response to considerable last October by Member for Bligh, Pet shops are a major contribution to commercial and ‘backyard’ breeders. scheduled for replacement due to community uproar and the anonymous Clover Moore. this shocking statistic, it is claimed, The Bill also bans the sale of animals their poor condition. There is no such letter, Council will hold information because they encourage people to to persons under the age of 16 in line guarantee for the other trees due to be sessions and has extended the date for In NSW alone there are about two impulsively purchase animals, without with recent changes to the United removed, however the Council says it comments to June 6. Local residents million companion animals, and the interviewing or preparing customers for Kingdom Animal Welfare Act. plans to plant trees in other locations groups are urging those concerned to purpose of this Bill is to protect them the responsibilities and costs needed for The Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill on Bourke Street where there currently submit comments and suggestions as from suffering, neglect, exploitation, the life-long care of an animal. will be voted on in NSW Parliament in are none. the designs for Bourke Street are not abandonment and unnecessary One of the most disturbing issues the next few months. The loss of trees in particular yet finalised. theredsunband: Sarah and Lizzie Kelly Photo: Clare McLay All about the feeling

An d r e w Co l l i s vocal by Lizzie Kelly (here as elsewhere) is haunting. “See if you come back/ Won’t Deep breath. “It’s all about the feeling,” sings see if you don’t.” Deceptively simple. theredsunband’s Sarah Kelly, “The feeling I Acoustic guitar buoys the country- can’t get/ It’s all I can do to remember/ When styled ‘Steer Your Helm Away’. The we first met …”. The song, ‘Like An Arrow’, chorus surprises, rocking the song to one opening track to new album The Shiralee, signals side, then back again. Disorienting. what’s to come. The Shiraleeis all about loss. ‘It’s So Heavy’ (“My heart is weighing on me”) and the title track (a fitting centrepiece) It’s a sad album – sad, intelligent – and confess/offload burdens of responsibility, regret, beautiful. Like its literary namesake (D’Arcy shame. There is something operatic about ‘The Niland’s tough-tender novel about a swagman Shiralee’ in particular, which moves to a swirling and his daughter/burden/shiralee) the album climax of organ riffs and guitar distortion, explores a desolation – the vulnerability of drums, tambourines and soaring vocals. making one’s way in a vast and sometimes Live favourite, ‘Bathysphere’, written by cruel (physical/emotional) country. Bill Callahan (Smog), is reworked in a way “Music is for people who need it,” Sarah that owes something to Cat Power’s cover – says. “It’s something to be serious about,” she squealing feedback, slow-building, intense. Another beautiful Alex Perry creation Photo: Andre Rangiah adds, with a candour and conviction much The song’s lyric looks back on childhood in evidence on the band’s second long-player dreams, even as it marks the record’s moving/ (recorded late in 2006 over 10 days with growing beyond personal heartbreak. Scandal, celebrity, and let’s producer Dean Turner). More than a year later, ‘The Eagle’ (sounds like “ego”) The Shiralee has been mixed (by Tim Whitten) struts like a rock star. and is ready for release – finally – on June 14. Closing tracks, ‘Hymn To An Empty Room’ not forget, stunning fashions “We were happy to get the EP [Like (echoes of Mazzy Star) and ‘Lonely Children’, An Arrow] out last year,” Sarah says. “That deal in empathy and take their time – droning, was one for people who hadn’t heard drifting, stretching out – the vast country, the An d r e Ra n g i a h it to be “inappropriate, irreverent and distasteful”. anything from us in so long. The tour with vast emptiness becoming wide-open space. Nonetheless, Sylvester’s collection was a Liam Finn and EJ Barnes was great. And The strength of The Shiralee, musically and Sydney was the epicentre of Planet great success. Her ready-to-wear pieces used now we’re excited about the album.” lyrically, lies in its dealing with loss – an assent Fashion last month with the staging of strong colours and strong motifs to deliver a Released on Enchanted Recordings, to loss that avoids self-absorption. “The feeling Rosemount Australian Fashion Week 2008. complex range of strangely cohesive threads. a label Sarah has established with fellow I can’t get” opens out into “unimagined realms” A particularly exciting buzz charged the event New, fresh and exciting were the white songwriter-musician Robert F. Cranny, The (‘Lonely Children’). No small achievement. this year with fashion enthusiasts around leather skirts and dresses, and the clever Shiralee impresses as a strong collection the nation anxiously awaiting the arrival of tulip-sleaved cape is sure to be a hot seller. of well-crafted pop-rock songs – artfully theredsunband plays Oxford Arts Factory on Friday June 27. international A-list designers and VIPs. To cap it all off, and marking a truly ordered distorto-dream-pop… memorable Fashion Week, the usually tedious ‘Heartbreaker’ consolidates the theme The SSH has three copies of The Shiralee to give away. Kirstie Clements (editor-in-chief of Vogue “skinny” debate reared its under-nourished of lost love: “It takes one to know one.” To win, email [email protected] with an answer to the Australia) set the scandalous tone when head, but this time with comical panache. ‘Won’t See You’, a stand-out, employs sleigh following: Which redsunband song has most recently publicly announcing that 14-year-old Polish Milan-based Australian model Stephanie bells and tremolo guitar (with a sputtering been added to playlists on FBi, 2SER and Triple J? model Monika Jagaciak would be pulled from Carta was pulled out of two major shows at guitar solo by Daniel Herring of early Magic Fashion Week due to her impressionable age. the last minute, her management accounting Dirt) to shimmering effect. The backing New South Wales Community Services for her absence by saying, “Stephanie Minister Kevin Greene got in on the action needed to work on her food intake”. stating that the young lady was involved in In fine form Carta appeared again on the Next Top Model-winner Alice Burdeu, to However, the Sydney local returned to his acts that were inappropriate for her age, which runway two days later before flying back to the tunes of Madonna and Britney. famous red carpet gowns when his muses further stimulated media and public interest. Milan where she was booked to walk for The models’ pieces – from animal prints went on Safari. Leopard, zebra and tiger prints Jagaciak was shipped back to Poland in a coveted designer Balenciaga. Carta proudly through to skinny-leg jeans – were constructed gave an extra punch to fitted mini dresses matter of days and became old news, with explained that “[Balenciaga] likes me this way”. from beautiful fabrics inspired by the romantic and show-stopping, full-length gowns. Kate Sylvester’s spring/summer collection Amazingly, amongst all this non-fashion- days of the British Raj. Intricately beaded silks Oscar Wilde agitated convention with his spurring fresh controversy. The New Zealand related entertainment, the depth of Australia’s blended seamlessly with crisp cottons, linens prioritisation of beauty. Australian Fashion designer titled her show “Royally Screwed”. fashion scene stood strong and made and tailored denims in colours that transported Week this year evoked the spirit of the Victorian Sylvester dressed models in mock-military Australian Fashion Week about the clothes. onlookers back to nineteenth-century India. icon to the approval of the Sydney fashion garb adorned with WWII medal replicas that One of the highlights was Alex Perry’s With minimal detail and a focus on elite. One can only wish next year brings hung off models’ bare thighs. The RSL slammed “Princess on Safari” collection. The models proportion the strong white dresses were the same superficiality that has fashioned Sylvester’s use of the war medal replicas claiming strutted the runway, led by Australia’s a welcome change of direction for Perry. this industry a guilty pleasure to so many. 8 The Review June ’08

Film Review and WHAMMO! the basic formula that Galeazzi relishes his material. by Lindsay Cohen hasn’t changed a great deal. The set design by Brigid Dighton, a Rating: Two for one offer, no choc new NIDA graduate ably overseen The Reviews top, medium popcorn, medium coke by veteran Anthony Babicci, is and a peanut-butter sandwich. hauntingly effective. The only let Book Reviews down is the appearance of the angel by Ben Walker at the climax. The low ceiling and the clumsy lighting cues detract Theatre Reviews from the biggest moment in the play, by Jane Barton proving more an anti-climax. It was Iron Man a disappointing flaw in an otherwise Director: Jon Favreau highly recommended production. The Best Australian Political Writing Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Tony Jones (ed.) Genre: The Six Million Dollar Man GLEEBOOKS $32.95 meets Ned Kelly Tony Jones, best known for hosting Wealthy arms dealer and genius Music Review Underbelly: The Gangland War ABC’s Lateline since 1999, has Tony Stark (Downey Jr) battles by Lee Conley John Silvester and Andrew Rule collated a series of articles and essays his inner demons after escaping Rock ’n’ Roll GLEEBOOKS $24.95 that sum up Australia’s political year from generic Middle Eastern bad Tom Stoppard I sometimes get caught up in my of 2007. Whilst some of these articles guys by constructing a rudimentary Sydney Theatre Company own reality and forget that other may be accessible on the internet and flying suit of armour (think Director: Simon Phillips people are living in a completely other sources, ultimately the writing Ned Kelly with a jet pack). Rock ’n’ Roll has been a much- different reality. For me, Underbelly: in the sand is fading, which is why With the personal demons slain, anticipated event. It’s Stoppard, The Gangland War is a shocking this collection is a useful outline of Stark constructs a more advanced it’s about pop culture and… well, PNAU reminder of just how different the engaging and dramatic events. Ned Kelly suit (think Robo Cop it’s Stoppard. Much has been PNAU some people’s realities are from Some of the key articles include with a jet pack) and sets off to defeat written about how boring this play Etcetc 2007 mine. Furthermore, these events are Judith Brett’s analysis of the changing his mentor Obadiah Stane (an is. It isn’t. The play is fine. It’s this PNAU’s eponymous third album occurring right here in Australia, so of the tide, Noel Pearson’s forceful unrecognisable Jeff Bridges at the production that is seriously flawed. cultivates a Kinder Surprise value – a it is not a case of “only in America”. support for a radical change in peak of his craft and having a ball) Mostly the fault lies in the dull and wow factor that grows into admiration The book is fast-paced and describes Indigenous policy, Simon Mann’s who Stark has discovered has been leaden acting of the ferociously bad as you realise the jigsaw chicken in gory detail the events of how Jason examination of Kevin Rudd before selling weapons illegally to the Middle Matthew Newton. His performance actually walks. Below the pop sheen of Moran shot Carl Williams in the belly. he became a public figure and he Eastern bad guys, get the girl and set is enough to stop anyone ever kids’ choirs, electro-clash synths and Consequently, Carl Williams began describes him as a “technocrat”, and the stage for many sequels to come. going back into a theatre. Failing to occasionally off-kilter vocals, there’s his path of revenge. The story not Pamela Williams’ discussion of the Iron Man is of course yet another find any emotional nuances in the a collision of fun and nonchalance only tells the gangland story, but the Liberal Party’s internal examination of comic strip remake. Yet up until the character he plays, Newton instead hinting at disposability, belying the story of police investigations as well. affairs prior to the November election. point where Stark constructs the manages to convey a sense of his complexity and craftsmanship. For anyone who likes to read An edited book is an interesting Robo Cop version of his Iron Man own superiority at playing the lead In the backseat are the sultry street-level details in the comfort way of outlining the key events and suit, the film holds together well as in such a cool play and his ability depth charges of Sambanova – the of their living room, this book has perspectives, because the articles an intriguing blend of science fiction to speak in a faux Czech accent. oft-reissued underground classic first it all. From the price of a “hit”, to are written at a moment in time and political commentary with a Such poor casting is ultimately album – overshadowed by a mostly the various issues in manufacturing by different people as opposed to sly deadpan humour. Sure enough the fault of the director, Simon joyous hooky-pop sensibility making drugs, and what happens if you a history book by one person after though, once the political and moral Phillips. The STC should be ashamed its presence felt on the charts. There’s cross the wrong person. the events. The convergent and dilemmas are resolved in black and of turning a light, deft, sprightly a somewhat tangential sing-a-long An engaging read for anyone divergent perspectives allow for white terms, it’s a case of good guy script that traverses the personal quality – for example ‘Come Together’ who liked the TV series, or who a fuller perspective on a greater versus bad guy, and roll out the special and political with a breezy elegance features the kids singing gleefully likes shows like The Sopranos or number of issues on the large political effects. They’re spectacular sure, but into a turgid rant without subtlety “If we come, come together…” and movies like American Gangster. year in Australia that was 2007. ever since Batman went KAPOW! or much grace. Very disappointing. although it might raise an eyebrow or two, the overall impression is a playful sensuality rather than down-and- dirty intentions. Epic synth pads and some fine keys work by Michael Di Francesco from Van She round it out and head solidly into the kind of 5am trouble the track is bound to cause. Angels in America ‘Wild Strawberries’ ravey New Theatre Newtown dance-floor insistence suggests a Director: Alex Galeazzi kind of new-wave disco menace, Director Alex Galeazzi’s sure upping the tempo from lazy late- hand guides this engrossing and night opener ‘With You Forever’ largely successful production of (probably the closest the LP gets Tony Kushner’s modern classic. to Sambanova) or more uplifting Set in the late 80s and up until gentle house of ‘Embrace’, with the end of the millennium, Angels guest vocal and gorgeous female follows the stories of three characters harmonies by Pip Brown. as they navigate through an era of The website features an ’80s AIDS-filled angst. Watching Angels throwback arcade game replete with as an historic document it is hard to paddles and Tetris-like Gummi believe that it was barely a decade Bear coloured balls. Progressing ago that this shroud of death hung through rounds enables the over the gay community. It’s even player to hear more tunes and THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING harder to believe that the crisis has simultaneously underscores the moved to the developing nations and ’80s tribute sounds buried in the seems entrenched. This production mix. PNAU’s deft and multi-skilled HAPPENING AT THE BUCKLAND is a great theatrical event, with production surprises and derails as sophisticated multimedia design, often as it immerses, but yes, it does confident performances and a sense make you want to keep playing. POOL COMP LADIES NIGHT TRIVIA POKER Mondays Tuesdays from 6pm Wednesdays, 7.30pm Thursdays, 7.30pm from 8pm $7 cocktails Free to play. Free to play. Resource Performance Workshops Win prizes! Win prizes! Private Coaching Acting Workshops Jane E Seymour Actor & Acting Tutor Plus, catch all the Super 14 and World Cup qualifier games live on our big screens MA,unsw;BADA,uk; ARTTS Inter.,uk

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around me and each of us has our Waterloo resident’s foibles. Once you are exposed to many cultures, you realise people are people, no matter where you are,” winning artwork he said. “We come together in a circle and the whole becomes much more than just the sum of its parts.” Li n d a Da n i e l e Having always loved to paint ‘Sydney’ uses simple and draw, he said his creative representations of various souls “More a meditation than a urges usually come in waves. “I’m engaged in a spirit of celebration and picture” is how Carl Milton beginning to realise how consistent unity. The city’s instantly recognisable describes his prize-winning and important art is to me and skyline provides a backdrop for a painting, ‘Sydney’. The Waterloo now I’m fully absorbed,” he said. gathering that acknowledges our resident’s first ever entry into an Drawn to the art competition’s original inhabitants, and interprets art competition has received top theme of celebrating cultural diversity, Sydney as symbolic of the Sea of ‘Sydney’ by Carl Milton Photo: Supplied honours in the City of Sydney’s 2008 Mr Milton said: “I support and Hands Reconciliation Movement. Multicultural Art Competition. embrace multiculturalism as I am a One of the competition’s product of it. I have a mixed heritage judges, Sylvia Ross, Head of the City of Villages Art Exhibition and on exhibition at Town Hall House Mr Milton said he nearly passed and my father’s journey in Australia, School of Art at the College of Prize where $3000 is up for grabs, until June 11. They will then be out when he received news of the like many others, began at Bonegilla Fine Arts UNSW, described the a suggestion that Mr Milton enter exhibited at Pine Street Creative Arts win. “I found it such a shock and migrant hostel [in Victoria].” finalists as “animated, energetic proves to be wholly unnecessary. Centre in Chippendale until July 5. a really good surprise. Once I’d Born in Sydney and growing and graphically exciting”. “I’ve already got an idea floating Winning entries will be got over that, I realised I could up in Melbourne, Mr Milton said The Multicultural Art Competition around in my head. It won’t be incorporated into multilingual buy more paints,” he said. he has been enriched by living is part of the City of Sydney’s Living anything like ‘Sydney’. I’m thinking signage to be displayed in The $2,000 first prize, together in multicultural environments in Harmony program that promotes about sub-cultures, but can’t public locations to welcome with the all-important recognition such as the cultural melting- cultural diversity and understanding. say more than that,” he said. visitors and residents from and praise, have encouraged pot of Auburn in Sydney. With the announcement of a new The ten finalists from the 2008 diverse cultural backgrounds, a Mr Milton to pursue his art. “I’ve always had different cultures competition by the Council, the Multicultural Art Competition are council spokesperson said. “I paint like I’m dreaming” Artist Profile: Shireen Malamoo

Be n Fa l k e n m i r e Instead of austere domestic Aboriginal and Vanuatu people. still-life pieces, Shireen opted for “They were tough people but Born into the slave trade in something more pivotal, more they dressed for church and had a Northern Queensland, where profound as the subject of her strong influence of witchcraft.” Islanders and Aboriginals were work. “They are spirit people,” she It is perhaps her exposure to forced to work on cane farms, said. “They’re all around us.” spiritual transcendence that allows Shireen Malamoo made a break Propped up against her walls in her to broach a subject matter many one day. It was a decision she would her Redfern home, her paintings people only consider in the deep roots Shireen Malamoo Photo: Ali Blogg never look back on with regret. feature elongated and faceless of their subconscious. “The spirits I figures, almost African in their paint are of people in trauma; like the The emotional strength it took silhouettes but shrouded with blackfellas in the community around attracting strong interest from in the appreciation. “Art brings to leave her hometown and start Aboriginal influence in colours and here. I capture the universal,” she said. local and European buyers. you back to the edge. It brings you fresh flickers in Shireen’s newest the use of lines for visual framing. “It’s almost like you’re dreaming It is a fine achievement when you to the spiritual and makes you a of interests that is attracting Shireen’s Aboriginal father, and what you’re painting. I don’t draw on consider Shireen’s new-found talent little careful,” she said. “To explore more than the casual eye. her mother who originated from my canvas. I paint like I’m dreaming. is only two-and-a-half years old. this at a tatty age: I’m rich.” “I decided to get up one morning Vanuatu, are obvious influences. As is It would be peculiar to most artists.” The respected Indigenous leader, and paint,” she said. “I thought her upbringing in a tough Pentecostal Peculiar to many buyers as well, who was a Commissioner of Her work will next show at a Paddington to myself ‘I’m going to paint a community she explained, which with a recent solo exhibition at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait gallery alongside works from migrant women. bathroom’ but I never did.” was touched by the witchcraft of the Washhouse Gallery in Rozelle Islander Commission, is reveling The SSH will update you next month. Making sense of a city

El l i c e Mo l identities. “I asked them to come as they are, how I saw them,” he Jack Carnegie steps over his says. The photographs featured local dog, Carlo, a giddy fox terrier, people doing extraordinary things, and sets his latest photographic including a woman who lives across work on his desktop for a sneaky the road from Jack, who walks her preview. Browsing through the four dogs with her parasol each day. shots, taken on a digital SLR From his neighbours to the camera, it’s clear his passion for city that surrounds him, Jack photography goes hand in hand is often motivated by his left- with a good eye. He has taken leaning politics as someone who is images that look so perfect they concerned about social justice and could be on a Christmas card. the environment. “If I can use my photography to make some sort of His new exhibition, Sense Of A social improvement I will,” he says. City, is an array of stunning high- Other people have their own quality prints taken in the city of ways of campaigning for what Sydney. Not only do they capture they believe in but for Jack it’s all the sense and spirit of the city, on in his photography. “That’s my closer inspection they portray a sense contribution so I’m more than Anti-APEC demonstrators in Sydney last year Photo: Jack Carnegie of time and place and the people in happy to do it and continue to them are a symbol of existence. “You do it.” He reveals that everything might notice in my photographs, he knows about photography is “There’re still photographs of the Jack lives in, there are some things doubt the images he produces will the working class of Sydney,” says self-taught and most of what he Harbour Bridge that haven’t been he wants to stay the same, like always have a place in Redfern. Jack. “I quite like photographing produces he generously gives to taken. Everyone will photograph the friendly faces he lives among. the character and the interest in non-government organisations and something slightly different. I’m However, he has hopes that the With substantial support from Pixel Perfect the faces of ordinary people.” local newspapers, like the SSH. sure someone’s going to come up Block in Redfern becomes a centre Pro Lab, Jack is displaying his work, And he certainly can, as evidenced Having covered a broad section one day with a view of the Harbour for Indigenous art and culture and Sense Of A City at Regard Gallery, 372 by his last exhibition, Come As You of Sydney Jack believes there are Bridge that no one’s ever seen.” “becomes a vibrant and healthy place Wilson St Darlington from June 13–29. Are, which featured a stack of local still shots waiting to be snapped. For Redfern, the community for Aboriginal people to live”. No 10 The Review June ’08

Australian Mosaic was established 11-year-old Katherine Gvozdova, a by Tatiana Torlina (who remains student at the Tanya Pearson Classical editor) and her husband Vladimir Coaching Academy, delighted the seven years ago. gathering with a traditional Russian On May 4 a special event, folk dance. comprising acknowledgement of “I’m so very proud to be associated magazine contributors (and designer with this magazine,” said Inna Yana Madorski), story-telling and Goubina. “It’s a really talented team, a variety concert, was held at the and inspiring. The level at which it Redfern Town Hall to mark the works is serious, comprehensive, not publication of the magazine’s 13th judgemental. It focuses on Australian issue. The event was made possible life, culture, art.” thanks to a grant from the City Referring to a number of feature of Sydney. articles that explore relationships In attendance were many members between Russian and Indigenous of Sydney’s Russian community, Australian cultures, Ms Goubina said, as well as local and Indigenous “The magazine encourages the best representatives including Dr Naomi from each culture. There is something Mayers of the AMS. good, beautiful in all of us.” Indigenous artist Shireen Malamoo Particular praise was lavished joined with Russian composer and on the magazine’s editor, Tatiana guitar player Edward Kremen for a Torlina. Ms Torlina is highly soulful rendition of ‘Summertime’. regarded among writers and the Tatiana Torlina (far left) enjoys a performance by Simon Boikov. The Almanac (right) Photos: Andrew Collis The duo performed several wider community as someone who songs again later in the evening. appreciates the humanising potential “One kind heart can change the world around” Natasha Morozof, a professional of quality journalism. A migrant singer from Moscow, sang national with limited opportunities, she An d r e w Co l l i s has also been an author and poet, The magazine includes articles anthems ‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘I has dedicated her abilities toward and interviewer with a Russian- and artworks on Australian-Russian Still Call Australia Home’ in Russian! creating a more hospitable and more Inna Goubina, who arrived in language magazine called Australian issues, with a particular focus on Simon Boikov, talented son of Fr respectful cultural space. “It inspires Australia from Georgia 14 years ago, Mosaic: Australian Russian Language cultural and political life. There are Michael Boikov from the Croydon you,” said Ms Goubina. “It shows is a research officer at the Aboriginal Almanac. plans to develop and present content Russian Orthodox Church, performed you that one kind heart can change Medical Service in Redfern. She in Russian and in English. Russian folk songs on accordian. the world around.” South Sydney Crossword ( ) * + , Last month’s solution

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Be n Fa l k e n m i r e about Gelder’s position on the board a range of art media produced in means for a piece of art, calling currently ranking first on bestseller of an educational body and Craven’s contemporary Australia. on Dickens who was in his time a lists. On the other hand author One of the more contentious attempt to have him removed. Craven is an old aristocrat and popularist, and whose work has stood Matthew Reilly may draw a polemical sessions at this year’s Sydney Writers’ At the core of their dispute are art-fogy masquerading as a journalist the test of time. position from both art critics. Festival was the Overland debate their philosophical differences on the for bread. His day job compels him While Craven harped on about It would seem both authors have a between Sydney Morning Herald definition of literature and the canon to look at these media, he said, with the true greats in painting, and point, as evidenced by the above. Do critic Peter Craven and University in Australian works, including books, some indignity, but he believes the books, Gelder developed a more we position Reilly and Jodi Picoult of Melbourne English Professor film and TV. real canon is reserved for those who logical argument about why popular alongside Patrick White and Charles Ken Gelder. Both men, they discovered in produce works of brilliance, regardless art and not just literary art must be Dickens? Who are the masters and this boxing ring of a session, are of popularity. considered. Tim Winton’s latest book who are the keepers at the gate? On Before the session the two had forced by occupation and more Gelder is more interested in the Breath is a fine example of art that the latter point the two found rare been reputed to be in heated battle often than not interest, to critique nature of popularity and what that is both literary and popular and is agreement: they are The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 11

News cont’d Gamarada – men of earth

SSH and non-Aboriginal men are welcome to join any time, after they agree to abide by In Redfern, a group of Aboriginal the men’s group agreement and complete men, and a Maori, have been trained a nomination form. and are running the Gamarada Men’s “I have been interested in looking Self Healing Program. at different ways that we can work on building emotional and inner strength. “I thought this sort of stuff was not for We as a community have created this me and was sceptical at first. However, program and everyone who attends takes I enjoyed the program, learnt lots and an ownership of it and can join in the realise how what we are trying to create great feeling that we all receive as a result together has the ability to assist people of attending,” says Ken Zulumovski, with a lot of their own self-healing worker in the field of Aboriginal mental and to take control back of their lives health and social and emotional well- and emotions,” says Shane Phillips, being for 10 years. CEO Tribal Warrior Association and Principles and techniques such Gamarada graduate. as breathing and relaxation, anger The idea was inspired by Shane’s management and cultural healing passion for doing something new and techniques are used. Compassion, Gamarada men's group at Redfern Community Centre Photo: Supplied positive in the community. Shane, Ken honour, community service and Zulumovski, David Beaumont and Mark increased awareness are explored. This Mark Carroll. in their own healing.” and have their own distinctive way of Carroll decided that it was important is being constantly enhanced by a strong David Leha who performs as Radical There are various Aboriginal men’s supporting Aboriginal men. to attempt to use ancient holistic Aboriginal perspective, influence and Son and conducts Gamarada anger groups and programs in the community principles and Aboriginal culture and now ownership of the program. management and healing sessions is paid now. Some of these are Walking Together We are open to the community spiritual values to create a strong men’s “Inspired by Shane, we thought it was for his healing skills by the Government. Aboriginal program for people on supporting Gamarada. You can email us on self-healing space. David Leha joined time to try and bring some men together, He says, “For many years now, from a probation or parole, Babana (www. [email protected]. with Nathan Leslie and camera-man to share ownership and wisdom and to background of anger, prison, violence and treocom.net/babana/) which provides Or you can email Ken on Mark Taylor. The training program was create a healing space focusing more my own pain, I have learnt to open my a powerhouse of men’s and community [email protected] or completed in December 2007. on the here and now and where people mind and to take in things which can help events and is chaired by Mark Spinks David on dbeaumont@cityofsydney. The program is currently running each want to go, to help begin a detoxification me with my own healing. Gamarada has (note: all current Gamarada leaders are nsw.gov.au for some more info about Monday night at the Community Centre process not only of the body and mind inspired and given me many new skills Babana members) and now Gamarada. the program or look at our web page Redfern, from 5.30 to 8.30pm. Aboriginal but perhaps even the spirit,” says which I am now using to support others All of these programs are complementary www.treocom.net/gamarada/.

Children from Yurungai perform a welcome to country Photo: Kate Alexander Guiding kids on paths of education

Andrew Collis children,” said Mr Greene, a former primary school teacher. “It’s the respon- May 20 saw the official opening of sibility of us all to see that our children Soraya Touma Photo: Katarina Cvikovic Barnardos’ much-anticipated Yurungai are given opportunities and support Learning Centre in partnership with the for learning.” Factory Community Centre in Waterloo. “The Yurungai Learning Centre is The official ceremony was chaired by an initiative that aims to improve the Art of healing at St Vincent’s Yurungai participants, Liam McDonnell educational outcomes for kids in the and Serika Shillingsworth. Redfern and Waterloo area,” says Toni Susannah Palk Katarina Cvikovic, Committee Secretary on emerging artists. It offers them a Widders, Program Manager. “We want of the Program. different space to show their work Community support of the learning to give these kids better life choices and A hospital is an unlikely place to “Art is something else that people and they’re tapping into a totally centre, which in just 10 weeks is already the chance to venture north of Redfern hold an art exhibition, let alone foster can focus on… Instead of looking at a different market.” providing after-school care and help Station to a world of opportunity.” young and emerging artists. Yet in a blank wall or a television screen, they “A lot of staff and also patients with homework to 30 children, has been “By working in close partnership with bid to create a holistic approach to can look at art. If a patient is mobile, have bought things. They are able to strong, a testament to the clear need it schools and parents, we’re improving the health care, St Vincent’s Hospital is all they have to do is walk down the purchase artwork without fear of going fills within the South Sydney region. outcomes for kids in the South Sydney doing just that. corridor and there in front of them is into a gallery. It’s a more comfortable Principals of local schools, parents and region,” says Ms Widders. “Already we an exhibition.” environment… people wouldn’t representatives from various educational have had reports from participating Attempting to create a positive Soraya Touma has just finished necessarily buy the art otherwise.” organisations were present at the launch, schools of higher attendance rates and environment for patients and staff, displaying her work at St Vincent’s. She For Soraya, seeing her work hung in a all with words of praise and encourage- improved numeracy and literacy skills.” the hospital’s Healing Arts Program is graduated from the National Art School place where it may be doing some good ment for the initiative. Guests were treated to a traditional brightening its “blank and sterile walls” in 2006 and says that the program is a is an added bonus, “It’s a great thing to The Hon. Kevin Greene, Minister smoking ceremony and a wonderful with art. great platform for artists in what can be look at your body of work hung up there, for Community Services, and Dr Phil dance to welcome guests to country. The “We have revolving exhibitions seen a very small art market. especially if it is making a difference, no Lambert, Regional Director (Sydney) of dance was performed by children from around the hospital and we are trying “It is a great program for young matter how minuscule.” the NSW Department of Education and the Yurungai program. Taught to the chil- to build up a collection of artwork that talented nobodies to show off their work. “I think art is quite a healing thing. Training were in attendance. “Children dren by Bruce Shillingsworth, Education we can put into public spaces which will It offers a real opportunity.” It is a universal language and speaks are not just children of their parents Support Worker, the dance was a vivid assist patients, staff and visitors,” says Katarina agrees. “We focus mainly to everyone.” and families, but are the community’s representation of Australian animals. 12 The South Sydney Herald – June 2008

News Waterloo Fair Trade Phillip Fernandez the program,” he said. on Friday and Saturday nights the café Michael Magee, a former financial serves up an authentic banquet from Fair Trade is an international con- accountant at the University of Sydney, a different Central or South American sumer revolution that is growing at a has volunteered to take on the program nation, employing chefs and musicians tremendous rate because of the hard for a year, teaching English and compu- from each culture, with a plan to finish work and vision of people like Roberto ter literacy in Guatemala. “I met Roberto the culinary tour with an indigenous Orellana, owner of Mayan Coffee and at the markets, but it wasn’t until I came Australian night in early August. Xocolat in Waterloo. The increasing to the café that I was convinced I had the “When you consider Australians spent demand of consumers for products chance to see another world and really just $146,000 on Fair Trade products in that not only look and taste good, but help people, so I had to do it.” 2003 – the year Fair Trade labeling began also support local communities shows Traveling from market to market, in Australia – it shows how Australian a positive change in what we now Mayan Coffee and Xocolate came to consumers have embraced Fair Trade,” consider consumer satisfaction. Dank Street only 10 weeks ago. “After 5 said Steve Knapp, director of the Fair years of doing the markets I felt I could Trade Association of Australia and New Roberto, born and raised in Gua- further help the indigenous people Zealand (FTAANZ). temala, had for several years been in Guatemala, as well as offer people Last year Australians spent $11.7 involved with Ajb’atz’ Enlace Quiché, here a genuine experience of South million on Fair Trade products and this a Guatemalan non-profit organisation America.” year their expenditure is expected to top dedicated to helping the indigenous The sensory ensemble of colourful $20 million. If you happened to miss people of Guatemala, before setting hand-woven tapestries, indigenous sculp- out on last month’s Fair Trade Fortnight Olga Gutnik, a volunteer for the Russian community, receives her award. Olga, 85, is an entertainer, up a market stall five years ago. “I saw tures, live music and traditional Central celebrations and the Fair Trade Fiesta, poetry writer, piano and accordion player Photo: Andrew Collis coffee and Xocolat as an opportunity for and South American cuisine combine organised by FTAANZ, head down to me to help impoverished Guatemalan to offer a truly exotic experience, while the Mayan Coffee and Xocolate cafe communities, but also as a way to the staff will sit and chat with you like and check out how good helping people Volunteers “the glue reach out and tell more people about guests in their own home. Every week can taste. of community” 3D virtual tour of North Eveleigh Phillip Fernandez responsible for the event (in partnership with Housing NSW and Volunteering Nicholas McCallum at the site for over a year is just one ahead. As well as residents, the While Volunteer Week was being cel- Australia. example of its potential, though it has proposed commercial sight, which ebrated across the nation, at the Yaama The day was relaxed and casual as The Redfern-Waterloo Authority already sparked problems with existing includes a 16-story tower, will see Dhiyaan café on Wilson Street over one most of the volunteers had not only is pushing ahead with its plans to residents because of traffic and parking large numbers of cars entering the area hundred local community members worked together for several years but redevelop the North Eveleigh site. issues. on a daily basis. One study that was were meeting to thank one another for lived together also, something which The RWA recently held a community Before the redevelopment takes undertaken suggested that only 30 per making their neighbourhood a better gave the occasion more the feeling of a consultation at the proposed site, place there are some lingering issues cent of commuters to the area would place to live. neighbourhood BBQ, and less of a formal which presented the future plans in that are yet to be addressed, including use public transport. An upgrade to awards ceremony. “Everyone here was scale model and 3D virtual tour. issues with access and the inevitable Redfern Station and four-metre wide “The glue of community” was the nominated by neighbours, the people influx of traffic that will accompany footbridge to link the north and south expression used by Michael Shreenan they live with.” The currently dormant industrial site the site. Despite its close proximity to sides might help. of the Factory Community Centre, to Over 60 awards were presented to will be given new life as part of $1.3 Redfern Station, swelling of the local The plans include a plaza linking the describe the significance of the work done members of the Redfern and Waterloo billion development of 62,000m2 of population from the site, as well as the residential and commercial sections, by volunteers in the community, at the community for their hard work and commercial floor space, and 92,000m2 revamping of Sydney University, will as well as a local market, intended for Redfern and Waterloo Volunteers Awards dedication to improving their local of affordable residential, springs up lead to an increase of traffic flow into the existing blacksmith shop. Though ceremony on May 8. neighbourhood in areas such as housing, over the next five to seven years. In the area that was not wholly addressed the development is still at the concept “It’s great to see what the wonderful health and education. Some volunteers tandem with the redevelopment the at the consultation. stage, it has had Cabinet approval. Only people of the community do, and be a putting in up to full-time hours were existing heritage sites will be given The main access roads of Cleveland, those who accept the plan in its current part of it”, said Mr Shreenan. The Factory acknowledged as a truly critical part of the makeover they’ve been waiting Shepherd, Lawson and Abercrombie form will have the chance to make it a Community Centre was the organisation Redfern-Waterloo. for and used in a commercial means. streets will need to be given serious reality with all the money from the site The Carriage Works that has existed attention if the proposed plans go being retained by the RWA.

The SSH’s many volunteers – writers, photographers and artists, proof- readers, editors and distributors – were among those acknowledged with an award “in recognition of outstanding volunteers and contribution to our community life”. To all our volunteers, a hearty thank you!

Bike to work Samantha Walker cyclists when they started – can vouch for its success. With a caveat (of sorts!): it’s It is 7.15 in the morning and a group of actually quite a lot of fun! commuters are hitting their stride. Wilson Each morning, the Bike Bus travels Street is relatively quiet. The sun has just from Marrickville into the city, picking up risen behind the terraces. The street is people at designated “stops”. It starts near wide enough – and quiet enough – for the Henson Park Hotel in Illawarra Road everyone to talk as they ride. The pace just before 7am and collects fellow riders is relaxed. as it heads through Newtown (stopping at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre at The Marrickville Bike Bus (a group who 7.09am) and Redfern (George/Wells Street). bike to work together, to a set route and The Bike Bus then rides from Redfern past timetable like a bus), is as great a way to Central Station and breaks up after reaching get to work as it sounds. the fountain at Hyde Park – where it meets And, even if you’re an avowed critic of again at 5.15pm for the trip home. early starts, it’s actually a relief to slowly The benefits of cycling are heard often wake up as the morning does, chatting to enough – it’s good for the environment and friends while getting in a bit of exercise, it helps you get fit as you pedal along – but as opposed to wedging yourself into a the best things about the daily bus are the peak-hour train carriage listening to your friends you meet along the way and the neighbour’s ipod! confidence you develop in riding along The Marrickville Bike Bus was started by Sydney streets. Come along – you might cycling advocate Fiona Campbell as a way like it! for people to feel comfortable and safe rid- ing their bikes to work. Those who ride in For more information, go to the Bike Bus – many of them inexperienced www.bikebus.org.au Bike bus through Prince Alfred Park Photo: Ali Blogg The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 13 Comment & Opinion

EDITORIAL Cartoon: norrie mAy-welby

The Big Sellout is a documentary film the potential) to be used for the good by Florian Opitz. The German director of all, which is surely the foundation traverses four continents and draws of democratic societies. To privatise a attention to destructive consequences public asset means that the buyer is of the privatisation of public assets in thereafter out to make profits which go the 1980s and 90s: Britain's mines and to shareholders rather than back into railways; the national health system the public purse. In the examples given in the Philippines; electricity in South above services were not better managed Africa; and the sell-off to Bechtel of by private owners, access to services water services in Bolivia. A contract was limited (in some cases, severely between the Bolivian municipality of so), and the majority has fought to have Cochabamba and the US corporation common wealth restored. forbade people from collecting water The same neo-liberal pressures to from rivers and lakes, even from privatise are felt here, most pointedly catching rain water. in relation to electricity. Is there not an Naomi Klein's more recent book on obligation to reflect seriously on the "shock capitalism" tells a similar story ideological commitments we make, of laws passed, in contexts of disaster or allow our leaders to make for us? If and threat of disaster, to allow the the excuse for selling off public assets privatisation of airports and highways, is the gaining of big money (perhaps telephone and electric companies, to fund other worthy projects), then healthcare, schools, security systems, what happens when we have sold water systems. off everything we own? Sooner or Essential goods and services that later we must face the need to take are in public hands at least have the responsibility for funding public life potential (let's work toward maximising and infrastructure.

FAITH SOUTH SYDNEY ENVIRONMENT Who are we? Bermuda Triangle in Heffron? John Squires action of unthinking obedience to a distant, and uncaring, imperial master, Anna Christie climate change skeptic, along with a few You have to ask, why do the people A recent opportunity to spend some a time to hang our heads in shame at high-profile climate change deniers on of South Sydney express their views months living overseas provided me the disaster that we took part in? There is a novel website the fringes of rational climate change on climate change everywhere but Ms with the space to think about my Each event, as we can see, is open where you can find out theory. He is the one who orchestrates Keneally’s office? Is there a Bermuda identity as an Australian. to more than one interpretation. Each which of your neighbours the provision of energy infrastructure Triangle of opinion in Heffron? event involves competing claims and cares about global climate change for NSW, although you could hardly say I asked her whether she thought it The fact that a significant Federal different streams. There is nothing and it calculates how much your he is leading us anywhere. He would helpful to have an avowed and passion- election was being held whilst I was clear-cut and simple about how we are behaviour is contributing to reducing prefer business-as-usual than to strive ate climate change skeptic, Mr Costa, overseas strengthened my sense of to understand each of these events. greenhouse gas emissions. It is called for energy security for this State. making decisions about future energy “being Australian”. My hopes for And that makes more difficult the task www.whoonearthcares.com and it is It seems that since Bob Carr technologies? She replied: “Professor a change of Federal Government of defining, in simple terms, what it is an initiative of the Australian Conser- abandoned us to the present Labor Owen’s report confirms that exciting were bound up with what I wanted that makes us “Australian”. vation Foundation. Government, all leadership in respect of solutions will emerge from developments my country to be, and a desire for It occurs to me that the complexities energy policy has evaporated into thin in sustainable energy technology. The it to be seen in a different light in and intricacies involved in this debate By looking at a map of my neighbour- air. The NSW Government is resting on NSW Government understands the overseas countries. about national identity are precisely hood, I found out that just near me the laurels of its advances made during importance of clean coal technology Of course, the debate about what the same set of dynamics which are at lives someone called “Ben”, whose the Carr years, but has done nothing (regardless of which fuel source is used makes us characteristically Australian work when we think about the question environmentally aware behaviour is since then to promote energy security. in any new station) and accordingly, deals with more issues than simply of “faith”. How we define our core calculated (by the website) to save the In contrast, the City of Sydney has one of the Government is building on our the individuals who form the current beliefs is also subject to discussion, carbon emissions of over two small its 2030 goals to “Implement the fastest commitment to clean energy by investing set of representatives in Canberra. It interpretation, disagreement, and cars. “Sarah” from up the road, and and most cost-effective transition to a in a $100 million Renewable Energy Fund is true that their policies set the tone variation in perspective. an identity called “Nickypunts”, are low-carbon economy”. and a $100 million Clean Coal fund.” for the way the country is perceived Some members of some religious also there. Lord Mayor Clover Moore, in her Small wonder no one bothers to around the world. However, as far as faiths want to claim absolute Nevertheless, despite unprecendented dual role as Independent Member for express views to Ms Keneally on the our own awareness within Australia certainty, unshakeable assurance, catastrophic weather events around Bligh, says that many of her constituents critical subject of climate change and is concerned, there are other factors and unchangeable doctrines. Perhaps the world, ice caps melting and other express concern about greenhouse gas energy security. to consider. their numbers are growing in the glaringly obvious meteorological emissions, and she is on the record Two events are most often cited when contemporary world. Perhaps not. phenomena, some people still refuse pressing for 30 per cent greenhouse gas discussions about “being Australian” Nevertheless, I do not adhere to to believe there might be an irrevers- reduction by 2020. are raised. One is the act of planting such a view of my faith. After all, I ible disaster facing us if we don’t stop Strangely, south of the border in If you would like to suggest environmental the British flag on the shores of eastern consider that “believing” is a matter clearing vegetation and running our Heffron, Labor’s Kristina Keneally, a issues in South Sydney that need investigation, Australia in 1788. From this act, the of accepting, trusting, and hoping. economies on fossil fuels. Minister in the present State Government, please contact Anna Christie by email: white settlement of the colony flowed; This is quite different from proving, Unfortunately for the people of NSW, says: “I have received less than a dozen and the kind of nation that we are today demonstrating, verifying. one of them is Michael Costa, the State’s letters concerning greenhouse gas reduc- [email protected] was set in train. The language of absolute certainty Treasurer. Costa is an avowed and proud tion in my Electorate Office.” Was this act the founding of modern does not sit well with the attitude Australia? The worthy expansion of the of trusting openness to life, which I dominant power of the time into a new regard as the essence of faith. For faith hemisphere, and the establishment of a is all about believing that there is a notice is taken of our complaints pedestrian crossings,12 bus stops and fine new “civilisation” in the Antipodes? dimension to life – call it God, call it READERS’ Or was it an act of invasion and theft transcendence – which is beyond our and the problem acknowledged shared on-footpath usages, making a of country? An illegal declaration of immediate experience, which invites LETTERS and rectified. We all live in the total of more than 2.7 km 62% of the “terra nullius” and a brazen intrusion us into new understandings and community and it would be preferable 4.3km route, counting in the cyclepath into a society that was functioning in a refreshed perspectives. No to ATP noise! if we could do so harmoniously. on both sides of the street in the south, peaceful and acceptable fashion? So, there is an interesting and I am also a long-term resident of Jennifer Blair is not separated at all: it is a shared The other time which increasingly stimulating set of comparisons to be Darlington and am in agreement with Darlington is cited as pointing to the heart of drawn – between exploring those factors zone, according to my calculations. Bill Sheridan [SSH May] regarding the Australian identity is the sequence of that make us distinctively “Australian”, Cyclists in danger There is still no plan showing what is noise from parties at the Australian events which took place in the invasion and considering what it is that lies Clover Moore and Alex Unwin proposed at the extremely dangerous, Technology Park. When these parties of the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915, the at the heart of “faith”. Each requires (Bicycle NSW) are deluding the public cross-city tunnel entrance. Cyclists’ second year of the long four years when openness, curiosity, and trust. And what are on, the noise is so loud that it is over their proposed, joint plans for a safety is being jeopardised by this “the world” was at war. emerges at the other end is always an necessary for me to close all windows replacement Bourke Street bike route Was this a glorious military intriguing surprise. mad-cap scheme. and doors and even then the noise is It is completely incorrect to pretend engagement, in which the flowering Carol Sauverige still vibrating through the walls. I am this route is a “separated cycleway … of Australian manhood came to pass, Rev. Dr John T. Squires is Vice Principal Redfern as sick and tired of it as Bill Sheridan. making it safe for everyone to use”.* a time when the best of our nation and Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies Source* showed just what we were capable of United Theological College, North I support him completely with his In fact, its 4.3km is freckled with 42 www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Development/documents/ achieving? Or was it a foolish, craven Parramatta complaints and think it is about time cross-streets, 31 drive-way crossings, CityImprovements/BourkeStCycleRoute/FAQ.pdf 14 The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 Features Dorothy, 74

Susannah Palk “I think I lived in a period where there were a lot of movements for change. In It’s not every day you see a 74-year- my middle years there were all these old minister of religion walking into Ban the Bomb, Anti-Vietnam War, Anti- a tattoo parlour. But then, Dorothy Apartheid and Women’s Movements. I McRae-McMahon isn’t your run-of-the- just got involved.” mill 74-year-old minister of religion. However, with the benefit of hindsight, Dorothy sees that her deep involvement Having started life as a very shy and in such causes was also a way of self-conscious girl, Dorothy has gone on ignoring issues about herself and her to become a vocal and prominent member own sexuality. of the community. In her time, she has “I think I decided very early on that fought to break down many a social marriage didn’t feel right, but, I was stereotype, and just because she is 74 married for 34 years. That was largely due doesn’t mean she can’t break down yet to me immersing myself in other things, another social stereotype: old age! such as the movements, the church and So, to celebrate her 75th year in caring for my children. this world, the mother of four and “I am not sorry for that, but now grandmother of ? has gone and got herself I know I was sometimes using those a tattoo! A Celtic tree symbol on her wrist, activities to stop me facing who I was and to honour her Scottish heritage. “My entering my inner life. I needed to own grandchildren think it’s really cool!” and share my vulnerability and deal with But more than just a funky grandma, my tendency to boost my own ego.” Dorothy is living proof that old age isn’t It was not until her forties, a time all doom and gloom. when society tends to hand out used-by “I think you can choose to start dying dates to women, that Dorothy started to The tattoo Photo: Ali Blogg before you die,” says Dorothy. “Some embrace who she really was and became people retire and then everything stops. a prominent figure in the community. you have a different perspective on things. and do something more creative. I was so As Dorothy sees it, getting older To me, that would be a form of dying. I “I learned a lot! I found my true You can see your life is not endless, and close to retirement and also wanted to isn’t a burden or a bore but more of a think to be alive is to be engaged with life, vocation in ordained ministry. I then faced you want to choose more carefully how spend more time with Ali, my beloved revelation. be it politics, movements or whatever. To my sexuality. I felt an enormous sense of you spend your time and energy. You partner, so I retired.” “In fact, in my 75th year, I am far more try and change things still, I’ll be doing relief, that at last I could be true to myself. decide what the most important things It was then that Dorothy found her way aware of my humanness than I was in my that till the day I die.” It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. are for you.” to the South Sydney Uniting Church and earlier life. I laugh at myself too.” And change things she has certainly But I never ever regretted it, not for one So in 1997, when Dorothy “outed” The South Sydney Herald. “I don’t mind that I won’t and can’t tried to do. As a younger woman, Dorothy second, even though I was full of grief for herself at the Uniting Church’s Perth “I believe that my writing and my always see the results of the things I try expelled her energies, not only in raising hurting the people I loved.” Assembly, she decided to retire instead of creativity keeps me alive, along with my to achieve. I am just one unique speck in her four children, but immersing herself One benefit of age, says Dorothy, is the staying to fight. “I had to choose between commitment to The South Sydney Herald eternal human existence and I do my little in countless radical movements. focus it has given her. “As you get older fighting endlessly for my position or leave and its building of community.” bit, that others may carry on.”

Back at the college, students are constantly surprising us. Whilst apathy and general resistance to learning are huge problems, the natural intelligence of some girls is outstanding. Just last week, seven students sat on the basketball court, in the baking hot sun, surrounded by pots of acrylic paint and reams of canvas. Trained in traditional aboriginal art, the girls set about diligently completing several canvases. The end of school came and went, and still the girls painted on. Then, as the last dot was applied, all seven girls leapt up, a roll of completed artwork in hand, and ran over the dunes towards the town centre. “Don’t worry, Miss!” they shouted, “We’ll be back!” and off they went to try their luck at conning several hapless tourists out of a few bucks. I trust they had more success than the time two girls decided to forgo school for the day and instead try and offload some live Thorny Devils, captured by the side of the road, to our international visitors. One thing we didn’t expect, and what has been the largest obstacle standing in our volunteer path, is the appalling inconsistency in school attendance levels. We have had days where not a single student shows up for school, weeks with only a few students on any day. To make it even more challenging, the students who do come to school rarely attend more than a few days in a row. The low attendance rates have meant that any routines and development are constantly put on hold. The opportunities for staff at the school to build respectful

Continued adventures of a volunteer Claudia Leigh Photo: relationships with the students are few and far between. Without students, it Claudia Leigh and most importantly we hoped that year’s Kungka Conference. Over a hundred deal with and rise above the sad realities is difficult to address the inequities of by engaging with Indigenous youth young Indigenous women (kungkas) of abuse and neglect. Indigenous and non-Indigenous education. For the past six weeks I, and four we would be able to raise awareness converged at a camp near Hamilton At the conference we met so many The responsibility of encouraging others, have been volunteering at an and cultural understanding between Downs, north of Alice Springs. The girls talented, self-assured and beautiful attendance lies not only with the school, Indigenous boarding school in Central Indigenous and non-Indigenous came from all over the NPY lands to young women, I only hope that they go but also with the community. Australia. We approached the project Australians. participate in three days of workshops on to achieve the things they are only In the short time I have been here, it is with grand plans to build routine with several incredible and successful just discovering are possible, and don’t more than obvious that there is a long way into student lives, run a “sport and One of the highlights has been Indigenous women. The workshops aimed fall into the traps, baited and set, inside to go to rectify the problems. I wonder if rec” program, improve literacy levels, accompanying some students to this at giving the girls confidence and skills to every community. we’re even at the starting line. The South Sydney Herald – June 2008 15 Community Notices & Advertising

Lesbian, Gay, Queer & Christian food distribution network Claiming our Place, home delivery of low-cost fresh fruit & vegetables Celebrating our Diversity Pitt Street Uniting Church The Food Distribution Network is a not-for-profit organisation 264 Pitt Street, Sydney that delivers boxes of fresh and inexpensive fruit and vegies to Sunday July 13, 2.30 pm older people, people with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS On the eve of World Youth Day, and carers who live in the City of Sydney and need assistance GLBT people of faith gather in living independently at home. For $9 you can have a box of the heart of Sydney to offer 6-8kg of fruit and/or vegies delivered to your door each week or witness and challenge to the fortnight. Please call 9699 1614 or e-mail [email protected] Church and to our society for more information. These services are funded by the Home and Speakers: Rev. Dorothy McRae- Community Care programme and the AIDS Trust of Australia. McMahon; Michael Bernard Kelly; Anthony Venn Brown; David Reeder; and a panel A Mass each Friday at 8pm of young LGBTQ people from Uniting Churches various Christian churches. Tripod Cafe with a special ministry to gay and 262 Abercrombie St lesbian Catholics, their families and Moderated by David Marr Darlington friends is held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Co-sponsored by Pitt Street Opening Hours Tues - Fri 7am - 4.30pm Newtown Uniting Church, The South Sat - Sun 8am - 4.30pm Sydney Herald, The Uniting (cnr of Bedford and Station Sts) Church Network, and the Catering Available South Sydney Uniting Church More info: 9568 4433 or Rainbow Sash Movement Come along and meet the team! 56a Raglan St Waterloo www.gaycatholic.com.au Worship (Eucharist) 10am Sunday Bible Study/Discussion “Adventures in Orthodoxy” BABANA 7pm 10/6, 10/7 Aboriginal Men’s Group Tanya Plibersek MP Rev Andrew Collis 8399 3410 New members welcome! FEDERAL MEMBER FOR SYDNEY Welcoming people of all ages, BABANA was formed by local Aboriginal men cultural backgrounds, sexual in early 2006 to provide Aboriginal men with I am your Federal Labour Member of Parliament for Sydney, orientations and identities. Peace opportunities to network, discuss issues which includes Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Chippendale, with justice, integrity of creation. affecting local men, meet other Aboriginal men’s groups and do projects which benefit Darlington, Erskineville, Newtown, Redfern, Surry Hills, the Redfern-Waterloo community. Tongan Uniting Church Waterloo and Zetland. Please contact my office for (South Sydney) Please phone Mark Spinks if you would like to volunteer with us. assistance with any Federal government matters – such as Worship 1pm Sunday Mid-week service Friday 7-8pm Community members are helping to Centrelink, immigration and medicare. I can also provide a Ps Sione Hau 0431 144 247 develop a Babana website: www.treocom. voice for your community organisation and make net/babana representations to Government. Newtown Mission Contact: Mark Spinks 280 King St Newtown 9243 3546 Worship 9.30am & 6pm Sunday Please don’t hesitate to contact my office: tel: 02 9357 6366 fax: 02 9357 6466 Rev Ps Doug Clements 9519 9000 422 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010 Office Hours: 9am -12:30pm & 1:30-5pm weekdays

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halfback and centre. Hawick’s career with South Sydney stretched from 1950 to 1956, during which he played in five premiership-winning teams. In all, he played 84 first-grade games, scoring 19 Jets get home tries and kicking 62 goals for a total of 181 career points. He then went on to to play two more seasons with the now defunct North Sydney Bears. narrowly in His representative career was just as successful. Hawick made six test appearances for the Australian national representative side. He also played eight games for NSW. local derby Hawick toured with the Kangaroos to Great Britain in 1952-53, playing two tests, and another 16 tour matches and Glen Dwyer extended their lead when five-eighth scoring eight tries. He also toured to Luke Branighan’s well-directed cut-out New Zealand with the Kangaroos in 1953 Leichhardt Oval was no place for pass put big winger Tevita Folau in at playing two tests, six other tour matches, the faint-hearted when the Newtown the southern right-hand corner and scoring two tries and kicking three goals. Jets slugged it out for a hard-fought Millwood converted from the sideline. Hawick played in the first World Cup in 20-12 win against Balmain in the VB Balmain narrowed the margin to 1954 and was part of the 1957 World NSW Cup match played on Sunday 14-12 with fourteen minutes left and Cup-winning team. May 24. The Jets led 8-6 at half-time looked to be gaining the ascendancy. In 2004 he was named by Souths in their and were clinging to a 14-12 lead The Jets had their chances to wrap South Sydney Dream Team, consisting of with less than ten minutes left to the game up at various stages 17 players and a coach representing the play. A converted try seven minutes of the second half with hooker club from 1908 through to 2004. from full-time gave the Jets some Rory Kostjasyn, fullback Toshio In 2007 he was also nominated for the breathing space in this tough Laiseni and centre Rhys Pritchard North Sydney Bears Team of the Century, encounter between the two old all going desperately close to scoring. one of only a few players in the game who inner-city Rugby League rivals. Paea’s game-breaking try with seven was nominated by two different clubs for minutes to play was another example their Teams of the Century. The Jets dressing room at full-time of this fine professional’s strength To top it all off, he was also selected in provided ample evidence as to and determination. Greg Hawick Photo: Supplied the ARL team of the 50s as the five-eighth. what a rugged, give-no-quarter this While Mickey Paea was The judges included respected league match had been as Newtown’s club Newtown’s standout forward he identies, such as Don Furner, Ian Heads, doctor Bassam Moses attended to received plenty of support from his Ron Massey, Bob Fulton, Terry Fearnley, several injured players. Backrower fellow packmen, especially Daniel Five-eighth of the Century Alan Clarkson, David Middleton, Ferris Mickey Paea has been Newtown’s Green and Sean Rudder. The entire Ashton and Ken Arthurson. form forward this season and he Newtown set of forwards took a Perry Johnstone Australian International Greg Hawick. This year, as the Alexandria Rovers led the way in this showdown with physical battering but stuck gamely Of these three players, Hawick was celebrate 60 glorious years, a Team of the Balmain’s no-nonsense forward pack. to their task. Winger Byron Ford At a glittering Century Ball celebration named in the team as the five-eighth of Century will be selected and announced Paea fittingly scored Newtown’s third was the best of the Jets backline and dinner on Friday May 23, the South the Team of the Century. He was actually at the club’s 60th-year dinner reunion and final try that sealed the result in defused several dangerous situations Sydney District Junior Football Club nominated in three different positions! (later in the year) and I would bet my the Jets’ favour. with his safe catching. Interchange gathered en masse to celebrate the cen- A truly remarkable performance. house on Greg Hawick being selected the There was precious little between player Hep Cahill deputised capably tenary of the game and to name its South Greg came through the junior ranks five-eighth of the Alexandria Rovers Team the teams in the first half with Jets in the centres in the absence of the Sydney Juniors Team of the Century. with the Alexandria Rovers and his of the Century. halfback Luke Millwood kicking a badly-concussed Albert Hopoate, football ability was quickly noticed by penalty goal right on half-time that while halfback Millwood’s chase The Alexandria Rovers had three players the Rabbitohs. For all the latest information on the gave Newtown a two-point lead. and capture of a Balmain player in nominated for the team: current superstar Hawick made his debut with Souths mighty Rovers check out the club’s offical The Tigers were fighting for a place in his in-goal zone late in the match Nathan Merritt, former Newtown Blue Bags in 1950 as a lock-forward but subse- website www.alexandriarovers.com.au. the top eight and used their big pack personified the fierce competitiveness great Brian “Chikka” Moore, and former quently switched to the backline playing to test Newtown’s defences. The Jets of this admirable team effort.

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