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Trading their way out of poverty The art of resistance FEATURE — page 10 REVIEW — pages 11-14 NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX JUNE ’14 CIRCULATION 22,000 ALEXANDRIA BEACONSFIELD CHIPPENDALE DARLINGTON ERSKINEVILLE EVELEIGH GLEBE KINGS CROSS NEWTOWN PADDINGTON REDFERN SURRY HILLS WATERLOO WOOLLOOMOOLOO ZETLAND Lottie Ceissman, Jenny Munro, Terri Bell and Joan Bell on The Block Photo: Lyn Turnbull Pitch for affordable housing on The Block SSH AHC administration and lack of stream for the construction and ongoing press. The site of the tent embassy on The above the gym. The DA approval was transparency were also cited. support for affordable Aboriginal housing Block, which is 6,500 square metres of finally granted on December 22, 2012, REDFERN: ON Monday May 26 a tent on The Block. the total 10,500 square metres owned by and all details are still available on the embassy was established on The “Aboriginal sovereignty is the key AHC General Manager, Lani the AHC in the precinct, is designated for Department’s website at “Pemulwuy Block. Aboriginal protesters and their issue,” one protester said. “We are here Tuitavake, said: “While we are still 62 Aboriginal affordable homes. Mixed Used Development, Redfern”. supporters, including Jenny Munro, for the long term – to stop [CEO Mick talking to the government about funding As outlined in the Development In a climate that sees government Diane Whittaker, Suren Krishnan, Mundine] from selling out our land from options for affordable housing, so much Application, which was on exhibition sell-offs of public housing to fund Lottie Ceissman, and Joan and Terri under us.” of the Aboriginal housing money goes for public comment in Council offices maintenance, the AHC is determined Bell, call for the Aboriginal Housing The protest comes as the AHC pursues to remote communities, overlooking in Redfern and the City, and on the to secure the long-term independence Company (AHC) to build Aboriginal the first stage of its Pemulwuy Project the needs of the urban population.” NSW Department of Planning and and financial security of Pemulwuy. housing on The Block (the parcel of which entails the building of student At the last census 31.7 per cent of the Infrastructure’s website and offices Mick Mundine said: “We have to be able land bounded by Eveleigh, Caroline, housing on the eastern side of Eveleigh NSW Indigenous population lives in for six weeks from mid-January 2012, to look into the eyes of our grandchildren Louis and Vine streets) as the first Street (adjacent to the railway line). The greater Sydney. these homes include 36 three- and and know that we have fought and stage of the Pemulwuy Project. Long- student housing and retail development, The current protest has been reported four-bedroom townhouses, and 26 secured the future of The Block for held grievances with respect to the it is planned, will provide an income with some ambiguities in the mainstream two- and three-bedroom apartments Aboriginal people.” S 2 NEWS June 2014 PUBLISHER South Sydney Uniting Church Raglan Street, Waterloo The views expressed in this newspaper are those of the author and the article and are not necessarily the views of the Uniting Church. NEWS [email protected] Phone Lyn 0400 008 338 ADVERTISING Contact – [email protected] Phone Julia on 0402 525 061 Pedestrian congestion has led to State Rail posting two ambulance officers each MAILING ADDRESS: morning and evening on the Redfern Station concourse Photo: Claire Mahjoub PO Box 3288 Redfern NSW 2016 LETTERS Please send letters and emails to: Peak-hour commuter congestion The South Sydney Herald. Bruce Wardley For most of these students, however, Email: [email protected] Supply sender name and suburb. the pedestrian- and traffic-choked Size: 150 words or less. REDFERN: A deep clean and a much Redfern station will remain the main We may edit for legal or other reasons. needed commuter lift have all been gateway to this former top-50 world Barney Gardner Photo: Bruce Wardley given the green light for Redfern ranked university. FOUNDING EDITOR Trevor Davies (25.5.1956—14.6.2011) station, but there’s still no answer “Forget attracting more international from the state government on the big students to Sydney to boost Australia’s Social cleansing – coming safety issue of peak-hour commuter export income,” says Mr Turnbull. congestion. “When they eventually get frustrated with the daily battle at Redfern, they’ll to a suburb near you Community action group REDWatch simply go elsewhere. The problem is, says city commuters heading in one there’s simply nowhere for the students Bruce Wardley be evicted suburb by suburb. It has Managing Editor FEATURES EDITOR direction and Sydney University to go. been coming for a long time. Waterloo Andrew Collis Dorothy McRae-McMahon students heading the other way, plus “The best solution is now 20 years SY DNEY HAS been put on notice, and Surry Hills could be next. converging cyclists and heavy traffic, all old, and that is one exit at the front the eviction of hundreds of public “Housing prices are out of control add up to a disaster waiting to happen. of the station and a second exit at the housing tenants from Millers Point and without a public housing option to “The major issue is university back of the station into Wilson Street.” is seen as the beginning of the end keep inner-city rentals down, private students”, says REDWatch Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian for public housing in the inner city. developers will be able to charge what spokesperson, Geoff Turnbull. was unable to respond to the SSH this they want. Public housing tenants and NEWS EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR Lyn Turnbull Cate Long “State governments of all persuasions month, but Geoff Turnbull is in no doubt The recent annual general meeting people on lower incomes create the have been promising an upgrade at what he’d like to ask the minister. of the Hands Off Glebe group invited diversity, village atmosphere and arts Redfern station since the 1940s, “REDWatch wants to know when Millers Point resident Barney Gardner communities that attract rich people to but it’s always been in the too-hard the new lift will be installed as it to put a human face on the state these inner suburbs in the first place.” basket. Redfern station handles 22,000 doesn’t seem to be in the current government decision to sell 293 Putting a somewhat novel twist commuters a day, and in peak times works program; and the timeframe for Millers Point public housing properties on inner-city social problems, Mr ASSISTANT EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR students spill out from the narrow a complete upgrade of the station.” S to private developers. Doherty says putting all the rich Louisa Dyce Vanessa Cartwright footpath onto busy Lawson Street. Mr Gardner said: “If it can happen people together could lead to more Now the University wants to increase Find out more at REDWatch.org.au at Millers Point it can happen shootings and street brawls. student numbers by 21 per cent,” says (www.redwatch.org.au) and anywhere.” Barney Gardner has lived at Millers Mr Turnbull, “and attract students from LiftRedfern (www.facebook.com/ The well-attended meeting of both Point all his life and claims it is around the world.” LiftRedfern) on Facebook. public housing tenants and private Australia’s oldest suburb. He says homeowners gave its enthusiastic the campaign to save public housing PHOTO EDITOR SUB EDITOR support for the campaign by Millers at Millers Point has been disrupted to Claire Mahjoub Miriam Pepper Point residents to fight the government some extent by the recent changes to decision. the Premier and Minister for Family DISTRIBUTION Government ignored social Glebe group spokesperson, Denis and Community Services, although Ross Smith Doherty, said the Millers Point there is no indication the government [email protected] campaign reminded him of the is about to back off. DESIGNER impact assessments? Robert Young Cowper Street re-development which “A lot of support has come from www.theloop.com.au/rdfy he says was nothing more than social surrounding suburbs who fear they PRINTER Henry WHittaker legislation. cleansing. could be next.” Spotpress Pty Ltd Contrary to these recommendations, “Whole suburbs are at risk,” He wants everyone in the inner city www.spotpress.com MILLERS POINT: The Millers Point NSW Family and Community Services says Mr Doherty. “The Millers to voice their concern about what is Social Impact Assessment (SIA) stated that they would not be specific Point decision has set a precedent. happening at Millers Point by writing REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS commissioned by the government about how funds from divestment Anywhere the government can get a letters and emailing their local, state “We gratefully acknowledge the many presented a list of mitigation principles would be used, that they would not good price is now under threat. and federal politicians. S volunteer contributors and distributors who make this publication possible.” to minimise social impact should the commit to using these funds to replace “They won’t just evict people one Kieran Adair Julie McCrossin government decide to sell public the public housing lost in Millers Point by one,” he says. “Millers Point has The Millers Point campaign can be Adra Anthoney Caitlin McDonald found on Facebook at www.facebook. Alice Appel Isabel McIntosh housing in the area’s heritage precinct. with new public housing within inner shown public housing tenants could Sandra Beeston Christine Morrow The goal of these mitigation principals Sydney and that they could not enable Jack Butler Sarah Mulholland Laura Buzo Lucy Munro was to minimise the negative older residents to retain connections Joe Castley Olivia Nigro social impacts to the Millers Point with their local community.