The South Sydney Herald is available online: www.southsydneyherald.com.au FREE printed edition every month to 21,000+ regular readers. VOLUME ONE NUMBER FORTY-NINE MAR’07 CIRCULATION 21,000 ALEXANDRIA BEACONSFIELD CHIPPENDALE DARLINGTON ERSKINEVILLE KINGS CROSS NEWTOWN REDFERN SURRY HILLS WATERLOO WOOLLOOMOOLOO ZETLAND RESTORE HUMAN RIGHTS BRING DAVID HICKS HOME New South Wales decides PROTEST AT 264 PITT STREET, CITY The South Sydney Herald gives you, as a two page insert, SUNDAY MARCH 25 ✓ information you need to know about your voting electorates. PAGES 8 & 13 More on PAGE 15 Water and housing: Labor and Greens Frank hits a high note - good news for live music? go toe to toe John Wardle Bill Birtles and Trevor Davies The live music scene in NSW is set to receive a new and much fairer regu- Heffron Labor incumbent Kristina latory system, after Planning Minister Keneally has denied that the State Frank Sartor and the Iemma Govern- government’s promised desalination ment implemented amendments to plant will cause road closures and the Local Government Act including extensive roadwork in Erskineville. a streamlined process to regulate Claims that the $1.9 billion desalina- entertainment in NSW and bring us tion plant at Kurnell will cause two more into line with other states. years of roadworks across Sydney’s Passed in the last week of Parlia- southern suburbs were first made by ment in November 2006, these the Daily Telegraph in February. reforms are “long overdue, and State government plans revealed extremely good news for the live that the 9 km pipeline needed to music industry” says Planning connect the city water tunnel with the Minister Frank Sartor. Along with new desalination plant will extend outgoing Arts Minister Bob Debus, almost 1 km under Ashmore Street Sartor personally intervened to ensure in Erskineville. the new regulations were able to be This has caused concern for introduced. Not just for music, the residents, including those at the new regulations will mean a simpler Erskineville Housing Estate, which process for theatre and cinemas, is bordered on one side by Ashmore circuses and temporary structures, Street. 82-year old Hal Alexander, a country shows, churches, surf clubs tenant of 12 years, said he is suspicious and public halls. of what the government is promising Previously in NSW, to play even an for Ashmore Street, especially after the acoustic harmonica in a pub required unsuccessful attempt to build private the licensee to undergo a long and housing on the estate in 2002. expensive process, including two Ms Keneally reacted to the claims development applications, whilst in the Telegraph by door knocking other forms of entertainment such as along Ashmore Street to assure people broadcast sport and poker machines that “the worst case scenario would in the same venues be some disruption to parking on Frank Sartor with Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance rep. Richard Ruhle and Conservatorium of Music Jazz Faculty Head Craig Scott Photo: Ali Blogg continued on page 9 Ashmore Street.” In a visit to the Ersk- ineville Housing Estate she especially assured Mr Alexander and 24-year tenant, Veronica Jones, that the estate wouldn’t be turned into a pumping station or threatened in any way. From Waterloo to Broadway – free by bus However, Greens candidate for Heffron, Ben Spies-Butcher, told the Local resident, George Nemirovski, ready access to larger shopping SSH that “residents are overwhelm- quickly anticipated what had been centres, like Broadway, even though ingly concerned, not only over the found to be the main benefit of the shuttle bus is not specifically a local implications over the pipe, but such a free shuttle bus in the Manly shopping bus. also the environmental implications Municipality. He believed that it In launching the bus, the Lord of a desalination plant.” He has called would help people to build com- Mayor said that “A survey conducted for a public meeting to discuss the munity and make new friends as by SSCT in Glebe also found that key desalination plant, and says the Greens they travelled and chatted together. destinations such as the hospital, favour a “combination of stormwater Chris Bradley from Manly Council, Glebe Library and the Broadway harvesting, stronger water efficiency who was there on the day, confirmed shopping centre were not accessible standards, increased rebates for water that this had been the key benefit to residents there for a variety of tanks and tighter water restrictions.” revealed in surveys. reasons – including cost.” The State government has hedged Resident Queenie Thompson had She said that the City of Sydney is its election bid on the desal plant, several plans for her use of the bus pleased to sponsor this pilot project, despite approving it originally in 2005 – visiting friends, seeing what extra which has been funded by a Com- and then going back on its decision to books she could find in the Glebe munity Services Grant of $33,000 build it last year. Ms Keneally said that Library and avoiding a lengthy two- for this year. they “definitely will” build it if they Jane Rogers and Lord Mayor Clover Moore celebrate the bus launch Photo: Ali Blogg bus trip when she needed to get to The service, which began on win, despite its potential to provide the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. February 2, will run from Poets’ only about 9 per cent of Sydney’s Dorothy McRae-McMahon People gathered at Poet’s Corner for Fiona Pecherskaja felt the bus would Corner via the Fact Tree Youth Centre water supply. The opposition is offi- a free barbie and chatted with other take some cars off the road and to Phillip Street, the Commonwealth cially opposed to a desalination plant It was a great day for many City Councillors, like Tony Pooley, give people the chance to help each Bank in Redfern Street, Redfern and is running on pumping recycled residents in the City of Sydney when and with Jane Rogers whose South other and participate more widely Station then on to RPA, the Joanna water back into the water supply for Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, launched Sydney Community Transport team in community activities. Everyone O’Dea housing, Glebe Library and all purposes, including drinking. the first free shuttle bus for the area. had done most of the planning. was looking forward to having continued on page 4 continued on page 2 The South Sydney Herald – March 2007 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. ADVERTISING Wayside Chapel to rebuild Have You [email protected] Ben Falkenmire 0400 139 710 Pam Dagwell the general manager of the Wayside Heard? MAILING ADDRESS: Chapel since 2004. He and the PO Box 2360 Trevor Davies Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 The Wayside Chapel has been a current supervisory board are about beacon of hope in Kings Cross and to lodge a Development Application Rabbitohs and NASCA LETTERS inner Sydney for over 40 years. The with Sydney City Council to demol- form alliance Please send letters and emails to: Chapel was founded by the Method- ish two of the existing buildings The South Sydney Herald. ist Church and its first minister was and replace them with a four-storey The South Sydney Football Club Email: [email protected] and the National Aboriginal Sports Supply sender name and suburb. the now well-known Reverend Ted construction. The remaining corner Corporation of Australia (NASCA) have Size: 150 words or less. Noffs. Since that period, the Uniting building will be renovated and We may edit for legal or other reasons. entered into an alliance supporting Church has continued to develop the the height will be uniform across each other in Indigenous community Wayside Chapel as a social welfare the complex. If the application is programs.The Rabbitohs, through centre to cater to the wide-ranging successful, a fund-raising committee the ‘South’s Cares’ initiative, have needs of the community. will be formed and a building appeal undertaken to support NASCA by EDITORIAL COMMITTEE With the generous help of launched to fund the Modelling the new Wayside Photo: Ali Blogg providing athletes and resources to benefactors, programs are offered $4m–$5m development. work within community development to the homeless, the elderly, young Mr Long says that 80 percent Wayside Chapel receives widespread programs across the South Sydney people, victims of domestic violence of the current Wayside budget is support from all political parties and area and other identified communities across the country, to provide strategic the Independents. “Lord Mayor Clo- and abuse, substance addicts, and from public donation. “We have a advice and support to NASCA, and those with mental health issues. database of loyal supporters and the ver Moore is a visitor and supporter to work in collaboration with NASCA There is a Street Outreach Team rest comes from Appeals and fund- and our Federal Member and Tanya and its strategic partners. NASCA has who are out and about most nights raising events such as art shows, Plibersek drops by,” said Mr Long. committed to providing an adequate until 3am. A drop-in and phone fashion parades and concerts. Top The Liberal Party Councillor level of staffing and resources Crisis Centre operates from 7am to name artists and experts give their on Sydney City Council, Shayne to achieve the mutually agreed Managing Editor time for nothing to help us.” As Mallard, said, “Wayside delivers objectives, to work in collaboration Andrew Collis 11pm every day.