Monday, June 16, 2025

South Sydney Herald

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Drug action team hosts NAIDOC celebration

Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre and Surry Hills Community Drug Action Team hosted a NAIDOC afternoon celebration.

Practical local action on homelessness

Newtown Neighbourhood Centre’s second annual “Newtopian Sleepout” aims to raise $100,000.

UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture

In 2007, when Sekai Holland was campaigning for democratic change in Zimbabwe, she was arrested, beaten and tortured.

‘Authentic, caring, passionate’ – Vale Irene Doutney

Sydney’s public housing community has lost a great activist and a great friend with Irene Doutney’s death on June 11.

Local landmarks feature at Little Fictions

Homeownership has been such a hot topic throughout Sydney for so long.

Slow pace and place

Against the Sky is an exhibition of new paintings by Sydney artist Hayley Megan French.

Who we want to be

Cultural change demands the difficult and patient work of social critique and institutional reform.

Marching for clean air, water, energy

One year out from the next state election people from all parts of Sydney and NSW issued a powerful call for clean, renewable energy.

Women making history on the James Craig

In the lead-up to IWD, women involved in the volunteer activities of the James Craig made history with the ship's first all-female watch.

Lessons of the past, hopes for the future

It's right to allow space for conversions of heart and mind - it's also right that ignorant commentary from a person of considerable influence be revisited.

Holistic approach to health in Green Square

Green Square will be a site for a new RPA HealthOne East, which will incorporate an academic general practice centre, population health and community-based services.

Recognising achievements of women in the music industry

AWMA is a long time coming, but arrives with the gender-tide turning.

First festival for ‘fur-kids’

The inner west boasts one of the largest populations of dog owners in Sydney, so Addison Road was the perfect place to launch this new festival.

A fair day for diversity and fun

Mardi Gras Fair Day attracted more than 70,000 people.

Treaty

Pre-contact Australia was the world’s most ancient multicultural diversity, based on the hundreds of distinct sovereign nations, with different languages and cultural practices.

Vale Sol Bellear

Sol Bellear passed away on November 29, 2017, aged 66, and was farewelled with a state funeral in Redfern on December 9.

Wordplays – December 2017

Maidie remembers …   At nine years old – 72 Derwent coloured pencils in a tin box, a just ripe mango, and a newly minted $2 coin – her best Christmas ever.   – Catherine...

Christmas Bowl supports Rohingya refugees

Over 600,000 Rohingya children, women and men have been forced to flee their homes.

Funding to break domestic violence cycle

Youth Off The Streets, a not-for-profit in Sydney, has received a $25,000 Social Investment Grant.

Editorial – Waterloo metro station site clearing and excavation

Waterloo metro station site clearing and excavation.

Interfaith vigil held for Stop Adani day of action

Faith communities joined a nationwide day of action on the weekend of October 7 and 8, against Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine.

Word Plays

Subway system R N Q W or A B C D or maybe even F but it’s closed for repair the day I go to Brooklyn so take D and change at...

Freedman Jazz Fellowship Concert

A showcase to decide the 2017 Freedman Jazz Fellow.

Championing inclusion

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW’s Ability Links has launched its new Inclusion Champion project to support businesses to diversify their customer base.

Aboriginal housing in Redfern

Darlington/Redfern has been my home for 18 years.

David’s Place on the move

After 13 years David’s Place at 17 Little Albion Street will be moving to St Canice’s Catholic Church near Kings Cross.

Renewing vows

We are not concerned about where equal marriage will lead us, because it is clear to us that it will lead to more love and more justice.

Farewell Naomi, and thank you!

Naomi, you have been helping me and the other kids for as long as I can remember.

Pemulwuy underway

Weekend work into the evening over August 26 and 27 was necessary as two train lines on the busy Redfern-to-Central corridor had to be closed.

More housing options for key workers

Amid increasingly unaffordable rents in Redfern, the SSH welcomes the Lord Mayor’s commitment to negotiate the sale of the Redfern depot site.

Counterpoint merger

Two South Sydney community groups with over 90 years of combined experience join forces as Counterpoint Community Services.

Recognising a champion trainer

Erskineville’s Johnny Lewis is regarded the heart and soul of Australian boxing. On June 12 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

SES hosts local Indigenous leaders

Representatives from NSW State Emergency Service celebrated NAIDOC Week on July 4 at the NSW SES City of Sydney Unit.

Local schools celebrate NAIDOC

Bourke Street Public School and Poets Corner Preschool shared news and photos of their activities.

First Indigenous event at Royal Randwick

The Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) held the “Leading the Way” Cultural Race Day on Saturday, June 10 at the Royal Randwick Turf Club. The event launched the AHC’s Leading the Way fund, the core focus of which is to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to enhance their career paths through further education, training and employment opportunities.

Artists document what’s happening

A statement read aloud by the artists invited reflection and participation: “We hope that you will view the video created by Mex, Walk on the...

The City of Sydney brings new hope for refugees

W2Sydney is a volunteer-based program that will engage 20 City of Sydney residents as ambassadors to introduce refugees to Sydney

Helping those most at risk of homelessness

You might have noticed more people sleeping rough and wondered what you can do to help.

Deadly action at Darlo

A school-wide assembly featured songs sung in Aboriginal language in order to celebrate this year’s theme – Our Languages Matter.

Egg-and-spoon races in the park

To all our fabulous SSH volunteers, thank you so much!

Respect for Earth, transition to renewables

The theme for 2017 World Environment Day is 'connecting people to nature'

Two worlds collide

Transculturation: Sublime and Surreal Encounters of First Contact in the Antipodes opened on May 6 at Cooee Art Gallery in Bondi.

Redoubtable drama

Amidst the turbulence of the 1960s, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal and stern Catholic nun, takes matters into her own hands when she...

Don’t miss – Bourbaki Ensemble in June

Sunday June 4, commencing at 2.45 pm, at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, 189 Church St, Newtown.

Heritage locomotive workshop reincarnated

Eveleigh Works open for blacksmithing, sculpture and knife-making courses.

South Sydney vs Brisbane – major issues

This was an absolutely abysmal refereeing performance

Aboriginal housing on The Block

Congratulations to the Aboriginal Housing Company on producing plans which allow the ownership of the site to remain in AHC hands.

Invaluable contribution of volunteers

The Redfern & Waterloo Volunteer Awards, presented by the Redfern & Waterloo Neighbourhood Advisory Board Events Group, will be held at the Erskineville Bowling...

Inspired brush strokes

Both women work in a variety of media, including oils, watercolours, pastels and charcoal.

City’s young achievers an inspiration to all

These awards honour young people social activist Betty Makin would have been proud of.