The City of Sydney is road testing a new network of street signs designed to make the streets easier and safer for people with vision impairments. Prototype tactile street signs with location information in braille and raised lettering have been on display at Alfred Place so people who rely on them to get around can give the City feedback about the user experience.
On June 20 an exhibition of new works by Sydney-based artists Adam Geczy and Blak Douglas, aka Adam Hill, opened at the AAMU (Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art) in Utrecht, Netherlands.
100 of Sydney’s most dedicated cycling fans rallied together on June 20 at Sydney’s Centennial Park to celebrate their love of cycling ahead of the 100th Tour de France. Geared up in the official 100th edition jerseys designed by iconic French sports and fashion brand, le coq sportif, cycling fever was high amongst the keen enthusiasts.
Serbian-born Jovana Yoka Terzic has been artist in residence for the past year with the South Sydney Uniting Church. She currently has an exhibition in the church’s Orchard Gallery. The title of her exhibition is Vision Quest.
Sydney-based photographer Katy Fitzgerald recently spent five months working and travelling in India. Having travelled to India previously and fallen in love with the...
JD Reforma is a Sydney-based artist, with peripheral practices in writing, curation and administration.
In 2009, he attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from...
Prince Alfred Park Pool, the City of Sydney’s new all-year round heated outdoor 50-metre pool, has opened for swimming – with free entry for six months.
Serbian-born Jovana Yoka Terzic has been artist in residence for the past year with the South Sydney Uniting Church. She currently has an exhibition...
Photographers and friends, Caroline McLean-Foldes and Mim Stirling, share an enchantment and love affair with Japan. This led them to explore Japanese culture from an outsider’s perspective. Sharing a common history in cinema studies, the artists synthesise contemporary digital perspectives into a duo-show that explores nostalgia, veneer and the appearance of the past.
Andrew was born in England and grew up in Sydney. He has been selling The Big Issue on and off for five years and his pitch is on Macleay Street in Potts Point outside Woolworths.
Kidney Health Week (May 26-June 1) is an annual initiative of Kidney Health Australia (www.kidney.org.au), the national peak body promoting good kidney health through...
UnitingCare Ageing was recognised for achievement in LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) workplace inclusion at the “Pride in Diversity” Luncheon and Awards on Friday May 17. As a new category in 2013, it is the first to receive the Not-For-Profit LGBTI Workplace Inclusion Award.
Driving Change is an initiative based on collaborative research with Aboriginal communities to address low rates of driver licensing which have sustained negative community impacts. At the launch last month at Redfern Community Centre, Professor Rebecca Ivers, Program Lead, the George Institute and the University of Sydney, said: “If you have limited means to get to work, uni or TAFE or other health and support services, it’s much harder to make the most of opportunities available.
Season 2 of Redfern Now is currently in production and no doubt many people will be waiting to see it when it goes to air. When one of the new episodes, “Consequences” – written and directed by Indigenous actor and director, Leah Purcell – required expertise and props for a funeral scene, the Redfern Now production team called on Guardian Funerals. Staff from Guardian Funerals were warmly welcomed by the entire crew on both days of the shoot and enjoyed being introduced to life on set. They provided a hearse, a coffin and other equipment.
Volunteers Community Participation Awards were held at Erskineville Bowling Club on May 15, with 165 people in attendance. The awards recognise volunteers whose efforts have contributed to the public housing communities in the inner city.
Women In Uniform presents portraits of powerful, beautiful women attempting to break the glass ceiling of traditionally male dominated careers such as pilots, trades, the police force and the defence force. The series explores themes of voyeurism, feminism and sexuality.
REDFERN: On April 9 the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) launched its school holiday program providing fun, educational and engaging activities for six to 12 year olds in the Redfern area. The launch featured a presentation by Salesforce.com, a computer company whose Foundation’s financial and practical support played a key role in the holiday activities.
This year marks James’ 12th anniversary as a Big Issue vendor. He has come a long way since sleeping on the 12.09am Lithgow train to stay warm during the night.
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) oversaw the installation of an Automatic Dispensing Machine (ADM) in front of the Redfern Health Centre in February 2013. Kate Reakes, Manager of the Harm Minimisation Program for the Sydney Area Health District provided the following update on the project to REDWatch Spokesperson, Geoff Turnbull.
Enjoy a free lunchtime concert, Live in Martin Place, on Friday April 12, with some of the city’s best up-and-coming young musicians performing special acoustic shows.
Jill Crossley was born in 1929 on a sheep station in Western Australia. She and her brother would watch their father processing photographic prints of his stud sheep in pyrex dishes and a washbasin. It was her dream to become a portrait photographer. She went on to build a very successful, life-long photographic career.
In 1977 NSW’s first Community Legal Centre (CLC) was opened in Redfern. Redfern Legal Centre opened with just one paid staff member, but lots of volunteers with expertise, enthusiasm, passion, commitment and a vision to provide legal services for disadvantaged and marginalised people.
The pre-school values Early Childhood Education and aims to see as many children as possible given opportunity and support in their early years.
“Our program...
The Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre is pleased to announce Surry Hills Film Nights: Free Films To Make You Think. This regular film night at Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre (above Surry Hills Library) will be held monthly.
DARLINGTON: City of Sydney spokesperson Joel Johnson has thanked community members for feedback regarding the barbecue and basketball hoop at Charles Kernan Reserve. In response to the feedback received the City will be retaining the barbecue in its current location.
Staff at Sydney University went on strike on March 26 and 27, supported by a large number of students. Pickets lined each of the entrances to the University from 7am, remaining until the late afternoon. Many lectures and classes were cancelled for the duration of the strike and the level of activity on campus was low.
CHIPPENDALE: Ten out of 10 at MOP Projects will celebrate 10 years of successful and diverse exhibitions supporting local artists and promoting contemporary visual arts in Sydney.
The Big Issue is Australia’s leading social enterprise. It is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that develops solutions to help homeless, disadvantaged and marginalised people positively change their lives. The Big Issue magazine is published fortnightly and sold on the streets by vendors who purchase copies for $3 and sell them for $6, keeping the difference.
Revolution: a dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes or operations. Revolution at the Seymour Centre on March 9 will be a night to reach out and change people’s attitudes. Through thought-provoking performances and a visual feast of entertainment, the evening will be a celebration of wonderful talent, while raising much-needed funds for two remarkable organisations, The Factory Community Centre and iEtiquette Inc., a program for Aboriginal women.
Sydney-based photographer Andrew Goldie spent two years using coastal locations from Watsons Bay to Botany Bay to create a stunning series of images. “I was inspired by the transmission of our energies in and out of this world and the many unanswered questions surrounding such phenomena,” Goldie says. “What I have learnt from science and the growing comprehension of the workings of the universe has inspired this work and all my work in general.”
Eveleigh Farmers’ Market is turning four and celebrating the only way a 4 year old knows how, with sugar, balloons and some serious fun on Saturday, March 2.
It’ll be on for young and old with face painting, a kiddies farm, one very large birthday cake and the launch of a special competition for the Eveleigh Market dogs.
With all that and the usual abundance of fresh, seasonal and local produce it’s bound to be an unforgettable day.
It is understandable the installation of an Automatic Syringe Dispensing Machine (ASDM) outside the Redfern Community Health Centre has raised community concerns and questions. The issues around illicit drug use are broad and complex, and have been the focus of tensions for many years around the Needle Bus on The Block. Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) has a responsibility to engage the community and to help facilitate community dialogue and understanding, not just to ensure harm minimisation.
If Col James had a passion, it was undoubtedly housing – not just the creation of a building but adding to the lives of so many, often vulnerable people who longed for a home. He used his architectural skills to engage with all sorts of groups of people – students, Aboriginal communities and the homeless. Gentle soul that he was, he was still a very determined fighter.
The following statement was released by Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive of Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), on 5 February 2013 to the South Sydney Herald (SSH). SSH requested a statement when the Automatic Syringe Dispensing Machine was installed as this had not been “disclosed at last week’s meeting”.
The Church Council of one1seven church (also known as St Saviour’s Anglican Church) would like to express its appreciation to the management, employees and volunteers who have worked in the Redfern Centre to provide valuable services to our community.
This is not the book for Harry Potter fans: for this is the world from which Harry Potter escaped when he passed through the brick wall at the railway station. It is J.K. Rowling’s version of the real world: the one that cannot be fixed by waving a magic wand.
REDFERN: On behalf of the local business community, the South Sydney Business Chamber (SSBC) is starting a campaign to remove “The Bower”. The sculpture was installed in Redfern in 2008, near the station, at the intersection of Regent and Redfern streets.
We acknowledge the value and virtues of so many who serve so generously. We simply wouldn’t have a community newspaper without the contributions of our writers and distributors. Thank you! Every blessing for a safe and happy holiday.
At its Annual General Meeting on November 28, the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre announced new social justice and community development workshops for early 2013. The workshops, inspired by and dedicated to SSH editors Trevor Davies and Ali Blogg, will encourage active participation in the life of community. Participants will learn how to contact politicians, write letters to editors, organise groups for debate on policy, social and environmental issues. The workshops are slated for February.
REDFERN: Damien Minton Gallery in Great Buckingham Street will host an exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of Paul Keating’s Reconciliation Speech. The special event on Saturday December 8, 4-6pm, will feature Gail Mabo, painter and daughter of land rights activist Eddie Mabo, reciting the speech live.
